New 'Floating Homes' for non-moving boaters

[Alan de Enfield]

19 minutes ago, PaulD said:

Width appears to be 4.267m - just road legal. 

Exactly the same beam as my boat (14') but it did need an escort vehicle when it was moved a few weeks ago.

 

They are built by Prestige Homes who are the 'park homes' builder that we use for our Caravan Park. They do build a good 'home'.

 

 

Edited December 8, 2019 by Alan de Enfield

[PaulD]

2 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Exactly the same beam as my boat (14') but it did need an escort vehicle when it was moved a few weeks ago.

 

They are built by Prestige Homes who are the 'park homes' builder that we use for our Caravan Park. They do build a good 'home'.

 

 

And I think I found a combi boiler between the bedrooms.

[alan_fincher]

On 07/12/2019 at 08:58, BEngo said:

Sorry, but I am maybe missing something.  These homes float, so have a hull that will from time to time need maintenance.  How can the owners avoid the responsibility of owning and maintaining a boat?  And how the heck do you get one out of the water?

The homes are to be purchased it says, but is the water space used also for purchase? If not what is the security of tenure, who dredges under the home?  Etc etc ....

Well they do say....
 

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There is an insurance backed warranty of 20 years for the bespoke designed pontoon platform

...but I couldn't immediately see what it is made of.

Whether that means it can be neglected for 20 years isn't clera though.

I have often wondered about the many massive houseboats on pontoons at locations like Batchworth, Bulls Bridge and the Paddington Arm.  In the most extreme some are two story, (or maybe they have all gone now?), but clearly few of them would be moveable to anywhere whee they could be pulled or craned out, or otherwise docked.

Some have hulls covered in rust, but one only very rarely sees a sunken one.

So is any maintenance ever done, and if so how?  It is hard to see that anything much can be done below waterline on most of them.

[Alan de Enfield]

2 minutes ago, alan_fincher said:

.but I couldn't immediately see what it is made of.

Whether that means it can be neglected for 20 years isn't clera though

See post #12

 

No maintenance

Concrete Floats

[Heartland]

Has  the Trent ever flooded the marina? There are times where Trent floods can be serious, I gather

[Alan de Enfield]

32 minutes ago, Heartland said:

Has  the Trent ever flooded the marina? There are times where Trent floods can be serious, I gather

Yes, last time just a few years ago.

All boat occupants were 'rescued', evacuated and had to leave the marina.

Edited December 8, 2019 by Alan de Enfield

[Momac]

14 hours ago, PaulD said:

There is more detail on the Rightmove website https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-63979206.html

Didn't find a boiler / fireplace - looks all electric.

Width appears to be 4.267m - just road legal.  4.567m over the floating base so would need to be removed for road transport. Certainly wouldn't get far up the Trent and Mersey canal!

 

 

I imagine the floating base would be prefabricated in sections and bolted together . Or possibly constructed in-situ.

I expect they are not intended to move from their position ,,once commissioned. 

[Cloudinspector]

Fettlers wharf marina built several similar floating homes before it changed hands.