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How to build a house for less than $30k

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How to build a house for less than $30k

How to build a stylish home for less than $30,000 (hint: use cardboard)

By Susannah Palk, CNN
Updated 8:09 AM ET, Fri November 25, 2016
The entire house is made in the company's Amsterdam warehouse. When finished, it is erected on-site in one day.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
The entire house is made in the company's Amsterdam warehouse. When finished, it is erected on-site in one day.
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The company made its first house four years ago, for Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. Designed originally as a showroom, it now serves as a coffee bar.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
The company made its first house four years ago, for Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. Designed originally as a showroom, it now serves as a coffee bar.
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The company have built 10 houses so far, and 10 more are in the works.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
The company have built 10 houses so far, and 10 more are in the works.
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The frame of each house is made by wrapping 24 layers of corrugated cardboard around a mold. This is what gives the house its strength.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
The frame of each house is made by wrapping 24 layers of corrugated cardboard around a mold. This is what gives the house its strength.
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Each house is guaranteed for 15 years, however the company believes the homes could last for over 50 years.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
Each house is guaranteed for 15 years, however the company believes the homes could last for over 50 years.
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A Wikkelhouse, meaning "wrapped house" in Dutch, is made with corrugated cardboard, environmentally friendly glue, a protective film and wood cladding.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
A Wikkelhouse, meaning "wrapped house" in Dutch, is made with corrugated cardboard, environmentally friendly glue, a protective film and wood cladding.
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The house is made of 1.2-meter-deep (3.9 feet) segments that can be easily connected and disconnected.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
The house is made of 1.2-meter-deep (3.9 feet) segments that can be easily connected and disconnected.
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The owners of Wikkelhouse say their houses are three times more eco-friendly than a traditional house.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
The owners of Wikkelhouse say their houses are three times more eco-friendly than a traditional house.
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The houses offer excellent insulation, as the cardboard frame naturally traps air between each layer.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
The houses offer excellent insulation, as the cardboard frame naturally traps air between each layer.
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Although made of cardboard, all Wikkelhouses come with fully functioning kitchens and bathrooms.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
Although made of cardboard, all Wikkelhouses come with fully functioning kitchens and bathrooms.
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The entire house is made in the company's Amsterdam warehouse. When finished, it is erected on-site in one day.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
The entire house is made in the company's Amsterdam warehouse. When finished, it is erected on-site in one day.
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The company made its first house four years ago, for Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. Designed originally as a showroom, it now serves as a coffee bar.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
The company made its first house four years ago, for Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. Designed originally as a showroom, it now serves as a coffee bar.
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The company have built 10 houses so far, and 10 more are in the works.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
The company have built 10 houses so far, and 10 more are in the works.
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The frame of each house is made by wrapping 24 layers of corrugated cardboard around a mold. This is what gives the house its strength.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
The frame of each house is made by wrapping 24 layers of corrugated cardboard around a mold. This is what gives the house its strength.
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Each house is guaranteed for 15 years, however the company believes the homes could last for over 50 years.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
Each house is guaranteed for 15 years, however the company believes the homes could last for over 50 years.
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A Wikkelhouse, meaning "wrapped house" in Dutch, is made with corrugated cardboard, environmentally friendly glue, a protective film and wood cladding.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
A Wikkelhouse, meaning "wrapped house" in Dutch, is made with corrugated cardboard, environmentally friendly glue, a protective film and wood cladding.
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The house is made of 1.2-meter-deep (3.9 feet) segments that can be easily connected and disconnected.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
The house is made of 1.2-meter-deep (3.9 feet) segments that can be easily connected and disconnected.
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The owners of Wikkelhouse say their houses are three times more eco-friendly than a traditional house.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
The owners of Wikkelhouse say their houses are three times more eco-friendly than a traditional house.
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The houses offer excellent insulation, as the cardboard frame naturally traps air between each layer.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
The houses offer excellent insulation, as the cardboard frame naturally traps air between each layer.
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Although made of cardboard, all Wikkelhouses come with fully functioning kitchens and bathrooms.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
Although made of cardboard, all Wikkelhouses come with fully functioning kitchens and bathrooms.
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The entire house is made in the company's Amsterdam warehouse. When finished, it is erected on-site in one day.
Photos: Inside the cardboard Wikkelhouse
The entire house is made in the company's Amsterdam warehouse. When finished, it is erected on-site in one day.
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(CNN)Why build with traditional bricks and mortar when you can use something a little more unconventional? That's the ethos behind one company in the Netherlands that uses cardboard to create their eco-friendly houses.
Wikkelhouse, meaning "wrapped house" in Dutch, produces houses wrapped in layer upon layer of cardboard. Homes are priced from €25,000 ($26,473), excluding transportation and construction costs.
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Co-director Oep Schilling launched the company back in 2012 with his partner and the inventor of the concept, Rene Snel.
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"When I saw the beauty and atheistics of the house and the machine used to build it, I thought, 'Wow, this has potential.' It's green and it's beautiful," Schilling. said.
According to Schilling, his houses are on average three times more environmentally friendly than regular buildings.
Unlike traditional homes that are built from the ground up, a Wikkelhouse is created in segments and assembled at the company's Amsterdam warehouse. To create each segment, corrugated cardboard is wrapped around a mold 24 times. Layers are bonded with an environmentally friendly glue.
"The trick, of course, is it to keep wrapping," Schilling said. "Essentially you are sandwiching these layers together, and this is what helps gives the house its strength."
The wrapping technique also gives the Wikkelhouse its uniquely curved shape.
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"There is no straight line where the floor meets the wall, or the wall the ceiling," said Schilling. "It flows from one to the other, and this round shape creates a stronger structure."
The added bonus of the Wikkelhouse's wrapping technique is the natural insulation created when air is trapped between each layer of corrugated cardboard.

How long can it last?

Of course, the key problem with any product made of cardboard is water. To protect the house from the elements, the exterior is wrapped in a water-resistant, breathable foil. It is then covered with wooden cladding, while the inside is finished with plywood.
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No one really knows how long the houses will last. The company has guaranteed them for 15 years, but Schilling believes they'll last for 50 years or more.
"The key with the house, as with anything, is to maintain it. If you protect paper the right way, like antique books, they can last a long time," said Schilling.
The company made its first house four years ago, for Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. Designed originally as a showroom, it now serves as a coffee bar.
Since then they have made 10 more houses, with another 10 in production. Most are in the Netherlands, but one has just been erected on a rooftop in East London, and another is underway in Germany.
"The thing I like most about the Wikkelhouse is that it's such an inspiring concept," said Shilling. "Of course, in the future, not all houses will be made from cardboard. But it's a different way of looking at how we create our homes, and a reminder that you don't have to do things the way they've always been done."

 

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