Hand-Build an Earth Sheltered House For $5,000
 

I can't even imagine building a house for $5k. Pretty cool.

Hand-Build an Earth Sheltered House For $5,000 : Green Building Elements

Very cool!

However, my first thought was, "what about termites?" Here in Texas, I've left a scrap of wood on the ground for a week and it had termites already. Maybe that's not a problem in Wales.

That's pretty cool. It's like a hobbit's home. I wonder how that would hold up in the northern climates.

I think you would want more windows and light in Wales. Same here in NZ. Not having a roof usually makes the collection of water more difficult.

I have friends who live in a similar home, its has more windows. Some just wall panels of bottles set in cement, which makes it seem futuristic as well as olde.

That would be neat to see. Do you have any pictures of it Blue?

Would be a cool idea for additional space for your already existing house - say a detached garage built into the hillside - with Garden area above..

No photo sorry Higgy, the house had only the back(shady) wall into the hillside, but had soil and a garden on the roof.

Great thermal design made it cool in summer and warm in winter.

Lots of broken tiles and glass made it really colorful.