five parade of home and then phases reveal their thoughts some plans as they fix numbers of the building rots from the straw hat of a fellow contractor some from the say insignificant scraps of paper that would become so important in the days ahead maybe the lot had the wrong slope for the house they had envisioned but that's part of building change what you can of the land turn its faults to asset by molding the house to fit the ground and rocks and trees other smiled in quiet satisfaction over drawing the lot they had wanted all along one that would be a proper showcase for their wares and labor for in the parade of homes there could be no deception the result would be there for all to see and birmingham would come to see and become progress blasting teams k man on the chatter of steam drills rang through the work behind the drill of the powder man work generally dropping the charges into the rock and sounding them down on the the houses as july approached the worst still marked only by the bare promise of strings stretched to hard to hold the basement diggers throughout but the work went on and the thoughtful visitor was impressed with how little the process of raising our home has and reluctant earth abides some things automation will not replace in this craft the sharp square edges of a well dug death's a quiet co ordination of men working together one breaking loose the clay the other scooping it's clear  changed too is the joy of building i've seen the rough words transformed into a bustling neighborhood it shows in the face of the former no prizes the right thread from his eyes and surveyed the heart growing before and there is a satisfaction and building on  relaxing at lunchtime probably it's all of these things plus the knowledge at the end of the day that the proof problem man's work is there for all his the and well and you are there in late june the parade of arms was three months away from midsummer was cooler than usual this year the weather held a god i'm the houses mushrooms up the bare bones of foundation and framing flashed out into recognisable drawings skins of siding and brick veneer i'm proud of the touch of personality to each house and the only visitors began picking their favorite for the on train diet might have a fair that the houses were complete save for the addition of a few shrubs and some grass but much of the heart is the most delicate homeowner well have to live with everything on his lot landscapers also stayed busy at the hero zob suction workers for a builders feel it's useless to take pains over a beautiful home and then set it in a pile of bare rocks and crab grass and by late august the planning that goes into the parade of wrongs was plainly bearing fruit the house is beautifully under the rolling terrain of shades mountain and here was a project in which the consumer was the chief concern not just the target to be nailed on opening day it seems that some developers consider tree as a minor nuisance to be bulldozed out of the way land they're broad and safe and offer good visibility something for young families with active kids to consider the briars of parade homes will not soon be faced with repair and maintenance bills either for instance this new siding dishwasher garbage disposal on all of this price styling that will not be dated in a few years many new neighborhoods look as if the houses were all stamped out of the same mold and plopped down on tiny lots the something unique something to set it upright from other houses people have widely different tastes and design but there is something here for everyone and h s run not a family can point out with pride as all of these things style convenience economy are important but there is an even bigger extra for the nineteen sixty five parade of rome as one builder pointed out at most home shows about the only change from last home concept in national magazines it's an exciting new idea in quality living and birmingham has been selected as one of the private sites for market testing cry at home the prospect of buyer will see a totally transfer vibration special sound conditioning brought is placed over the studs and has then gypsum board is glued to the sound board electrical outlets receive a lot of attention each one is called to prevent leaks back to back electrical outlets act like a fifteen square inch hole in the rawl of the exchanges are staggered at least one stud upright researchers have discovered that medicine cabinets are a special offender in many homes since doors of course constitute the major sound link between rooms to minimize noise transmission doors i'm solid quarter construction with parameter gaskets or tight fitting thresholds up stairs floors  sound insulating subflooring further noise is achieved by putting cushioning material between major plumbing connections where they fasten to the house and make for further noise reduction some builders even take  also provide a brian even foundation for the gypsum very hard overcoming the problems of blocking and cracking which run along with wet roster application at this stage of the construction the electrical outlets are positioned so that no two are directly opposite each other in some cases construction problems may prohibit staggering of the outlets in which case sound matting must be placed between the back to back outlet all of these matters must be attended to before the war board is up there are definite rules for sound conditioning and shooting on the details at this stage could throw the whole quiet home effort out of kilter attention to details such as conking will guarantee that loud speech is hardly audible in the next room speech in a normal tone cannot be heard at all after the sound conditioning board is satisfactorily installed with all outlets correct replaced and sealed measuring for the final layer of jeff somewhere abroad begin the process of applying the gypsum board has been changed considerably for quiet home construction and installation surface of the sound conditioning board bromelain nails were driven into the gypsum tantaros that probably was applied over the hammer marks in the quiet hall nails are driven only about half way and and the  after the harden they heard the board in place only long enough for the growing agent to take over there the reason for this research has shown that a nail left in the gypsum broad will conduct sound vibrations through the wall this is the kind of careful planning that makes a quiet home are really our brian that work is tedious yet one trip to a quiet home will convince you that it's worth all the trouble makes for a smoother more attractive interior wall and it's a proven way out guaranteeing the privacy of each room the national association of homebuilders the national housing center and related this is a new device that is greatly speeded the ceiling of cracks between the board panels in the past that was done by hand taking a great deal more time advances such as there's a broad great changes in the building industry during the last ten years the result is a savings in labor costs which have held value per dollar relatively consistent while prices have gone much higher and other feel this is the final step before will be getting their money's worth in much more sun conditioning is the major breakthrough in home construction in recent years and birmingham builders are leading the way