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Thanks, they're a lot of fun. Here's a couple from today. With the roof trusses going up, it's really starting to look like something.

A little truss teaser for today. First the main door header/truss Second what looks like a truss garden.

Nice looking Whippet.

These guys don't mess around.

Your biplane is looking great so far and your hangar is amazing. A couple of update pictures for today. Another delivery of materials and you can just make out some of the posts starting to be set in the background.

I've absolutely heard of Joe.

I went around and around trying to decide on the main hangar door. I've had bifolds in the past and they're fine, but they do eat up a lot of the opening height. I considered bypassing rolling doors, but they're hard to seal, tend to be noisy if it's windy and they were surprisingly expense. I...

That's a great point and I considered it. On this piece of property, the house will be quite a bit higher than the hangar. That angle plus the orientation would have made a facade pretty obvious from the main viewing point. I guess I also wanted to avoid unnecessary complications and expense...

Pleasant View

Small update for today. The first load of materials is on site.

Thanks for the interest in the project.. I'm currently in Riverside California at Flabob airport but plan to relocate. Restoring antique planes is what I do for a living now and it's what I plan to continue, albeit at a more relaxed retirement like pace. I really liked the vintage look of...

The runway is a couple of lots away, accessible via a taxiway. Got a 1936 Monocoupe, a Hatz biplane, a 1929 TravelAir 4D project, a 1927 TravelAir 2000 project, plus whatever customer projects I'll be working on. I think I figured out why the pictures didn't load right. I'll see if I can fix...

Been hanging out here for while, learning a bunch but never really had anything to contribute. Well now I've got a hangar project underway that might be worth sharing. The main hangar will be 60' deep by 70' wide and will have an attached 30'x52' shop. The attached concept picture gives the idea...