BRICKWORK

4. In estimating the brickwork, openings have been deducted, thus practically giving “kiln count,” so that the analyses of prices given heretofore will apply. If openings had not been deducted, the prices would be 15 per cent. lower.

Pressed Brick

Quantities		No. Brick
Facing exterior walls, same length as stone
lintel course, 125' × 8' = 1,000 sq. ft. at
7½ bricks per square foot		7,500

Deduct for Openings:	Square Feet	No. Brick
Nine windows, total width 32' X 6' 6" high	208.0
Two casement windows, total width
7' 4" × 8' high	58.7
One lavatory window, total width
2' X 6" × 5' 6"	13.8
Main door, 5' 5" × 8' 9"	47.4
Total deductions	327.9
327.9 × 7½ =		2,459
Number of brick		5,041
Add 5 per cent. for waste		252
Total pressed brick		5,293

Cost

The cost of pressed brickwork is based on the analysis given in Estimating and Calculating Quantities, 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, Part 1, and is $16.68 per thousand for lime-cement mortar.

Summary

According to the estimate of quantities,
the number of common brick laid is 46,303,
which, at $16.68, will cost	$ 772.33
Common bricks, not laid, 2,315, at $8	18.52
Molded brick and terra-cotta cap for rear chimney	10.00
Total cost of common brickwork	$ 800.85
Recapitulation of Cost of Brickwork
Pressed brickwork	$ 278.31
Common brickwork	800.85
Total cost of brickwork	$1,079.16