Side Downdraft Paint Booths for Texas Fleets, Defense and Fabrication
Side downdraft booths give Texas shops downdraft-style airflow without excavation. Air enters across the full ceiling and exits through low filters on both side walls, which keeps overspray moving down and out along the whole length of the work. Double D Mechanical installs, moves and services side downdraft booths for fleets, fabricators and manufacturers across Texas.
Discuss your installationActivity in North Texas
North Texas has several signals of finishing demand. A paint booth installation for UUDS America in Irving appears in state records, and General Dynamics is restarting a 155mm shell plant in Mesquite. Defense, aviation-related and industrial work all need consistent coatings on long or irregular parts, which is where side downdraft airflow helps.
Fitting Into Existing Texas Buildings
Many Texas shops are pre-engineered metal buildings with clear spans and plenty of height. That suits side downdraft well, since the ceiling plenum and side ducting need room. Roof load for the make-up air unit still has to be checked against the building's design, and ground-mounted units are common where it cannot carry the weight.
What We Handle
Our scope covers the mechanical side of the booth from start to finish.
- Cabin and side exhaust plenum installation
- Make-up air unit setting and supply ductwork
- Exhaust ductwork, fan and stack
- Gas piping to burners
- Coordination with electrical and fire protection contractors
- Startup and airflow balancing
Heat, Dust and Humidity
Texas weather varies by region. Gulf Coast humidity, Panhandle cold snaps and West Texas dust each affect the booth. We pick make-up air components and filter strategies with the site's climate in mind, and we look at corrosion protection for rooftop equipment near the coast.
Planning a booth or oven project in Texas
Double D Mechanical is based in Houston, so Texas jobs are home territory.
Manufacturing in Texas is concentrated around Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin, and El Paso. The sectors most likely to be specifying spray booths, blast rooms, powder systems and cure ovens there include oil and gas equipment, petrochemical, aerospace and defense, and heavy fabrication and electrical equipment.
Hot, humid summers and mild winters put the emphasis on make-up air cooling or tempering, filter change schedules and keeping intake away from loading doors.
Frequently asked questions
Is a side downdraft booth suitable for defense work?
It is used for many kinds of large or long parts. Specific coating and process requirements come from the program, and the booth is selected to meet them.
Can the make-up air unit sit on the ground?
Yes. When the roof cannot carry it, a ground-mounted unit with supply duct to the ceiling plenum works well.
Do you install side downdraft booths in metal buildings?
Yes. Pre-engineered metal buildings often suit side downdraft booths well because of their height and clear spans.
What areas of Texas do you cover?
Statewide, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, the Gulf Coast, West Texas and the Rio Grande Valley.
Can you rebalance a booth that pulls harder on one side?
Yes. We check filters, dampers and ductwork and adjust until both sides pull evenly.
Local sources
- IEM switchgear expansion, Brooks, Bexar County ($200M, up to 3,000 jobs) · plant
- LITEON AI power infrastructure plant, McKinney ($307M phase 1) · plant
- Hammond Power Solutions transformer plant, Fort Worth ($35.4M) · plant
- General Dynamics 155mm shell plant restart, Mesquite ($200M) · plant
- UUDS America paint booth installation, Irving ($250K) · tabs record
- Tarrant County College paint booth replacement, Fort Worth ($93K) · tabs record
- TMEIC third Houston-area factory, Waller County (UPS / MV drives) · plant
- Electronic Power Design 144k sq ft data-center electrical plant, North Houston · plant
- Constellation Industries pipe fabrication expansion, North Houston · plant
- Anchias Fleet Care new paint booth, Houston ($148K) · tabs record
- All Pro Auto Reconditioning booth renovation, Houston ($400K) · tabs record
- Davie Defense / Gulf Copper shipyard modernization, Port Arthur (up to $1B) · plant
- Saronic Port Alpha autonomous naval shipyard, Brownsville (>$3B) · plant
- STI Group blast and paint booths, McAllen ($750K) · tabs record
- Warren Equipment paint booth conversion, Lubbock ($523K) · tabs record
- IAC widebody aircraft paint hangar, Amarillo · plant
- City of McKinney spray booth permit packet · permit source