Hangars, Doors, Structure, Weather

[stewartb]

So not to derail the hangar build thread any more than already done, here’s a snapshot of a not untypical winter day at my house. These days to tinker in the hangar and not leave the house. On this day I had to leave. I drove to the airport and caught a plane. Alaska Airlines was flying. Our building standards account for heavy snow loads and high winds. Hydraulic doors are the popular choice.

This is the Alaska you don’t see on visitor’s videos. This storm blew non-stop for three days.

https://youtube.com/shorts/s3t1K9vrD2E?feature=share

 

[sj]

Wow…

 

[Supercubrancher]

Looks like some of the winter storms we had here last winter. I didn’t take any pictures while I was dozing snow for three days so we could get around and feed cattle.

 

[stewartb]

Did your hangar door seal well?

 

[Supercubrancher]

Oh ya, the vertical angle irons are 3x3 and the door tubing is 2x4, so I have in the neighborhood of 1 1/2” over lap for foam seal. I am having trouble keeping foam seal in between the door halves. What is the product you showed in the other thread , it looks superior to the Menards foam I have and comes loose after a season, for the bottom I used heavy baler belt, it keeps most everything out. The other end has a hydraulic door and it seals tight as a drum. 2” overlap with foam tape, it doesn’t let any wind through and there aren’t any gaps to seal, it is only 20’ wide and I considered an overhead door, but mine cost less and is insulated like the building and seals tight. I like the bifold better for the airplane because I have a remote to open and close. I looked at a higher power door in Wyoming and I don’t think it would have kept out a bird let alone a snow flake. However doors are akin to anything built, a craftsman can make cabinets out of pallets world class and a poor builder could make a mess out of a hobby bird house!