Sears kit houses

[ghfromaltonbay]

My father ordered a Weyerhauser kit home in 1955 here in northeast NJ. I remember the pieces arriving by flatbed truck. He had a foundation built, and then erected the house which came with pre-nailed walls studs and roof rafters. Although the building inspector from town was skeptical at first, he was really impressed by the quality of the house. Working part-time on the house while employed by good old NJ Bell, Dad started the house in May and we moved in on Nov. 5th. Most of the work was done by family and friends. The house is a beautiful 4 bedroom, 2 bath cape cod with a 28x36 foot footprint. In 1973 they added a 10x18 dining room out the back. It's interesting to read the set of plans/prints that came with the house.