[header] How to identify a sears kit home [title] Verify the construction date. [step] If the home was built between 1908-1940, it could be a sears home. [title] Check the home's floor plan, footprint (exterior dimensions) and room size, using a field guide to sears homes, such as " finding the houses that sears built " (2004, gentle beam publications) or " houses by mail " (1986). 
[step] Pay special attention to the placement of windows and doors, chimneys, bathroom and kitchen vents, etc. The home's footprint should be a perfect match to the sears home.