Building A House (2nd, 1962) 

Thank-you to the tradesmen of our world, you guys are probably here and never get enough recognition for the hard work you put into each day yet without you most of the world couldn't do their jobs, so thank-you :)

Back when there were true craftsmen who had pride in their work. -greatly needed today.

my uncle was a master carpenter for 40 years and specialized in interior finish work. he wore those same white coveralls every. day. It was his uniform. He taught my brother and his son the trade. Great to see this video. This looks like a typical house in San Jose (the opening credits mentioned that) would be neat to see where this house is

My grandfather in Yugoslavia was a master carpenter. My dad he built their family home from start to finish. Even split the cedar shingles by hand. He said he and his brother had to pull and recycle old nails out of other projects and straighten them out for the dad. Amazing

I love these old videos!

High class for sure. Wife cooking in high heels.

I was blessed to remodel my entire house with my father in-law. It was an experience of a life time. Seeing that my father passed away when I was 5, and he was a general contractor, the experience with my father in-law was very meaningful. My father in-law's motto was "if an Egyptians can build a pyramid, why can't I build this house myself?" It's been two years since my family and I moved back home. I am so humbled and blessed. God is good! I will share these moments with my kids when they're of age. Joshua 24:15 KJV 15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. ⚔️💪⚔️💪⚔️💪

The plumbers were my Family for the last 100 years. I did it all with my family and appreciate seeing this old footage. Thanks!

I remember as a kid watch guys build houses.

Amazing how little the tools and materials have changed. Of course they’ve evolved but they’re very similar still

So that's how my neighborhood was built in 1950. I'm sure many of you reading this post can say the same. Many many thanks to all you contractors who may be long gone now. You made the "American Dream" possible for so many American families. I loved this video.

I love these times. I am an old soul at 28. 5 years in army and a veteran now. Raised by my grandparents. I still hold doors for women on dates. All that stuff. I should’ve grown up in these times. I work in cyber security now. But these craftsmen are true craftsmen. We are missing these types of workers now a days

An age of professional highly skilled men using hi quality AMERICAN made materials, now we have who ever the contractor can pickup at the Home Depot parking lot for labor and only the finest Chinese materials....

@4:08 when my father and grandfather built my future childhood home in The New York suburbs back in 1968, they used brass fitted pipes for the hot and cold mains to the sinks, lead and cast iron drain pipe mains, the electric was bx cable, and the walls were sheetrock. the only sweated copper was for the hot water baseboard heat.

The two boys at the beginning and end bring back memories of when kids were all dressed in the same clothes their parents bought them. There was no choice in clothes back then. Lol

I don't know about the other things, but the carpentry work sure does go by a lot faster now with the nail guns and such.

Brings back memories of my roofing days.

Imagine if they had air nailer's.

Young people look so old back in the day.

Good God... construction sure has changed, for the better and for the worse... Things I liked about the old-timey way (that we should still do today): - hand-troweled stucco - plywood subfloors and roof decking (not OSB) - wood slats under the roof decking - real hardwood floors - real masonry fireplace Things that made me cringe (and thankfully are built better/ safer now): - molten lead/ lead wire used as pipe solder - cast iron drain pipes - asbestos blanket duct insulation - tar paper used as house wrap - was there any form of flashing around windows/ doors? I didn't see any - hopefully that electrical system was at least grounded if two-pronged receptacles were used - vinyl asbestos floor tiles - lead paint

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6:54 wow that truck would be incredibly useful in modern days to any homesteaders.

Cool to see. I just finished remodeling my grandpas house built in 55. My mom's house was built in 38 so knowing the original techniques for construction helps a lot.

1:26 Those people were very wealthy.

I could not imagine cutting wood by hand like that

Very impressive that the hardwood floor guy eyeballs and freehand cuts the boards.

This is back qhen housing was literally built by hand. Every single piece has been fit and beaten by hammer and nail. Crazy how far the times have come over the years. I love watching these old videos with the narrator speaking in the background. Such a nostalgic feeling i get watching this. I'm a firm believer that thwy do not make things the way thwy used to be made.

Back when you could slam a couple rum and cokes on the job site and come home to a steak dinner times have changed so much

tHeY dId It AlL wRoNg Says the people who put together a store bought birdhouse once when they were 14.

My parents bought their first home in 1959 for 15 thousand dollars Sold it in 1968 for 21 thousand Not even enough for a down payment now

Jerry wonders if his kid would grow up eating paint chips , 2020 :yep

I used to put in wood floors just like this back in the 80's in S.F...

Oakum makes the water tight joint for the plumbing, the lead just holds the oakum in place

Those are the hardest looking dudes I've ever seen. You'd think they fought a war or something.

A house like that cost so much money today

Ah America. The good days before the last 60 years .

This is some cool shit man. History right before my eyes I love it

Real carpenters no guns no drill Just use skills and the brain

Built in 62, the year my dad died, a ww2 soldier.i am a journeyman carpenter.Screwguns came out early 1970's.Carps prob made about $3.00 per hour.

