'We built the UK’s ‘cheapest’ home for just £27,000 – it featured on Grand Designs but it was cursed & ended in disaster'
Known as The Hobbit House, it was built in 2003 using £3,000 worth of materials - including straw bales.
Andy Wells, a close friend and neighbour, continued: "She managed to get out safely then had to stand there as the home they built and loved disappeared in a short time.The structure was made with round timber poles"We got in touch with Simon but we told him not to come - it would have been too much for him and the children to see."
Dai Swan, group manager for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, said the straw material made it difficult to extinguish the fire-ravaged home. A year after the fire, Jasmine said they will forever miss the site and the grand design that they achieved.: "I will miss the wonderful people, we had really bedded into the community. We went from a bare field to a home with very diverse, landscaped gardens with hundreds, if not thousands, of birds, trees, plant life and insects and we created it all from scratch.
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