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Wow. I wouldn’t have guessed that basically strapping styrofoam to the bottom of a house would provide enough buoyancy. I assume this only works for single-stor

• netsharc 9y ago
  > how does the plumbing work? Hoses are flexible...
• schiffern 9y ago
  > I assume this only works for single-story homes, e.g. in the New Orleans “shotgun” style? It works for multi-story buildings as well. This home in the UK has a basement, ground floor, and a loft.[1] > how does the plumbing work? "Services are connected through "elephant cabling" – a flexible cable that carries electricity, water, and sewage. For safety reasons, the house only uses electric power and no gas." [1] [1] https://www.dezeen.com/2014/10/15/baca-architects-amphibious-house-floating-floodwater/ https://www.dezeen.com/2014/10/15/baca-architects-amphibious...
  • didgeoridoo 9y ago
    That’s one of my favorite Grand Designs episodes. They end up having to build a little ferry system to get the construction equipment over the water (which ultimately fails and dumps its cargo into the Thames, necessitating a whole recovery effort). It’s a different flotation technique though (“boat in a hole”), and much more expensive. I think the breakthrough here is the relatively cheap approach of slapping styro to the bottom of the house and letting it ride. I assume if you were trying to lift a bigger/taller house, you may need to start digging down to find room for all the foam, which starts blowing up the price tag.