Comments on: Sears Modern Home – House Kits from 1908 to 1940 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/09/17/sears-modern-home-house-kits-from-1908-to-1940/ more attainable & sustainable Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:19:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Janzen http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/09/17/sears-modern-home-house-kits-from-1908-to-1940/comment-page-1/#comment-2731 Michael Janzen Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:12:11 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=465#comment-2731 Great links Stuart. Thanks! Too bad more companies aren't making homes like this anymore. :-) Great links Stuart. Thanks!

Too bad more companies aren’t making homes like this anymore. :-)

]]> By: Stuart http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/09/17/sears-modern-home-house-kits-from-1908-to-1940/comment-page-1/#comment-2730 Stuart Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:08:43 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=465#comment-2730 Check out the Sears Simplex range of cottages that were panelised and could be erected in eight hours! http://www.flickr.com/photos/rivadock4/1801173931/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cowtools/727858314/ Stuart Check out the Sears Simplex range of cottages that were panelised and could be erected in eight hours!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rivadock4/1801173931/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cowtools/727858314/

Stuart

]]> By: Gretchen http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/09/17/sears-modern-home-house-kits-from-1908-to-1940/comment-page-1/#comment-529 Gretchen Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:06:31 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=465#comment-529 Typically these were shipped by rail to their new sites, which is why they can be found clustered around small rail station towns. I previously owned a Sears Catalogue home that was constructed in 1925. Very high quality materials and craftsman detailing! Typically these were shipped by rail to their new sites, which is why they can be found clustered around small rail station towns.

I previously owned a Sears Catalogue home that was constructed in 1925. Very high quality materials and craftsman detailing!

]]> By: Michael Janzen http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/09/17/sears-modern-home-house-kits-from-1908-to-1940/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Michael Janzen Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:41:21 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=465#comment-305 Good point. Another thing the floor plans don't really show is the volume of space. Our newer larger homes have much more open space and often more windows, adding to the utility cost. Newer homes are usually better insulated which helps counter the increased space but imagine more insulation coupled with less volume. If the design is good a house that draws from the best of both could be closer to an ideal design, low impact, affordable, and comfortable. Good point. Another thing the floor plans don’t really show is the volume of space. Our newer larger homes have much more open space and often more windows, adding to the utility cost. Newer homes are usually better insulated which helps counter the increased space but imagine more insulation coupled with less volume. If the design is good a house that draws from the best of both could be closer to an ideal design, low impact, affordable, and comfortable.

]]> By: Sarah R. http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/09/17/sears-modern-home-house-kits-from-1908-to-1940/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Sarah R. Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:28:12 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=465#comment-304 What I like about the older home plan is that the rooms are 'closed.' Heating and cooling our modern open floor plans is so much more costly. What I like about the older home plan is that the rooms are ‘closed.’ Heating and cooling our modern open floor plans is so much more costly.

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