Richard Dean Anderson's new house.
Complete with alien invasion early warning system.
Posted on 09/19/2008 10:05:23 AM PDT by goldstategop
If there was ever a man who could ace the Popular Mechanics DIY quiz and perfect each of our "100 Skills Every Man Should Know," it'd be MacGyver. And while television's master of the clever homemade fix may not actually be a real man, actor Richard Dean Anderson still has plenty of his character in him to this day. At the launch event for Geek Squad's Black Tie Protection service this week, we chatted with the man behind the Mac—about building his own house, giving ammunition to the MythBusters and why he absolutely hates instruction manuals. —Seth Porges
We hear you just built your own house. It was an experience that I hope to do again on a much smaller scale.
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.
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“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.”
...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.
He didn't build his own house.
***and had the time and the money to be able to build it***
The two things most people lack for such an endeaver.
I bought an old vandalized house and it took me and my wife five years to get it livable for a family, just working in my off time. No contractors were used.
Good old Common Sense can get one over avoidable humps that stop those “Less Fortunate Beings” lacking it.
I too, loved that show. Not only is Richard Dean Anderson fun to look at but there was very little if any bad language used in the show. I know the “science” was not real and sometimes hokey, but the fact that “science” was used in solutions to situations made that show different from anything else at the time.
My son got me into watching MacGyver. Now he’s flipping houses - successfully.
Nice work.
That and most people cant affford walnut trim!
Thanks for the kind words.
It took over 200 feet of semi good trim that I sanded two times and then put on 2 coats of stain and 3 of finish.
It looks even better in person.
Cheers,
knewshound
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