{"id":12448,"date":"2023-12-05T12:01:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T12:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cooncampsprings.com\/?p=12448"},"modified":"2023-12-05T12:01:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T12:01:03","slug":"handyman-builds-remote-hobbit-house-for-2k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooncampsprings.com\/travel\/handyman-builds-remote-hobbit-house-for-2k\/","title":{"rendered":"Handyman builds remote &apos;Hobbit house&apos; for $2K"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Handyman builds remote &#8216;Hobbit house&#8217; cabin amid the freezing Siberian wilderness for just $2,000<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alosha Lynov ventured to Siberia to learn building techniques from locals\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He built a &#8216;Hobbit house&#8217; structure for $2,000 &#8211; with this including labor<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>His step-by-step construction video has been watched over 93,000 times<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Building a house needn&#8217;t be costly or time consuming, as one handyman demonstrates in a fascinating how-to video.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>South African architect\u00a0Alosha Lynov took to the wilds of Siberia to learn building techniques from locals, who have perfected the art of constructing dome cabins from natural materials.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In his tutorial, Alosha explains that the &#8216;Hobbit house&#8217; structure cost just $2,000 to craft &#8211; with this including labor &#8211; and it took him and two others six weeks to bring the abode to life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In his step-by-step YouTube, Alosha shows how he started by harvesting logs from a forest and then digging a flat foundation into the hillside.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/14\/78442951-12810727-image-a-12_1701442577168.jpg\" height=\"364\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In his tutorial, Alosha explains that the &#8216;Hobbit house&#8217; structure cost just $2,000 to craft &#8211; with this including labor &#8211; and it took him and two others six weeks to bring the abode to life<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/14\/78442987-12810727-image-a-13_1701442582649.jpg\" height=\"341\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In his step-by-step YouTube, Alosha shows how he started by harvesting logs from a forest and then digging a flat foundation into the hillside<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/14\/78442989-12810727-image-a-14_1701442584918.jpg\" height=\"343\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The logs are then prepared so they can be installed as the main support beams, while strips of timber are gradually bent to create a domed ceiling<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/14\/78442985-12810727-image-a-15_1701442587720.jpg\" height=\"325\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He says the design was pioneered by one of his friends who was a military engineer responsible for building bridges<\/p>\n<p>The logs are then prepared so they can be installed as the main support beams, while strips of timber are gradually bent to create a domed ceiling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A lattice roof gradually comes together and then when plastic sheeting has been added, workers go about laying a grass layer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alosha tells viewers that the layer of earth &#8211; which is around 1ft thick &#8211; helps to keep the temperature of the home &#8216;pretty stable.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the home is also buried around 3ft in the ground provides further insulation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To finish, custom windows are installed in the home along with an insulated front door.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the video, Alosha reveals that a couple stayed in the cabin with their daughter over the winter, when temperature plunged to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n<p>The builder said he presented the cabin concept to his Russian wife but she &#8216;absolutely refused&#8217; because the structure is too low in places due to the curved roof.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, Alosha went about using similar building techniques to construct an arched abode on the outskirts of\u00a0Saint Petersburg with the ceiling measuring 20ft at its highest point.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/14\/78442977-12810727-image-a-16_1701442590663.jpg\" height=\"340\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A lattice roof gradually comes together and then when plastic sheeting has been added, workers go about laying a grass layer<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/14\/78442973-12810727-image-a-17_1701442593642.jpg\" height=\"346\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alosha described the whole building process as &#8216;quite extraordinary&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/14\/78442967-12810727-image-a-18_1701442596673.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Plastic sheeting is added at one point to provide further insulation while a vapor barrier helps to soak up moisture\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=3UVzeDhCpRI%3Frel%3D0<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on his original Hobbit house structure, Alosha says it is the &#8216;safest&#8217; house he&#8217;s ever seen and would be great in earthquake zones as the lattice design makes it flexible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There is also &#8216;nothing that can fall on you,&#8217; he adds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He says the design was pioneered by one of his friends who was a military engineer responsible for building bridges.<\/p>\n<p>With an interest in natural design, Alosha decided to learn the techniques himself and he sponsored the project in order to do so.<\/p>\n<p>He described the whole process as &#8216;quite extraordinary.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/14\/78442957-12810727-image-a-19_1701442599436.jpg\" height=\"344\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alosha tells viewers that the layer of earth &#8211; which is around 1ft thick &#8211; helps to keep the temperature of the home &#8216;pretty stable&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/14\/78442959-12810727-image-a-20_1701442602739.jpg\" height=\"339\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One viewer said after watching Alosha&#8217;s video:\u00a0&#8216;A livable space costing $2000, created in 600 man hours and survivable down to -50F. Amazing. Thanks for sharing&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/14\/78442953-12810727-image-a-21_1701442607309.jpg\" height=\"343\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>At the end of the video, Alosha reveals that a couple stayed in the cabin with their daughter over the winter, when temperature plunged to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/14\/78442949-12810727-image-a-22_1701442611198.jpg\" height=\"339\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>To date, Alosha&#8217;s video has been watched more than 93,000 times, with many praising his ingenuity<\/p>\n<p>To date,\u00a0Alosha&#8217;s video has been watched more than 93,000 times, with many praising his ingenuity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One viewer wrote: &#8216;A livable space costing $2000, created in 600 man hours and survivable down to -50F. Amazing. Thanks for sharing.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another mused: &#8216;The arch roof reminds me of barn construction I&#8217;d seen growing up outside of Lacota, Michigan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When a restorer of old barns demonstrated how the arches were built I was incredulous. 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