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I know this is true because my dad had a book we found (after his death) “How to Build Your Own House.”

The first floor was partly built by him and friends, but he tore off the roof and built a second story himself with built in beds and desks in the bedrooms. All this while running his own business. What a guy!

We have visited our first home to see if it’s still there and the present owners let us tour. They expanded the kitchen, much needed.

#history #buildinghouses

in reply to Katherine Bond

Kit houses need to be popular again.

But investors prefer high housing prices

in reply to Katherine Bond

I'd love to see kit houses make a comeback. A family could get together with a few other families and build a house. Then they'd build one for the next family. Over the course of a summer or two, they'd have a neighborhood.
in reply to Katherine Bond

My dad didn’t do a Sears house, but he did build a house with help from family/friends.
in reply to Katherine Bond

My Dad & Mom built their house after WWII with the help of family & friends. It was still standing but I haven't gone by the last couple of times I was in Medford. The last time I did see it the house was in need of some TLC. Mom & Dad wrote love notes on the studs & put newspapers in between so if it was torn down people could look at the history. The love notes were pure newly wed inspired! 😍
in reply to Katherine Bond

I love putting notes in the walls when you build or remodel @Donna McClure. When I had my shower remodeled into a walk-in, I had the builders put a hamster in there with a little story of his life. What a funny surprise that will be for someone some day.
in reply to Katherine Bond

I'm aware @Katherine Bond. It was said in fun!! Leaving something for others to find is kind of intriguing. The hamster for you was perfect.
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I left a halloween skeleton to be discovered by whoever is next to replace a kitchen countertop in my house.