wanted: hangar door tips

On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 06:54:06 -0500, Mark Smith wrote:

Ron Rosenfeld wrote:

On 16 Apr 2004 13:23:30 -0700, (Craig) wrote:

Ron Rosenfeld wrote in message . ..
It came with an electric bifold door.

In spite of winter ice and snow, the door has never given any trouble
whatsoever. No tracks in the ground to freeze up or buckle. The only time
I couldn't open the door was when the airport had a power failure.

I would do it again.


Biggest problem with a bifold is tail height. For my aircraft, it
makes the door framing a heck of a lot bigger than I really want. For
a tail height of 15' on one of mine, it makes the bifold opening a
minimum of 20' tall. When you couple that with a required span of 60',
it makes for a very expensive door that has to be power operated,
along with some significant structural needs. For my purposes, a
biflod would end up costing nearly as much as the rest of the hangar
itself.

Craig C.


I really have no idea regarding door costs. The kit with a 40x10 bifold
door was about $13K (engineered for northern climes). That was less than
half the total construction cost. I have no idea what a larger hangar
would cost.

Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)

my folding doors cost me about 500 more than just building the original
wall,

anf they open in less than a minute, even with the electric power off,

13K for door, not doors ?

you guys have more money than brains !

Perhaps I was unclear, but my message about the $13K said the kit
"included" the door. With my limited communication skills, I thought that
would be interpreted that the kit comprised a number of components, one of
which was the door; not that the kit was comprised *solely* of the door.


Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)