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Benefits of hangar homes

People are living in houses which are being planned with same designs from years. People do not have any idea which design they should go for even if they try to do something unique. There is lot of designs for home other than the traditional ones. It is important for these designs to be planned by experienced and professional architect one of these design is hangar home.

The house authorities can be stick about the size restrictions of the home and of hangars. They can point out if the hangar can blend in the home or not, there can be taxi clearance issue and other architectural factors. It is important to get all information before beginning any design like this.

It is important that the place where you want to build this have a slope or not. Its size can be different in size. They can be small as well as big but the setback can be a problem. At site which have slopes it can be easy to blend the hangar with home, if we make the house on the high part of the slope and the hangar on the low part. This is the very common style.

It is important to know that how much the hangar should be big. The minimum height of the hangar is 2000ft. the size of the hangar also depends on the factor if the building is commercial or residential. It can also affect the cost of it.

Connecting the hangar to the house has its own benefits, such as if the hangar is connected to home it can save it from weather. It you want to add project, it is important that you keep the house and the hangar separate so the noise or smell do not enter in the home.

Hangars are being made to put a jet or airplane in it but people are using then to put other crafts as well such as cars and boats, they are also being used for workshops. Their size also matters on the size of your craft.

The doors of hangar are of three types, Accordion, hydraulic and bifold. Hydraulic doors can work as extra roof when open. They are usually hinged at the roof and open in one single slab. They are expensive than other but also are common. Bifold doors are folding doors, can be raised from the bottom with belts and chains. Accordion doors require track o both side bottom and top. They are less common but more practical. There is no need for any electricity for these doors.

It height of these doors can be maximum 55 feet and minimum 40 feet. It is essential to consider the structure practically. Steel I-beam can be added to hold the roof but it will be costly and the beam will also make the door look shorter. You can also use a modified gamble door. This will keep the door higher and equal to ceiling.

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