One man’s trash really is another man’s treasure.

A self-taught builder from a Cape Town informal settlement has built himself a palatial home using scrap materials, and it took him less than a month.

Fernando Mucavela’s home is also known as Fernando Palace.

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It was built from scratch by the 32-year-old Mozambican.

With flashing lights around the house and the latest technology and gadgets, it has everything people would want in a dream house – and more.

Mucavela says his taste comes from liking the finer things in life.