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Beautiful Tiny Turf House In Iceland – Full Tour & Interview

January 21, 2019 by OpenSource TinyHouse 36 Comments


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Comments

  1. Karen Wells-Miller says

    September 8, 2018 at 2:20 am

    I love this video.❤️ I would like to know…How long does it take to tear down and rebuild one of these turf houses??

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  2. maineking94 says

    October 15, 2018 at 10:54 pm

    I’d love to build one of these, but it’d be easier to get logs, stone, and limestone here locally than cut that much sod.

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  3. ZolaBolingo says

    October 26, 2018 at 12:04 pm

    C’est très intéressant

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  4. Marjorie Tillman says

    November 3, 2018 at 1:28 am

    I love that he said the class difference was very small; and the rich, and not so rich, both used the same material to build their homes.

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  5. Wïlløw says

    November 5, 2018 at 2:36 am

    I’m pretty sure nobody lives in those houses anymore

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  6. Frances Van Siclen says

    November 8, 2018 at 11:04 am

    Love it but he is probably a socialist; wonder how he would like many many foreigners living around him !!!!

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  7. Rajesh Iyer says

    November 16, 2018 at 9:40 pm

    Beautiful. Thank you for this video

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  8. Carmen Hannah says

    November 24, 2018 at 3:15 pm

    Great video, very educational and enjoyable. Thank you.

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  9. nicolassoucy says

    December 2, 2018 at 2:14 pm

    Anyone knows what’s the instrument we see at the beginning that look similar to a violon?

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  10. D says

    December 3, 2018 at 5:08 am

    great video. where is the washroom/ toilet? How do they dispose waste and collect water?

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  11. Barbara Cederberg says

    December 9, 2018 at 10:23 pm

    don’t forget they were happy to live together as there was not much wood to burn either…had to keep the heat in…body heat, and all the animals were inside and therefore warm through long winters…and protected from predators. Can also smoke your meat in your own house…

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  12. ArmyOfAll says

    December 17, 2018 at 5:07 pm

    I would happily live in that in a heart beat. Sadly my nation believes in capitalism above society and planet and so if I built it, they would demolish it for not adhering to minimum standards, that being a brick and mortar construction with minimum size restraints, thus forcing people to rent or buy a home from corporations and landlords. 70% of my income goes on rent, and I live in a poor area of the UK, not a palace. My house is 106 years old, costs a fortune to heat and power despite my frugality, all purchased from energy corporations.

    I can have my home insulated, but I have to buy that from a corporations for £3,500.
    I can have solar panels, but I have to get planning permission which costs close to £500 plus another £2,000 for the panels.

    When 70% of your income is spent on rent, none of these are readily available. And when 17 million people in the UK don’t have £100 in the bank, you can be assured it is not just me in this position.

    We are effectively, through poverty and cutting of government subsidies and services for society, are being railroaded in to market solutions. And only those who can afford such things have access to them. i.e. the top 30%. The joy of capitalism before society.

    I envy you, it is how we all should be living given the times we are in.

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  13. slavetomyworld says

    December 17, 2018 at 5:30 pm

    I love your videos but the mmhmm during the whole thing is kind of driving me crazy.

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  14. Timothy Deneffe says

    December 18, 2018 at 8:19 pm

    Valuable content here. Thank you so much for sharing this rich cultural and ecological wisdom.

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  15. Strength Squadron says

    December 23, 2018 at 5:43 am

    Is there a book on constructing homes like this?

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  16. CJ Pr says

    December 24, 2018 at 9:13 pm

    Fk that lifestyle 👎

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  17. Cliff P. says

    December 31, 2018 at 12:03 pm

    You two publish the most interesting videos, this one is fascinating.

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  18. Bon Chance says

    January 5, 2019 at 11:06 am

    how utterly beautiful are the houses
    thankyou to the Gentleman &
    yourselves

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  19. Verdi says

    January 9, 2019 at 3:43 pm

    Fantastic! I’m an architecture student from Belgium, this way of building and living inspires me a lot. Added this video to my favorites 😊

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  20. Black Sheep says

    January 11, 2019 at 10:34 am

    I’m out of breath just listening to him talk.

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  21. LitoGeorge says

    January 12, 2019 at 2:40 am

    Excellent interview, thank you. I watched most of it, but missed how they blackened the wood. Sort of shou sugi ban?

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  22. Live Savage says

    January 12, 2019 at 1:59 pm

    What was the with inside these homes?

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  23. m s says

    January 15, 2019 at 12:47 am

    Beautiful buildings

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  24. momof2 says

    January 15, 2019 at 7:49 pm

    Cozy ! Impressive too!

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  25. feelinglucky duck says

    January 16, 2019 at 11:22 pm

    Why do they keep calling it communal living? It’s family living, the opposite of communal.

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  26. DreamingOfLouis says

    January 17, 2019 at 12:34 am

    I would love to have a conversation with this man, he seems very nice

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  27. Akib Jabed says

    January 17, 2019 at 4:50 am

    Does anyone know what instrument that guy was playing?

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  28. Michael Dodd says

    January 17, 2019 at 11:36 pm

    I can totally picture Hafthor living there.

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  29. Beat around the bushcraft Caywood says

    January 18, 2019 at 12:37 am

    Cool video thanks

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  30. Chava Finkler says

    January 18, 2019 at 10:00 pm

    Thanks so much for this video. I really appreciate learning about tiny homes in other parts of the world where notions of privacy and sharing are so different from those of us who live here in Canada. Thanks and good luck in your travels.

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  31. epSos.de says

    January 19, 2019 at 1:39 am

    The Hobbit homes of Iceland 🙂

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  32. LADONNA D. STEELE says

    January 19, 2019 at 8:52 am

    Smart and BEAUTIFUL 😍

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  33. ThatDutchguy says

    January 20, 2019 at 7:39 am

    You had these in the Netherlands and northern Germany aswell.

    Some still survive today.

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  34. lolikuh1 says

    January 20, 2019 at 10:10 am

    interesting video, thanks

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  35. Frank Garrett says

    January 20, 2019 at 2:34 pm

    SUBTITLES PLEASE!

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  36. Backwoods Bushcrafting & Baffoonery says

    January 21, 2019 at 2:01 am

    Wow these are incredible! A good book, some carving supplies and one of these homes and I would probably never leave!

    Reply

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