A doting dad has built a treehouse for his kids for just the cost of a box of screws. Najib Abou Chakra, 40, made the structure in the garden of his home using scavenged materials.
He doesn't have a car, so pounded the streets, collecting two old beds, a pallet, a wooden box and some old plastic. Daughters Yara, 10, Julie, seven, and Joy, three, are delighted with the end result.
Najib, who works in a grocery shop, said: “I’m really proud of it. I’m always thinking about my kids and want to do things to make them happy.
“I hope other children will visit and play in it too. I hoped but I didn’t think it would be this lovely - even my neighbour thought I was a carpenter. I wanted to show people that we can don't have to spend money to make nice things and it's good for the environment too."
Najib, who lives with the girls and his wife Rania Yaghi, 39, in Brent, north London, spent two days creating the house last month. The only thing he bought was a box of screws for £4.99. The four pillars of the hut, which is 225cm high and 120cm across, were pollarded from a tree in his garden.
