Building -- Estimates; Factories -- Design and construction; Hardware
From the foregoing quantities, the ashlar amounts to 216.9 square feet,
which, at 57 cents per square foot, will make the total cost of ashlar
$123.63.
CUT STONE
_Quantities and Cost_
COST TOTAL
PER FOOT COST
Base, or ground sill, extending around
porches (except under stone steps) and
along exposed main walls, 172 ft., 5" × 11"
and 5" × 13" dressed and chamfered sandstone $1.00 $172.00
Water-table, extending around main walls,
181 ft. 2 in., 6" × 10" dressed and chamfered
sandstone .85 153.99
Lintel course, extending over brick walls,
125 ft., 6" × 10" dressed sandstone .85 106.25
Twelve dressed sandstone window sills, cut
with lug and drip, 55¾ ft., 5" × 8" .65 36.24
Cut-stone jambs and lintel for main door,
21½ ft., 10" × 12", sandstone 1.75 37.63
One front door sill, 5¾ ft., 6" × 10", sandstone 1.10 6.33
Coping on area walls, 9 ft., 3" × 16", sandstone .60 5.40
Front and side porch steps, 59 ft., 8" × 12",
dressed sandstone 1.25 73.75
Eight bluestone steps for cellar, outside entrance,
4' × 12" × 2" .35 11.20
Bluestone lintel for kitchen fireplace, 6' × 12" × 6" 1.20 7.20
Cut stone for main chimney 25.00
Cost to set cut stone, 20 per cent. 127.00
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Total cost of cut stone $761.99
CONCRETE FOOTINGS AND FLOOR
CUBIC
_Quantities_ YARD
Footings, as per Excavation for Wall Footings,
535.9 cu. ft. ÷ 27 19.8
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