{"id":5721,"date":"2023-11-24T10:32:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T10:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=5721"},"modified":"2023-11-24T10:32:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T10:32:41","slug":"mom-builds-teen-daughter-off-grid-home-for-10k-using-straw-bales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=5721","title":{"rendered":"Mom builds teen daughter off-grid home for $10K using straw bales"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shalina Luna and Ben Griffith had their kids\u2019 futures in mind.<\/p>\n

They bought a lot in Ignacio, Colorado, thinking that they would build a house for their children in that land once they turned 18, and Joli Galvan had just turned of age for her new home.<\/p>\n

The couple made an off-the-grid house using straw bales covered in cob on a 34\u00d717-foot concrete slab.<\/p>\n

Cob is a mixture of clay, sand, straw, and water, and it\u2019s fireproof.<\/p>\n

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SOURCE:YOUTUBE – DISCOVERY UK<\/p>\n

The house features three different partitions that they built in segments.<\/p>\n

The rooms on both sides are 12\u00d714 feet, while the middle room is 6 feet wide for the kitchen and bathroom.<\/p>\n

One side of the house is the study area; the other is the living room and loft bedroom.<\/p>\n

They want the house to look rustic yet cozy \u2013 something that their young daughter would love to live in for the rest of her life.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s fantastic about this straw bale house is it\u2019s entirely off the grid.<\/p>\n

They use solar panels to power everything in the house, including an electric pump under the kitchen sink to use the water they haul in.<\/p>\n

While the bales are good with heating the home, they have a solar-friendly ceramic heater on standby when it gets extremely cold in the winter.<\/p>\n

They also built a cob hot tub powered by a wood-burning stove.<\/p>\n

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SOURCE:YOUTUBE – DISCOVERY UK<\/p>\n

Shalina and Ben also sourced their materials from their land or nearby.<\/p>\n

Their budget for this house was $10,000. After four weeks, they finished Joli\u2019s lovely home.<\/p>\n

You can see how the cob looks perfect with the timber they used for the upper half of the house, and it gives off that farmhouse feels.<\/p>\n

The bottle wall and glass panels added a unique touch to the look.<\/p>\n

The bedroom looks perfectly cozy, and the view outside the loft bed is stunning.<\/p>\n

Below is the living area with enough space to add more seating if Joli wants to invite guests over and hang out.<\/p>\n

The stairs leading to the bed were tall enough for her, and storage spaces were allocated on each step.<\/p>\n

The kitchen was to die for! It has all the pretty accents which add character to the house.<\/p>\n

That sink was an absolute stunner and blended perfectly with that wooden countertop.<\/p>\n

Shalina presented to her daughter some kitchenware handed down from generation to generation, which was a pleasant surprise.<\/p>\n

That bathroom may look small, but it has everything she needs.<\/p>\n

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SOURCE:YOUTUBE – DISCOVERY UK<\/p>\n

Shaline joked that it was called an \u201cinhouse\u201d instead of an outhouse because it is indoors, but they applied the same concept.<\/p>\n

The toilet works like a composting toilet, while the water source is in a jar beside the sink.<\/p>\n

Lastly, the beautiful study room looks conducive to focus and study.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a stylish red chair and an antique dresser right beside it.<\/p>\n

They also carved out some compartments where Joli could place her books which she fondly called \u201cbook nooks\u201d because they felt like one.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a brilliant addition for someone who loves to read.<\/p>\n

The family\u2019s house-building journey was even featured on an episode of Discovery\u2019s \u201cBuilding Off The Grid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just wait until you see how excited Joli is touring her new place!<\/p>\n