HEATING AND VENTILATING SYSTEM
| Hot-Air Heating |
| Furnace | Registers |
| Cold-air ducts and slide dampers | Sheet-tin and asbestos fire protection |
| Hot-air pipes, elbows, and dampers | Smoke pipe |
| Register boxes | Labor |
Steam Heating |
| Boiler | Smoke pipe |
| Regulating and safety | Steam pipes |
| appliances | Return pipes |
| Fittings | Galvanized sheet-iron casings |
| Hangers | for indirect stacks |
| Indirect, direct-indirect, | Sheet-iron indirect flues, screens, |
| and direct radiators | and dampers |
| Valves | Indirect registers and boxes |
| Air vents | Japanning and bronzing |
| Floor and ceiling plates | Pipe coverings |
| | Labor |
Hot-Water Heating |
| Heater | Radiators, pipes, fittings, etc., |
| Automatic damper regulator | same as for steam heating |
| Smoke pipe | Labor |
| Expansion tanks | |
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PLUMBING AND GAS-FITTING
| Plumbing Fixtures |
| Kitchen range with water-back | Kitchen sinks |
| Plunge baths | Pantry sinks |
| Shower baths | Slop sinks |
| Foot baths | Laundry tubs |
| Sitz baths | Safes |
| Wash basins | Hot- and cold-water faucets |
| Water closets | for fixtures |
| Urinals | Labor |
Water Supply |
| City Supply | Pumps |
| Permits | Supply tanks |
| Corporation connections | Outside piping |
| Excavation | Lawn and garden hydrants |
| Extra-heavy lead, iron or | Fittings, etc. |
| brass service pipe | Wrought-iron pipe fittings |
| Curb cock and box | Brass pipe fittings |
| Stop and waste | Lead pipe fittings |
| Well Supply | Solder nipples |
| Storage cisterns | Stop-cocks |
| Cistern filters | Pipe straps |
| Metal tacks | Wiping solder |
| Kitchen boiler and stand | Labor |
House Drainage |
| Permits | Lead soil, waste, |
| Sewer connections | and vent pipes |
| Excavations | Lead traps |
| Vitrified sewer pipe | Brass traps |
| and fittings | Fixture connections (brass) |
| Earthenware traps | Wrought-iron, galvanized, or |
| Portland cement | asphalt-coated drain, soil, |
| Unglazed drain pipe | and vent pipes and fittings |
| Cast-iron soil pipe and | Fresh-air inlets, vent caps |
| fittings | Vent-pipe flashings |
| Lead and oakum | Wall hooks, straps, bands, |
| Cast-iron traps | and hangers |
| Handholes and cleanouts | Wiping solder |
| Lead bends, brass ferrules | Labor |
Gas-Fitting |
| Permit | Chandeliers |
| Tapping main | Pendants |
| Excavation | Wall brackets |
| Meters | Pillar lights |
| Stop-cocks | Globes, shades, and fireguards |
| Drip cups | Gas stoves and ranges |
| Piping | Gas-heater connections |
| Straps and hangers | Labor |
| Fittings | Pressure regulators |
PAINTING AND PAPERING
| Painting |
| Body of house | Floors |
| Trimmings | Ceilings |
| Blinds | Walls |
| Roof | Sash |
| Porches | Shelving |
| Inside work | Mantels |
| Oiling | Fences |
| Polishing | Outbuildings |
| Varnishing | Labor |
Papering |
| Paper | Lining paper |
| Borders | Labor |
Glazing |
| Sheet glass | Ribbed glass |
| (single or double thick) | Frosted glass |
| Plate glass | Glaziers’ points |
| Leaded glass | Putty |
| (stained or clear) | Labor |
EXCAVATION
7. Excavation is generally measured by the cubic yard, although, in a few localities, measurement by the perch is still in use. If the latter method is adopted, it should be stated just what is meant by a perch, as this varies considerably in different parts of the country.
Before fixing the price for excavation, it is advisable to investigate the character of the soil by making boring tests. Where there is rock to be blasted in making the excavation, a special price should be given in the estimate. If the ground is wet, rendering pumping necessary, provision should be made for the cost of the extra labor needed. The disposition to be made of the excavated material should also be considered; if it must be hauled a long distance, the cost will be much greater than if the soil can be wasted near by. To aid in estimating the actual cost, it is convenient and approximately correct to consider 1 cubic yard of ordinary earth as a load for an ordinary two-horse wagon.
In making calculations of the amount of material to be removed, care should be taken to note the existing levels of the ground and those required by the drawings. The excavation should be figured (and made) at least 1 foot greater than the size of the foundation, so as to provide room for setting the masonry, pointing, etc.