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MATT Roloff has been slammed for building a new home that’s “way too big” for just him and his girlfriend Caryn Chandler.
The Little People, Big World star, 61, began construction on his dream mansion earlier this year after five years of planning.
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He shared a photo of the vast foundations of the property on his $4million farm on Instagram on Monday.
Matt captioned it: “Building is a process. The foundation is called Foundation for a good reason.”
Despite the home’s sprawling size, the TLC star insisted the property will be “nothing fancy.”
When a fan asked if it will have an indoor pool, he replied in the comments: “Honestly nothing fancy. Just cool simple lines no pool.”
Critics were shocked that the Little People patriarch was building such a big house for just two people.
One asked on Instagram: “What are you building a football stadium?”
“This looks massive! It’s way too big for two people ,” another added on Reddit.
“Looks huge? Maybe it’s the angle, but knowing Matt…” a third commented.
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One user claimed Matt’s ex-wife Amy would be happy knowing she wouldn’t have to deal with the building process.
They commented: “I think Amy would be sitting in her normal house that is not in danger of all of a sudden being ‘renovated’ in some ridiculous way at the whim of her husband watching this monstrosity being built and thinking THANK GOD that has nothing to do with me.”
NEW PROJECT
Matt began construction on his new home earlier this month and credited his youngest son Jacob for helping him with the new building endeavor.
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He said at the time: “Very exciting to be finally, after 5 years, of planning to be starting on our new house.
“@jacobroloff45 is cuttling up the logs we have been saving. the home wi be a combination of wood we purchase and some we cut on our LT40 mill we have at the farm…. it’s going to be a busy busy Spring / Summer.”
It is being built on the 100-acre Roloff Farms in Helvetia, Oregon, which is famous for its 36-acre pumpkin patch.
Matt chose to build the new house after his longtime partner Caryn said she doesn’t want to live in his family house – which he shared with ex-wife Amy and their four kids.
CARYN’S DEMAND
On a Little People, Big World episode, Caryn told the cameras: “I would never live in the big house. Ever. Put a pin in that.”
Matt and Amy’s divorce was finalized in May 2016 after 30 years of marriage.
He began dating Caryn in 2017 amid rumors of an overlap in his relationship with Amy – which they denied.
The couple already owns a vacation home in Arizona, which they bought from Caryn’s parents in June 2018 for $375,000.
Matt also has a log cabin on his farm called Grandpa’s Cabin, which he built himself in 2021.
The reality star put the farmhouse up for sale last year – but later took it off the market and revealed his plans to rent the property.
He shared a photo of himself standing in front of the family home with a sign that read: “Coming Soon. Short Term Rental.”
He explained in the caption: “I have decided to pull the small farm off the open market and partner with @itrip_vacations and open the @rolofffarms to everyone and anyone who wants to spend a few nights in the Roloff family home.”
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