Did anyone notice the ductwork guy was solidering the joints before he wrapped them? They use duct seal now. ( paste in a bucket)

Very Good!!

The basics look the same but definitely been huge improvements for keeping homes more energy efficient. Very cool to see.

I wonder how much asbestos I just watched the duct guy inhale

Back when dimensional lumber was a bit larger than it is today.

Jerry will be about 70 now 😊

everything looks bright and pretty

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2:06 - It's Mike Holmes!!

you cant hardly find a real carpenter here in the south , just thousands of nail benders with speed squares.

I Remember San Jose when it looked like that.

Top of the line house by the looks of it

It’s quite impressive to see how was in past ( construction of a house) and how it is today. I am also a construction worker in framing I’m just 21 years old came from India to Canada here last year. I like this work very much I am learning the work and skill here. However the work today is mostly done by immigrants and don’t done job pridefuly.

This was actually a pretty modern house house for 1962. Poured foundation and trusses instead of rafters

Nowadays osha would show up and fine the roofers 10k for no safety ropes to trip over and fall then the kid would step on a nail and the family sues the contractor for 5 mil.

Nice large house and a micro kitchen

A friend bought a house built in 1949 that was fairly original but well taken care of. Kitchen was redone around the mid-80's. A "charming" house but really was just slapped together during a time of few and lax codes. Let's just say I'm glad they "don't build them like they used to".

Not much different today, just more power tools. The stucco process is exactly the same, that will never change.

"Building A House" was a revised edition of a 1947 film, and released in the fall of 1963.

They just finished tearing down the last remnants of the Allis Chalmers plant that built the dozer here in West Allis Wisconsin

Nice House, Nice Wife!

If this house was build in Houston, one of three scenarios have taken place to it.: 1 - That neighborhood is now a barrio/the hood, 2 - it may have been flood out and demolished or 3 - its possibly buried under a giant freeway.

It’s amazing how people are able to build houses. I feel like if I were to be building a house, I would mess up

They actually made plywood landing craft boats-in World War II ...and then they burned them on the beach

Nice to see proper hardwood. If I were looking at a house I would immediately walk if I saw that DIY laminate stuff.

The asbestos man installs asbestos, everywhere.

At the time when brick and concrete houses were being built in the USSR , houses with empty walls were being built in America

Good thing houses now days actually look nice.

Imagine if the things were done that fast. But i love this videos

The last hurrah before pneumatic nailers and paint guns arrived. Now most crews are battery-powered - no more hoses/cords everywhere...

Imagine building a house just like this just so the government could see how it would withstand an Atomic blast.

Don't go by the notion "things were made better back then"......our house was built 1966 and over the years you can see where corners were cut.....shoddy workmanship too

Funny the house im in right now is 6 bedroom, 2 living rooms 4 bathroom 2 garage . On 3 acres now commercial/residential Built in 1940 my family paid 28,000.

back in the days when an average person could buy some land and build a house, youd have to be pretty rich to do that now

Nice

I wonder what that place looks like today? Wooden shingles, masonite siding and stucco. None of that stuff ages well. Looks like the guy was wrapping asbestos around the heating duct also.

Retirement now is welcome but looking back I feel slightly proud in being a Carpenter/Joiner.

I see women wore high heeled shoes to check out their new homes even way back then.

No insulation in the floor???? What

My house was built in 1958 this looks just like my house. I only wish they wouldve made better footings or even a basements

wonder if that house still has that same cedar on it

Where is this house? Be neat to Google Earth it.

Where I come from everyone was able to build a house , the quality is another question but it was livable , dirt cheap , mostly brick and wooden frame roof

Now a crack house with 10 cars parked in the front yard.

The ultimate american dream!

This appears to be of home construction in the southern portion of the United States. Trusses for the roof did not become popular until the 1970s or 1980s here in New York. Also I never saw a wooden shake roof around here. New York also tends to use more masonry in the structural components of the home up through the 1960’s then of those of the south unless you are in southern Florida.

Why does grandpa walk all hunched over?

Lead sealed pipes ! Not so long ago hand tools were used with skill ,

Hey Michael London knows how to hang drywall 9:10

that looks like the same model of house that was next door to the house i grew up in, in Novato ca. i think the builder was Mackey

Hmm, lead to seal water pipes? Amazingly cheap and efficient for some reason...

Mrs Johnson was a baddie

No plywood sheets under the siding?! Insanity!

Lead solder in the water supply lines, asbestos wrap on the air ducts. Ahhhh, simpler times. 😂

I want that house

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2 months of gas and electricity in Canada would pay for that house

Of thousands and thousands of houses built...How many of those houses are still standing? Just asking the question!

I was like that kid, 6 years old in 62......wonder where this house is at, i live in San Jose and would like to visit that neighborhood

That skill saw weights 60 pounds.

At 9:20 it looks like Luke Perry is helping out ha ha