Framing: They Don’t Build ‘Em Like They Used To

Clearstory

This Old House

History, Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 726 Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

It may look hard to frame a house, but it used to be a lot harder. Kevin O’Connor explores the incredible evolution of timber to stick framing. The 2x4 helped America spread out across the plains, but it reduced Chicago to ashes along the way. History professor Dr. Dennis Cremin traces the flames, and This Old House’s Jeff Sweenor helps snuff them out. Great innovation paired with massive tragedy set the stage for modern-day homebuilding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.6	Obviously, we're in old houses all the time at this old house, so we see all kinds of structures.
0:37.3	New additions to an original Victorian,
0:39.6	reconfigured floor plans to open a kitchen up,
0:42.3	and most of the time, Norm Abram and Tommy Sova
0:44.9	like to say,
0:45.9	You know, they don't build them like they used to.
0:47.9	Now when they say that,
0:49.5	they're giving a nod to the builders of old,
0:51.9	to their craftsmanship and attention to detail. But as we're about
0:55.5	to learn, building the way they used to isn't necessarily a good thing. From this old house,
1:07.3	this is Clear Story. Your home in a new light. I'm Kevin O'Connor. For about 12,000 years,
1:19.6	most building techniques were centered around a style we call timber frame construction.
1:25.6	The invention of the modern form of wood framing, also known as stick
1:29.5	framing, well, that became popular in the 19th century, and it's considered one of the most
1:34.7	important innovations in modern home building. So what happened that led to the invention of
1:41.7	stick framing? And how did something created in Chicago change the way
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