Laurelwood · Rooftop
A fourplex rooftop unit, craned and commissioned
An owner-occupied fourplex with a 1990s package unit that had been limping through three summers on recharges. Crane at 7 a.m., new unit on the curb by 9, cooling by lunch.
1 dayOn site
5 tonsCapacity
4Units served
3 weeksPermit to final
Eight frames, one camera
The job, frame by frame.
Flat roof of a Laurelwood fourplex, camera on the parapet for every frame.
01 · Before
02 · Assess
03 · Remove
04 · Prepare
05 · Install
06 · Connect
07 · Commission- 08 · Finished
What went in
Equipment and readings.
- 5-ton two-stage package heat pump, 15.2 SEER2
- Curb adapter fabricated to the existing opening; no roof cut
- Crane lift with street permit and a flagger
- Gas line removed, new 40A circuit and disconnect
- Economiser set up for free cooling on mild days
“Four tenants, one morning of disruption, and the first summer in years without a call from the top-floor unit.”