QUANTITY OF NAILS REQUIRED FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES
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Material | Pounds |Kind of Nails and
|Required| Size in Pennies
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1,000 shingles | 5 | 4
1,000 laths, 4 nails to a lath | 7 | 3, fine
1,000 laths, 6 nails to a lath | 9 | 3, fine
1,000 sq. ft. beveled siding | 18 | 6
1,000 sq. ft. sheathing | 20 | 8
1,000 sq. ft. sheathing | 25 | 10
1,000 sq. ft. flooring, rough | 30 | 8
1,000 sq. ft. flooring, rough | 40 | 10
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1,000 sq. ft. studding | 15 | 10
| 5 | 20
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1,000 sq. ft. furring, 1" × 2" | 10 | 10
1,000 sq. ft. ⅞" finished flooring | 20 | 8 to 10, finish
1,000 sq. ft. 1⅛" finished flooring | 30 | 10, finish
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