QUANTITIES OF MATERIAL PUT IN PLACE PER DAY BY ONE MAN
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| Number of |
Class of Material |Feet B. M.,| Remarks
| or Number |
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Studding 2" × 4", or 2" × 6" | 400 |Wall or partition.
Rafters | 400 |
Rafter ridge and bracing | 250 |
Plate, 6" × 8", halved at corners | 350 |
Floor joists, 2" × 10", or 3" × 12"| 500 |
Ceiling joists, 2" × 6" | 450 |
Sheathing, unmatched | 500 |Laid horizontally.
Sheathing, unmatched | 400 |Laid diagonally.
Sheathing, matched | 400 |Laid horizontally.
Sheathing, matched | 300 |Laid diagonally.
Sheathing, roof | 750 |Plain gable roof.
| |
| |Much cut up by hips,
Sheathing, roof | 300 | valleys, dormers,
| | etc.
| |
Ceiling lined with paper | 200 |
| |
| |Includes fitting
Siding, 4 inches wide | 200 | and setting
Siding, 6 inches wide | 300 | corner boards,
| | base, trim, and
| | scaffolding.
| |
| |Includes scarfing
Posts and beams over cellars | 200-250 | and doweling.
| |
| |For base and
| | wainscot,
Plaster grounds, linear feet | 250 | straightened
| | in good shape.
| |
Bridging, number of pairs per hour | 10 |Includes cutting
| | and setting.
| |
False jambs around openings, | 1 |
per hour | |
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=52. Cost of Laying Flooring.=—The figures on flooring given in Table
VII will be found useful in calculating as they are based on a square,
which, as previously stated, is equal to 100 square feet. The same
carpenters’ wages and number of working hours as in the preceding
article are used here.