Thu, Nov 22, 2001
This show takes place in the Lot region of France. A British couple, Mark and Debbie, with a young daughter Tilly, build a house that is insulated by straw bales. Mark is a writer and he has designed an office with beautiful views where he hope he will obtain lots of inspiration to write. Their budget is tight and for the first year they live in a caravan (trailer) on site, but the next winter proves to be too unkind, so they have the stress of finding somewhere else nearby to live while the building continues. Neither of the couple have any experience in building but the husband took a one week course about straw bale building.