{"id":318,"date":"2016-01-19T09:39:29","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T14:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/?p=318"},"modified":"2016-01-19T09:39:29","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T14:39:29","slug":"putting-a-window-and-a-through-the-wall-air-conditioner-in-the-same-panel-of-a-modular-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/putting-a-window-and-a-through-the-wall-air-conditioner-in-the-same-panel-of-a-modular-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting a Window and a Through the Wall Air Conditioner in the Same Panel of a Modular Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_288\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/TIMKEN-IPO-ODD-SHAPED-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-288\" class=\"wp-image-288 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/TIMKEN-IPO-ODD-SHAPED-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Non progressive modular building system with a through the wall HVAC\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/TIMKEN-IPO-ODD-SHAPED-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/TIMKEN-IPO-ODD-SHAPED-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/TIMKEN-IPO-ODD-SHAPED-2-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/TIMKEN-IPO-ODD-SHAPED-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The existing modular building with a through the wall HVAC, before modifications.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Modular building systems are designed to be relatively easy to modify should the need arise.\u00a0 This past summer we put in this 10&#8242; by 11&#8242; odd shaped modular building to serve as a control booth at a steel plant here in Ohio.\u00a0 All the panels had a window in them, aside from a small panel on the end which held a through the wall heat\/cool air conditioner. After everything was installed, the workers who operate the control booth determined that they wanted to add a window to that panel as well, and move the air conditioner above the window.\u00a0 Unfortunately, modular wall panels are not generally designed to support a through the wall air conditioner when placed above a window. \u00a0 We could, however, modify it to put the air conditioner below the window.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_319\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-11-25-08.52.58.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319\" class=\"wp-image-319 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-11-25-08.52.58-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"non progressive modular wall system dissassembly\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-11-25-08.52.58-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-11-25-08.52.58-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-11-25-08.52.58-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Removing the modular building wall panel to make the modifications<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Depending on the modular building system used, there are a couple of different ways to go about making the modifications.\u00a0 In this particular case, with it being a non-progressive modular building system with steel skinned panels, we reused the existing materials, and made the modification directly to the panel.\u00a0 We shipped the customer a new custom width window to fit inside the narrow panel, and some new trim for the framed HVAC opening as the customer decided to put in a heavier duty air conditioner while we were doing the modifications.\u00a0 All the other components were reused from the existing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_320\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-11-25-11.25.44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320\" class=\"wp-image-320 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-11-25-11.25.44-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Modular wall system with window and HVAC in the same panel\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-11-25-11.25.44-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-11-25-11.25.44-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2015-11-25-11.25.44-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After the modifications the wall panel now has a new window and HVAC below<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The modifications were fairly quick and easy.\u00a0 When the installers arrived, they disassembled that section of the building to remove the panel in question.\u00a0 They then cut the modular building panel to fit the new window and air conditioner.\u00a0 Afterwards, it was simply a case of putting it back together.\u00a0 All said and done, it took two guys about half a day to complete the modifications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Modular building systems are designed to be relatively easy to modify should the need arise.\u00a0 This past summer we put in this 10&#8242; by 11&#8242; odd shaped modular building to serve as a control booth at a steel plant here in Ohio.\u00a0 All the panels had a window in them, aside from a small [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[28,29],"class_list":["post-318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-modular-enclosures","tag-modular-building","tag-modular-building-modifications"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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