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Home Sweet Home: Built From Trash

by on Apr 17, 2013

Built from Trash Carrie and Elisia had a dream of getting back to nature and getting off the grid. Environmentalists to the core, they decided to build their dream with their own two hands on 6 acres in West Virginia. Using mostly used and recycled materials–including earth-filled tires for a foundation and newspapers-turned-papercrete–they turned the mobile home pictured above, which they acquired for free, into the home pictured below. Total cost of construction: $10K.

House front elevation with plants and greenery.Built from Trash

Their inspiring story can be read at Built from Trash, which includes many more pictures and instructions detailing the process.  And for a unique overview, check out their ‘Power Point’ presentation of the project too. 

Built from Trash 

 

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