Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Build your own house with £150
About the challenge
[edit | edit source]How to build your own house with almost no money.
Description
[edit | edit source]This Oxfordshire farmer has built an eco-house in his garden, using only natural materials for £150. The cob house was built using only earth, clay and straw. The inside was mainly built using materials from a rubbish skip.
Areas of impact
[edit | edit source]Ecology
[edit | edit source]- Green Building.
See also
[edit | edit source]- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/property/cob-house-built-in-oxfordshire-for-150-from-earth-clay-and-straw/
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2513154/Farmer-builds-house-just-150-using-materials-skips--current-tenant-pays-rent-MILK.html
| Authors | Ernesto Sun |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Organizations | Global Ecovillages NetworkGEN Europe |
| Ported from | https://www.ecovillage.org/solution/build-your-own-house-with-150/ (original) |
| Cite as | Ernesto Sun (2025–2026). "Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Build your own house with £150". Appropedia. Retrieved June 2, 2026. |