HANGAR HOMES

Schweiss Designer Door Shines on a CEO's Backyard Hangar. When pilot Don Smith Jr. built his Pennsylvania backyard hangar, he wanted something special. So, he installed a Schweiss hangar door that opens with smooth hydraulic power.

The gabled-roof hangar mixes contemporary forms with brick, stone, and metal materials. A wall-mounted pump hides all door wiring, and light pours through the door to shine on the finished floor. The 41-foot glass hydraulic door turns the hangar into a luxury showroom for Don's plane and cars.

Don's family business, Conewago Enterprises Inc., built the sylishly designed hangar and installed the unique glass door. Whenever they had questions, the Schweiss team answered quickly to keep the project moving.

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Near the Ohio border, Brad and Jenny are the proud owners of two exceptional buildings; a five-sided hangar and a newly constrcted home which both proudly feature Schweiss Doors. Located adjacent to the Ohio River stands Brad's hangar, recognized as the five-sided hangar. The unique hangar was the first project Brad had utilized Schweiss Doors, where he incorporated two strap latch bifold doors. Brad originally came across Schweiss Doors a few years ago at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He says he was immediately interested in the doors and was recommended to use Schweiss Doors by Chuck Wiplinger from Wipaire.

The larger door, on the front of the hangar, measures 75' wide by 18' tall. The smaller bifold found on the back of the hangar measure 50' wide by 16' tall. The Schweiss bifold doors ensure ample space for Brad's planes to maneuver in and out of the hangar safely.

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Brad Mottier Hangar

Every residence in Stellar Airpark Estate includes a hangar that is seamlessly connected to the main house. Lot 7 covers just under 20,000 square feet and features a newly built hangar house constructed by the local company Forte Homes. Forte Homes has worked with Schweiss Doors many times and utilized a strap bifold for this hangar home door.

On the back of the home, the hangar features a 60-foot wide by 17-foot tall Schweiss bifold door. The new bifold hangar door operates using advanced lift straps developed by Schweiss Doors in the early 90s. Inside the hangar door, there are six bottom-driven lift drums that open the door by neatly wrapping the strap around the drum and on top of itself. This design avoids the tangling issues commonly associated with cables. One of the many reasons that hangar homeowners choose Schweiss strap bifold doors.

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Stellar Airpark

The Carriage House on the lakeshore property of Sid Morris, Cornelius, NC is very likely the most unique in America! It doesn't house horses and horse buggies. It doesn't house antique autos. Instead it houses his R44 helicopter, and that chopper gets to the Carriage House by first landing on a helipad on the end of his 200' dock. A small electrically driven dolly then gently lifts the chopper with operator and guides the chopper to its proper stall inside this remarkable 4-star carriage house.

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Carriage House

This unique fly-in airpark community is set between Schweitzer Ski Mountain and Lake Pend Oreille, one of the West's largest lakes in northern Idaho. The site has an exclusive prototype home for aviators and their families to see and building lots for sale.

A lot of thought went into choosing the doors for the hangar homes. Two sets of Schweiss Bifold liftstrap doors, each 45' x 14' 9" are at the model residence. The decorative cladding gives them a real designer door look. Building plans offer five residence-style hangars and two commercial-style hangars.

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SilverWing Airpark

'Jesse from Texas,' as he prefers to be known, is the elated owner of a Schweiss bifold liftstrap door. He and his family live in a stunning 5,000 sq. ft. hangar-home just a taxiway from the landing strip at Threshold Ranch in Boerne, Texas at the outskirts of San Antonio.

His 2,000 sq. ft. attached hangar houses his 2008 Cirrus SR22 G3 Turbo "Perspective." Jesse became familiar with Schweiss Doors during visits to the Oshkosh airshow and had seen Schweiss doors at various airports.

His hangar has a 48.7' x 12.1' custom made bifold liftstrap door complete with a remote opener, a red painted frame for a great protective look, and an autolatch and windpin setup that will keep it tight to his hangar even in the stiffest West Texas winds strong enough to make a cowboy cry.

