House on water: a dream or reality

We all remember the well-known advertisement from TELE2: "The Earth is very expensive! But water is cheap! ", The movie characters say, setting up a chic restaurant on the water with a lively beach. And in fact, the idea of building a property, or still "movable", on the water is far from new and captures the attention of more and more people.

The house on the water is a very real prospect for ordinary housing, while it is filled with romanticism, freedom and a beautiful view from the window. But is everything really positive? Just in this "House of Dreams" today and help you figure it out.

House on water photo

Living on water - advantages and disadvantages

Well, who did not dream to build a raft in the childhood and, like Tom Sawyer with Haeckelbury Finn, go down the river? And if it is also accompanied by a home cosiness and city communications - then such a boat becomes really the house of dreams. In addition, in our country, cities with over one million people do not please residents with pleasant prices for land plots, rather their value is beyond good and evil for ordinary citizens. But the house on the water, if it is equipped with engines, is, according to the laws of our country, only a floating craft. And water resources belong to the state and it is quite possible to use it free of charge when certain norms are implemented. And than not a way out of the situation, how to make a house on the water, placing it in the center of the city, even on an abandoned pond? You do not have to pay for renting or buying land, the main thing is that the water house has a ship ticket that confirms your right to property.

The reverse side: real estate is something that is on the ground, therefore registration for permanent residence is impossible. But there are other difficulties. First of all, it is the repair and maintenance of such houses. Equally important are communications - there are options from the rude and simple to the completely civilized. However, all the issues are solved, and if you are inspired by the horizons that have opened, it is worthwhile to consider more closely what houses on the water exist.

What are the types of houses on the water

If you systematize all those structures that fall under the definition of "home on the water", you will get several types of boats, suitable for permanent residence:

House on the pontoons .This is one of the most inexpensive options. Pontoons, united in a single platform, carry the very building itself. They are not susceptible to corrosion, they keep well afloat. On this basis it is possible to build a dwelling on an individual project.

House on the pontoon

Barges converted for living space. Old barges can easily be converted into living space, or even order a brand new barge from the plant for this purpose. This type of housing has already proved itself in the old and new ways, but our compatriots are still cautious about such prospects. Therefore, in the following photo: a house on a barge in Stockholm.

Luxury house on a barge in Stockholm

House built on a barge photo

House on water on a barge, Stockholm

Specialized houses Houseboat .This is the name of the company, the main specialization of which is the construction of houses on the water. These houses - a compromise between a private yacht and a country house, intended for movement within an internal reservoir. This is a whole two floors, completely ready for living and able to move at a speed of about 20 km / h.

Houseboat on the water

The landing platforms are houses on concrete platforms, which allow to realize almost any ideas of the architect. This is the most expensive of the listed options, the landing stages operate autonomously with their own communications, but if necessary they can be connected to city communications by special permits, as do the citizens of France.

Houseboats on the water photo

House on the water on stilts .In some regions with flooded and marshy soil, the local population has decided for a long time how to build a house on water - to use for this purpose piles that have been hammered into the ground, on which the building itself is located.

House on the lake on stilts

Features of building a house on the water

Houses on the water - it's not only romantic, but, unfortunately, and a lot of difficulties with the most familiar things. They are built, as already written, on a reinforced concrete or steel pontoon, and to operate such structures is best in inland waters, where the waves do not rise above one meter, and the hurricane of the sea wind does not beat in the walls.

In regions where winter is almost nine months a year, most of the year will have to be stuck in the ice. Although qualitatively made water houses and do not fear frost and ice, but still it's not the tropics.

Water supply on the water with necessary communications

Houses on the water can be equipped with autonomous communications, such as special tanks for drinking water, fuel supplies, electricity and solar panels, and be able to connect to urban amenities. Heating of floating housing is possible with the help of warm floors, convectors, cast-iron or steel stove-fireplace. Do not forget about the means of fire safety - they should be in order.

A separate word about sewers. Ideal option is an advanced and modern cleaning system, when using it, the purified water can be poured directly into the pond.

How to make a house on the water

Houseboat photo

Life on the water in Russian reality

So, you are a resident of Russia and want to live in a house on the water. Well, it's cheaper by some parameters and such a solution has a number of advantages. As it was already written, from the point of view of the legislation of the Russian Federation, such a house is no more than a ship, a non-self-righteous truth, but still a ship. But provided that it is not more than twenty meters and is not calculated more than twelve people. However, why do you need more, do not you? And this "vessel", which is still a house, needs to be registered in the GIMS and regularly undergo a technical inspection, which in the conditions of our Russian reality is a long-established mechanism. When registering, you need to present a technical passport, a purchase agreement, a passport, a tax ID and a receipt for payment of state duty in the amount proportional to the size of your boat, that is, at home. Well, you need to pay the transport tax, not without it.

Theoretically, you can stand in any place, if you do not interfere with the movement of ships. Practically - the house on the water will quickly become interested in law enforcement agencies and administration, and you will have to learn the basics of river and maritime law by heart, explaining to unwanted visitors. An alternative is the conclusion of a contract for the lease of water space for a couple of decades( Federal Law No. 74).

After completing all this, you can dive from the threshold of your house, fish out the window and brazenly not pay tax on real estate. And if you just want to feel like this, live on the water, then take a plane and fly to Bermuda or the Maldives, to Thailand. .. There have long been practiced hotel lodges, bungalows on the water, moreover, with stunning scenic landscapes.