Chapter 13 of 15 · 322 words · ~2 min read

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. Bangor slating costs $8 per square. On account of the curved tower and the number of hips and valleys, and because the measurement just given is actual measurement, the price will be put at $10 per square. Thus, the cost of 32.1 squares at $10 will be $321.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS[16] _Quantities and Cost_

Tin roof on bay window, 38 sq. ft. at 20 cents per square foot $ 7.60 Tin for valleys, 191 sq. ft., at 18 cents per square foot 34.38 Flashing around chimneys and dormers, 90 sq. ft., at 10 cents per square foot 9.00 Gutters, 100 lin. ft., 26 in. wide, at 28 cents per foot 28.00 Conductor pipe, 4-inch galvanized iron, 146 lin. ft., at 20 cents per linear foot 29.20 Terra-cotta ridge tiles, 70 lin. ft., at $1 per linear foot 70.00 3 terra-cotta finials, 2 ft. high, at $8 each 24.00 Tower finial, copper 30.00 ------- Total $232.18

_Recapitulation of Cost of Roofing_ Slating $321.00 Miscellaneous 232.18 ------- Total cost of roofing $553.18

[16] The prices given include the cost of labor.

LATHING AND PLASTERING

=7.= Plastering varies in price according to its position and quality. It is therefore necessary to make a separate schedule of each class of work, so that any increase or decrease in quantity may be easily added to or deducted from the estimate.

THREE-COAT WORK _Quantities_ SQUARE SQUARE FEET YARDS First-story walls, 542' × 9' 9⅜" 5,284.5 First-story ceiling (take measurement of flooring) 1,312.0 Second-story walls, 609' × 9' 5,481.0 Second-story ceiling 1,312.0 Attic walls, 190' × 8' + 156' × 6' 2,456.0 Attic ceiling 831.0 -------- Total of three-coat plastering 16,676.5 1,853

TWO-COAT WORK SQUARE SQUARE _Quantities_ FEET YARDS Cellar ceiling, use same measurements as for concrete cellar floor 139.9

CORNICES _Quantities_ LINEAR FEET

Cornice, 147' of 2' girth 147 Cornice, 493' of 1' girth 493

_Cost_

The cost of three-coat plastering is given in _Estimating and Calculating Quantities_,