A SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
One of our [colored plates] this month represents a suburban dwelling built of dark trap rock, trimmed with buff brick, and roofed with ornamental stamped iron plates. It is now being constructed in New Jersey, by days’ work, at a cost of about $9,250. The following is an abstract from the
Specifications.
mason work.
Excavating.—Excavation under the entire house to a depth of about 4′.
Cellar Walls.—Cellar walls built of good sized trap rock. All necessary bluestone sills, cellar steps, and copings, fine tooled brownstone steps for stoops, also fine tooled brownstone sills for the doors and windows above cellar.
Walls.—All stone walls above cellar are medium sized trap rock and well selected, pointed with black mortar.
Brick Trimmings.—Buff brick used for trimmings, as shown on the plans, laid in mortar same color as brick.
Chimneys.—Chimneys built of trap rock and buff brick, and topped out as shown on the plans.
Fireplaces.—Fireplaces built where shown, of white fire brick, and the hearths laid in tile.
Stone Steps.—Stone steps from main entrance to ground.
Porch Floor.—Porch floor is cemented with Portland cement.
Cementing.—The entire cellar bottom is cemented 3” thick with concrete and Portland cement.
Plastering.—The entire first and second stories are plastered three‐coat work, hard finished. Cornices in principal part of first story and second story hall. Center pieces in rooms to correspond.
CARPENTRY.
Timber.—Timber all well seasoned spruce. Floor timbers, 2″ × 10″, 12″ on centers. Studding, 3″ × 4″. Main rafters, 2″ × 8″, 24″ on center.
Cornice.—The cornice is formed of wood heavily moulded.
Roof.—The rafters are covered with hemlock boards, then covered with ornamental iron plates laid on tar felt. Valleys and gutters, XX tin. Leaders, galvanized iron. The ridge is ornamental iron work.
Floors.—The floors throughout are double. The upper floors are narrow white pine, except hall and kitchen. The hall is narrow oak, the kitchen narrow white maple, the bath rooms are white maple. The main hall is paneled wainscot, 4′ high. Kitchen and bath rooms wainscoted with narrow beaded strips of maple. The trimmings throughout, except main hall, will be selected white pine. Hall to be of white oak. Doors to be six paneled. Main stairs and balustrade to be white oak. Others stairs white pine, with Georgia pine treads. Inside blinds throughout. Plain bronze hardware on principal part of first story. Jet and bronze for balance.
Painting.—The wood and iron work on the outside will be painted three coats. The inside will be wood filled and have two coats of hard oil.
Plumbing.—The apparatus for plumbing work located as shown on the plans. To be piped and arranged for water pressure.
Range.—The kitchen to have an approved low down range, fitted in fireplace.
Heater.—There will be placed in the cellar a No. 14 combination steam and hot air heater.
| ESTIMATE OF COST. | |
|---|---|
| Mason work, complete | $4,400 |
| Carpenter and roof work | 3,400 |
| Painting | 200 |
| Plumbing, gas pipes, etc. | 650 |
| Steam heating | 600 |
| $9,250 | |