I am sure a lot of you have your won hangar either built, bought, or rented. I am looking for some opinions on building one with limitations.
A local airport has a 64x60 cement pad with a 15' height limitation, which in my opinion, is pretty short for that large of a hangar. I have told them that leaves only about 12' for the door..depending on the door....but no more than 12'. Also, I am being told the longer the door, the more head room for support which will encroach even further into the already limited door height.
The pad has gone unused for nearly 20 years. The airport thinks someone will come along and build a six figure hangar even with those limitations. I disagree. I would assume a potential hangar builder would want to "future proof" the building....meaning, ten years from now they want to sell it but they have a very limited market because of the door.
The rest of hangars in that row are all 18-20' doors.
Would you spend the money building a hangar with those limitations?
A local airport has a 64x60 cement pad with a 15' height limitation, which in my opinion, is pretty short for that large of a hangar. I have told them that leaves only about 12' for the door..depending on the door....but no more than 12'. Also, I am being told the longer the door, the more head room for support which will encroach even further into the already limited door height.
The pad has gone unused for nearly 20 years. The airport thinks someone will come along and build a six figure hangar even with those limitations. I disagree. I would assume a potential hangar builder would want to "future proof" the building....meaning, ten years from now they want to sell it but they have a very limited market because of the door.
The rest of hangars in that row are all 18-20' doors.
Would you spend the money building a hangar with those limitations?