t-hangar and ice

If you get crushed limestone, water and pressure (roll it) will cause it
to compact into a solid mass.

Jay Honeck wrote:
Get a couple bags of pea gravel and sand, spread it in the low spot to
deflect the water away from the hangar.


Under NO circumstances should you spread pea gravel or sand in front of your
hangar door.

Our hangar neighbor did that last year, and that damned stuff ended up all
over our tarmac. Can you say "sandblasted"?

You can get the same result with a few bags of asphalt patch, which is more
durable and won't blow away.

Sprinkle ice melt on the floor. I just buy the big bags and keep it
in a 5 gal bucket with a scoop.



"Bob Noel" wrote in message
...

In preparation for winter, I have a question.

the situation: T-hangar with bi-fold doors. Run-off from the roof
collects in front of the hangar door (because the tarmac doesn't
slope away from the hangar - in fact there is a slight dip in
front of the hangar). In the winter, water collects and then
freezes. Eventually the water penetrates under the door and
freezes inside the hangar. The result is a patch of ice about
4 to 6 feet wide, about half inside and half outside the door.
(imagine walking into a dark hangar and having black ice just
inside the door - weeeeee!!! splat!)

The best that Massport has come up with to date is to leave
the door slightly up so that the door won't freeze to the ground.
This does nothing with respect to being able to push/pull the
airplane in/out of the hangar.

Are there any suggestions on how to deal with ice in front
of the door?

--
Bob Noel
Seen on Kerry's campaign airplane: "the real deal"
oh yeah baby.

Sprinkle ice melt on the floor. I just buy the big bags and keep it
in a 5 gal bucket with a scoop.

???

What kind of ice melt can you use around your plane?

The only stuff I've seen eats aluminum.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article , "OtisWinslow"
wrote:

Sprinkle ice melt on the floor. I just buy the big bags and keep it
in a 5 gal bucket with a scoop.



what kind of ice melt?

--
Bob Noel
Seen on Kerry's campaign airplane: "the real deal"
oh yeah baby.