For year-round protection of equipment, Openchannelflow offers Fiberglass Single-Piece Equipment Shelters. These shelters are perfect for housing equipment, instruments, and chemicals and are available in a range of widths and lengths to suit your exact needs.
Wide Range of Sizes
Width |
Length |
4-feet W |
2 1/2 to 10-feet L |
5-feet |
3 to 10-feet |
6-feet |
3 to 16-feet |
7-feet |
4 to 16-feet |
8-feet |
4 to 16-feet |
10-feet |
6 to 20-feet |
Maintenance Free
The exterior of all Openchannelflow single-piece shelters is a smooth, gloss finish. Unlike “satin” finished shelters, the gloss finish of Openchannelflow shelters means that there is virtually no need for maintenance other than a periodic washdown.
The “satin” finish of other shelters can be used to hide a number of fabrication or finishing issues. Satin finishes are also perfect surfaces for atmospheric dust, dirt, and debris to cling to and algae, moss, mold, and lichen to grow on - all of which are avoided by a gloss finish.
High Strength
Single-piece construction means that there are no joints to seal or maintain periodically. Also, as Openchannelflow single-piece shelters are chemically bonded and then fiberglassed together, they are incredibly strong and capable of withstanding harsh conditions.
Our X-Web technology bonds the inner and outer fiberglass skins together by creating a web (or I-beam) of fiberglass around each insulating core panel. The result is wall / roof sections that are incredibly light yet pound for pound, stronger than steel.
The standard single-piece shelter design is for:
- Wind speeds up to 135 mph [217 kph]
- Snow loads up to 45 psf [2.155 kPa]
- Type III / U occupation group
with higher wind / snow load reinforced designs also available.
Well Equipped
Openchannelflow equipment shelters come with a long list of standard equipment:
- 3068 single door
- Aluminum overhead hydraulic door holder / closer
- Stainless steel ball knob
- Molded-in door frame / threshold
- 125 A main lug load center
- Pre-wired 12 gauge THHN in PVC conduit
- Weatherproof GFCI outlet and switches
- LED light
- Insulation
- Exhaust fan, heater, and intake shutter
- Fiberglass equipment mounting struts
- Maintenance-free exterior
- Removable lifting eyes
Endless Customization
While our shelters come with a long list of standard equipment, we also take a personal approach, designing each fiberglass shelter to meet our customers' exact needs.
We can easily modify widths and depths to allow for the perfect solution, and offer a wide range of equipment packages and options:
- Doors (single, double, roll-up, and custom widths / heights)
- Electrical (outlets, switches, PVC / EMT / rigid conduit)
- HVAC (heaters, vents, fans, powered, unpowered, solar)
- Floors and Bases
- Lighting (interior, exterior, skylights)
- Access panels / bulkheads
- Safety equipment (horns, lights, emergency showers)
We love to challenge our fabricators, so don't be afraid to challenge us!
Easy to Install
With factory provided lifting eyes, Openchannelflow single-piece shelters arrive on site ready for immediate installation. Common construction equipment and minimal manpower are all that are required, with most installations completed in less than a day.
Protection Options
For applications where Openchannelflow's single-piece shelters are too large or too small, Openchannelflow also offers Modular Shelters and Equipment Enclosures.