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Free pencil and tape measure with every house

Folks in the U.K. might need some help loading Ikea's latest offering into their cars.

The Swedish flat-pack furniture chain has started selling pre-fab homes aimed at first time, low income buyers, along with a plot of land, at its store in Gateshead, U.K.

Known as BoKlok (pronounced "Boo Clook"), the concept was pioneered in Sweden in the 1990s. The company said the houses will be ecologically friendly, using renewable materials in the construction and solar panels and geothermal to power and heat the buildings.

Take a look at a BoKlok building in Sweden >>

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