Mini Pond Home
Placement of the Mini-Home either on shore near the water, or near the shore on the water, will give the owner a surprisingly spacious little home for full or part time living. Because the Mini Home is registered as a boat, it should not come under zoning laws that often restrict homes or house trailers in the flood plain. If there is a flood, your Mini Home will float up on its spud moorings until the water recedes
Most communities have small lakes or rivers where the Mini-Home can be moored. If the Mini-Home is moored at a local marina, the dock rent charged for mooring will usually be less than the taxes on an average house. Marinas with waiting lists can earn extra rents from these onshore moorings of the Mini-Homes.
Float platform construction uses a new float pod concept that allows bolt together construction without the need for welding. Floatation comes from foam filled pods that do not require waterproof integrity in the hull. A number of pods are assembled giving the unsinkable base unit on which the house is constructed. The
12’ x 25’ float base shown gives over 19k total floatation with a cost of around $3,500. This cost includes metal, foam, and ¾” plywood floor. Estimated cost of the completed Mini Pond Home is around $14-$16k.
The Mini-Pond Home is a new item but we can provide a no weld bolt together kit for those wanting to assemble the unit and move aboard. Imagine a house payment based on less than a $20k mortgage.
Ah, Life is good. Plans cost $300. Contact Harold at oneuglyboat@hotmail.com
The Mini Pond Home with larger upper deck designed for Mamma’s comfort.
For transport on the road, or for long distance water navigation, the upper room structure is designed to fold down for a lower profile. To lower the structure, the side- walls fold inward on hinges. Folding the structure forward on the remaining end wall hinges with gas springs lowers the roof. Clearance is reduced to 12’-6” plus the bed of the transport trailer.
Lowering and raising the upper structure can be done from the inside without going onto the roof.
Pushing the roof up and back on the attached aft wall hinges with gas springs can raise the roof structure. The side- walls can then be put up on the side -wall hinges and attached. Two persons can do lowering and raising the upper structure if the structure is made as designed with all aluminum materials.