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Texas Hangar Home

With the decorative star and patriotic blue front it has all the looks of a hangar home that you might think was owned by Captain America. Jim Weitman, of Sherwood, Oregon, and his wife, Star, live on a private grass airstrip just outside of North Plains, Oregon. The hangar portion of the home measures 40' x 40'.

The Schweiss bifold liftstrap door on the hangar has a clear opening width of 38' and 9' 8.75" in height. It is also equipped with automatic latches, electric photo eye sensors and a remote opener. The blue polycarbonate cladding really brightens up the exterior of the door.

With the exterior enhancements, including a new roof, cedar siding and a colored concrete apron, they really wanted to replace the old style twin 20' metal garage hangar doors with something that really stood out and complemented their lifestyle.

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Oregon Star Hangar

A typical garage door folds up and back when it is lifted, drastically reducing your garage's available headroom. A Schweiss door will not only free up lost headroom but improve the look of your garage.

A custom Schweiss garage door allows you total freedom with the look of your garage. You can apply siding to your door to match the garage and have custom shaped windows built into the door. For a Strong, long-lasting and totally unique look, go with a Schweiss door.

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Bifold Doors

This privately-owned helicopter hangar in rural Purcellville, VA recently received first place 2017 Building of the Year award in the category of “Commercial Buildings under 5,000 sq. ft.” The owner, Chuck Kuhn and Fuog/InterBuild designed the post-frame barn-style hangar that really stands out with a Schweiss hydraulic one-piece 55' x 16' designer door. A Stronger lift system was incorporated for the additional 7,100 pounds of wood cladding on the door. The vaulted ceiling has 1 x 6 tongue and groove woodwork. A high loft with four windows brings maximum amount of daylight into the hangar.

Garland LaRue, Project Manager for Fuog/InterBuild, Inc. said he discovered Schweiss Doors for the first time through a Schweiss Door internet search and said the hangar owner loved the hydraulic door. “I think the quality of construction of the hydraulic door is wonderful. We definitely would use it again and recommend it to others. It was also easy to install, the shipping of it and customer service was great on all points, Brent and Jeremy at Schweiss were very helpful,” said LaRue.

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This Florida hangar home has a unique door that opens all the way up.

Schweiss Doors turned this hangar owner's dream door into a bonafide reality. Dan Shaw's unbelievable hangar home has a hydraulic door that does an incredible trick. The entire porch lifts a full 90 degreees up.

“It started with the idea that I wanted a hangar home that didn't look like a hangar. Hangars are basically ugly. We wanted to jazz ours up just a bit,” said Shaw. “When you drive up to it and push the remote button, people are absolutely amazed!”

“If you have a dream about a special building, run it by the Schweiss team. They do great stuff with doors and they're easy to work with.” - Dan Shaw, Geneva, FL.

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Shaw Porch Door

When JT Strange of Goshen, Ohio built his new airpark hangar he called on Schweiss Doors for a bifold liftstrap door. The hangar has a big 45' x 15' 11" door for his Cessna 182T. Four liftstraps easily lift the bifold door. Interior sheeting gives the door a nice clean look. The cladding on the door is unique in that he wanted it to have a completely different look beyond the typical look of an airport hangar door.

By mounting the sheeting horizontally he was able to have the top corrugated panel of the bifold door overlap the lower panel. When you look closely at it, the two-inch pattern appears to be seamless with no joint in the middle and looks more like a single panel hydraulic door.

Another feature that sets it off from other bifold doors is the door is inset about two feet instead of installed on the face of the building. Using the specifications from Schweiss he was able to get wedge height and other information to obtain the highest clearance possible.

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JT Strange Hangar

This customer wanted a large porch and walk-through door on the front of their hangar house but didn't want to lose the functionality of their hangar. As always, the ingenuity of Schweiss pulled through and delivered. With the push of a button, a seemingly simple and charming front porch turns into a fully functional hydraulic door! To see more of what Schweiss Doors has to offer you or your business.

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Brendan McDermott, owner of Tyron Fabrication installed a 30' wide x 12' tall bifold door on his helicopter hangar! The door features the new Schweiss "Strap Latch" to lock the door in tight.

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Bifold Doors