Fed up with huge mortgage payments, Simon Dale decided to take matters into his own hands – literally.
Armed with only a chisel, a chainsaw and a hammer, the 32-year-old moved his family to a hillside in Wales and started digging.
The result is a wooden eco-home – constructed in four months and costing just £3,000 – which would look perfectly at ease alongside the Hobbit houses in The Lord Of The Rings.
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Finished article: Simon Dale's family home which he built in four months for a cost of £3,000
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Nestled: The moon rises on the house which is roofed with grass and blends in to its woodland surroundings
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