_Using 1-to-3 Portland-Cement Mortar_ 1,000 bricks $8.00 1 barrel of Portland cement 2.00 ½ cubic yard of sand .75 Bricklayer, 8 hours, at 55 cents per hour 4.40 Laborer, 8 hours, at 25 cents per hour 2.00 ------ Total $17.15 _Using 1-to-4 Lime-and-Cement Mortar_ 1,000 bricks $8.00 ¾ bushel of lime, at 25 cents per bushel .19 ½ cubic yard of sand .75 ⅔ barrel of cement, at $2 per barrel 1.34 Bricklayer, 8 hours, at 55 cents per hour 4.40 Laborer, 8 hours, at 25 cents per hour 2.00 ------ Total $16.68 COST OF STRAIGHT, PRESSED BRICKWORK, PER THOUSAND BRICKS _Using Lime-Putty Mortar_ 1,000 pressed bricks, cost from $20 to $40 (average) $30.00 1½ bushels of lime .38 ¼ cubic yard of fine sand .38 Bricklayer, 27 hours, at 60 cents per hour 16.20 Laborer, 27 hours, at 25 cents per hour 6.75 ------ Total $53.71 ESTIMATING BRICKWORK =36.= The following figures and method of estimating brickwork were supplied by an estimator of a large eastern contractor. The prices given include office expense and builder’s profit. The wages per hour on which these figures are based are: Bricklayers, 65 cents; hod carriers, 25 cents; and common laborers, 18 cents. Following are mentioned four distinct classes of brick buildings, and in Table IV are given the labor prices per thousand brick for the various stories of buildings of these classes. 1. Absolutely plain factory buildings. 2. Factory or office buildings broken up with a few pilasters and other projections; stretcher-brick facing, neatly cleaned down and pointed. 3. Office buildings of fairly ornamental type, well broken up with pilasters, projecting courses, etc., with pressed-brick facing. 4. Highly ornamental brick buildings, molded cornices, pilasters, raised quoins, sunk molded panels, and numerous flat and segmental arches. TABLE IV LABOR PRICES PER THOUSAND BRICK FOR FOUR CLASSES OF BRICK BUILDINGS