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Jeff: Way back in the 70's I built an EconoStar metal bldg that was 40X72.
At one end I built a 24X40 living quarters with a complete basement of the
same size, plus a matching sized attic above. The house was built
completely inside the metal building. This gave me a 48X40 hangar. The
building had 14' ceiling. While I am not setting on a runway, I do have a
helipad just outside the 30' sliding shop doors. There has been essentially
zero building maintenance since it was erected. My house walls are
insulated and noise from the shop doesn't seem to be a big problem. It is
so handy if it is raining or wind blowing to just walk out the back door
into the shop. Living in Southern Ca. we have had winds in the 80 mph and
earthquakes. To date..No problem. If I did it again, I'd add a little
more to both living and shop spaces.
My wife doesn't want a separate shop building. She has her Clay pottery
equipment in one corner and we are planning on expanding the shop building
to give her more room. Part of our living quarters has been taken up in the
publishing of the Experimental Helo magazine and an expansion of the living
area is also being planned. We thoroughly enjoy our integral shop/house
design. A picture of the shop, helipad and our helicopter is on the
www.acehelicopter.com website under photos and award winners.
good luck with your search.
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Stuart Fields
Experimental Helo magazine
P. O. Box 1585
Inyokern, CA 93527
(760) 377-4478
(760) 408-9747 general and layout cell
(760) 608-1299 technical and advertising cell
eh@iwvisp.com
www.vkss.com
www.experimentalhelo.com
sfkf@iwvisp.com
"Jeff" <jeffrey.letempt@us.army.mil> wrote in message
news:1130958632.203561.199580@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> I'm trying to buy a piece of property that will allow me to have a
> 3000' (or so) grass runway. We would build a house on the property
> that would be our only residence. I've been looking around for some
> home plans that incorporate a hangar attached to the home, but haven't
> had much success. I've found a few pictures of hangar doors on
> airport homes, but that is about it. Short of hiring a designer, do
> you know of any resources or web site with examples of airport homes?
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff
>
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