The future owner of a newly-listed\u00a0Ohio\u00a0residence will never need to worry about shopping for roof shingles\u2014but they should take care to ensure that their lawnmower is in good condition.<\/p>\n
Because\u00a0the earth-sheltered property, which is located in\u00a0Huron, Ohio,<\/a> is built almost entirely under the ground, complete with a dirt- and grass-covered roof that provides spectacular protection from the elements, but\u00a0does\u00a0require the odd trim now and then.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll call it an earth-sheltered home because about 90% of it is underground,\u201d said listing agent\u00a0Laurie Brill\u00a0with Keller Williams Citywide. \u201c[The sellers] built it in the side of the hill and then they covered it with dirt, so the roof is ivy and myrtle and they literally mow the roof.\u201d<\/p>\n An earth-sheltered home built almost entirely underground with a grass-covered roof is located in Huron, Ohio. List Assist Pros<\/p>\n The home is on\u2014or, rather, under\u2014about eight acres on the Huron River and was recently listed for $850,000, an ask that Brill admits was not easy to come up with, largely because there are\u00a0no\u00a0similar properties in the area to compare it to.<\/p>\n \u201cTrying to price it was really difficult\u2026 it\u2019s not like any other home. There are other earth-sheltered homes across the country, but I\u2019ve never seen one here in northern Ohio,\u201d Brill says. \u201cThere are not comps for this.\u201d<\/p>\n The sellers have lived in the solid concrete underground home since they built it in 1977.<\/p>\n Initially, Brill saus, they weren\u2019t intending to create such a unique structure, but the beauty of the natural landscape inspired a different design.<\/p>\n The newly-listed property features a roof that requires mowing but provides protection from the elements. List Assist Pros<\/p>\n \u201cHe bought a piece of land and he was just going to build a regular house on it,\u201d Brill explains, adding the seller told her he was walking the land one day and had a type of epiphany, wondering if the house could go underneath the ridge. \u201cSo he went and talked to a contractor that could do a concrete home, and that\u2019s what they did.\u201d<\/p>\n