HOUSE INQUIRY

WALT: THE INQUIRY PROCESS

WE ARE INQUIRING ABOUT INDIAN HOUSES

Type of house
Indian house boat

IMPORTANT FEATURES

• That it floats.
• That its designed for people with lots of water around.
• They are huge, slow-moving barges used for living in.

MEASUREMENTS/SIZE

• 60 to 70 feet (18 to 21 m) long
• about 15 feet (4.6 m) wide at the middle.
• Not very big for a house.

INSIDE LAYOUT

• Lots of rooms
• Very small/crammed
• Bathroom 3 bedrooms
• 1 dining room/lounge 1 kitchen

OUTSIDE

• Water and shrubs.

IT IS NOT OPEN PLAN

• There are serpent rooms.
• But the dining room is joint onto the kitchen

Materials

The hull is made of wooden planks that are held together by ropes of coconut fiber; the usual wood is 'Anjili'. The roof is made of bamboo poles and palm leaves. The exterior of the boat is painted with protective coats of cashew nut oil.

COST

• Very cheap.
• Not very expensive

BY BEN KATE AND DEAN