A former teacher has built a great house, spending just $ 250.

  • Dec 24, 2019
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The house, built in just 250 dollars.
The house, built in just 250 dollars.

"To build a house, not necessarily spread a lot of money for this," - said the former teacher from the farm, located in Oxfordshire (South East England). The man built his house in just 250 dollars. How he did it - later in the review.

Michael Buck built a house out of scrap materials.
Michael Buck built a house out of scrap materials.

Michael Buck (Michael Buck) has now been retired and decided to realize his dream - to build his own house. But the man did it, almost without spending money on building materials. Michael used the method of our ancestors - he used earth, clay, wood and straw. The foundation for future construction Michael made of stones.

The walls are made of clay and straw.
The walls are made of clay and straw.

For the construction of walls solution was prepared from clay with sand and straw. first coated with a solution of base, and then rammed layers.

Wooden frame for the roof.
Wooden frame for the roof.

The frame for a roof made of thin trunks and covered with straw, collected from the neighboring fields.

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Straw as a roofing material.
Straw as a roofing material.
Home interior.
Home interior.

The windshield of the truck, Michael has built in the window opening, and to floor boards found a neighbor in a landfill.
The toilet is outside, water - in the well, and instead of electricity is used candles. Meals can be cooked on the stove.

Cob House. Home interior.
Cob House. Home interior.

Some skeptics doubt that in this house you can live in the cold season without central heating. The owner claims that the stove is enough: the walls are perfectly keep heat inside and the roof is insulated with sheep's clothing.

Cob House - a house built for $ 250.
Cob House - a house built for $ 250.

Michael Buck almost anything not spent. The only thing he is not counted, so the amount of straw for the roof, had to re-buy. Total farmer in the construction of houses laid out only 250 dollars.
Today Michael rents a house worker from the neighboring farm. She pays him rent for milk and cream.

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