Well it probably comes as no surprise after my announcement last week that Martin and I are bunking up in a hangar that today’s unique house in our weekly series is a hangar.

Often times, you will run across houses along smaller airports.  These houses have the most enormous garages that are often larger than the homes themselves so that pilots can keep their airplanes right there with them.  I do have to say it’s the coolest thing to wake up and just walk a hundred feet to get to an airplane and fly away.

Of course, in our case it’s more like ten feet because we’re seriously living in a hangar right now.  Our bed is behind a curtain.  Airplane parts, tools, and of course an airplane are within arm’s reach.  It’s not much to look at (okay – it’s weird.  Much weirder than living in a house of tires.  But we’re hanging tight for a few days while the tire house owner has guests and we have to be out.)

So how about we look at a hangar that is an entire home, too?  

This Arizona house is 1,520 square feet; the hangar is 2,400 square feet.  How much would it take for your spouse to convince you to have a bigger home for his plane than his family?

Hangars are really good storage places for all your toys – RVs, boats, 4-wheelers…  Ahh.  I’m only adding to the case for an enormous man space, though, aren’t I?  The truth is that you don’t have to think and breathe airplanes all the time.  (Although this house is on Runway Road!)

Now what about you?  Has “design hangar add-on” been on your household to-do list?  Or maybe another hobby item like a kiln or outdoor grill?  How easy it would be to keep your spouse out of your hair with something like this?  Definitely give us your take on the idea.

Over and out.

oops – that’s police talk, not pilot

(Images from Big Springs Ranch Airstrip)