We were poking around the internet looking for home renovation blogs and came across yours. We also have a Sears Kit home no. 115/2015/Greenview! Just purchased 6 months ago in northern MN, we are in the process of modernizing the mechanicals. Would love to share photos and ideas. We are trying to renovate and modernize with preservation in mind. Much of our home is in original condition, cracked plaster and all. The previous owner (this was a one-family home from the time it was built in 1920 until it stood empty for a few years) was very frugal and made poor repairs and updates when necessary. The wood cookstove was used up until 1984 — no modern range.
So, if you get this message, I’d love to know more about how your home was setup, how to deal with the very small back entryway, and what to do with a kitchen that boasts 5 door openings and 2 windows!
Wow! I was beginning to think that ours is the only one in existence. The mechanicals of ours is fairly up to date but still does not totally satisfy the demands of a 21st century household. It needs some work too but we do have an electric range in the kitchen. Somewhere along the line the floor plan of our house was modified which solved the five doors in the kitchen problem- well, sort of. Ours has only four doorways. I’m inclined to believe that this kit was supplied with the changes incorporated as I can find no structural evidence of reconstruction or renovation anywhere aside from the expansion and conversion of the pantry into a utility room and bath. This helped the small rear entryway. Everything else appears original, including the cracked plaster. How rare is it to acquire a piece of Americana such as ours? We will definitely be in touch.
January 3, 2009 at 10:58 am
We were poking around the internet looking for home renovation blogs and came across yours. We also have a Sears Kit home no. 115/2015/Greenview! Just purchased 6 months ago in northern MN, we are in the process of modernizing the mechanicals. Would love to share photos and ideas. We are trying to renovate and modernize with preservation in mind. Much of our home is in original condition, cracked plaster and all. The previous owner (this was a one-family home from the time it was built in 1920 until it stood empty for a few years) was very frugal and made poor repairs and updates when necessary. The wood cookstove was used up until 1984 — no modern range.
So, if you get this message, I’d love to know more about how your home was setup, how to deal with the very small back entryway, and what to do with a kitchen that boasts 5 door openings and 2 windows!
Hope to hear from you! – The McGuire’s
January 9, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Wow! I was beginning to think that ours is the only one in existence. The mechanicals of ours is fairly up to date but still does not totally satisfy the demands of a 21st century household. It needs some work too but we do have an electric range in the kitchen. Somewhere along the line the floor plan of our house was modified which solved the five doors in the kitchen problem- well, sort of. Ours has only four doorways. I’m inclined to believe that this kit was supplied with the changes incorporated as I can find no structural evidence of reconstruction or renovation anywhere aside from the expansion and conversion of the pantry into a utility room and bath. This helped the small rear entryway. Everything else appears original, including the cracked plaster. How rare is it to acquire a piece of Americana such as ours? We will definitely be in touch.