I want to build a hangar, but I don't know much about the process. I'm hoping those of you who've done this can offer some advice.
I'd like to survey the field here to see what others have built. If you own a hangar, could you describe as much of the following as you care to about your hangar?
- Size of hangar: L x W x Ceiling Height
50' wide 60' deep 12' ceiling
- Type of foundation and floor
Florida, slab on grade
- Type of construction: stick-build, pole-barn, metal pre-fab (straight wall or Quonset)
Concrete block, trusses, stucco, shingles
- Type & size of door: sliding/folding (2-piece or multi-panel), overhead lift (one-piece or bi-fold), fabric roll-up, hydraulic or manual operation
40' Horton, 110 MPH (code requirement) Stack Door
http://www.hortonstackdoor.com/stack...escription.htm Translucent doors. Allows use of all 12' of ceiling height. Some neighbors with 12' ceilings can not use the entire height for their amphibs, because they have bifold doors.
- Additional doors: man-doors, roll-up garage type
Single car rollup garage door in rear right corner. Should have bought insulated door, instead insulated it myself.
- Interior build-out: additional rooms for shop, office, storage, bathroom, etc.
Rear 18' enclosed w insulated 6" stud wall. That divided into a 32" workshop and an office area.
Workshop has a window to hangar, an exterior people door to hangar, and another garage door that is directly across from the exterior garage door. Hangar has windows along both sides as well as across the back. Exterior door into the office area. Lots of fluorescent lights in the workshop.
Office area has a bath with shower, and an office / kitchen area. No stove, but refrigerator, kitchen sink and cabinets. Exterior door that opens out the left, rear onto a 10' by 16' porch.
Storage area above office ceiling.
- Windows: type/size, number, locations
36" wide by 48" high windows, two down the right side, one in hangar, one of which in workshop, three on left side, one in hangar, two of which are in the office /kitchen looking onto porch, two together in the workshop, behind work bench. The window located above the kitchen sink is shorter.
- Interior finish: vapor barrier, insulation, drywall, interior walls and doors, epoxy/tiled floor
No VB, workshop and office interior walls insulated with 6" glass. Doing it again, and $'s permitting, I would add 1" foam in the office area, and cover it with drywall. Have a split heat / cool / dehumidify system in the office area and in the workshop, primarily for dehumidification here in the summers. Drywall on interior partition wall, all interior walls painted. Flat on interior of concrete block, and semi gloss matching on hangar side of partition wall. Gloss white on partition wall inside office and workshop. Tile floor in office / bathroom.
Important here in this climate: Entire ceiling, painted white, and lots of insulation. I don't recall the R value, but about 9" deep blown in insulation.
- Exterior finish: Metal cladding, T1-11 siding, clapboards, shingles, paint or factory coating
Stucco, shingles. Residential airpark, where hangars must match the house.
- Mechanical: electrical service and wiring, plumbing, air lines, lighting, HVAC
Split HVAC system for shop and office / bathroom. Lots of GFI-protected outlets, especially in the workshop. Hot water heater and well system pressure tank in corner of workshop. Basic fluorescent lighting in the hangar, lots of same in workshop and office. Traditional lighting in the bathroom.
- Approximate total cost
Don't ask. Contractor built the building, including the ceiling. I did all the interior work.
- If metal pre-fab or pole-barn, who did you buy from? How was the experience with them?
NA
- Any features you particularly like?
I live in a residential airpark in north central Florida, on a 5 acre wooded lot. I have a patio and a fire pit behind the hangar porch that is a gathering spot for friends and neighbors. (I need to finish this posting soon, and go put on the coffee and light the fire for our every Friday morning "coffee by the fire pit.") The hangar / firepit / office is major socializing location.
Since the area is totally private, and one gets really sweaty doing yard work here in the summer time, I installed a shower head on the back wall of the hangar. People thought that I was nuts, but I use it frequently in the summer.
- Any features you wouldn't bother with again?
No
- Any features you wish you had purchased?
Epoxy floor. Very expensive. Also a slab on the side of the hangar for fuel tank storage.
- How do you like your hangar door?
Like it very much.
- Have you modified or added anything since initial construction?
Did all the stuff beyond the basic building myself. Had just retired, so I was able to work on it 60 hours per week until it was done.
- Any other advice on hangars?
See comment above about making it a place for socializing.
Many thanks!
Eric