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 Feet | Square 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
| Quantities | Square Feet | Square 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, Part 1, as 31 cents per square yard, and two-coat work, as 23 cents per square yard. According to the same section, lathing costs 12 cents per square yard. Therefore, lathing and plastering for three-coat work cost 43 cents per square yard, and for two-coat work, 35 cents per square yard.
The assumed cost of plain, run stucco cornice per linear foot of 2-foot girth is 31½ cents, and the cost per linear foot of that having a 1-foot girth is 27 cents.
Summary
From the preceding estimates of quantities and costs, the following figures are obtained:
| 1,853 sq. yd. of three-coat work, | |
| at 43 cents per square yard | $ 796.79 |
| 139.9 sq. yd. of two-coat work, | |
| at 35 cents per square yard | 48.97 |
| 147 ft. of cornice at 31½ cents | 46.31 |
| 493 ft. of cornice at 27 cents | 133.11 |
| Total cost of plastering | $1,025.18 |