article_snippet: 10ft from the ground .
article_snippet: At first it started out for the kids, but the kids weren't too interested,' Melville-Smith said. 
article_snippet: After building a basic platform, I didn't do too much more to it for a couple of years. '
article_snippet: Melville-Smith made when Melville-Smith was just 10 years old .
article_snippet: Jonathan, who spent his childhood on a farm in Worcestershire, said his built his by aged 10. '
article_snippet: From a young age, I grew up around building work
article_snippet: so I was constantly getting involved - probably too much,' his said. '
article_snippet: I'd always dreamed of building a house where everything - inside and out - was built with my own hands.