PAINTING

14. In taking off quantities for painting, it is customary to estimate the cost by assuming a price per square yard for each class of work, instead of estimating the material and labor separately.

Exterior Work

Quantities
Three coats of pure linseed oil and white lead in four colors:
	Square
	Yards
Shingles (see item in Carpentry estimate)	269
Main cornice	130
Porch cornice	22
Porch posts	32
Spandrels	40
Porch skirting	14
Balustrade	52
Sash	64
Window sills	16
Porch floors and steps	72
Total	711
	Square
	Yards
One coat orange shellac and one of varnish:
Porch ceiling (see item in Carpentry estimate)	58

Interior Work

Quantities

Chestnut finish, parlor, library, dining room, hall, stair hall, lavatory, and stairway. One coat of wood paste filler, one coat of white shellac, and three coats of varnish, rubbed down with pumice stone and water:

	Square
	Yards
Architrave	32
Base	16
Wainscoting	30
Sash	17
Doors	54
Jamb casings	7
Stairway	50
Balustrade of stairway	20
Total	226

White pine, natural finish, all of house not finished in chestnut. One coat of spirit shellac and two coats of varnish:

	Square
	Yards
Architrave	73
Base	60
Wainscoting	29
Sash	40
Dresser	9
Doors	131
Jamb casings	31
Back stairs	34
Total	407

Cost
Exterior work, 711 sq. yd., at 30 cents per square yard	$213.30
Porch ceiling, 58 sq. yd., at 20 cents per square yard	11.60
Chestnut finish, 226 sq. yd., at 75 cents per square yard	169.50
White pine, natural finish, 407 sq. yd.,
at 25 cents per square yard	101.75
Total cost of painting	$496.15