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A house made with only Pallets. And the plans for it cost $75

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Amazing, but true. And you can actually order one now!

This fantastic pallet home, built by i-beam designs, and it’s plans costs only $75. But what is even better is the rationale for creating these houses. This house, and design was made to showcase that refugees around the world can live in sustainable and renewable houses.

Check out these Pallet building books on Amazon.

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The house is feature complete and can be built in one day with just basic tools.

pallet-house-inside

Order one for yourself today: A pallet house

 

Comments

  2. And you have to have the land to build it on which here probably costs as much as a normal house. Still – pretty cool and even with the cost to build, insulate, plumbing and electric would be a lot less than buying or building a regular house if you have the land.

  4. I’m pretty sure the $75 only covers the designs for the home, and materials have to be purchased separately. This article gives the idea that $75 will cover all materials and instructions needed to build the house, but the designer’s website explains that materials needed are listed in the plans and are easily attainable around the world. Still an amazing concept.

  8. Yeah the title is a little misleading but it’s a very cool concept 🙂 I wish to build something like this or something made out of shipping containers someday. I own an extra lot next to my house 🙂

  10. You might want to correct your statement that its made with “Only” Pallets as well. Unless you can prove to me that the pluming, electrics and glass windows were all made out of wood, that is a lie as well.

  12. There are some local businesses that just throw their pallets away. It might take a few months of collecting the pallets and having some sort of outhouse and no electricity but it could possibly be done for at least under $200

Have you read?

Celebrating Mexican Independence Day

Lots of Americans seem to think that May 5 is Mexican Independence Day, but that holiday actually falls on Sept. 16.

May 5 is the celebration of the Battle of Puebla, in which the Mexicans defeated the French in 1862. Independence Day marks the beginning of their fight for independence from Spain in 1810. That was the day of what’s known as El Grito de Dolores, or the cry of Dolores, for when the Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the church bells at his church in Dolores and declared that Mexico should be free from Spanish rule. 

They would fight for their freedom until 1821 when they finally gained independence. 

Fabulous Classroom has a little of the history and ideas for celebrating the holiday for all age groups. There’s also a link to a good video in that post about the real story of Mexican Independence Day. 

Twinkl also has a good tops about the history and different activities, discussion ideas, crafts and foods that can be incorporated into lessons at school or used at home. 

I also found a few pins that no longer link to a website but include good information on Mexican Independence Day, including some questions for students to answer based on the reading. You can find more printables and questions for kids from TX Homeschool Mama on Etsy (also available in Spanish). 

You can find a lot more paid resources about Mexican Independence Day at Teachers Pay Teachers. 

Mexican flag crafts are a fun option for celebrating Mexican Independence Day (though the current iteration of their flag has only been in use since 1968). Kids Activities Blog has a free Mexican flag printable and a few different ideas for decorating it including dot markers and torn tissue paper. 

You can also find some great Mexican crafts at Red Ted Art. The post includes all sorts of Mexican inspired projects including Day of the Dead crafts, Frida Kahlo pinatas and upcycled musical instruments. I love the giant paper flowers they shared from Honestly WTF.