On 1/7/2014 1:28 PM, David Hill wrote:

I remember seeing a house on one of the Property progs that was build by
the river but on a raft of something like 4ft of polystyrene so when the
ground flooded the house floated, held in place by strong posts at the
corners.
This is another idea along these lines.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wa...-welsh-2731149

My grandparents' house in Edinburgh backs onto the Water of Leith - it
(the house) has a raft-type foundation.