WindOnHisNose
BENEFACTOR
Lino Lakes MN (MY18)
Julie and I have just purchased a home on an airpark, complete with a 60 x 60 hangar. The hangar was built by a good friend who recently passed away. He tiled the floor with linoleum, sheetrocked and insulated the hangar, and it looked like this one year ago...
Unfortunately, our friend developed dementia, moving to a memory care unit and his dear wife was left caretaking for the home and hangar. She received a bill from the water department for 500K and when she had the hangar looked at they found the heater had failed, resulting in freezing and bursting of a water line. They had to have all the sheetrock and insulation removed in order to dry things up and now it looks like this...
Obviously, we were really sad to see such a beautiful hangar damaged so badly. Trying to turn lemons into lemonade, we are now working to improve, insulate and recover the walls, and to do something different with the floor.
I would appreciate insight into your thoughts regarding the following:
1. Insulation type: Blow in (I understand that it is more "sticky" now, with less settling) vs foam
2. Floor treatment: We plan to have the linoleum removed, diamond grinding to smooth finish. At that point we will epoxy, I think, but yesterday a contractor told us that often the grinding down to a glossy finish may be better (and cheaper) than epoxy. Also, if we epoxy this, what specifically should we ask for.
3. Lighting: We will remove the fluorescent lighting and replace with LED. Any recommendations with regard to this?
4. Bathroom: A toilet is in place, but we are adding a shower...fiberglass vs tiled vs cultured. We hope to be a stopping place for supercub folks passing through
Any other tips/suggestions will be appreciated.
Lino Lakes Airpark is just to the northeast of Class D at KANE.
The grass airstrip is a tad under 3100 ft long and is 130 ft wide at its narrowest aspect. The grass is beautiful, well-drained.
We look forward to moving in there sometime this winter, but are readying the hangar for visitors in the meantime!
Randy
Unfortunately, our friend developed dementia, moving to a memory care unit and his dear wife was left caretaking for the home and hangar. She received a bill from the water department for 500K and when she had the hangar looked at they found the heater had failed, resulting in freezing and bursting of a water line. They had to have all the sheetrock and insulation removed in order to dry things up and now it looks like this...
Obviously, we were really sad to see such a beautiful hangar damaged so badly. Trying to turn lemons into lemonade, we are now working to improve, insulate and recover the walls, and to do something different with the floor.
I would appreciate insight into your thoughts regarding the following:
1. Insulation type: Blow in (I understand that it is more "sticky" now, with less settling) vs foam
2. Floor treatment: We plan to have the linoleum removed, diamond grinding to smooth finish. At that point we will epoxy, I think, but yesterday a contractor told us that often the grinding down to a glossy finish may be better (and cheaper) than epoxy. Also, if we epoxy this, what specifically should we ask for.
3. Lighting: We will remove the fluorescent lighting and replace with LED. Any recommendations with regard to this?
4. Bathroom: A toilet is in place, but we are adding a shower...fiberglass vs tiled vs cultured. We hope to be a stopping place for supercub folks passing through
Any other tips/suggestions will be appreciated.
Lino Lakes Airpark is just to the northeast of Class D at KANE.
The grass airstrip is a tad under 3100 ft long and is 130 ft wide at its narrowest aspect. The grass is beautiful, well-drained.
We look forward to moving in there sometime this winter, but are readying the hangar for visitors in the meantime!
Randy