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Old February 21st 06, 07:29 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Default Narrowing it down... Comanche?

Margy's link is it. It's now called Deck/Acorn homes or something as
the result of a merger a few years ago. It's far from what most would
consider a 'pre-fab home' though.

While you can select a design out of their portfolio, most are built to
custom plans. What they have is a 'look' achieved through the use of a
certain set of construction methods and materials. Now they have a
variety of looks thru mergers with other similar home builders.

Post and Beam construction, mahaghony framed windows, wood decked
ceilings (where the name comes from), cedar siding, etc give the homes a
certain general look but they are built for entirely custom floorplans
and elevations. I call ours "60s contemporary".

Though they look like anything other than pre-fab, they in fact are.
They make a kit for your plans, posts, beams, trusses, stud walls, etc.
The house kit is trucked from MA to your site and built by your local
builder. It's a kit that's assembled like an RV - 51% rule more than
fully adhered. Helps to have a Deck experienced builder.

You should have seen the faces on the community board when they saw what
it was after word got out that we were erecting a 'manufactured home' or
'double wide'.

We love ours and couldn't be happier. Hangar is an entirely separate
metal building.

Margy or anyone interested in stopping by and taking a look, let me know
privately.

Bill

Margy wrote:
Montblack wrote:
("Maule Driver" wrote)
We moved down from CT and built a Deck house and hangar about 8 years
ago at Lake Ridge Aeropark over in Durham. We love it.

What is a Deck house?

Hmm, might only be the dwell houses that are more prefab. I've looked
at the dwell before, but not the deck.
Margy