michelle1234 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Introduction I am doing a Selfbuild along the river in Staines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Ambrose Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Well welcome, put up an couple of photos of your plot just to make us envious . What kind of construction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Welcome 31 minutes ago, Alan Ambrose said: What kind of construction A watertight one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Welcome, bring on the questions and photos 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Post and beam Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 2 hours ago, SteamyTea said: A watertight one. With a keel and a mast? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 3 minutes ago, Post and beam said: a mast Too many bridges, a large marine diesel, with turbo chargers in it, small propeller to keep to the speed limit. There was someone else a few years ago who was building alongside the Thames up that way. Can't remember what happened to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 3 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: There was someone else a few years ago who was building alongside the Thames up that way. Can't remember what happened to them. Was that the grand designs floating concrete house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 3 minutes ago, joe90 said: Was that the grand designs floating concrete house? No. That was the Olympian Helen Glover, a fair Penzance maid. I am about half a mile from her Golden Post Box at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Grand Designs S16 - Ep08 Revisited - River Thames Floating House Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Post and beam Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Sorry, yes a mast is a little optimistic. Apologies to the original poster, very rude of me. Welcome and good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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