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
Labor10.00
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 joints16.00
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
Labor16.00
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 M40.66
Total cost of flooring$470.55

Porch Ceiling,
Yellow Pine
QuantitiesFeet
B. M.
Porch ceiling, same as porch flooring654

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.

Cornice, Spandrels, Etc.,
White-Pine Dressed Lumber
Cost

Cornice, 393 lin. ft., at 50 cents per foot$196.50
Spandrels, 357 lin. ft., at 12 cents per foot  42.84
Base, 128 lin. ft., at 6 cents per foot7.68
16 porch posts, 8" × 8" × 9' at $4 each64.00
Total$311.02

Summary
Yellow-pine ceiling$ 37.06
White-pine dressed lumber311.02
Total$348.08

Recapitulation of Cost of Carpentry
Framing$755.57
Sheathing and shingles427.37
Flooring470.55
Porch ceiling, cornice, etc.348.08
Total cost of carpentry$2,001.57

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