Advertisement
Now that the final inspection of the houseboat is completed, you can sit back and think "We did it!". But it has really been a journey! Here is a small picture suite from this summer's construction project...
Read morePage 3 of 9
Advertisement
Today it was finally time for the final inspection of the houseboat. It has been hard work to rebuild the boat, but it has actually been tough with all the paperwork too!
Read more
Advertisement
We rebuilt our houseboat last summer. We repainted the hull, changed all the panelling, all the windows and doors and all the roof. But the biggest change was that we rebuilt the entire living room, which is the top part of the boat.
Read more
Advertisement
You may recall that we decided to do a stability test of the houseboat after the remodelling? But I think we forgot to tell you about the results ... It was a proper test that started when the boat was on land. A number of guys came here with measurement equipment, scanned the boat with a laser and got the two million measuring points, which was then entered into a computer programme.
Read more
Advertisement
In collaboration with Polygon Group, who are experts in damage control, including moisture damage.
When you have a house (or a houseboat for that matter) it is important to take care of it! Now we have finally finished building and organised everything in the houseboat - and we can say that it has been a turbulent year.
Read more
Advertisement
We have a large window in the bathroom with a nice view of the water - but of course it has also been just as good a view. in in the bathroom. So far we've used a curtain, but that's a bit boring. Now Peter has put up solar film on the windows, which he bought at Mekonomen and which is usually used for car windows.
Read more
Advertisement
We've shown pictures of what our houseboat looks like now, and we know it's a bit hard to remember what it looked like before. Even we have trouble remembering! So here are two before and after pictures ...
Read more
Advertisement
Now we are almost done with the renovation of the houseboat and the launching into the water is fast approaching. One last step, which we wanted to do before launching, is to test the stability of the houseboat. We simply have to do a stability test on the boat!
Read more
Advertisement
When you enter the houseboat, you enter the kitchen almost immediately. Then there are stairs down to the bedroom, and stairs up to the living room. Both staircases were previously very narrow, and the ceilings were low. In other words, you had to try to fold yourself double and pull your stomach in - at the same time. Not super practical!
Read more
Advertisement
Now the new living room in the houseboat is ready! It has been a lot of work with all the details, but now it is also ready. Lamps, mouldings and ventilation are in place. Peter has also fixed a small computer table and put up roller blinds. And the stove is in place, but I think you have seen it before.
Read more
English (UK) 
Svenska 
Deutsch 
Suomi 
Polski