Cost of Window Frame
| Jambs at head, ⁵/₄" × 5" × 16' | $ .65 |
| Sill, 2" × 5" × 4' 0" | .26 |
| Sub-sill, ⁵/₄" × 6" × 2' 9" | .14 |
| Blind stop, 1" × 2" × 16' 0" | .21 |
| Parting stop, ½" × 1" × 16' 0" | .11 |
| Outside casing, ⁵/₄" × 5" × 12' 0" | .49 |
| Head casing, ⁵/₄" × 7" × 4' 0" | .23 |
| Rabbeted cap, ⁵/₄" × 4" × 4' 0" | .13 |
| Molding under cap, 1" × 3½" × 4' 6" | .11 |
| Sill nosing, ⁵/₄" × 4" × 4' 0" | .13 |
| Inside casing, including apron, 1" × 5" × 20' 0" | .65 |
| Back band, ⁵/₄" × ⁵/₄" × 16' 0" | .17 |
| Inside stops, ½" × 2" × 14' 0" | .10 |
| Four sash pulleys, at 3 cents per pulley | .12 |
| Making frame, 1 hour, at 40 cents per hour | .40 |
| Total | $3.90 |
The cost of setting and casing such a window frame is about 70 cents. The total cost of the frame set in place is therefore $3.90 + .70 = $4.60.
The cost of the frame per square foot of light is therefore
| $4.60 × 144 | = 43 cents |
| 2 × 28 × 28 |
85. The cost of an ordinary window with two 28" × 28" lights may be estimated as follows:
Cost of Sash in Place
| Cost of two sash, ⁶/₄, double-hung, glazed | |
| with single-thick American glass | $2.10 |
| Sash weights, 30 pounds, at 2 cents per pound | .60 |
| Cord, 22½ feet, at 1 cent per foot | .23 |
| Two sash lifts, at 5 cents each | .10 |
| Sash lock | .15 |
| Setting and hanging sash | .35 |
| Total | $3.53 |
If double American instead of single American glass is used, the cost just given should be increased by $1.
If the sash is glazed with single American glass, the cost per square foot of light will be