Unless you’re an architect or in the process of building a house, most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about how houses stay upright.
Sure, you have a general idea of foundations, supporting walls, joists, beams, and roofs, etc.
But once it’s all behind drywall, it’s kind of an out-of-sight, out-of-mind thing.
The main floor.
However, at 1305 Woodbine Ave., you can’t forget about how the house is still standing.
The view from the front entrance.
In the main living space of this two-bedroom, two-bathroom bungalow, several steel cables span the entire width of the home. 
A large island in the kitchen is great for entertaining.
At first glance, you might mistake them for curtain wire or a clothesline, but nope, those cables are what’s holding the cathedral roof up.
The dining room.
Typically, roofs in residential construction use wood framing but you can use cable trusses to bear the load of the roof.
The living room.
The tension between the cables also keeps the roof from pushing the walls out, which may have been a problem with this house at one point. Either way, it’s kinda cool, albeit definitely unconventional.
Sconces light up the cathedral ceiling.
Plus, if you can get over the fact that your house’s structural integrity is contingent on four steel cables, 1305 Woodbine Ave. is a cute little bungalow for a great price.
The kitchen.
The home was recently renovated and features soaring ceilings, a new modern kitchen and updated bathrooms.
New appliances and tons of storage in the kitchen.
The living, dining and kitchen spaces are all open concept under the cathedral ceiling. There are lots of windows so the space feels bright and airy.
The den.
A den at the back of the house could be a great home office.
A bedroom.
The bedrooms are both in the basement.
A bathroom.
There’s also another bathroom down there.
The backyard.
But the real selling point of 1305 Woodbine Ave. is the land it’s sitting on.
An aerial view of the property.
The house is on a spacious 26 by 100 foot lot, which means you could easily expand the footprint of the house.
The main floor bathroom.
The listing also mentions the potential for a garden suite, if you wanted to add that too.
The back of the house.
1305 Woodbine Ave. also just dropped its price from $998,000 to $799,000, which is a total bargain for a detached house in Danforth Village, where homes typically go for $1.2 million.
