Moving a Paint Booth to a New Alabama Facility
Moving a paint booth across a parking lot or to another city is a different job from shifting it within the same bay. Double D Mechanical relocates paint booths between Alabama facilities, taking them down, packing them for transport and refitting them to a building that was not designed around them.
Discuss your installationPacking Panels and Hardware for the Road
Booth panels, doors, light fixtures, filter frames, fans and controls travel better when they are marked, bundled and protected. Panels are numbered to a layout sketch, fasteners are bagged by section and damaged pieces are flagged before loading so replacements can be ordered early.
- Panel numbering tied to a layout sketch
- Fasteners and small parts bagged by section
- Light fixtures and glass protected separately
- Damaged parts listed for replacement before reassembly
Fitting the Booth Into a Different Building
The new building will have its own column spacing, ceiling height, roof structure and utility locations. Before teardown, the new space is checked so the booth orientation, door swing, duct route and make-up air location all work there. Sometimes the exhaust stack or heater must move to a different side of the booth than before.
Transformer Growth in the Shoals and Montgomery
Alabama is adding power equipment capacity, including the Virginia Transformer plant in Muscle Shoals and HD Hyundai Electric's second transformer plant in Montgomery. Growth like this, alongside industrial activity around Mobile, Birmingham and Huntsville, often leads companies to consolidate or move finishing equipment between buildings.
Restart Checks in the New Building
Once reassembled and connected, the booth is checked before production resumes: exhaust airflow, make-up air operation, booth pressure, interlocks, lighting and door seals. A moved booth that runs out of balance shows it quickly in the finish.
Planning a booth or oven project in Alabama
Crews mobilize from Houston; Alabama is roughly 550 miles away, so equipment, panels and tooling are staged and shipped ahead of the install crew.
Manufacturing in Alabama is concentrated around Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, and Montgomery. The sectors most likely to be specifying spray booths, blast rooms, powder systems and cure ovens there include automotive assembly and suppliers, aerospace and defense, steel and metal fabrication, and power 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
Can a paint booth be moved from one city to another?
Yes. The booth is taken down, packed and transported, then reassembled and reconnected at the new building. Planning the new space before teardown is what keeps it smooth.
What gets crated and what ships loose?
Fragile items such as light fixtures, glass and controls are protected and crated. Panels and frames are bundled and protected for the trip.
Will the old exhaust fan and heater move too?
Often they can, if they suit the new building and are in good condition. Sometimes the new layout needs a different fan arrangement or a new heater.
What if the new building has a lower ceiling?
The booth height, plenum and duct route are compared to the new ceiling before teardown. A lower ceiling may require changes to the booth top, plenum or duct path.
What should be photographed before teardown?
Every side of the booth, the plenum, exhaust and make-up air connections, the control panel inside and out, utility connections and the nameplates on fans, heaters and panels.