| 69 | yards excavation, at 20c. per yard. | $13.80 | |
| 18,500 | brick, furnished and laid, at $12 per M. | 222.00 | |
| 53 | ft. stone steps, and coping, at 30c. per ft. | 15.90 | |
| 841 | yards plastering, complete, at 28c. per yard. | 235.48 | |
| 250 | yards stucco cornices, at 25c. per yard. | 62.50 | |
| 4,903 | ft. timber, at $15 per M. | 73.54 | |
| 2 | sills, 4 × 8 in. 30 ft. long. | ||
| 2 | sills, 4 × 8 in. 22 ft. long. | ||
| 3 | sills, 4 × 8 in. 18 ft. long. | ||
| 8 | posts, 4 × 7 in. 22 ft. long. | ||
| Ties, 4 × 6 in. 302 ft. long. | |||
| Plate, 4 × 6 in. 151 ft. long. | |||
| 75 | beams, 3 × 8 in. 18 ft. long. | ||
| 54 | rafters, 3 × 4 in. 13 ft. long. | ||
| 500 | wall-strips, 2 × 4 in. 13 ft. at 11c. each. | 55.00 | |
| 320 | sheathing, 9½ in., at 25c. each. | 80.00 | |
| 170 | lbs. tarred paper, at 3c. per lb. | 5.10 | |
| 320 | siding-boards, 9½-inch, at 28c. each. | 89.60 | |
| Materials in outside dressing and cornices. | 80.00 | ||
| 161 | hemlock boards, principal roof, 10 in., at 16c. each. | 25.76 | |
| 14½ | squares of slate, at $9 per square. | 130.50 | |
| 306 | flooring, 9½ in., at 28c. each. | 85.68 | |
| 2 | stoops, complete, at $50 each. | 100.00 | |
| 2 | bay-windows, complete. | 120.00 | |
| Stairs, complete. | 75.00 | ||
| 21 | plain windows, complete, at $12 each. | 252.00 | |
| 7 | cellar windows, complete, at $6 each. | 42.00 | |
| 22 | doors, with base and trimming, complete, at $10 each. | 220.00 | |
| 2 | marble mantles and 3 shelves, complete. | 68.00 | |
| 1 | range, with elevated oven and warm closet, complete. | 80.00 | |
| Plumbing and gas pipes, complete. | 175.00 | ||
| Coal-lift and shelving, complete. | 25.00 | ||
| 2 | rooms in attic, finished, complete. | 60.00 | |
| Nails, $20; bells and speaking-tubes, complete, $15. | 35.00 | ||
| Painting, $240; cartage, $40. | 280.00 | ||
| Carpenter’s labor, not included above. | 250.00 | ||
| Extra for incidentals. | 43.14 | ||
| Total cost, complete. | $3,000.00 | ||
Should it be desirable to reduce the cost of building by this plan, it may be done without changing the principal outlines or arrangements, by the following deductions and omissions, viz.:
| Saving. | |
| Foundations reduced in hight from 7 ft. to 6½ ft. | $20.00 |
| 5 cellar windows, instead of 7. | 12.00 |
| Inclosing with single thickness siding. | 80.00 |
| Roof of shingles, instead of slate. | 60.00 |
| 4 plain windows, instead of the 2 bays. | 72.00 |
| Deduct 1 window in each: dining-room, kitchen, bath-room. | 36.00 |
| Reduce the cost of windows and doors, each $1.50. | 64.50 |
| An ordinary range, instead of one with an elevated oven. | 40.00 |
| Omit the finish in attic. | 60.00 |
| Omit plumbing and gas-pipes. | 175.00 |
| Omit coal-lift, bells, and tubes. | 30.00 |
| Total reductions. | 649.50 |
| Making the cost | $2,350.50 |
Fig. 116.—ELEVATION OF HOUSE.
Fig. 117.—PLAN OF CELLAR.
Fig. 118.—PLAN OF FIRST FLOOR.
