What did the Los Angeles off-price store need replaced on its crowded roof?
A national off-price store in Los Angeles needed one packaged rooftop unit replaced on a new galvanized curb frame, on a roof crowded with existing units and exhaust equipment that stayed in service.
This national off-price store in Los Angeles shares its roof with a row of existing rooftop units and exhaust equipment. One position on that roof was getting a replacement packaged unit, and the photos show a new galvanized curb frame already in place on the roof deck before the lift.
Setting a unit onto a new curb is less forgiving than it looks. The unit has to land square on the frame so the supply and return openings line up and the curb can seal, and it has to come in over a roof crowded with equipment that stays in service.
What did the Los Angeles off-price single-unit replacement include?
The Los Angeles off-price scope was a single-unit replacement: set up a mobile crane beside the building, prepare the new curb frame, fly the unit over existing equipment, and land it square on the curb.
- Set up a mobile crane beside the building
- Prepare a new galvanized curb frame on the roof
- Fly the replacement packaged rooftop unit over the existing equipment
- Land and align the unit on the curb frame
How did REE set the crane and run the pick at the Los Angeles off-price store?
REE Mechanical Inc. set the mobile crane in a drive aisle beside the building and ran the pick from the roof by radio and hand signal, with technicians at each corner of the curb frame.
The crane setup is tight: the photos show a mobile crane set up in a drive aisle alongside the building rather than across the storefront. On the roof, one technician runs the pick by radio and hand signal while the rest of the crew stands at the corners of the curb frame.
The lift itself is shown almost frame by frame. The unit comes over the roofline, drops toward the curb, and the crew takes hold of it as it gets close, walking it into position over the frame. The final roof photos show technicians at the curb checking alignment as the unit settles.
That control is what a planned rooftop unit installation and replacement looks like from the roof. When the replacement is part of a wider move toward central visibility across a portfolio, the next step is often building management system installation and replacement, so the facilities team can see the new unit's status alongside the rest of the store.
How did the Los Angeles off-price rooftop unit replacement finish?
The Los Angeles off-price job closes with the new unit seated on its curb and the crane crew standing down. Dates, tonnage and cost are not published because the client is under NDA.
The record closes with the new unit seated on its curb and the crane crew standing down beside the truck. As with every job on this page, the client is under NDA, and we do not publish dates, tonnage or cost or invent outcome figures to fill the space.
Our team handles this kind of work across the Los Angeles area and the rest of Los Angeles County. For stores that need help between replacements, see our commercial AC repair and service service, with technicians on call 24/7.
