Airport/Hangar Home

"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message
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".Blueskies." wrote:

"Jeff" wrote in message
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I am 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 have been looking around for some
home plans that incorporate a hangar attached to the home, but have not
had much success. I have 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


Are you really sure you want the house and hangar together? Insurance can be
higher and some building codes limit the
size of 'garages'. You will want as big a hangar as you can afford to build
and heat...

Here in FL the hangar (with home) is part of your homestead and gives
you some major property tax advantages. Property taxes can only be
raised 3%/year on homestead property, while "commercial" property is
taxed at "full market value."

This has hurt a lot of people who purchased hangars a few years ago and
now see their property taxes on their hangars exceeding the taxes on
their homes!

I didn't mean to build the hanger at some far away place, I meant to keep it separate from the house but on the same
parcel; certainly not as some commercial venture...

"Jeff" wrote in message oups.com...
Thanks Lou. I saw this web site, but did not thoroughly read all the
details. I plunked down the $20 to give it a shot.

Jeff


Let me know what you see. We live at 4N0 in SW Michigan, 2300 sq ft house, 2300 sq ft hangar ;-)

On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 00:34:49 GMT, ".Blueskies."
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"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message
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In article ,
".Blueskies." wrote:

"Jeff" wrote in message
oups.com...
I am 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 have been looking around for some
home plans that incorporate a hangar attached to the home, but have not
had much success. I have 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


Are you really sure you want the house and hangar together? Insurance can be
higher and some building codes limit the
size of 'garages'. You will want as big a hangar as you can afford to build
and heat...

Here in FL the hangar (with home) is part of your homestead and gives
you some major property tax advantages. Property taxes can only be
raised 3%/year on homestead property, while "commercial" property is
taxed at "full market value."

This has hurt a lot of people who purchased hangars a few years ago and
now see their property taxes on their hangars exceeding the taxes on
their homes!

I didn't mean to build the hanger at some far away place, I meant to keep it separate from the house but on the same
parcel; certainly not as some commercial venture...

In Canada, a hangar at an airstrip for personal non-commercial
aircraft is apparently not taxable by the municipa;lity, because an
aerodrome is federal. A house built on the property for the purpose of
maintaining an airstrip is likewize non taxable, from what I've been
told.

Our here in the country, it seems you just find an old farmhouse with a
big 'ole honkin' barn (my uncle's is 64'x192') and make 'urself a very
long "driveway" or very flat "cow pasture." Lots of "STOLports" in the
area too.

You might try some of the very small airports in your area as well as a
flight park. One of our county airports has a few hangar-homes ajacent
to it.

Harry

Living With Your Plane is an offshoot of the Western Flyer aviation
newspaper. They publish a listing of airparks once a year in the
newspaper. Don't know which issue, though.

David Johnson

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'm 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 would 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.

--
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

www.vkss.com
www.experimentalhelo.com


"Jeff" wrote in message
oups.com...
I am 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 have been looking around for some
home plans that incorporate a hangar attached to the home, but have not
had much success. I have 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

"Stuart & Kathryn Fields" wrote
A picture of the shop, helipad and our helicopter is on the
www.acehelicopter.com website under photos and award winners.

I don't see a place linking photos or awards. Suggestions?
--
Jim in NC

("Morgans" wrote)
A picture of the shop, helipad and our helicopter is on the
www.acehelicopter.com website under photos and award winners.

I don't see a place linking photos or awards. Suggestions?


http://www.acehelicopter.com/builder...ilderindex.htm

http://www.acehelicopter.com/builder...ilderindex.htm
On a houseboat.


Montblack

Montblack wrote:
("Morgans" wrote)
Stuart wrote:
A picture of the shop, helipad and our helicopter is on the
www.acehelicopter.com website under photos and award winners.

I don't see a place linking photos or awards. Suggestions?

http://www.acehelicopter.com/builder...ilderindex.htm

Reserve Grand Champions Popular Rotorcraft Association National Meet
2002:
http://www.acehelicopter.com/builder...pletion150.jpg

Frames do have a way of screwing things up. Guess Stuart needed a few
hits on the website...

Morgans wrote:
"Darrel Toepfer" wrote

Frames do have a way of screwing things up. Guess Stuart needed a few
hits on the website...

I was hoping for an inside shot, but....
Oh, well!

Might have to subscribe to the publication...