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They Couldn’t Really Afford to Build a House: “What We Were Doing Was a Little Crazy”

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

In-depth Named sources Outcome reported
  • Taran Anderaa and Jørgen Loe Kvalberg built a modern home near a protected landscape area in Asker through extensive do-it-yourself work.
  • Friends and family helped the couple complete the project.
  • Since starting construction, they have also expanded their family to include two children, a dog, five hens and six chicks.

On a dead-end road near a protected landscape area in Asker, a modern house stands among cultivated fields and pastures with horses and cows.

Taran Anderaa and Jørgen Loe Kvalberg created the home through hundreds of hours of their own work, supported by friends and family. The house was designed by Skog Arkitekter, but the couple took on much of the construction themselves.

We probably would not have managed it alone.

· Taran Anderaa and Jørgen Loe KvalbergThe couple described the importance of help from friends and family during the house project.

When the building process began, they had no children. By the time the project was complete, their household had grown to include two children, one dog, five hens and six chicks. “What we were doing was a little crazy,” the headline quotes them as saying.

What we were doing was a little crazy.

· Taran Anderaa and Jørgen Loe KvalbergThe headline captures the couple’s description of undertaking the demanding build.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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