Organic living: a woodland house
More and more people are realising the importance of looking out for the environment. For those of you thinking of building a property, here is some eco-inspiration for you.
A Welsh couple with a todler and baby with no savings were offered the opportunity of building a property in his woodland. The project took around 1500 man hours and cost £3,000. The full story is on his site, but here is some food for thought:
The house was built with maximum regard for the environment and by reciprocation gives us a unique opportunity to live close to nature....Building from natural materials does away with producers profits and the cocktail of carcinogenic poisons that fill most modern buildings.
My main relevant skills were being able bodied, having self belief and perseverence and a mate or two to give a lift now and again.
Read more about this fascinating project on this website.
