Hardware, estimating, and mill design

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Miscellaneous
Interior Joinery

Baseboard
First story:
Chestnut, ⅞" × 6", with molding worked on face,
tongued into surbase, 1⅛" × 6", 139 ft.,
at 30 cents per linear foot	$ 41.70
White pine, ⅞" × 9", plain, 90 ft.,
at 33 cents per linear foot	29.70
Second story:
White pine, ⅞" × 9", molded, 300 ft.,
at 33 cents per linear foot	99.00
Attic:
White pine, ⅞" × 6", molded, 290 ft., at 24 cents	69.60
Total	$240.00
Wainscoting
First story:
Chestnut, ⅞" × 2½", beaded and matched boards,
4 ft. high, 33 ft. long, 132 sq. ft.,
at 8 cents per square foot, dining room	$ 10.56
Molded cap, 1½" × 1½", 33 ft., at 3 cents per foot	.99
Chestnut, paneled, 67' × 4' high = 268 sq. ft.,
at 35 cents per square foot	93.80
Molded cap, 1¼" × 4", 67 ft., at 10 cents per foot	6.70
Second story (bathroom):
White pine, ⅞" × 2½", matched boards, 4 ft. high,
128 sq. ft., at 8 cents per square foot	10.24
Molded cap, 1½" × 1½", 32 ft., at 3 cents per foot	.96
Total	$123.25
Picture Molding
Chestnut, 3" × 1½", 231 ft., at 9 cents	$ 20.79
China Closet
Chestnut, dressed, 97 ft. B. M., at 10 cents per foot	$ 9.70
Crown molding, 1" × 3", 8 ft., at 8 cents per foot	.64
Labor: 1 man, 2 days, at $3.20	6.40
Total	$ 16.74
Shelving
No. 2 white pine, 50 ft. B. M., at 4½ cents per foot	$ 2.25
Labor: 1 man, 1 day, at $3.20	3.20
Total	$ 5.45
Summary
Baseboard	$240.00
Wainscoting	123.25
Picture molding	20.79
China closet	16.74
Shelving	5.45
Total cost of miscellaneous interior joinery	$406.23

Miscellaneous Exterior Work

Moldings
356 ft. crown molding, 1" × 4", at 5½ cents	$ 19.58
356 ft. bed molding, 1" × 3", at 4 cents	14.24
356 ft. bed molding, 1" × 1½", at 3 cents	10.68
74 ft. bed molding, 1" × 2", at 3 cents	2.22
356 ft. bed molding, ½" × ⅞", at 1½ cents	5.34
64 ft. neck molding, at 1 cent	.64
36 ft. cove molding, ⅞" × 1⅛", at 3 cents	1.08
White pine:
35 ft. triglyphs, at 10 cents	3.50
207 turned balusters, 2" × 1' 6", for porches, at 10 cents	20.70
92 ft. molded hand rail, 5" × 3", at 11 cents	10.12
92 ft. bottom rail, 5" × 3", at 11 cents	10.12
200 dentils, 2" × 2" × 3", at 1½ cents	3.00
137 ft. window cap, 3" × 1½", at 3 cents	4.11
23 ft. B. M., for balustrade posts, at 4½ cents	1.04
Casing for circular window	1.00
Semicircular head-casing over outside door in dormer	2.00
Total cost of exterior work	$109.37
Recapitulation of Cost of Joinery
Door frames	$158.67
Doors	224.93
Window frames	254.32
Window sash	317.27
Stairs	220.11
Miscellaneous interior joinery	406.23
Miscellaneous exterior work	109.37
Total cost of joinery	$1,690.90

HARDWARE

9. The prices given in the following list are based on the use of the best quality of hardware in the market. Should inferior quality be used, these prices would probably be 50 per cent. less. The cost of labor is assumed to be one-fifth the cost of the hardware.

Locks

Quantities and Cost
One 5⅜-inch mortise front-door lock,
with bronze furniture complete	$6.00
One 4½-inch mortise vestibule-door lock,
with bronze furniture complete	5.50
One 5½-inch flush pull mortise lock for double sliding-door	3.00
Two 5½-inch flush pull mortise locks for single sliding-door,
at $2.25	4.50
Eighteen 4½-inch mortise knob locks, at $2.20	39.60
Ten 4-inch cupboard lock sets, at $1.85	18.50
Six 2⅜-inch mortise knob locks, at $1.50	9.00
One 2-inch steel spring padlock	.50
Total	$86.60

Hinges

Quantities and Cost
1 pair double-acting checking spring hinges
with bronze push plates, for double-acting door	$10.50
2 pair 5" × 5" bronze loose pin butts, at $2.50	5.00
33 pair 4" × 4" bronze loose pin butts, at $1.90	62.70
2 pair 3" × 3" bronze loose pin butts, at $1.35	2.70
Total	$80.90