Build a house for $7500!!!

So with house prices in the UK just as ridiculous as in the US one engineer from Galloway has built a complete house for 4000 pounds which is roughly between $7500-8000. I couldn't believe it when i read this! The average house in the UK probably costs around 158,000 pound so thats around$300,000. This is just for a simple 2 bedroom, semi detached house in Scotland without the frills. This is just a basic house which means the cost of a bigger house is unthinkable. So what a great idea to just build your own! And the best thing about it is most of it was built by donated goods. The full costs were;

£600 supplies for volunteers

£500 sarking

£400 floorboards

£400 pond liner

£300 straw

£200 plumbing

£150 reclaimed joists

£150 plywood

£150 equipment hire

£150 glass

£100 quicklime

£100 wiring

£100 tarpaulin

£100 paint/varnish

£100 batteries

£100 fixings

£100 miscellaneous

£100 fuel for power tools

£70 water pump

£50 water heater

£50 stove chimney

£30 cooker

The house took about 10 months to complete even with the added problem of the British weather. The house is fully livable and has appliances such as a cooker, fire place and clean running water. 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.