Would it be fun to live in a house made from a ship or plane?

[DublinRollerGirl]

I have seen where someone took an old airliner and made a home out of it. They must have a lot of land to put a 747 on it. I know they make homes out of barges and that, but they float on the water. How about making a ship into a house? How cool would that be?

[Julie_TS]

Here in Ohio, on Put-In-Bay, there is a really cool house that was made from the very front section of the bow off an old freighter that was used on the Great Lakes and is now positioned on a cliff over looking Lake Erie. Have been fortunate enough a few times to have gone inside (Friend's family member owns it). Has been modernized somewhat but still has a lot of the original appointments and woodwork throughout.

[NicolaD]

Yes, pretty cool. I saw these recently in a news review and I love these buildings too!

[DublinRollerGirl]

The fish is sooo cool. Where is it? and "the old lady who lived in a shoe" house looks a little too transparent for privacy.

[NicolaD]

I believe the fish building is in India and I believe the shoe is, amazingly, a church

[DublinRollerGirl]

Must take after The Crystal Cathedral in California.

[NicolaD]

There are similarities. The shoe is in Taiwan I think.

[FakeName123]

Too difficult maintenance. I rather not.

A house like this will easily last longer than I will:

[DublinRollerGirl]

If you like cookie cutter houses.

[FakeName123]

I like reliable houses. And not those that require my 70 years old self to keep working on maintenance, because I wanted to be edgy. Form follows function and not the other way around.

Of course if you like the looks more than having a house that dos what it is supposed to do, then be my guest and waste your money on it. Don't complain when I will be laughing at your misery, though.

[DublinRollerGirl]

A stick built house needs as much up keep as a plane. In fact a plane is all aluminum and is made to be in all kinds of weather so it probably needs less - as long as it stays on the ground. If you are 70 why are you on this sorry site?

[FakeName123]

Bullcrap. A solid stone-house outlasts metal with ease. It's not even close.

And I am not 70, yet. My point was if you and I buy a house nowadays and you get your edgy one and I get a stone house I bet my ass that I will not have to do as much maintenance work as you will have to. And it's a whole different ballpark maintaining shit when you are old.

[DublinRollerGirl]

Hmmm, couldn't tell by the pic on my screen that it was stone. Are you talking actual, solid stone or just a stone veneer?

[FakeName123]

Solid stones as in solid clinker bricks. Shit's gonna survive a nuclear bomb.

[DublinRollerGirl]

Clinker bricks are not stone and can be brittle. But they look good.

[uktocan]

Why not there are actual boat homes eg narrow boat...

[DublinRollerGirl]

I know, I live on one. But they are not that roomy, for say having a party. It's only like 10 ft wide by 70 ft long which is the max size they come in.

[dropkicknj13]

Not if it didn't still work. I have thought of just buying a house boat instead of an actually house though

[NightOwl8801]

I think it would be not only unique and cool but how often do you get to say you live on a plane or boat

[motownplayer2000]

Maybe. I don’t think it’s super secure. But that can be easily rectified

[robocop666]

it would never get damage because of the metal structurally sound. But an easy target for burglars.

[pizzalovershouse]

Nice to visit but that's it

[hornyoldguy]

a ship would be major fun.

[DublinRollerGirl]

Well you would have plenty of room, like in the one pictured.

[hornyoldguy]

would just need an elevator to get around

[ohskippy]

It might be hard to heat

[Poormanscomedian]

Where did you think this up?

[jirwin7979]

heck yea i would love that

[numerouno85]

Maybe a house boat but not as a main residence

[legalboxers]

I seen a youtube video on this. blew me away

[Razal]

Not more than 2 weeks.

[ChocolateCheesecake]

Mayhaps

[bananathunder]

looks cool