1950s Magazine Mailorder Plans | Live 3D Modeling in SketchUp

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“Seven first-floor rooms on a city lot” boasts a headline in the February 1952 issue of Better Homes & Gardens. The Five Star Home Plan Service gave post-war families access to plans, specifications, a contractor-and-owner agreement, and a cost-finding list of materials—all through the mail.

Back then you would have to enclose $5 in a postal money order to the magazine to build from these plans. Today, Aaron can model Five Star Home No. 2202 in a scant couple of hours!

See you there!

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0:00 Starting soon
2:19 Intro
6:05 Reference image
11:13 Exterior walls
26:25 Roof & window openings
1:00:09 Interior walls
1:24:40 Terrace
1:39:39 Materials
1:47:20 Done!