unfortunately for those of us that have owned a Lustron and had to resell for whatever reason, the Lustron design and construction becomes a large problem. unless you have an fairly long timeframe and arent concerned about making any money on the sale (as in your broker, or the buyers broker if you FSBO, will make more than you), you nead to do some “butchering”.

the Lustron in general is really not a home for the extreme climate that is MN. The heating system is a joke (not efficient or logical), and to keep it cool you have to install window units and try to seal up evey nook and cranny with 3m tape (not great for those cool summer nights when you want the windows open.

that said, if you’re a history buff and want to own a part of it i would buy a pristine Lustron and turn it into a museum.

Prefab homes are still garnering a lot of interest, especially amongst designers and like-minded folks. In fact, a designer friend of……

1) The heating system is force air into the walls, from the celling. Needless to say, heat rises, and the Lustrons are notoriously cold.

2) A lot of Lustrons were butcherd by people who don’t know what they have. They do things like put vinyl siding on it, ruining the exterior metal panels and their porcelain enameling.

I saw one for sale in Minneapolis, that suffered the same problem. Plus they tore the inside to pieces in order to “remodel” what they should have left alone.

The upside of a Lustron is that they are great for people with allergies.

Great find.