I build hobbit holes for your garden – it only costs $10k to bring Middle Earth to your backyard & they’re eco-friendly

MIDDLE Earth was brought to the backyard when a man learned how to build real hobbit holes.

Bilbo Baggins would be jealous of the houses that Matt Wright and his company have built in backyards around the world.

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Hobbit House Ltd is a British company founded by Wright in 2017.

The idea comes from the fictional race of hobbits from JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series, who are about half the size of an average human but live twice as long.

In the books, they live in small houses, smials, made of earthen materials dug into the ground, affectionately called hobbit holes.

Wright’s designs are on a par with the design of the original homes.

They require no traditional foundation and use recycled plastic to create high-density polyethylene for the majority of the structure.

Each home can be equipped with electricity and water, allowing buyers to customize it to their needs.

Each house features a large round door and a grass roof to maintain the shelter and earthen look that hobbit holes are said to have.

The homes range in price from just under $10,000 to over $70,000.

Wright built his own hobbit house in his backyard.

“Me and my partner are getting married at our house this summer, so we’re actually going to use it as a bar that day,” he shared in an interview.

His own building was built before he founded his company.

“After I built it, friends said they wanted one and got a lot of positive feedback, so I decided to turn it into a business and I think these designs are actually really unique,” ​​Wright explained.

Trouble in the Shire

Last year the businessman faced losing his job due to his day job as a firefighter with Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service.

After opening a cat hotel with his wife, Wright decided to switch to a part-time job as a firefighter in 2017.

His request to only work two nights a week was rejected and he was dismissed from the job entirely.

“[He] “I would rather look for a solution than have to give up the job completely,” Wright said in his initial inquiry.

The panel found it impossible to comply with this request.

He reapplied in 2019 but was rejected again and resigned, saying he was being “subjected to unreasonable and unfair treatment.”

Wright later filed suit, citing unfair dismissal and breach of contract, and had to go to court where a judge ruled against him.

“There is an irony in this case that it appeared at various stages that Mr Wright himself was somewhat inflexible in his request for flexible working hours and that his request was seen as more important than the needs and considerations of the service,” Richter said Robert Clark.

It is unclear whether Wright will continue to sell Hobbit houses since the company’s location is inactive.