Yellow-Pine
Porch Flooring
Increasing the net area of the porch floor by 25 per cent., the flooring required is 523 square feet + (523 × .25) = 654 feet B. M.
Cost
The estimated cost of flooring may be analyzed as follows:
| Cost of 1,000 Feet B. M., Rough Flooring | |
| [15]1,000 ft. B. M., hemlock | $27.00 |
| Labor | 10.00 |
| Nails, 33 lb., at $2 per 100 pounds | .67 |
| Cost per thousand feet B. M. | $37.67 |
| Cost of 1,000 Feet B. M., Finish Flooring | |
| 1,000 ft. B. M., rift-sawed yellow pine | $55.00 |
| Labor, including striking joints | 16.00 |
| Nails | .67 |
| Cost per thousand feet B. M. | $71.67 |
| Cost of 1,000 Feet B. M., Porch Flooring | |
| 1,000 ft. B. M., No. 1 yellow pine | $45.00 |
| Labor | 16.00 |
| White lead for joints (about) | .50 |
| Nails | .67 |
| Cost per thousand feet B. M. | $62.17 |
| Summary | |
| Hemlock, 2,624 ft. B. M., at $37.67 per M | $98.85 |
| Rift-sawed yellow pine, 4,619 ft. B. M., at $71.67 per M | 331.04 |
| Yellow pine, 654 ft. B. M., at $62.17 per M | 40.66 |
| Total cost of flooring | $470.55 |
| Porch Ceiling, Yellow Pine | |
| Quantities | Feet B. M. |
| Porch ceiling, same as porch flooring | 654 |
Cost
The cost of yellow-pine ceiling is $45 per thousand feet B. M. Since there is no white lead to be used and the joints are not struck, $11 will pay for laying it. The nails will cost 67 cents, which will bring the cost per thousand feet B. M., up to $56.67. Therefore, 654 feet B. M., yellow-pine ceiling, at $56.67 per thousand, will cost $37.06.
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