The float is made with logs and stringers, and additional flotation can be added as needed to balance out the weight of the boat, by adding foam blocks wrapped in plastic underneath. Amy Sedgwick has ...

For homebuyers with a special affection for life on the water—and an insistence on creature comforts—floating homes check a lot of boxes. These unique dwellings offer a permanent, water-based ...

Tiny-home curious? Boat-life curious? Try out one of these tiny float homes that offer the best of both worlds. The 200-square-foot (18.5-square-meter) aluminum-clad float home measures about 36 feet ...

There’s no place like home, especially when it comes to a floating home surrounded by spectacular water views. Unlike a houseboat home that isn’t anchored to a foundation and can be moved around from ...

The Netherlands is going through a subtle shift in how people imagine home. Instead of resisting the water around them, many residents are choosing to build their lives on it. New communities of ...

Escalating house and condo prices in Portland are affecting nontraditional dwellings too, especially floating homes. After sales stalled and prices sank during the Great Recession, Oregon’s floating ...