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It took just over 1 year from start until completion

Thank you!

Good luck, have fun, and thank you for taking the time to comment and share!

Too many variables to answer that question, sorry!

It's not easy getting permission in the UK, but with a good architect, it is possible!

@@HobbitHideaway Oh yes if you just waste enough money on lawyers, architects, engineers, etc. you can go do quite a bit. With lots of money comes quite a bit of power. Its just that for most people that never happens and now that the middle class is disappearing and joining the working poor (working a full time job and still can't afford anything).

It's a great fun way to enjoy the process Debbie! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment 😊

Sorry for the delaying in responding to your message. The build process took approx 9 months from start to finish.

The underfloor heating was never planned, it was laid, and as you noted it simply doesn't work. We use the thermal mass from a woodburning stove and during the coldest months, slippers are necessary! We don't mind at all, nothing in this life is perfect, neither it should be, doesn't mean that we're not happy and love our build very much!

Thank you!

The charity no longer exists, sorry!

@@HobbitHideaway that's a pity . Thanks for the reply

Hi Colectia, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. We insulated the roof, extremely well with perlite. In the UK we have so many regulations that they wouldn't let you build a living roof that wasn't insulated. We exceeded their insulation standards by far! We live in a temperate climate, in NE Scotland, which can get as cold as -12 or lower during the winter.

Thank you for taking the time to comment and for your kind words! 😃

Thank you, it was truly a labour of love! Thanks for connecting and taking the time to comment! Brightest blessings to you 🥰

Thanks Kat! Sending warm hugs to you

Thank you!

With gritty determination and hard work?

Thanks Robert! There's no cement in the entire build. We used lime mortar for all stonework.

Bring back the old day and natural ways! Thanks for connecting & sharing! ♥

We used Sam @ rocketarchitects.co.uk/ for our plans.

We're not planning to build anything larger than a sitooterie atm, but you can contact hartwyn.co.uk/ directly and ask them. They were the lead natural builders who built and organised the learning village for our beautiful hideaway!

@@HobbitHideaway thank you!

Thanks Emerald! Brightest blessings to you! 💖

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Thank you, Stéphane!

It's a crazy profit-driven world we live in! Imagine a world where all homes were built naturally, if only...

Concrete is just modern mud construction the real issue is the amount of wood we are using since it is inherently harmful to be chopping down forest

It obviously started with mud, then cob, then mortar, then concrete I would think. Some type of geo polymer later on. It could be what the old world did a lot of the time with those giant 30 ton rocks that seem impossibly smooth and perfect

Just wanted to leave a comment on response to “the real issue is the amount of wood we are using since it is inherently harmful to be chopping down forest” because it is a misconception that is so often repeated and left unchallenged, it seems to be becoming the baseline of accepted ignorance in environmental discussions but it couldn’t be further from the truth. The more we move away from managing woodlands and harvesting their sustainable resources locally, the more trouble we will be in. The value of felling trees on rotation, and that symbiotic relationship between humans and the woodland cannot be understated. I’d encourage everyone to learn about coppicing, I think it’s something they should teach in schools. Utilising other building techniques like the ones shown in this video, cob for example, is, I think equally valuable. Although we have a responsibility to cut forests and fullfill the role of some of the macro-fauna we have sadly hunted to extinction in the past. Bulldozing acres of rainforest and replacing them with car parks and monocultures of farmland is not the same thing as sustainably harvesting local timber but they are talked about as if this were the case.

Thank the Romans lol

Just chickens atm!

Sorry Georgia, I totally missed responding to your question! Here's a link to the duvet cover: www.amazon.co.uk/Kids-Woodlands-Wildlife-Animals-Reversible/dp/B07F37MPH6

@@HobbitHideaway Thank you, will get it for my little one!

If only it was that easy... There are just so many barriers and obstacles in the UK for the self-builder which make affordability very difficult!

@@HobbitHideaway Well 😌 that's A pity well one day if I have have enough cash ill purchase one of those homes for sure.

@@HobbitHideaway question,if u buy your own land do u still have to pay to build on it?

@@antoniacarroll9353 Yes! Other countries may differ, but in Scotland, you can't build your home on land you don't own. To build on your own land you still need to pay for planning and building control permissions, engineers certificate to sign off your designs as safe, various tests for water quality, soil drainage, potential contaminations etc., and then there are access and road conditions that can cost a small fortune to meet! We paid over £7k for a passing place for all the additional traffic on a rural road that our build would cause, seriously! In some countries, you could build a house for less than we have paid for permissions and meeting conditions! Hence why I say, if only it was that easy...

@@HobbitHideaway Ooo expensive for real but its all for the safety good to see did u see the video where a building with condos collapsed but if only for real though if only they could do it at a cheaper price which would mean the people doing it would get lower salaries and that's kind of unfair well as I said when its time to buy a house or build I'm getting one of those.

I hear you. We honoured the trees and continue to nurture and appreciate them in their new form. We also plant many new trees and honour mother nature in many ways <3

if you live close to nature,you know that trees send thousands of seeds through the air to grow some new. clear cutting without replanting is a problem but cutting a few trees is like pulling a few hairs off your head.

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It’s impossible to walk on earth, let alone live on earth without creating a footprint. Responsible and respectable use of renewable resources is the only way humans can live in harmony with nature. Be realistic.

@@fredflinstone3173 well said Fred! <3

Beautiful natural homes! 🥰

Thank you for your kind comments and for taking the time to share them! 🥰

Check out hartwyn.co.uk.

Thanks!