Converting a Louver to an Open overhead door
Converting a Louver to an Open overhead door
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We have a large Pre-engineered metal building (86' x 375'foot print). The plant wants to cut open an opening 9' width (may be covered by a tarp but not putting a roll door) at the end bay along the length of the building.
In the same bay there is an already existing louver. Since the width of louver is same as the width of the opening the plants want, I thought we just simply take out the louver and have in an opening with no door.
Is this affecting any mechanical or ventilation issues? I apprceiate if any one have ran into same issue letting me know if there is any problem by converting louver to an open (no door) opening.
I appreciate any disciplines (Mechanical, structural,HAVC,...) assistance.
Respectfully,
Fellow Colleague
In the same bay there is an already existing louver. Since the width of louver is same as the width of the opening the plants want, I thought we just simply take out the louver and have in an opening with no door.
Is this affecting any mechanical or ventilation issues? I apprceiate if any one have ran into same issue letting me know if there is any problem by converting louver to an open (no door) opening.
I appreciate any disciplines (Mechanical, structural,HAVC,...) assistance.
Respectfully,
Fellow Colleague






RE: Converting a Louver to an Open overhead door
If you are forced to do it, then you want to make sure you are not going to cut through any of the x-bracing in the building nor any member larger than a standard horizontal girt.
RE: Converting a Louver to an Open overhead door
I don't know the peurpose of louvers in buildings . Are they equvalent to a not covered opening?
Seems they are not closed and air can go thru the blades in a louver.
RE: Converting a Louver to an Open overhead door
Without pictures/sketches of the framing around the louver no one would be able to give you a concrete answer whether this would work or not.
Note, more often than not I have seen people decide after the fact to put doors/ windows into opening effectively closing them off requiring beefed up structure to resist the wind load that will now be seen. It might not be a bad idea to frame the opening as if there will be a door just in case they decide to close the opening back up at a later date.
RE: Converting a Louver to an Open overhead door