A Question for Home Builders and/or People Who Like One-Walled Structures in Their Frontyard
Tim and I stoked each other’s curiosity as we drove by this house being built at the corner of Armstrong and Bryan. What’s up with the mini-house out front? It’s not even a mini-house, but barely more than a wall of a mini-house. I noticed that the wall’s progress reflects that of the larger project: When the house was just a wood frame, the wall was a wood frame. House gets a roof; wall gets a roof. Sheetrock; sheetrock.
Tim thought it might be a city-mandated structure. Something something about codes. I pointed out that other home projects did not have them. He now thinks it’s a really small mother-in-law suite. (LOL, right?)
Me? I think it’s a home-builder flourish—a way for passersby (and future owners) to see the level of completion. But certainly someone out there knows the answer(s). I posted this over on FrontBurner, too, to see if anyone over there knows.
6 Comments to “A Question for Home Builders and/or People Who Like One-Walled Structures in Their Frontyard”
Leave a Reply
All material copyright © 2008 D Magazine. All rights reserved.
I think it’s a security guard shack.
I am guessing it is a mock-up mini house. The builder may have built a small house to apply the exterior finishes so the over can visualize the finished product. Much cheaper than changing the whole exterior material if the owner is not pleased.
It’s a really elaborate mailbox.
it’s called a mock-up. in dallas its usually used to determine the amount of light a house will receive during the day and from which angles. mainly used for window placement.
That’s the size of home I can afford in HP.
It’s a mock up so owners and designers can look at brick, stone, window color, roof color, details, etc.