A COTTAGE FOR £35
A two-roomed bungalow built and furnished by a working man and his wife for £3s—such is the achievement of a Leicestershire couple. The foundation is the chassis of an old four-wheel-ed lorry, 16ft long by 7ft wide. The walls are mad of sheet plywood, nailed on to wooden struts, which are curved on the top to support the roof. More plywood is nailed on tho outside
of the struts, leaving an air space between the wall surfaces. Plywood having been found easy to cut, the couple, who used only a jackknife to cut tho wood, decided to make the furniture of tho same material. And tliero is the house made of plywood throughout—walls, roof, doors, cupL boards, tables, and chairs.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12610, 22 November 1926, Page 11
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124A COTTAGE FOR £35 New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12610, 22 November 1926, Page 11
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