California's Kit Homes, Part I
The history of Pacific Homes is especially interesting (and wonderfully Californian) because in the 1930s, the company transitioned from making kit homes to surfboards. In fact, Pacific Homes became one of the ... [... more]
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California's Kit Homes: A Reprint of the 1925 Pacific ...
 California's Kit Homes is a reprint of the 1925 Pacific Ready-Cut Homes catalog and includes a 15-page introduction written by Rosemary Thornton (author, The Houses That Sears Built and Finding The Houses That Sears Built) and Dale Patrick Wolicki ( ... [... more]
$24.95
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Prefab Homes (111)
When you hear the word "prefab," what comes to mind? Double-wides in trailer parks? Cookie-cutter developments? Suburban wasteland? Prefab has come a long way since the mail-order kit homes from the turn of the ... [... more]
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Ima Ebong
Kit homes have been around for nearly a century, but they've gained... [... more]
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Kit Homes Modern
A do-it-yourself kit home arrives mostly preassembled and requires less time and labor to put into place than the average prefab house. Kit Homes Modern explains everything homeowners need to know about this low cost/high design alternative, offering a ... [... more]
$23.00 (Save 34%)
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Build Your Own Low-cost Log Home
A classic how-to This update of the classic 1977 book will help you choose a site, plan your cabin, find a kit or build from scratch. Easy to read text, illustrations, plans and details of a pretty 24' x 40' hillside cabin can be a do-it-yourself guide ... [... more]
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Sears Roebuck Catalogue: 1927 Edition
Probably my favorite of all the catalog reprints There's the 1897 reprinted catalog and the 1908 and then there's the 1927. I'm sorry to see this is out of print because 1927 was one of the MOST fascinating years for Sears. Their business was booming. ... [... more]
$5.99
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Finding the Houses that Sears Built; A Guide to the 60 ...
Sears offered more than 370 designs of kit homes from 1908 -1940, but nationally known Sears house expert Rosemary Thornton has discovered that Sears had 60 best selling designs. In this new book she writes, "If you learn how to identify these 60 ... [... more]
$24.95
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Kit Homes Modern
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$35.00
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Kit Homes: Your Guide to Home-Building Options, from ...
The heart of KIT HOMES are its pages of details on getting the most from what's available throughout the industry. Other books on kit homes provide building specs for all levels of newcomer, but KIT HOMES: YOUR GUIDE TO HOME-BUILDING OPTIONS, FROM ... [... more]
$16.95
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Kit Homes Modern
Kit homes have been around for nearly a century, but they've gained popularity in recent years thanks to fresh new designs and consumers looking for more affordable housing options in an expensive real estate market. A kit home -- even more do-it- ... [... more]
$35.00
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California's Kit Homes, Part Ii
Rose has spent six years living and breathing Sears kit homes. She's published two books and given hundreds of lectures, including a presentation at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. In the process, she ... [... more]
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