Hardware, estimating, and mill design - Unknown

The estimated cost of ashlar is based on the following analysis of the cost of 1 square foot of ashlar:

Cost of stone, bluestone facing	$.40
Hauling stone	.03
Mortar	.01
Labor, estimating 64 square feet per day of 8 hours,
for two masons and one laborer:
Two masons, at $3.20 per day	.10
One laborer at $2 per day	.03
Cost per square foot	$.57

Summary

From the foregoing quantities, the ashlar amounts to 216.9 square feet, which, at 57 cents per square foot, will make the total cost of ashlar $123.63.

Cut Stone

	Cost Per Foot	Total Cost
Quantities and Cost
Base, or ground sill, extending around
porches (except under stone steps) and
along exposed main walls, 172 ft., 5" × 11"
and 5" × 13" dressed and chamfered sandstone	$1.00	$172.00
Water-table, extending around main walls, 181 ft. 2 in.,
6" × 10" dressed and chamfered sandstone	.85	153.99
Lintel course, extending over brick walls,
125 ft., 6" × 10" dressed sandstone	.85	106.25
Twelve dressed sandstone window sills, cut
with lug and drip, 55¾ ft., 5" × 8"	.65	36.24
Cut-stone jambs and lintel for main door,
21½ ft., 10" × 12", sandstone	1.75	37.63
One front door sill, 5¾ ft., 6" × 10", sandstone	1.10	6.33
Coping on area walls, 9 ft., 3" × 16", sandstone	.60	5.40
Front and side porch steps, 59 ft., 8" × 12",
8" × 12", dressed sandstone	1.25	73.75
Eight bluestone steps for cellar,
outside entrance, 4' × 12" × 2"	.35	11.20
Bluestone lintel for kitchen fireplace, 6' × 12" × 6"	1.20	7.20
Cut stone for main chimney		25.00
Cost to set cut stone, 20 per cent.		127.00
Total cost of cut stone		$761.99

Concrete Footings and Floor

Quantities		Cubic Yard
Footings, as per Excavation for Wall Footings,
535.9 cu. ft. ÷ 27		19.8
	Square Feet	Square Yard
Concrete floor:
Area of cellar excavation	1,740.0
Deduct area of footings	643.3
	1,096.7
Add for 6-inch strip over inner projection
of wall footings, 165' × 6"	82.5
Add for projection on both sides of interior
walls, 126' × 6"	63.0
Add for projection over chimney footing,
33' × 6"	16.5
Total area of concrete floor	1,258.7	= 139.9

Cost

The estimate for concrete footings is based on the analyses of costs given in Estimating and Calculating Quantities, Part 1, and is $5.10 per cubic yard for a 1-3-5 mixture.