55 Warren Street 2021-05-05 SHC meeting deck (002)55 Warren St
AC Condenser Screen
Kelly Ran & Ryan Meador
2021-05-05 SHC meeting
Objective
●Add central air conditioning to our
house
●Two zones
●Each zone will have a 2-ton
condenser
●Location: south corner of house
(red box)
●GOALS:
○Screen condensers from Dalton Pkwy
○Preserve sunroom interior window
view
Condenser details
●QTY 2 Bosch BOVB36-18
○Dimensions per unit: 25” x 29” x 29” [HxWxL]
●Condensers to be mounted on snow risers
○8” tall
●Total height 33” from ground
●QTY 2 electrical disconnects
○36” above exterior ground level
○Can be painted to match the house: Century Beige
●No visible exterior ductwork or lines
○Lines will go from foundation wall to condenser units
○Everything else is inside the house
Proposed location dimensions
●Bottom of window sill is at
least 36” from ground
across full width
Existing conditions
Mockup of condensers without screening
Proposed screening solution
●Rhododendron: ‘Landmark’ and/or ‘PJM’ cultivars
○Evergreen
○4’-5’ mature height and width (PJM is up to 6’ tall)
○3-5 bushes to screen south and west sides
○3’ specimens available at local nurseries
‘Landmark’‘PJM’
Mockup of condensers with shrub screening
Questions?
Alternate screening solution 1
●Flatboard cedar fencing with wood capped 4x4 posts
●Unfinished
●Matches existing rear (Dalton Pkwy) property fence
●Spans the width of the sunroom and covers 3 sides of condensers (with
sunroom wall being 4th side)
●Posts at corners
Mockup of condensers with fence screening
Alternate screening solution 2
●Lattice screen, painted to match house trim or body color
○We prefer trim color
○Trim - Organic White
○Body - Century Beige
●Same 4x4 capped post
●Spans the width of the sunroom and covers 3 sides of condensers (with
sunroom wall being 4th side)