how cool is this house!

[mrsfran]

I'd've thought there would be less natural light. Look at that photo - the windows look out onto a verge that's as high as the house, blocking out sunlight when the sun is low. No windows at the side, no rooflight as it's being used for solar power. It's going to be pretty dingy.

 

[madzone]

There's a skylight in the middle of the roof

 

[mrsfran]

So there is.

I'm just trying to make the place look bad because I can never live in it.

 

[madzone]

So there is.

I'm just trying to make the place look bad because I can never live in it.

They've made their foundations from mud - it'll get damp.

That do ya?

 

[soulman]

So there is.

I'm just trying to make the place look bad because I can never live in it.

Why couldn't you live in it, or something similar?

 

[chooch]

it's gorgeous! but yes, i'd struggle with a compost khazi too!

Ah, they're fine and moderately entertaining. Alternatively, you and your neighbours could stick in a reed bed.

 

[Biddlybee]

Do you think they'll rent it out for the weekend?

 

[soulman]

Dry stone foundation walls. It's like they've thought of almost everything.

 

[Cribynkle]

How very twee.
I love it!

 

[moomoo]

I don't like it, I'd just think of the amount of work it would take to keep it clean.

 

[LilMissHissyFit]

Probably not that much actually, given that the wooden floors are sealed and waxed and that once a straw bale house has been plastered over the inside is very much like any other property. Its not like its got mud floors covered in raffia mats/groundsheets

The double glazing was saved from being skipped too so thats freecycling in action

 

[soulman]

I don't like it, I'd just think of the amount of work it would take to keep it clean.

A brush, a mop and a duster fastened on to the brush or mop handle.

 

[moomoo]

Probably not that much actually, given that the wooden floors are sealed and waxed and that once a straw bale house has been plastered over the inside is very much like any other property. Its not like its got mud floors covered in raffia mats/groundsheets

The double glazing was saved from being skipped too so thats freecycling in action

Nah, I'd still be convinced that there were spiders in the rafters.

 

[soulman]

The one thing missing from the equation is of course the cost of the land...

 

[vipper]

It looks like one of those Hobbit homes from the Lord of the Rings films. Very picturesque, but I couldn't live in it myself. Wayyy too weird

The father-in-law looks suspiciously like a hobbit:

 

[untethered]

The one thing missing from the equation is of course the cost of the land...

And the fact that if everyone lived like this, Britain would have to eliminate about 90% of its population.

 

[soulman]

And the fact that if everyone lived like this, Britain would have to eliminate about 90% of its population.

Why?

 

[mrsfran]

Why couldn't you live in it, or something similar?

1. I'm a city person. I never want to live more than 1 mile away from the nearest organic unwaxed lemon.
2. I don't drive and don't want to.
3. I'm 4ft10 and would look laughingly like a hobbit should I ever live there
4. Look at it. It's the essence of tweeness made solid.
5. If I lived there I might reach Critical Smugness Level and explode.

 

[trashpony]

They're moving out to an ecovillage (it said it on their website). I did consider applying to join but they're going to ask you what skills you can bring to the community. I doubt writing business proposals is one of the must-haves on their list.

One of their kids is called Elfie

 

[moomoo]

1. I'm a city person. I never want to live more than 1 mile away from the nearest organic unwaxed lemon.
2. I don't drive and don't want to.
3. I'm 4ft10 and would look laughingly like a hobbit should I ever live there
4. Look at it. It's the essence of tweeness made solid.
5. If I lived there I might reach Critical Smugness Level and explode.

 

[mrsfran]

They're moving out to an ecovillage (it said it on their website). I did consider applying to join but they're going to ask you what skills you can bring to the community. I doubt writing business proposals is one of the must-haves on their list.

That's a very valuable skill to have when you're running your own eco-village. It needs people who know how to convince the bank manager that they're not just a bunch of hippies who will spend the money on marryjuwanna and patchouli incense.

 

[mrsfran]

 

[soulman]

1. I'm a city person. I never want to live more than 1 mile away from the nearest organic unwaxed lemon.
2. I don't drive and don't want to.
3. I'm 4ft10 and would look laughingly like a hobbit should I ever live there
4. Look at it. It's the essence of tweeness made solid.
5. If I lived there I might reach Critical Smugness Level and explode.

Already stuck in your ways. Never mind eh.