▁noted ▁rising ▁housing ▁costs , ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁after ▁months ▁of ▁planning , ▁Q PS ▁had ▁tack led ▁the ▁problem , ▁offering ▁a ▁ 7 4 0 ▁square ▁foot ▁house ▁for ▁just ▁over ▁. ▁The ▁article ▁also ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁Q PS ▁had ▁only ▁been ▁manufact uring ▁the ▁" Co or an " ▁home ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period , ▁and ▁that ▁a ▁display ▁house ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁at ▁D ell ▁Street ▁in ▁St ▁Lu cia ▁for ▁Ex hib ition ▁Week . ▁The ▁materials ▁were ▁entirely ▁pre - cut , ▁so ▁that ▁an ▁amateur ▁could ▁build ▁the ▁house . ▁The ▁" Co or an ", ▁pr iced ▁at ▁ ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁had ▁six ▁rooms ▁( including ▁two ▁bed rooms ), ▁and ▁could ▁easily ▁be ▁extended . ▁The ▁framework ▁consisted ▁of ▁hard wood , ▁the ▁floor boards ▁were ▁hard wood , ▁and ▁the ▁exterior ▁was ▁cl ad ▁with ▁hard wood ▁weather boards . ▁The ▁interior ▁walls ▁were ▁cl ad ▁with ▁V - joint ed ▁p ine , ▁the ▁ce il ings ▁with ▁Dur ab est os , ▁and ▁the ▁roof ▁with ▁English ▁cor rug ated ▁iron . ▁The ▁same ▁house ▁design ▁cl ad ▁extern ally ▁with ▁Dur ab est os ▁was ▁offered ▁for ▁. ▁Two ▁smaller ▁pre - cut ▁houses ▁were ▁pr iced ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁and ▁a ▁larger ▁" H ib is cus " ▁home ▁was ▁offered ▁for ▁. ▁The ▁second ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Tr uth ▁noted ▁that ▁every ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Co or an ▁home ▁was