| Paneling, pine, hours per 100 sq. ft. | 50 |
| Paneling, hardwood, hours per 100 sq. ft. | 83 |
| Drawers, dovetailed, hours, each | 2½ |
| Drawers, 15" × 18", including racks and fittings | 2 |
| Shelves, in storeroom, dadoed into compartments 18" square, hours per 100 sq. ft. | 62½ |
| Shelves, pantry, no dado, hours per 100 sq. ft. shelf | 37½ |
| Closet hooks on strip of wood, 12" apart, hours per 100 lineal feet | 15 |
| Sideboard, oak, 8' × 8', hours | 100 |
81. Estimating Quantities of Nails.—The following table will enable one to estimate the quantity of nails required for the various kinds of common carpentry. The table of length and number of nails to the pound, Appendix III, may be made use of in determining nail estimates for other kinds of work not here specified.
QUANTITIES OF NAILS
| MATERIALS | POUNDS | SIZE | KIND | |
| Joists and sills | per 1000 B.M. ft. | 25 | 20d | common. |
| Studding | per 1000 B.M. ft. | 15 | 10d | common. |
| Rafters | per 1000 B.M. ft. | 15 | 10d | common. |
| Sheathing, drop siding, shiplap | per 1000 B.M. ft. | 20 | 8d | common. |
| Cornice | per 1000 lin. ft. | 18 | 8d | common. |
| Shingling | per 1000 | 4 | 4d | common. |
| Bevel siding | per 1000 B.M. ft. | 18 | 6d | common. |
| Ceiling, wainscoting | per 1000 B.M. ft. | 20 | 6d | common. |
| Floors, pine | per 1000 B.M. ft. | 30 | 8d | common. |
| Floors, hardwood | per 1000 B.M. ft. | 30 | 6d | common. |
| Baseboard | per 1000 B.M. ft. | 12 | 8d | finish. |
| Window trim, one side | ¾ | 8d | finish. | |
| Door trim, one side | ¾ | 8d | finish. | |
| Lath | per 1000 | 8 | 3d | common, fine. |
| Lattice for porches | per 1000 sq. ft. | 20 | 3d | common. |
| Balustrade | per 1000 lin. ft. | 18 | 6d | casing. |
82. Example of Form for Carpentry Costs.—The following form, used by a practical carpenter, and published in the Correspondence Department of The American Carpenter and Builder, should suggest means whereby the data just given may be made more readily available for estimating purposes.
It must be remembered in interpreting all such data that costs will vary greatly with conditions. A carpenter, for illustration, who gives his time and attention to general carpentry cannot lay shingles with the speed a specialist in shingling can. Again, a carpenter cannot make window and door frames by hand with the same speed that these can be made by machinery in a mill. The prices given herewith are for work done by a general carpentry mechanic. The estimator should test out these figures to see how they compare with actual working conditions in his community. The following table is made for "country" conditions, the men working at 30c per hour, 9 hours a day.
MATERIALS IN PLACE AT 30c PER HOUR
| Various Materials | Ft. per 9-hrs 2 Men | Hrs. per 1000 ft. | Cost of Labor | Nails | ||
| M Ft. | L or Sq. | Lbs. | Size | |||
| Joists and sills | 900 | 20 | $6.00 | 25 | 20d | |
| Studding placed | 600 | 30 | 9.00 | 15 | 10d | |
| Rafters | 450 | 40 | 12.00 | 15 | 10d | |
| Sheathing vertical | 750 | 24 | 7.20 | 20 | 8d | |
| Sheathing, diagonal | 562 | 32 | 9.60 | 20 | 8d | |
| Bevel siding | 514 | 35 | 10.50 | 18 | 6d | |
| Cornices | 45 | 400 | 12 -L | 18 | 8d | |
| Shingling new roofs | 4000 | 4½ | 1.35 | 4 | 4d | |
| Lathing for plaster | 2572 | 7 | 2.10 | 8 | 3d | |
| Lattice for porches | 1125 | 16 | 4.80 | 20 | 3d | |
| Balustrade for porches | 36 | 500 | 15 -L | 18 | 6d | |
| Base boards 8" pine | 216 | 83 | 24.90 | .02½ -L | 12 | 8d |
| Baseboards, 8" hardwood | 108 | 166 | 49.80 | .05 -L | ||
| Floors laid, pine | 514 | 35 | 10.50 | 30 | 8d | |
| Floors laid, hardwood. | 100 | 180 | 54.00 | 05½ -L | 30 | 6d |
| Floors cleaned, hardwood | 100 | 180 | 54.00 | .05½ -L | ||
| Wainscoting, pine | 54 | .10 -L | 20 | 6d | ||
| Paneling, pine | 36 | 15 -Sq | ||||
| Paneling, hardwood | 22 | .25 -Sq | ||||
| Porches and verandas | 1.50 -L | 18 | 8d | |||
M = 1000 Ft. L = Lineal Sq = Square Feet.
Shingles are for new roofs; where hips and valleys are required add 5% additional for each one; where old shingles and nails must be removed, add again (20% to total) for this work.