When it is desired to have the open grain show a white effect, the usual method is to use a paste filler with zinc white added and then a coat of flat varnish. This costs about 30 cents per square yard.
Oak, chestnut, and ash maybe colored by fuming (to give the effect of age) with the vapors of ammonia released in a closed box. This effect is also produced by several patented processes. It costs about 30 cents per square yard.
Exterior Painting
| Cost Per Square Yard Cents | |
|---|---|
| Woodwork | |
| 1 coat of paint | 10 |
| 2 coats of paint, including puttying | 18 |
| 3 coats of paint, including puttying | 25 to 30 |
| Common and Pressed Brickwork | |
| 1 coat of paint | 15 |
| 2 coats of paint | 25 |
| 3 coats of paint | 35 |
| Penciling and lining joints on painted brickwork | 05 |
| Penciling joints on pressed, unpainted brickwork | 10 |
| Sanding | |
| 2 coats of paint, 1 coat of sand | 28 |
| 3 coats of paint, 1 coat of sand | 35 |
| Miscellaneous | Cost |
| Dipping shingles, per 1,000 | $3.00 |
| Additional coat, per 1,000 shingles | .50 |
| Brush-coating shingles, per square yard | .15 |
| Blinds, per square foot, 1 coat, painted on both sides | .04 |
| Additional coat for blinds, per square foot | .04 |
| Iron fence, per square foot, 1 coat, painted on both sides | .04 |
| Tin roof, per square yard, 1 coat | .05 |
| Additional coat for tin roof, per square yard | .04 |
Note.—For painting sand-lime bricks, double the prices given for common and pressed brickwork.
PAPERING
108. Papering is usually figured per roll, put on the wall. The paper is generally 18 inches wide, and is in 8-yard rolls; double rolls are 16 yards. On account of waste in matching, etc., it is difficult to estimate very closely the number of rolls required, but an approximate result may be obtained as follows: Divide the perimeter of the room by 1½ (the width of paper in feet); the result will be the number of strips. Find the number of strips that can be cut from a roll, and divide the first result by the second; the quotient will be the number of rolls required. No openings less than 20 square feet in area should be deducted, in order to compensate for cutting and fitting at such places. About 15 per cent. should be added to the area to allow for waste. The border, whether wide or narrow, is generally figured as one roll of paper.
The cost of paper is extremely variable, ranging from 15 cents to $6 per roll; the average cost is probably 25 to 50 cents per roll, for ordinary houses. Paper hanging costs from 10 cents to $1 per roll, according to quality, with strips butted.
GLAZING
109. Glazing was formerly included in the painter’s contract, but as it is now customary and more convenient to oil or paint and glaze the sash at the mill when they are made, the glazing is included in the joinery specifications, and is not considered as a separate subdivision of estimating work.