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They Built An Incredible Floating Cottage in New Zealand


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This is the story of Olivia and Ryan and how they built their dream floating home using inspiration from floating house communities in British Columbia.

In this episode of Living Big In A Tiny House (YouTube) with Bryce Langston, he shows you an amazing house boat cottage in Auckland, New Zealand. Have you ever considered building a cottage on a floating platform, kind of like this?

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New Zealand Couple Living their Dream on a House Boat

The floating home has a spacious kitchen and plenty of room for your shoulders in the dining space too.

The bathroom has a shower, marine flush toilet and a washer/dryer combo unit.

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Andrea is a contributor for TinyHouseTalk.com and the Tiny House Newsletter! She has a passion for sharing tiny and small house stories and introducing you to new people, ideas, and homes.
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  • jerry dycus
    October 13, 2020, 9:03 am

    Very nice though rather large.
    Most every big expense on a boat is charged by length and you want a boat you own, not that owns you.
    So only have as big a boat as you need. For those needing a cool, low cost home and some building skills or willing to learn, google shanty boats and DIY houseboats, many that can be used on land too as a trailer.
    A major mistake though is not enough buoyancy in the hulls which should be .5 meter higher above water and have watertight compartments in case of a leak, the whole boat doesn’t sink or in this case as a cat, roll over.
    Each hull should have 2.5-3x the buoyancy of the whole boat in the case of a cat, pontoon. And don’t have round pontoons as after 50% deep, lose buoyancy fast. Many have dumped their passengers when everyone went to 1 side overloading a round hull to see something.
    Anchored out or free land to tie too can be a great way to survive an economic downturn as almost no costs, even fish for food, money makes a recession from a worry to fun.

    • Natalie C. McKee
      October 14, 2020, 1:36 pm

      Thanks for sharing all these tips!

  • Linda Baker
    October 13, 2020, 11:57 am

    Wow! Amazing spaces for living and storage – pricey but Wow!

  • Delos Turner
    October 14, 2020, 12:21 am

    Very nice clean designs, fun place to call home.

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