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Sears Modern Homes Did Not Follow The Same Business Model

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Today many companies worldwide are selling modular homes. These homes are prefabricated and prebuilt off-site at the factory. Sears Modern Homes did not follow the same business model, although many people mistakenly believe the old Sears houses were prefabricated. The Sears houses were ready-to-build kit homes that were shipped to the home sites unassembled. For one price, the customer received the plans and most of the materials needed to build a house including the lumber (usually pre-cut to the designated lengths at the mill), windows, doors, shingles, stair railings, nails, and other components. The customer was responsible for assembling the approximately 30,000 pieces.

It would be difficult to sell Sears homes in the U.S. today. Sears
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