Chapter 10 of 15 · 215 words · ~1 min read

Part 1

, and is $53.71 per thousand.

_Summary_ From the preceding estimate of quantities, the number of pressed brick laid is 5,041, which, at $53.71 per M, will cost $270.75 Pressed brick, not laid, 252, at $30 per M 7.56 ------- Total cost of pressed brickwork $278.31

COMMON BRICK _Quantities_ NO. BRICK Backing exterior pressed-brick walls, 8½ in. thick, 5,041 × 2 = 10,082

Backing behind lintel course, 9" X 125' × 8" at 15 brick per sq. ft. 1,406

Interior cellar walls, 28' 4" × 8' = 226.7 sq. ft. (17-inch wall) at 30 brick per square foot 6,801

Deduct for three openings, 12' 3" total width × 6' 6" height = 79.6 sq. ft. at 30 brick per square foot 2,388 ----- 4,413 Interior wall, 8½" thick, 43' 9" × 8', 350 sq. ft. at 15 brick per square foot 5,250 Chimney, principal (flues figured solid), approximately 920 cu. ft., at 22½ brick per cubic foot 20,700 Chimney, rear, approximately 245 cu. ft., at 22½ brick per cubic foot 5,513 Trap pits, 46 sq. ft., at 7½ brick per square foot 345 ------ 46,303 Add 5 per cent. for waste 2,315 ------ Total common brick 48,618

_Cost_

The cost of the common brickwork is based on the analysis given in _Estimating and Calculating Quantities_,