Reinsulating a Massive Air Force Hangar in South Carolina
“The most challenging spray foam project I have ever completed, bar none, is the Air Force B532 C-17 Globemaster Hangar in Charleston, South Carolina” says Dan Dorneanu, CEO and owner of Palmetto Spray Foam Insulation.
A stunningly large facility for military C-17s, the hangar measures 400’ x 300’, or 120,000 square feet, and features 65-foot wall heights. In 2023, after the facility reached a point of serious disrepair, the Air Force initiated a major renovation aimed at overhauling and optimizing the structure to bring it back to full operations mode. The scope encompassed replacing doors, concrete work, tearing up and installing new rails, insulation removal and replacement, installing new offices and labs, a full re-roof, new transformers and HVAC systems, and painting.