This Old House | Factory Made (S42 E2) FULL EPISODE

From large scale industry to small town makers, over the years This Old House has explored the places that provide building and finishing materials for our projects. We look back at some fascinating factories we’ve visited.
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Products and Services from this Episode:
Side Trips:
Interior doors: Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods
Window glass: Cardinal Glass Industries
Bathtub: Kohler
Window factory: Marvin
Precast concrete walls: Superior Walls; Weaver Precast
Dimensional framing lumber: Weyerhaeuser
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This Old House | Factory Made (S42 E2) FULL EPISODE
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[@sread833]

I have been watching This Old House for almost 40 years and I just love this show. Always great information on the construction process.

[@littlehousewoodworking5292]

Whenever I see a production line with machinery, sorting, and processing, I can't help but be in aww. Not at the product being made, but by the engineering and creative thinking that went into making the machinery of a factory line itself. Just look at all those little details and imagine, someone, somewhere sat at a drawing board or CAD computer and designed that part for that purpose. What happens in the unseen background of all production is just amazing when you take a second and look at it.

[@culbyj3665]

SO basically You are all IN for having machines take jobs!!! management Much?? no jk but really so many factory jobs done by machines now can be good and bad... Just like hUmans doing the job can be bad as well... The on;y argument I can say about building a home that stands the test of time is every time I drive ROUTE 23 In Valley FORGE PA there are small Log Cabins Built For George washingtons Troops that are still standing .. They are SO STEADFAST. sure not insulated but they have stood through a very hard test of time .....

[@ivpu2465]

I enjoy in this kind of wideos, keem them coming

[@dereksmalls6238]

I can't wait until we get TOH on site episodes again!

[@garthbutton699]

Ah Baird Brothers for the doors,good supplier, local for me🤗😎🤗😎

[@krockpotbroccoli65]

I love these old school, family run factories. Dirty and grungy, but damnit those guys get it done.

[@jasonfitzpatrick414]

It's pretty incredible that someone figured out how to make those processes work. It saves us an incredible amount of money and time vs. hand building everything.

[@petechabot8948]

Fantastic! Very well done

[@BWIL2515]

Excellent

[@fram1111]

Love your shovel

[@barrypoontang]

thank god for weather holding us back, i for one love paying +1600% shipping costs for set up concrete that could of been made on site. I hate, hate money.

[@deutschland6022]

Oh boy. A new episode of all reruns.

[@465maltbie]

I really like these shows, thank you for sharing. Charles

[@aaqilian5.085]

Who’s Charles?

[@bosse641]

Interesting.

[@465maltbie]

Can they do industrial walls as well? Charles

[@cherylrosalis1948]

Where is the first episode? I do not want to miss any,

[@dlg5485]

A precast foundation sounds great, but what about the seams between panels? How do you waterproof that?

[@avsystem3142]

I'm surprised that the foundation did not have a footer, which to my knowledge, is normally required. How is this design allowed by building codes? Also, I own property (undeveloped) where the CC&R's require all construction to be "site-built". This would presumably bar mobile homes but would the products shown in this video qualify as site-built? Is site-assembled the same as site-built? Finally, would transportation costs for these large and exceedingly heavy panels make them impractical for use more than a few hundred miles from the factory?

[@Thedonsmoney25823]

Can u post episode 2712 garbage disposal units

[@jmason61]

This giant factory processing is fascinating to watch - especially compared to more traditional building.... BUT HERE'S A BIG QUESTION... why isn't this making single or multiple housing units more affordable and/or available? Everything is so expensive private home ownership is so out of reach for huge % of people & ALL OF THIS isn't doing anything to change that

[@slippinslidewayz]

These large manufacturers are great at cutting down the costs of building materials but they can only do so much. Additionally, there are supply/demand situations which give rise to the prices of certain products. Homes can be built cheap, but the market demand and profit on those homes is low enough that there isn't incentive for the builders to build them in most cases. If you would like an affordable home, mobile homes and fixer uppers are probably your options. Just note that mobile homes go down in value while the inverse is true of most buildings with a foundation.

[@JerryDLTN]

For people who invest $BZH $TOL $PHM

[@aaqilian5.085]

It’s Biden’s fault. Dirty commie

[@tonykaiser1169]

$500,000 a month it nat. gas. Wow.

[@thinktoomuchb4028]

Is TOH looking into digital electricity?

[@shanew7361]

Poplar is trash wood.

[@brianfong5711]

My house has a solid foundation of styrofoam and concrete....wtf?! 33% concrete, stronger 5000 psi strength, better insulation vs. 100% concrete with weaker 2500-3500 psi strength, worse insulation

[@Peter_Schiavo]

$500k per month for NG. Hope they're still going.

[@JimDean002]

I wonder what that bill is this month...

[@dougadams9419]

The show is on Season 44 already. This is OLD!

[@zunedog31]

16:58: half million bucks a month in natural gas to heat the furnace. Remember this when the environmentalists ban natural gas in homes that spend $35 a month on it.

[@SteveVi0lence]

"perfect to spec" ..... So junk and drafty?

[@brianfong5711]

RERUN, not new!

[@aaqilian5.085]

A woman in a factory 😱 looney tunes 🤪