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Great website and your engineering, estimating, and plans software are very nice. This will give anyone wanting to use an engineered metal building a huge leg up for the DIY'erUnless you live in a very remote location, a large part of the issue of building a hangar is the building department.
We have built a system where you can design a building online, get a price online and print out plans online. It is free to use. Take the quote you did which has all the important loads and code down to the building department and have them confirm what is needed. Then you can quote buildings apples for apples.
Where ever you purchase a hangar confirm the loads and codes! We see it all the time where the loads or code changes and it is a huge hassle. We have buildings in 49 states and they all want something different.
If you have questions about hangar please feel free to contact me.
Also we have booths at Oshkosh in hangar "D" and this month I will be at the booth at Alaska Airmen show. For many years we have worked the booth at shows with Schweiss door. It works very well to comment "would you like a hangar with that door". And we have some help videos online.
Thanks, Larry
Built 50x40 whirlwind steel building in april 2017 with 50x40 ramp, schweiss 40x12 bifold door, fully insulated, turnkey and ready to put the plane in for $75000. The lot, which i own, and the fuel farm pushed it to $90000 total as it sits today after wiring, lights, overhead fans and plumbing.
Figure $40/ft will give you a real good completed cost minus the land.
Beautiful hangar.
I have a question:
Why are hangars so high? I've seen this a lot - not just yours.
Is it that the kits are general purpose buildings and they just come that high?
Or are they made higher than what's needed for an RV because perhaps a larger plane will be stored?
Is there some benefit to the height that I am not seeing?
Thanks!
Yes, resale for bigger airplanes, a motor home and a second story room office storage. Not much more money to build higher from what I am finding for my future project, soon I hope...
All that said if codes and HOA allowed...
Beautiful hangar.
I have a question:
Why are hangars so high? I've seen this a lot - not just yours.
Beautiful hangar.
I have a question:
Why are hangars so high? I've seen this a lot - not just yours.
Is it that the kits are general purpose buildings and they just come that high?
Or are they made higher than what's needed for an RV because perhaps a larger plane will be stored?
Is there some benefit to the height that I am not seeing?
Thanks!
Also, if you are interviewing local metal building suppliers there is a good test to see if they know about hangars.
Ask them about a Horton Stackdoor, even if you don't plan on using one. You might find local builders are not familiar with a design that has one side clear of structure (where the door goes ). It's probably best to pick one that can handle the likes of a hangar.
Mine (roughly 48' x 50') has 12' high eaves; I wish they were at least 14'. I'm a bit of a pack rat, but even without that affliction, the extra storage space would really be nice. With a decent roof pitch, you can have a nice office space and/or work area for electronic and other light assembly work. If the roof is built to handle it, you can suspend a mezzanine & keep the hangar floor clear.
Charlie
Beautiful hangar.
I have a question:
Why are hangars so high? I've seen this a lot - not just yours.
Is it that the kits are general purpose buildings and they just come that high?
Or are they made higher than what's needed for an RV because perhaps a larger plane will be stored?
Is there some benefit to the height that I am not seeing?
Thanks!
My friend has a hangar with an insulated drop ceiling
for his mooney height and I rented a hangar similar with full height inulated ceiling, I can tell you it was far harder to heat the volume I had than his so this might be a good way to keep heating costs down and still have the ability to have high ceilings should someone else buy it down the rd. Just a consideration for people.
It also makes his hangar much brighter inside.
At https://www.rapidsetbuildings.com/download.php?code=spring_2012
Also I get asked all the time about a mezzanine with clear floor space. We have done them but the bottom line is the price is not worth it. When you run the math in the loads the members are huge even if you point load the main rafters above to hang from. Build in the corners or off set the hangar door and have build space or living quarters on the side of the aircraft area.