Unusual Types of Houses

 Unusual Types of Houses

1) Well, we spent ages trying to save up to buy a house and in the end we realised that we just wouldn't be able to afford the kind of house we wented. So then we saw an advertisement for a house boat, not the kind of thing you used to see on the river in London, but really quite a big boat.

It used to be a barge, and it's not actually in the water any more, but it's quite near the river. This used to be a yard where these boats were built in fact. The yard owner had converted a barge into a house, so we bought it. It's got three floors - we don't call them decks, no - and , all together there are four bedrooms, a kitchen, a large living area, two bathrooms and other spaces for storing things. We are connected to the mains electricity and water, and we even have rather a nice little garden too.

2) Our house as you can see is completely underground, not because we wanted it this way, but when we bought this land and decided to build a house, the local council wouldn't let us put up a proper one because it would spoil the view. So, we decided that we wouldn't be beaten by them, and we had plans made for this house. You can't see much of it from the outside. Down under here the house is actually quite large. It's very warm, of course, and we get some light from the roof windows, but mainly we have electric lights. It's got three bedrooms, a kitchen and a living room. I must admit it did take me a while to get used to it but now I think it's a really nice house. We go upstairs to the garden in our house.

3) This house, as you can probably see, actually used to be a railway tunnel. The tunnel is about a hundred metres long and at its highest point is about five metres high. We had to have the whole tunnel lined with concrete first, and then we started planning how to use the space. The railway line itself was closed over thirty years ago. So we have the front door here, and then lots of rooms behind it. We haven't used all the space in fact, it's just too big. We have about the same amount of space as there would be in a three bed-roomed house, but all the rooms are rether long and thin. We have a living room with different levels and I can tell you that when we play the stereo it sounds absolutely fantastic. It's a very comfortable house, and I would thoroughly recommend it.