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Underground Hangar House

freebird said:

I now want an underground hangar home. Years ago I saw a model home by John Swayze. He had a great concept of an underground home that was actually just a very large underground room. You entered through what looked like a classic underground home front, but it opened up into a private world where there was a fence and yard. A pool was part of the temp control. The beauty thing was that the house was extremely ornate because it did not have to be weatherproof. I wonder if I could build an underground runway?

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OH YES, an underground hangar house; that is the best.



Lots of interest in steel build homes. I agree space could be put to better use. I live in a coffin at the moment and space is a valuable commodity. I am unsure what I would do with so much space............

the one in the link is pretty lame IMO. then again, i should talk. i keep a cot and sleeping bag in the hangar for those day when i don't have enough time to drive the 3 hours back home.


if i could get my hands on a nice old hangar big enough to house a family and the airplanes i want then i'd definately go for it. a nice old brick hangar would be perfect, but it would be kinda hard to get the wife to agree...

cancidas said:

the one in the link is pretty lame IMO.

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I'll try not to take it personally.

I built mine over the course of a couple years, I bought a 2400 sqft, hangar back in 2001, built a 2 story 1000 sqft apartment.... best investment in aviation I've ever made..... instead of paying $250/mo for a hangar around here....
It is invested in my mortagage..... I'm in an airpark with ~20 lots and 3700 ft long grass strip..... Our runway maintenance & light bill comes out to $100 /yr per person.....

Great way to share the costs....

I like the idea of a hangar home and I like the idea of an underground home but I'm not so sure that I'm ready for my husband to build an underground hangar home. LOL

I live in a barn.....

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Must be some mistake

Joe Pires said:

I'll try not to take it personally.

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Joe,

I don't think he was talking about yours. I think your place is beautiful and the envy of almost any pilot out there. If someone thinks your place is lame they have to have a budget the size of Bill Gates and their nose so far up in the air they would be in danger of drowning in a rain storm. Rest assured, Your Place ROCKS!!!!

Depends on the barn, My neighbor in the woods has an amish built barn that would rival any house around! I could live in a barn as long as it had a place for my plane and living quarters!

scottessex said:

I live in a barn.....

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Let's not forget the way Joe's hangar door opens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_m2bT-CikA