Why not just buy a boat and moor it there? Probably cheaper, and if the floods come you can then drive it somewhere else.

Noah way!

It has a friggin' basement.

Always gonna be damp.

And when that mof breaks it's tether and reaches ramming speed you get points for every cleared off foundation it makes

Two of every kind, subby...that's how I choose to read that passage. Otherwise the whole bible turns into a steaming turd, and I don't have anything else to do with my time or money on a Sunday.

The homeowner is responsible for gathering two animals of every species

Green alligators, long necked geese, humpty backed camels, and chimpanzees? Cats and rats and elephants?

Got them all up and down the rivers around here. They're called house boats.

Yawn, wasn't Brad Pitt putting these things up in NOLA 4 or 5 years ago?

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This is actually a pretty good idea but I still don't know why you wouldn't just put the damn thing on stilts to begin with.

That was pretty neat, it obviously wasn't made for a tsunami but probably works well for places with seasonal flooding.

You mean like these that have been floating around the Netherlands for some time ?

Egoy3k: This is actually a pretty good idea but I still don't know why you wouldn't just put the damn thing on stilts to begin with.

Oh yeah I forgot to mention that houses on stilts protect from flooding AND zombies.

Obviously to be built in places that don't freeze.

That would be handy for my work with the Thames Water Authority.

wildcardjack: It has a friggin' basement.

Always gonna be damp.

Baloney.

I have a basement in Connecticut and it's so dry we have carpet over padding directly on the floor. Only improperly built basements are damp.

What will they think of next? Houses that fly like kites during a hurricane? Houses that sprout burgers and shish kabobs during a wildfire? Houses that fill up with gin and vermouth during an earthquake?

SpectroBoy: Only improperly built basements are damp.

Or ones that are old.

/100 year old sandstone foundations are never going to be 100% waterproof.

Raging Thespian: trappedspirit: And when that mof breaks it's tether and reaches ramming speed you get points for every cleared off foundation it makes

I'm not too worried. Lord Vader keeps Tarkin on a pretty tight leash.

Charming to the last. You don't know how hard I found it, signing the order to terminate your life.

During floods, debris is being carried along with floodwaters and causes alot of damage. Additionally, your floating house can be smashed when it is driven into an immovable object (bridge support, island, etc).

Sleep well, citizen.

Wellon Dowd: That would be handy for my work with the Thames Water Authority.

Dead since 1993?

I would settle for two from each NFL cheerleader squad.

crazyeddie: Two of every kind, subby...that's how I choose to read that passage. Otherwise the whole bible turns into a steaming turd, and I don't have anything else to do with my time or money on a Sunday.

Godamit. Beat me to it.

6655321: During floods, debris is being carried along with floodwaters and causes alot of damage. Additionally, your floating house can be smashed when it is driven into an immovable object (bridge support, island, etc).

Sleep well, citizen.

From the looks of it, they're not expecting that to move outside of it's foundation. Looks almost like a double-walled basement set-up. One wall is mounted to the ground, the other is the part that floats the house. As long as flood waters don't go up too high (say 8-10' or so), the house wouldn't clear that.

Couple of problems I can see:
-Connections for water, sewage, electricity, cable, phone, etc. Are those built with significant amounts of slack? If they've got some sort of quick disconnects, how do you quick reconnect if there's shmegma all over the nipples/connectors?
-That nasty-ass floodwater is now going to be trapped down there and turning rancid. Makes me think, "Really wonderful idea. What an incredible smell you've discovered!"
-You've covered floating debris - that's a definite problem if the house isn't moving. However, just the pressure of the water itself could be enough to destroy the house without any junk in the water. Fast-moving water exerts incredible amounts of force - especially on big flat things.

ronaprhys: 6655321: During floods, debris is being carried along with floodwaters and causes alot of damage. Additionally, your floating house can be smashed when it is driven into an immovable object (bridge support, island, etc).

Sleep well, citizen.

From the looks of it, they're not expecting that to move outside of it's foundation. Looks almost like a double-walled basement set-up. One wall is mounted to the ground, the other is the part that floats the house. As long as flood waters don't go up too high (say 8-10' or so), the house wouldn't clear that.

Couple of problems I can see:
-Connections for water, sewage, electricity, cable, phone, etc. Are those built with significant amounts of slack? If they've got some sort of quick disconnects, how do you quick reconnect if there's shmegma all over the nipples/connectors?
-That nasty-ass floodwater is now going to be trapped down there and turning rancid. Makes me think, "Really wonderful idea. What an incredible smell you've discovered!"
-You've covered floating debris - that's a definite problem if the house isn't moving. However, just the pressure of the water itself could be enough to destroy the house without any junk in the water. Fast-moving water exerts incredible amounts of force - especially on big flat things.

Plumbing connections seem like they would be especially problematic, but I hadn't thought about trapped floodwater. Good point.

Here's my solution: don't live on a floodplain, dumbass!

Plumbing would be especially problematic as now you'd have turds floating everywhere, and most frequently trapped in your little basement's home. Which means it would be held in place with squished poo.

Probably something German's would relish but the rest of us would find that to be unsanitary.

Old technology is old.

My Bologna Has A Maiden Name: What will they think of next? Houses that fly like kites during a hurricane? Houses that sprout burgers and shish kabobs during a wildfire? Houses that fill up with gin and vermouth during an earthquake?


Yes

Our vacation last summer was down along the Mississippi River. There were trailer houses all along the bank of the river in some places. Most were high up on stilts to avoid the flood waters when they came, but one guy had a better idea. His trailer house was sitting on empty barrels so that it would float as the water rose. There was a pole at each end of the house that would allow the house to slide up and down, but not float away. I thought it was a pretty good example of "redneck engineering".

crazyeddie: Two of every kind, subby...that's how I choose to read that passage. Otherwise the whole bible turns into a steaming turd, and I don't have anything else to do with my time or money on a Sunday.

You mean like two mammals, two invertebrates, two reptiles, and two avians? That makes a hell of a lot more sense. Obviously unicorns didn't make it. I would go with dogs for mammals. Because fark cats. I'd hang out nearby and watch them form a giant cat pile to try and escape the water. For inverebrates I'd go with shrimp. Tasty shrimp. A couple of komono dragons, because hey....dragons. And for the birds I'd go with falcons. Because I like the way they punch.

Even stink beetles?

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Old technology is old.

Heh, ballcock.

Just build your house on a barge.



And if you find the barge itself unseemly then cover it up with some decorative trim and shrubbery.

haha - i love stupid architecture projects that get news coverage.

These idiots couldn't design their way out of a wet paper bag. But at least their solution will look pretty.

/Recovering architect of 15 years

Jument:
Plumbing connections seem like they would be especially problematic

Is there any sort of problem with using a large durable hose that normally snakes back and forth while descending but could stretch out as the home floats?