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When it comes to building a house, many people immediately there is trembling at the knees of knowing how much it will cost this idea. But the family of Pembrokeshire (UK) argues that it is possible to build a decent home without spending a lot of money.
Married couple Simon and Jasmine Dale always dreamed of living "on the ground". To do this, they decided to live with her two children in Lammas county (Pembrokeshire). To obtain the right to live and build a house on the open farmland, steam I had to prove that they are able to become self-sustaining, with land of 2.8 hectares, for five years. Otherwise Deylam will need to leave this place.
Realizing what adventure awaits them, Simon and Jasmine decided not to take out a mortgage and spend the minimum amount of money to build eco-friendly homes.
To do this, first it was dug pit. Earthen wall from the side of a hill fortified bags filled with clay mixed with sand and clay. Perform this task to help a neighbor couple.
The floors in the house are made of rammed earth, which is impregnated with linseed oil and thoroughly polished. Top wooden floors.
The basis of the framework for the roof was also the natural wood. As used roofing membrane sealed and laid on top of it fleeces and hay to heat. The surface is then covered with turf to the roof looked like the continuation of a green hill.
The window openings Simon and Jasmine inserted from b / a glass. For thermal insulation of walls used wool, bales of hay. Furniture was purchased from garage sales and shopping online site eBay.
As the owner says, their home - it does not close "hobbit hole", and quite spacious house with three bedrooms for the whole family. And if the clay houses and land have been known for a long time, the real innovation of recent years have been eco-house of straw.
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