Miscellaneous Excavations [5]
| Cubic Feet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Quantities | ||
| Front porch, 69' 9" × 2' 3" × 3' | 470.8 | |
| Back porch, 24' × 2' 4" × 3' | 168.0 | |
| Piers for steps, 1' 8" × 2' × 3' × 2 | 20.0 | |
| Piers for side steps and back porch, 2' × 2' × 3' × 4 | 48.0 | |
| Cellar area, 5' 9" × 6' 4" × 6' 6" | 236.7 | |
| Deduct 2' × 3' × 6' 6" | 39.0 | 197.7 |
| Dry cesspool, 6 ft. diameter × 6 ft. depth | 169.6 | |
| Cesspool, 6 ft. diameter × 8 ft. depth | 226.2 | |
| Trench for pipe to cesspool, 25' × 7' 6" × 2' | 375.0 | |
| Trench for drain pipes (roof drainage), 228' × 3' × 1' | 684.0 | |
| Trench for drain pipes from junction to dry cesspool, | ||
| 20' × 3' × 18" | 90.0 | |
| Total | 2,449.3 | |
| Grand total of excavation | 14,296.2 |
Filling
| Cubic Feet | |
|---|---|
| Quantities | |
| Around foundation walls, 181' 2" × 6" × 6' 6" | 588.8 |
| Around foundation of porches, etc., 142' 3" × 6" × 3' | 213.4 |
| Total filling | 802.2 |
Cost
The cost of excavation in sandy soil, taken from Estimating and Calculating Quantities, Part 1, is 53 cents per cubic yard. The cost of filling, including tamping, may be taken as about one-third that of excavation, or, say, 18 cents per cubic yard.
Summary
| Excavation, 14,296.2 cu. ft. = 529.5 cu. yd., | |
| at 53 cents per cubic yard | $280.64 |
| Filling, 802.2 cu. ft. = 29.7 cu. yd., | |
| at 18 cents per cubic yard | 5.35 |
| Total cost of excavation and filling | $285.99 |