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10 A-Frame Kit Homes You Can Buy Online
Affordable and Stylish! These homes are delivered ready to build! In the early part of the 19th century, kit homes were very popular. They were advertised in newspapers and magazines by companies such as Sears and Aladdin Homes. If you’d like to learn more about the history of Kit Homes, check out THIS post. Kit homes are once again gaining popularity for many reasons, affordability, reduced construction time and great designs are a few of them. Here are 10 A-Frame kit homes you can buy online: Backcountry Hut Company A Kit House for the back country or back yard! “We specialize in compact modernist recreational structures, crafted to rigorous standards,…
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Cabins of Tahoe
What we liked and didn’t like about the mountain house we toured over the years. We toured so many homes during the years we were looking for our perfect A-frame mountain house it would you head spin. Here are some of our favorites! Ermine Court, South Lake Tahoe This was the first house we made an offer on. My husband went to visit the home while I was back East visiting family. Our offer was accepted and we were excited, but something didn’t sit right. Although the home was in Christmas Valley, a very beautiful part of South Lake Tahoe and it sat within walking distance of the Carson River,…
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6 Mountain Cabin MUST KNOWs
What things should you be thinking about when looking for your very own Mountain Cabin? Mountain cabins and homes, particularly those in the snow, can be challenging. Here are some things we look for when looking at property. Access The most important factor is going to be access. If the cabin is in an area that gets a lot of snow, are the roads plowed? How does a homeowner access the home in winter? For example, we looked at this mountain cabin a couple of years ago, but found out that we would need to hike in during the winter months! I couldn’t imagine lugging food and firewood. As romantic…
