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9 Questions for Richard Dean Anderson
excerpt:
What kind of house did you build?
A large one. I didn't intend for it to be quite so large. I don't know if
everyone has that kind of dream, but I was finally in the position, and had the
time and the money to be able to build it. But it's kind of based on my
upbringing in the Midwest. I utilized a lot of reclaimed lumber—is that what
you call
it now? ”from an old barn for all the floors. So it's all old, old oak. Stone,
wood and glass, I guess, that's basically what it is. I have a corrugated
roof, all of it made out of zinc, with a basic wood framing throughout the whole
thing. I took the basic idea of a barn so it's like, my upbringing is from
Minnesota, and I liked having a more natural type place.
How much did you do yourself?
I did the first two rounds of designs, so I designed the layout and some of
the finer points. But when it came down to really having to make up a
blueprint, I hired an architect. As far as pounding nails and stuff, my
participation
was very minimal. I got to do some of it, like in the early stages I got to do
some of the demolition. That was a lot of fun. I got to drive our tractor,
taking bites out of the wall.
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9 Questions for Richard Dean Anderson
excerpt:
What kind of house did you build?
A large one. I didn't intend for it to be quite so large. I don't know if
everyone has that kind of dream, but I was finally in the position, and had the
time and the money to be able to build it. But it's kind of based on my
upbringing in the Midwest. I utilized a lot of reclaimed lumber—is that what
you call
it now? ”from an old barn for all the floors. So it's all old, old oak. Stone,
wood and glass, I guess, that's basically what it is. I have a corrugated
roof, all of it made out of zinc, with a basic wood framing throughout the whole
thing. I took the basic idea of a barn so it's like, my upbringing is from
Minnesota, and I liked having a more natural type place.
How much did you do yourself?
I did the first two rounds of designs, so I designed the layout and some of
the finer points. But when it came down to really having to make up a
blueprint, I hired an architect. As far as pounding nails and stuff, my
participation
was very minimal. I got to do some of it, like in the early stages I got to do
some of the demolition. That was a lot of fun. I got to drive our tractor,
taking bites out of the wall.
REST AT LINK ABOVE