Looking out the window of a house that
cost you nothing to build has got to be an amazing feeling.
cost you nothing to build has got to be an amazing feeling.
The man that built this house is an absolute genius!
a house that cost him next to nothing to build because he
used what the land provided.
A true sustainable build.
Last time, we got the mainframe up for the house and the shed,
if you missed the last one click here.
if you missed the last one click here.
I have since been back twice where we continued to build
up the frame and and even managed to get
the roof struts in place.
up the frame and and even managed to get
the roof struts in place.
SUPER job.. !! wow
good to see you put the wood on stones! if ONLY i had known this before i put my Huge wooden pillars into the ground.. They rotted within two years!
Cant wait to see more!!
Such a beautiful project, really inspiring! Would love to build my own house one day in a sustainable way... only problem right now is that I have zero to none experience in building with my own hands but I guess you just have to start somewhere!
Wish it was this easy... ;)
Hahaha! That's the thing Bro! It really is that simple, before we built our tinyhouse I had never made anything with my hands.
And whenever you get stuck there's always youtube :)
True, YT is our friend, been learning so much there! :) Would like to be a little crew of people doing it together. Got some friends here that also has built their own tinyhouses so I might get some help on the way! :)
A real man's man. Using skills, learning along the way and making an eco friendly home that can work with the environment. This is the way God originally wanted it to be. Thanks for showing it still can be done His way.
Thanks @enjoywithtroy
Apart from using some modern tools, this is the way we built houses for thousands of years, using only what you find in your surroundings along with some you pick up on the travels :)
Great fun it must be to work on a project like this. It inspires me as well to research alternatives in building. I'm looking forward to the next episode. Thank you.
Thank you @gardenbsquared
Nice of you to stop by.
It's my pleasure. Thank you.
Wow! So very cool! And such an opportunity to get hands on education! The mud looks fun ;) All the best to the owner and to you, when you arrive in your land and start your own build.
Thank you @denisechips
I am really enjoying this experience and I really feel I'm learning a trade.
Thanks for stopping by.
Not to be a Debbie downer, but where do you find screws from the Earth? Last I checked, screws are metal and manufactured. Also, those look like power tools that you're using. Where does the earth provide those? Finally, those beautifully cleanly cut logs look like cuts from a chainsaw. Does the Earth provide you with those too?
Oh boy, I can't wait to find the natural chainsaw mine!!!
The nails we used were rusty old ones from the tip, the power tools were charged from my solar panels the wood was cut by hand. No new manufactured part will be used in this build.
The trees come from his land that he has to keep clear incase of fire.
Everything is salvaged, everything is transported by hand, this is as low impact as you can get.
What house do you live in?
Thanks for the feedback
Look, this is a great project and by far a lower impact on the Earth than most of the things we do on a day-to-day basis (including using the internet, and Steemit).
I just live in a glass house and like to throw stones.
Haha! Recycled glass I Hope :)
Super cool because you'll learn as you build! That is always a win-win situation!
Yeah right! One thing I have learnt is that it's really not that hard, just common sense :)
wow @markwhittam
I now see that I can build my dream house with less than expected
This is genius post
I'm inspired
This is truly a paradigm shift for me - a house can be built so cheap yet so cozy!
There is one thing I don't understand about building the wall - why placing stones to keep pieces of wood separated? Thanks
Great job friend, exploring new things. You are fantastic in every way, to help the other is good. Thanks for sharing such a valuable message. Wish you good luck my dear friend.
Respect man 😀😀
This used to be my dream when I was a kid. I even wrote to Jim'll Fix it!
Thankfully he said no to my idea of building a house at the age of seven.
Absolutely love this post Mark and will save it offline so I can refer back to it when the time comes for my family and I to settle.
For now we are travellers and currently planning the creation of a mobile home. Hey, do you have any posts on how best to go about doing that? I know you have had some experience. We are hoping to drive from Europe to South Africa with the family of 4 :)
:)
My husband and I are working on a video about how we got cheap shelter. The age of the McMansion is winding down... I hope!
Can't say we did anything for free, but we can house a LOT of people at this point, and especially our dome was something MANY people could do with scrap materials.
Wow! at the moment we have incredible skills to build houses according to the tastes of our @markwhittam, very inspiring
Yes!! Projects and the tutorials like these are the future! I'm following to see the progress you make! Thank you for sharing!
Cool! Following you now to see the next steps! :)
Nice work Mark, that looks like alot of fun x
Wow! That is just so cool!