Sandlin Custom Homes
Five Decades Strong... and Growing
ByBeverlySmirnis

"Proven Quality.. ...Solid Value..... Since 1957"

As Sandlin Custom Homes nears the half-century mark in the local homebuilding industry, the Sandlins are witness to many changes. The 1964 Parade of Homes magazine, presented by the Home Builders Association of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, showcases a cutting edge design for the time—a single level, three-bedroom, 2-bath house, built by J.B. Sandlin Homes. Some of the upgrades listed as features in the homes entered by the participating builders that year included "air conditioning, complete insulation packages, pure vinyl flooring, Formica countertops, white and gold wallpaper and matching vinyl tile, volcanic rock pillars, U-shaped kitchens, and Early American styling."

An ad in the 1964 Parade of Homes magazine reads, "Your chance to build or buy a new home at the best bargain price comes only once, perhaps twice, in your entire lifetime. The last such opportunity was in the early 1940's, when quality homes were sold for $5,000...one-third to one-fourth of their present value! ...the $16,000 home you buy today will be worth an estimated $25,000 by 1978! Would the homebuyers of 1964 have ever believed the home prices, square footage averages, and the level of amenities that the marketplace now accepts as standard in 2003?

The home built by J.B. Sandlin for the 1964 Parade of Homes, hosted by the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association featured all the latest for the time—Colonial styling, an entry way with white and gold wallpaper and all vinyl tile, six inches of insulation in the attic, and full batts in the walls.