| 1,000 shingles XXXX | $ 5.50 |
| [14]Labor: one man can lay about 700 shingles per day; | |
| wages being $3.20, 1,000 will cost | 4.57 |
| Nails (about) | .25 |
| Cost per thousand | $10.32 |
From the preceding estimate, the number of shingles required is 18,295, which, at $10.32 per 1,000, will make the cost of shingles in place $188.80.
Summary
| Sheathing | $238.57 |
| Shingles | 188.80 |
| Total cost of sheathing and shingles | $427.37 |
Flooring
| Quantities | Square Feet |
| First floor, area (net) | 1,312 |
| Second floor, area (net) | 1,312 |
| Attic floor, area (net) | 1,071 |
| Porch floors, area (net) | 523 |
Hemlock Underflooring
Unmatched underflooring is used under the first and second floor. Its quantity is 1,312 × 2 = 2,624 feet B. M.
Rift-Sawed Yellow-Pine
Finish Flooring
The total area of the first, second, and third floors is 3,695 square feet. Adding 25 per cent. for waste, the quantity of ⅞-inch flooring is 3,695 square feet + (3,695 × .25) = 4,619 feet B. M.