floating home

Hello everyone, I am a 5th year Architecture student and would like to ask for help in designing the concrete basin/barge foundation for my floating home design that would have a maximum of 2 floors, and hopefully use the concrete basin as a basement if possible. Based on my research from the...

Hi all For years I've had a dream of building a tiny home (on a trailer) and done lots of research into using shipping containers as a structural shell. As background I've spent the last 20+ years in construction management and construction support roles (estimating, procurement, site...

I just recently added a posting to a subject thread where the fellow was speaking of building some sort of floating restaurant in the Bahamas. It had me thinking back to times when I was looking at building a floating Thai or Bali style cottage on a floating platform. Thought some of my links...

Constructing a 2 story home on barge. House is 16' total height, 41' in length....steel structure in progress. Structure is 2' above barge floor for utilities and wave dissipation. Looking for input on house materials. Plycem readily available in Trinidad. 1) Type of insulation....styrofoam...

Hi Everyone. I am having trouble finding any good information about my issue on the web so I thought I would try there. I own a static floating home in Florida. It is over 50 years old now and has been in the same location for 30 years and the hulls need to be replaced or at the very least...