It's a regular home built to float on water. Often 2-story, roof terrace / balcony, the works. In the NL there are many examples. Designed to be anchored in quiet waters & sit there.
In contrast with houseboats, which are often re-purposed old cargo ships. Which were originally designed to move often (and thus, deal with choppy waters & so on).
In practice both types rarely move. But it happens occasionally. Over the course of last summer I've seen ~half a dozen crossing various lakes here. They're even for rent here (as a halfway between boat & vacation home).
It's pretty rare (excluding mobile homes and pre-fab homes, of course). I grew up in the US and have lived in Australia for over a decade now, and I have seen exactly one house moved in each country.
However, I have seen a large number of historical log cabins fully dismantled and rebuilt elsewhere in the US — generally to rescue them from destruction or to transport them to open-air museums. (My grandparents were involved in that trade and personally dismantled and rebuilt 27 log cabins.)
[+] [-] Sakos|1 year ago|reply
[+] [-] RetroTechie|1 year ago|reply
In contrast with houseboats, which are often re-purposed old cargo ships. Which were originally designed to move often (and thus, deal with choppy waters & so on).
In practice both types rarely move. But it happens occasionally. Over the course of last summer I've seen ~half a dozen crossing various lakes here. They're even for rent here (as a halfway between boat & vacation home).
On land: it's been done... 'once or twice'.
[+] [-] RoyalHenOil|1 year ago|reply
However, I have seen a large number of historical log cabins fully dismantled and rebuilt elsewhere in the US — generally to rescue them from destruction or to transport them to open-air museums. (My grandparents were involved in that trade and personally dismantled and rebuilt 27 log cabins.)
[+] [-] avastmick|1 year ago|reply
Most houses here are wooden construction with corrugated steel roofs which keeps the weight down.
[+] [-] JoBrad|1 year ago|reply