I like the floating flood-proofing idea. Build your house on a floating pontoon, with flexible connections, if floods occur, the house simply rises up on its corner guide-poles, and becomes a boat, settling back when the water recedes. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6405359.stm http://www.floodproofhousing.com/howitworks/seedifferentdesignsofthelandlockedfloatinghouse.html
There's a reason why it's called 'The Somerset Levels'.
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DeleteI like the floating flood-proofing idea. Build your house on a floating pontoon, with flexible connections, if floods occur, the house simply rises up on its corner guide-poles, and becomes a boat, settling back when the water recedes.
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http://www.floodproofhousing.com/howitworks/seedifferentdesignsofthelandlockedfloatinghouse.html
fantastic idea, even better if you can just float off on holidays in your house
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