End Customer: Orrville City Schools
Location: Orrville, OH
Date: Summer 2025
Project Overview
Orville High School sought to enhance its outdoor grandstands. Among the needs, the school desired an additional cross-aisle and ADA ramps to support wheelchair access of its patrons.
After an initial meeting with Farnham Equipment Company (FEC), the school worked on several iterations of outdoor grandstand modifications with FEC. The district settled on one that provided the new upgrades to fit within a busy summer schedule.
This project involved FEC handling the demolition of the existing asphalt and the pouring of a new slab to support the ADA ramps and cross aisles. ADA cut-out kits, front guardrail removal, angle extension frames, and aluminum footboards were just a fraction of the work covered by FEC on this unique project.
This project was handled from start to finish by the FEC Service Department, which utilized its expertise, in-house technicians and experience to make these modifications within the parameters of a busy summer schedule for the school. The district was thrilled with the outcome of this project.
Key Project Features
1. Outdoor Bleacher Modifications:
The new bleacher modifications at Orrville High School include:
- Providing parts and labor to add a (1) cross aisle on the right-hand end that will end before the first vertical aisle on the right-hand side
- (2) ADA cutouts along with (1) access step with the (1) U-shaped ADA ramp to the home side outdoor grandstands
- Adding (1) vomitory on the right aisle of the bleachers with L-shaped concrete pad behind the ADA ramp, located towards the concessions area
- Demo asphalt and install new concrete slab to support ADA ramp and cross aisle
- (1) mid-step to transition from new cross aisle to existing cross aisle with handrails
- New exit stair with handrails attached to the ramp
- (9) galvanized cross braces at each opening
- Aluminum, mill-finish footboards for length of walkway and 47” in depth
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