Floats and Frames
Modular Pontoon Solutions
modular-floating-pontoon-dock-uk.jpgFloats and Frames designs and builds modular pontoon floats, floating homes, houseboat kits, pontoon bases, floating docks and jetties for sale across the UK. Every structure is built around our Cutlass Marine pontoon floats and bolt-together aluminium framing, a proven, heavy-duty system for floating homes, docks, jetties and industrial platforms.
Our rotomoulded polyethylene float units (sealed buoyancy tanks) and aluminium framing kits form a versatile DIY construction system. They are used for everything from self-build floating cabins and skeletal house boats to modular bases for prefab cabins, garden rooms, floating saunas and office pods, as well as end-of-garden moorings and marina finger networks.
Engineered in Poole, Dorset for strength, durability and easy self-assembly, the system suits almost any site, load or water condition. Explore the range below, or get in touch to discuss a bespoke floating structure.
cutlass-marine-400-pontoon-float.jpgOur standard pontoon float and sealed buoyancy tank for decks, docks, jetties and lower-mass floating home bases. 400 kg balanced load (300 mm draft / 300 mm freeboard), 2444 × 904 × 600 mm, 60 kg, 980 L cavity. For sale individually or by the pallet.
cutlass-marine-800f-buoyancy-float-tank.jpgFoam-lined flotation unit for high-mass and multi-storey house boat builds. 800 kg balanced load (500 mm draft / 300 mm freeboard), 2444 × 904 × 800 mm, 100 kg, 1634 L cavity.
Pontoon floats are the core of every Floats and Frames build. Each Cutlass Marine pontoon float is rotationally moulded from high-grade polyethylene at our Poole, Dorset workshop, with hard-chine geometry and thick structural walls for outstanding buoyancy, stability and flotation.
These sealed buoyancy tanks suit DIY pontoon projects, self-build floating cabins, house boats, docks and jetties alike. The Cutlass 400 has a 6 mm wall for tidal, freshwater and brackish water; the Cutlass 800_F adds a closed-cell foam core in a 12 mm HDPE shell for heavy, multi-storey floating homes.
Every float tank has an access cap and a ballastable cavity to trim your pontoon. Each one is fully recyclable and repairable, and is rated for a service life of up to 60 years. Pontoon units are available for sale on their own or as part of a complete modular kit.
modular-pontoon-base-floating-platform.jpgA single bolt-together pontoon base module, aluminium frame plus Cutlass Marine floats, for self-build floating decks, docks, jetties, industrial rafts and marina platforms. Built in Poole, UK.
aluminium-pontoon-frame-floating-deck.jpgAluminium pontoon frames fabricated to your size and float count, then connected in 2.464 m increments to build a floating platform or deck of any length.
Our modular pontoon base system combines Cutlass Marine floats with bolt-together aluminium framing, so you can set any beam or buoyancy and build a floating platform to any length in 2.464 m increments. It is the fastest route to a self-build floating deck, dock or jetty.
It is a robust, scalable base for floating home superstructures, floating car parks, driving-range greens, industrial pontoons and waterway-maintenance rafts. Multi-float configurations give greater stability and shallower draft, launch straight from a riverbank or slipway, and bolt together with only spanners.
With no submerged metallic parts there is no blacking or hull maintenance, and every pontoon base is disability-accessible, reconfigurable and extendable. Standard and bespoke modular pontoon bases are available for sale across the UK.
diy-floating-home-kit-pod.jpgA compact 4.1 × 9.856 m floating home kit. A self-assembly aluminium frame that bolts to our floats, ideal as a DIY floating cabin, garden room on water or short-let pod. Cladding and interior are your choice.
self-build-houseboat-kit-trimaran.jpgA navigable 3.7 m wide-beam trimaran houseboat kit for inland waterways. A self-build liveaboard houseboat supplied as a modular skeletal kit.
Building on our pontoon bases, we supply complete bolt-together aluminium houseboat and floating home kits, from a compact single-storey floating cabin to a multi-storey modular floating house. Each self-build houseboat kit bolts straight to our Cutlass floats, so construction starts immediately from a riverside, marina berth or mooring using only spanners and a battery driver.
Kits ship as modular panels: side frames, roof trusses, window and door aperture panels, bulkheads, covered-deck modules and balustrade rails, combined into any layout of rooms, terraces and glazing. From an open-plan studio pod to a three-storey liveaboard residence, the underlying floating home kit is the same.
Where appropriate we advise on structural configuration, buoyancy loading and VAT zero-rating for qualifying permanent dwellings. The system is deliberately DIY-friendly, so even first-time builders can raise a rigid aluminium houseboat frame in days. Floating homes and houseboat kits are available for sale UK-wide.
pontoon-mooring-jetty-doublecat.jpgBank-articulated pontoon moorings and jetties for private river and lake access, boat hire and marina infrastructure. Fabricated and rotomoulded in Poole, UK.
floating-dock-walkway-marina-pontoon.jpgBuoyant walkways, floating docks and finger pontoons with hinged gangplanks and flood-resilient bank attachments, for swimming, fishing platforms and marina berths.
Our pontoon moorings, floating docks and jetties use the same Cutlass float and aluminium frame architecture as our floating homes, adapted for walkways, rafts and marina finger-mooring networks of any scale.
They suit a private end-of-garden pontoon for swimming, fishing or leisure, right through to a commercial marina pontoon installation or upgrade. Variants use wider float spacing to balance cost and buoyancy, with options for articulated joints, gangplanks, access ramps, pile-roller assemblies, decking and flood/tide resilience.
Every floating dock, jetty and mooring pontoon is conceived, drafted and fabricated to marine standards at our Poole facility, and is available for sale and bespoke commission across the UK.
custom-pontoon-fabrication-platform.jpgBespoke floating platforms and one-off pontoon fabrications beyond our standard ranges, designed and built to your exact specification.
bespoke-rotational-moulding-marine.jpgFrom off-grid and renewable-energy prototypes to full modular building systems and custom rotational mouldings, no commission is too small.
Every Floats and Frames component is designed, moulded and fabricated in-house at our Poole, Dorset workshop, where we run a full marine fabrication and rotational-moulding facility.
Alongside our float systems and framing kits we take on custom pontoon fabrication and bespoke commissions: land-based cabins, self-assembly building systems, renewable-energy prototypes, personal watercraft, hovercraft, airboats, film and TV props, and one-off aluminium or ferrous metalwork.
Our in-house CAD engineering and marine design team takes every project from concept through 3D visualisation to production. Talk to us about a bespoke marine fabrication or rotational moulding for your site.
