Houseboats VS. Floating Houses... What Are The Real Differences & Which Is A Smarter Buy?!

Boathouses, shanty boats, floating cabins, float homes... with so many options out there, how can a water lover know what their best option is?! Check out our brief overview of key differences in structure & function between manufactured houseboats & floating homes to learn more about which might be the best option for you!

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[pamjamas]

Surprise! At 13:36 you showed a shot of the building that my Grandmother lived in on the inner harbour of Victoria, BC Canada. Not the houseboats, she lived in the red brick building, although we could see them from her windows. She was an amazing woman who lived to be 103. It’s a small world. ❤️🇨🇦😎

[paulhamilton]

Found your site by accident and have been watching ever since. Great personalities and great videos! What a life. Can't wait for the new floating cabin build. You guys need a magnet to get your stuff back from the bottom of the lake. There are videos of what people call magnet fishing. Keep them coming!!

[ATAP...AnotherTime]

Great information guys thanks... My sailboat was made for cold water. It heats up with a tiny wood stove and stays warm for hours. However my DIY houseboat is cold even with the heat on. Thinking of installing heated floors for use at the dock. Or a generator on cold evenings.

[DeepHouseboatLife]

What a great video! We’ve been wanting to learn more about the differences between floating homes and houseboats. Our houseboat does not have much insulation, but newer houseboats do have insulation as an option. We heat our houseboat with central heat/HVAC with shore power, and use the gas-powered generator if we ever lose power. We now have lithium ion batteries to power our outlets and fans in the summer, so we don’t have to use the generator as much. Really cool that y’all have a wood-burning stove. Puts our little electric fireplace to shame 😂. Thanks for sharing!

[alwaysboatin]

First, you two are really awesome people to watch. Keep doing what you’re doing. Makes people like me wish i could get out of the Midwest. Question: Are there websites with listings for floating homes? You guys mentioned they sell in 5 minutes. How does a person not from the area obtain one without an in?

[TheBoatman]

Have y’all looked at the small China diesel heaters, put one one my boat last year and so far doing great, do y’all plan on adding more solar and adding a mini split heat pump

[DunstanW]

Awesome info, love watching your vids. I do have one question do you have any problems any with snakes coming aboard, or just squirrels?

[mikeleggiero]

My house boat that we are remodeling is more like a house. My kitchen alone was 10 grand. The boat is insulated .the first thing you do when you leave is turn off the water. . We also have a full size washer and dryer. We live on it year round we have a company that builds a boat called the tiny. . Small house boats that look like tiny houses. . You need to check them out .

[Brian-mpmv]

Did not realize you're in North Carolina...
I guess the TVA designation made me think you were in Tennessee.

[keepingupwiththeJoneses]

Good name 🤙 and information I’m looking to find a floating house in Tennessee

[keithcarter]

Communities suck, neighbors way too close, lake fontana has the best i have seen fore more room, distance is great