warehouses and other things converted into homes...

[MustangMike]

well, the abandoned missle silo thread got me thinking... also with the silohome.com link... what would be some cool ideas for buildings that you could turn into homes? When I was growing up, i went to school with a girl that lived in a caboose... definitely bad ass. A gas station house would be pretty cool... There was also an abandoned fire station that was sold here in Alabama for $40k... lots of garage room, a few bedrooms, and the best part, THE pole!... Just got me thinking. I'm in the market for a new place to live, so i need ideas and some pictures!!! Hook me up! Thanks!

 

[FordSVTFan]

Warehouse space is always cool. Extremely high ceilings, so you can have a "multicourt" inside. Plus you can put walls anywhere you want them and have as much open space as you want.

 

[wals9331]

Warehouse space is always cool. Extremely high ceilings, so you can have a "multicourt" inside. Plus you can put walls anywhere you want them and have as much open space as you want.

Too bad you'd have to heat that huge area

 

[stmoney11]

There used to be a TV show called extreme homes, and they would always have places like missile silos, warehouses, and other things that were converted to a residential home.

 

[Riddla]

Big House= Big Bills :cuss:

 

[STAMPEDE3]

http://www.airplanehomes.com/

 

[2003 Silver]

Too bad you'd have to heat that huge area

Radiant heat....Danielson....radiant heat!!!

 

[wals9331]

Radiant heat....Danielson....radiant heat!!!

:lol:

 

[King Cobra 2001]

http://www.airplanehomes.com/

That is SWEET. It would take a little while to get used to it I'm sure.

 

[ford_racer]

I always thought my old elementary school would be cool to have as a home.

 

[FordSVTFan]

Too bad you'd have to heat that huge area

Why?? I dont heat my home now :rockon:

 

[ElGato]

Why?? I dont heat my home now :rockon:

stupid Igloo....brrr.... :lol:

 

[monkeyspunk79]

I always thought my old elementary school would be cool to have as a home.

Amen to that! There was an entire Iowa grade school for sale a few years ago for like $200,000. The district consolidated, and no longer needed the school. It was built in the 20's, a small 2 story building with 20 rooms and a GYMNASIUM! I wanted it sooo bad.

How cool would it be to shoot hoops inside your 'house' after dinner? :coolman:

 

[Fast Freddy]

my 5,000 square foot airplane hangar has a 1000 square foot apartment built into. i use the apartment for my office, etc. the hangar is so full of cars, trucks, boats, trailers, motorcyles, etc that i have to build a whole nother building for an airplane. do a search on the net and you will find a forum for kick azz garages :thumbsup:

 

[Silver2003Cobra]

friend of my dad's bought a school to live in, the back class rooms of it are where he rebuilds engines, and the gymnasium is where he stores alot of his high dollar stuff..

here's his website.. (he built his 1st engine in the 7th grade, and he's 62 now)

http://www.hublersengines.com/

 

[MonkeysL]

some famous person took an old brick factory and made it into their home...it was pretty awesome

 

[pan7eraboyca]

Lots of loft homes in Vancouver. When I was a service tech I went to a call in a light industrial area. Had to ring in to go upstairs and found the hugest freakin loft I had ever seen in my life. The people owned a trendy furniture store in town. They had room upon room of tables, sofas,lamps, a couple grand pianos, etc. Like pack rats with $$$$$ furnishings. Their kid has his own big flat screen TV and sega setup (This was 6 or 7 years ago so plasmas we still big bucks) pretty wild house.

 

[darkcrayz]

saw a show, a family took a shut down dam that was no longer needed and turned it into a home. used one of the partial inlets as a hot tub in the summer. pretty sweet place to retire.

 

[MustangMike]

thanks for the ideas.. i'm still looking.. the airplane idea is cool BUTTT... we get really bad hurricanes, so i don't want to take flight... lol

 

[mexis97gt]

my dream home will be a fire house!!! one day i'll have it, there is a few in the area that im hoping will go on the market in a few years. an elemantary school would be the $h!t. ive also thought about a church!! big ass driveway baby you could have monster cookouts hell you could hold a car show in your driveway!!