by Sears Homes | Mar 24, 2018 | Uncategorized |
Remember the very first commandment of old house renovation? Thou shalt not destroy good old work. That’s it. More than 35% of the garbage at America’s landfills is construction-related waste. That’s a phenomenal amount of debris. What’s worse...
by Sears Homes | Dec 19, 2014 | Uncategorized |
In the last couple years, I’ve had probably about 20 requests for more information on Jim Walter Homes. As mentioned in a prior blog, the company started doing business in 1946 and ceased in 2009, having sold about 320,000 homes. That’s a lot of houses....
by Sears Homes | May 15, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Post-1930s Sears kit homes are hard to find. Sales of the 12,000-piece, do-it-yourself kits plummeted in the early years after the Great Depression. But one of the most popular post-depression kit homes is the Sears Attleboro. Several years ago, when I did a survey...
by Sears Homes | Jun 26, 2011 | Uncategorized |
This blog was written June 26, 2011. Since then, I’ve learned many new facts. Please click here to read the latest. Two weeks ago, I cleaned out the apartment at my father’s assisted living facility and found an old shoe box. Inside was a photo album from...
by Sears Homes | Jun 20, 2011 | Uncategorized |
The piece below was written June 20, 2011 (Monday). Today was the day of my father’s memorial service. And it was also the day that I delivered my first eulogy. Thanks to a lot of kind souls and a lot of help, it turned out to be a beautiful service and was well...
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