lookfar
10-03-2008, 04:36 PM
Just seen this & it sounds really cool....:cool: I'm also pleased to see that this has made it into the MSM & hope it gives people food for thought to start checking out eco-friendly accommodation.
A £24m funding package was put together earlier this year to help first-time buyers in Scotland get a foot on the property ladder.
But just how much would they have to spend to build their own home?
The answer could be as little as £4,000.
That is the estimated price tag attached to a property which has been built in southern Scotland over the past four years.
The walls are made of straw, the roof out of turf and much of the rest of the building from items other people threw away.
The end product is a warm and watertight cottage which gets its water supplies by gathering rainfall and its electricity from a car battery.
Plans are also in place for a water wheel to provide power for the property later this year.
Full story here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/7275312.stm)
A £24m funding package was put together earlier this year to help first-time buyers in Scotland get a foot on the property ladder.
But just how much would they have to spend to build their own home?
The answer could be as little as £4,000.
That is the estimated price tag attached to a property which has been built in southern Scotland over the past four years.
The walls are made of straw, the roof out of turf and much of the rest of the building from items other people threw away.
The end product is a warm and watertight cottage which gets its water supplies by gathering rainfall and its electricity from a car battery.
Plans are also in place for a water wheel to provide power for the property later this year.
Full story here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/7275312.stm)