Cold Storage Systems

Cold room and freezer envelopes

We build insulated panel envelopes for coolers, freezers, and refrigerated warehouses, including walls, ceilings, and rooftop penthouses. The steel skin on a panel is a good vapor barrier. Problems usually start at the joints, floor edges, ceiling corners, doors, and pipe and conduit penetrations, where warm, wet air can get in. That's where you see frost on a ceiling line or ice at a door, and moisture can also get into the insulation.

Every joint gets the sealant the panel manufacturer specifies, in a continuous bead. Wall-to-ceiling and wall-to-floor corners get extra attention, and we detail doors and penetrations as part of the envelope.

Designing for the temperature

Panel thickness and vapor details depend on the target temperature, and a 38 degree cooler is built differently from a deep freezer. Freezer floors need early planning too, since cold can get into the ground under the slab and heave it. We work that out with your concrete and refrigeration contractors.

We build the envelope and coordinate with your refrigeration contractor on the equipment. Interior finishes can be washable and food-grade for food processing, pharmaceutical, and distribution work.

Past work

We've done cold storage panel work in Dallas and built refrigeration penthouses on the roofs of warehouses in Missouri. We also build cold rooms inside existing buildings. If you have plans, or just a square footage and a target temperature, send them over.