This is the bizarre moment a divorcing couple in Cambodia sawed their house in half because both of them wanted to keep it.

The wooden shack was split in two following the wishes of the now-estranged pair, with one half being loaded onto a truck to be delivered to the ex-husband.

The remaining half, meanwhile, stood on a lot with part of its interior exposed during the incident on January 9.

Village leaders in the commune in the capital Phnom Penh had tried to mediate, but the couple failed to reach an amicable settlement.

Onlooker Bong Yu is heard saying in the video: They had an argument and decided to divorce. But both of them wanted this house. The Commune chief tried some solutions but they still didn't agree.

'Finally, the house was divided into two parts. The one which belongs to the ex-husband, is about to be delivered to his hometown.'

The house was made from wood with a tile roof and propped up on wooden pillars, a typical style for a Cambodian country home.

A similar incident happened back in 2008, when a couple in rural Cambodia ended their marriage and decided to rip their home in half during the divorce.

The husband, 42-year-old Moeun Sarim, had taken away with him all the bits and pieces of his half a house, said his 35-year-old wife, Vat Navy.

'It's very strange, but this is what my husband wanted,' she said.

'He brought his relatives and used saws to cut the house in half.'