Man builds Hobbit house for £3k

Lloydy · 09-21-2011, 02:36 PM

Very cool, shame its in Wales.

Man builds stunning

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A man has built a hillside home reminiscent of a hobbit house from JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings — on a budget of just £3,000.
Simon Dale constructed the woodland home for his family in Wales, taking only four months to fully complete the project with help from his father-in-law. Built with "maximum regard for the environment" it contains a cosy living room, an open-plan kitchen and a split-level bedroom area. The home is also adorned with fairy lights and wooden furniture to complete the look.

"These sort of low-cost, natural buildings have a place not only in their own sustainability but also in their potential to provide affordable housing which allows people access to land and the opportunity to lead simple, sustainable lives," he said.

Designed to be fully sustainable, the home is heated by a wood burner while solar panels on the roof provide power. It also has water supplied by a nearby spring — completing provider-free utilities.

"Being your own have-a-go architect is a lot of fun and allows you to create and enjoy something which is part of yourself," said Dale. "Building from natural materials does away with producer's profits and the cocktail of carcinogenic poisons that fill most modern buildings".

Dale completed the home while his wife and two children camped in the nearby countryside, moving in after the timber frame and roof had been completed. Despite having no previous experience as a builder or carpenter the ambitious plans came to fruition

"This kind of building is accessible to anyone. My main relevant skills were being able bodied, having self belief and perseverance and a mate or two to give a lift now and again," he explained.

Dale is currently working on a new home in Pembrokeshire as part of the Lammas project, Wales' first authorised 'low impact' ecovillage.

**Mafoo** · 09-21-2011, 02:38 PM

im sort of skepticle of the budget, but more power to them if they actually did that for 3k.

it looks like a cool place to live imo

farmergiles · 09-21-2011, 02:38 PM

Cool.

Break out the shrooms and look at the stair case.

**Mafoo** · 09-21-2011, 02:45 PM

if i lived there id let the plants around the home get really over grown

Mercury · 09-21-2011, 02:59 PM

Awesome house. I love the whimsey. The house may have cost 3k but the land probably cost 110k

Sir-Ex · 09-21-2011, 03:12 PM

Dude's obviously inspired. Gotta give him kudos and I'm a little jealous of how happy he and his family look.. jealous in a good way.. motivated way.

But keep in mind guys it's 3k pounds, which is like... over 5000 USD I think.

AnimalLover420 · 09-21-2011, 03:13 PM

You had me at fairy lights.

tedkennedy · 09-21-2011, 03:57 PM

me wants, if i had land id build something like that in a heartbeat

Terry · 09-21-2011, 04:08 PM

We all know he just built it to attract rape worthy sheep.

John F. Kerry · 09-21-2011, 04:16 PM

thats awesome , listening to this song and thinking of that exact house are always my favorite memory from lord of the rings

http://youtu.be/_1cTuUwZILg

what am i doing wrong with this embed shit? ARHG!

eldizle · 09-21-2011, 04:59 PM

just c and p the url. it actually works.

i had the same problem.

nice house.

i've always been partial to A-frame homes. wanted to build one when i was younger.

Also wanted to hollow out a tree, like in My Side of The Mountain

~1~ · 09-21-2011, 05:10 PM

Passive solar and geothermal homes are awesome, Google 'earthship homes' and check out how the Yanks do it.

Black · 09-21-2011, 09:39 PM

^

Mescalito · 09-22-2011, 02:05 AM

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Lloydy · 09-22-2011, 02:23 AM

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nice, looks like a cross between the teletubbies house and luke skywalkers house

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eldizle Love. Share it. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Inside a Microgram Scale Posts: 5,207 Thanks: 978 Thanked 591 Times in 423 Posts	just c and p the url. it actually works. i had the same problem. nice house. i've always been partial to A-frame homes. wanted to build one when i was younger. Also wanted to hollow out a tree, like in My Side of The Mountain

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