tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13004974.post1508170783187867844..comments2023-11-02T09:08:06.306-05:00Comments on ktrayn78: Kit HomesKimberly Cangelosihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00739099899201439587noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13004974.post-18586475025468593652009-03-14T12:46:00.000-05:002009-03-14T12:46:00.000-05:00That is so awesome! If you look through the catalo...That is so awesome! If you look through the catalogs you might be able to find the page for your house - some are just grainy photos but some are beautiful, full color, artist's renderings that would look great framed. I think Sears might even offer certificates of authenticity or plaques or something. <BR/><BR/>I went poking around the basement yesterday and didn't find any numbering or labels on the exposed beams so it's looking less and less likely that my house was built from a kit. <BR/><BR/>I still want to know more about the history though. I'm thinking of visiting the local historical society.Kimberly Cangelosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739099899201439587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13004974.post-45839391326609900412009-03-14T11:52:00.000-05:002009-03-14T11:52:00.000-05:00One of my neighbors, one who has lived in the area...One of my neighbors, one who has lived in the area for a very long time, remembers the day when the kits started arriving in our neighborhood. He says that every few days trucks would arrive with the next phase of the construction and before he knew it, the neighborhood had grown.<BR/><BR/>If you drive through our neighborhood you'll find many homes that look very similar to ours but everyone has put their own personal touches on the house over the years to make it their own. <BR/><BR/>In the construction projects we've been doing on our house, we've uncovered some of the bare structure and it is amusing to find "basement stairwell header," etc. printed on beams. If you go into our attic crawlspace and look at the back side of the wood panel walls, you'll see that the pieces are labeled "A1," "A2," ... "B1"... "C1"... etc. It's fun to uncover those little gems!<BR/><BR/>(Our house, I believe, was a Sears home.)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061791920008398874noreply@blogger.com