Styles of Properties: Cottage

These post-World War II boxes were built by the thousands above 1500 East in Salt Lake City and throughout Highland Park. They are the most affordable real estate in the Sugar House area, if only because of their size. They are tiny, averaging about
800 square feet per floor. Don't look for formal dining in these houses.
Some are so small they don't even have room for a kitchen table. Most
cottages have one-car garages.

all of these houses were built with shake roofs, though most have asphalt shingle today. Have your inspector check beneath those shingles. If they were laid atop
the shake, it will drastically cut the shingle's life. That is especially true
if vents were not installed during re-roofing. Shake roofs breath. But
once covered by asphalt shingles, attics heat up fast. The shingles will
buckle and curl in a few years.