A teenaged carpenter completely transformed a shabby canal boat that he bought for just £5,000 into a luxury holiday home for his mother and 11-year-old sister.
Billy Walden, from Bentham, Lancaster, spent just eight weeks transforming the uninhabitable boat into an incredible masterpiece.
The 18 year old started learning carpentry at just 14, and decided to take on a larger project after successfully renovating a Volkswagen camper all by himself.
His mother, Jayne Walden, 47, spent £5,000 on the old boat with the intention of Billy refurbishing it last summer.
Billy, who is currently home educated, said: 'I really enjoyed refurbishing the canal boat - it was great to be able create a holiday home for me, my mum, Jayne and sister, Matilda, 11.
Billy Walden, from Bentham, Lancaster, spent just eight weeks transforming a shabby canal boat into an incredible holiday home for his mother Jayne and sister Matilda (pictured together)
The 18 year old started learning carpentry at just 14, and decided to take on a larger project after successfully renovating a Volkswagen camper all by himself
Inside there are rooms for each of the family members. Pictured: Matilda's room which she has decorated with plenty of unicorns
So far the family have sailed the boat, which is named Matilda Jayne, down the canal from Tewitfield to Preston
'It took a lot of hard work as it needed completely restructuring; it should have actually cost more around £12,000 but because it didn't pass all the survey tests, we were able to get it a bit cheaper.
'We then spent around £2,800 renovating it to how we wanted it to look - there's rooms for both Matilda and I, a bath, open plan glass doors that lead on to the deck and even car seats from an Audi I bought from a local scrap yard.
'After I'd previously renovated a camper van, I wanted to do something bigger and better and my mum just happened to come across the boat.
'I'm a bit of an introvert and I've never been into video games and stuff like many lads my age - my idea of fun is spending time in the workshop near my home.
'So far we've travelled the whole down canal from Tewitfield to Preston, we all love being on it together and the boat is even named after my sister and mum as it's called Matilda Jayne.'
