The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-01
BUILDERS, EXCHANGE.
List of Prices for Carpenter Work,
Prepared for Presentation.

The committee appointed by the Presi
dent of the Builders Exchange to form a
new "bill of prices" of labor and workman
ship, respectfully submit the following
preface, as conditional of the acceptance
and adoption of the bill:
First-To ignore any previously made
'bill of prices that may now be in ex
istence and after taking into consideration
the improved facilities of executing all
work in this branch of trade, form and pro-
duce new bill of prices" adapted to
present usage.
Secondly-That the prices of work as set
forth in the bill" shall remain unchanged
in their relative and proportionate values,
and that variations in price Oflabor shall be
graded by the addition or subtraction of
the percentage requisite.
The committee suggest that all joist-tim-
Der and lumber of any kind shall be priced
by the superficial foot one inch thick, or
what is commonly known as board meas
ure.
First-Joist and timber to be placed in
| position, when not more than 15 feet below
or Is feet above the ground or street level,
shall be priced at mills per foot; above or
below this for each additional 10 feet add l
mill per foot Joist taken to width, and
cambered and cut at both ends, add mills
per foot.
Framing-For every mortise containing
cubic inches or less, 2 cents each, and for
every additional cube of 4 inches add 1
cent. lemons to fill same, same price as
mortises and same addition for size.
Bridging-2 cents per board measure !;
small buildings or small pieces of work 10
feet BY 10 feet or under, add Il to above
prices. The above prices to be based upon
the quantity of material at completion.
Shingling g-5% inches to the weather, II
cents per foot; for each additional q inch
less to weather, add 3 mills.
Flooring-Of rough lumber same prices
as timber; 6-inch strips faced, tongued and
grooved per foot mills; for every inch mar
rover, add 1 mill per foot. If flooring is
laid in ioist closer than l6 inches from cen
ters, add mill per foot; yellow pine, add
mills to price above; hard wood, add mill!
to price above; add for height same as tim
Der.
Cornice-Cornices and similar work PEI
foot IL inches wide and under, 5 cents PEE
foot; elaborated cornice, s cents per foot
brackets under cornice containing feet
: board measure or less, 6 cents per foot, TO
each additional foot, add l cent.
Carving-Fluting, or reeding or simila
work not to exceed sc per inch surfa ce
planning timber, per foot surface, mills
small pieces of ten feet and under, add 81
mills
Door Frames and Door Jambs-Six inche
wide and under, with single rabbet, pc
, foot board measure, 12Hc; for each inch II
= width in addition, add l nc; if nodded, &c
! hard wood double price OF above,
Window Frames-Six inches wide ant
under, board measure, 12c; for each foo
lineal of boards for same &c; rabbeting sills
Sa. hnv 1Ipi1NI fro nc
, same price as above for all quantities il
: board measure, setting axle pulleys 10
each; circular work three prices of straigh
work, adding four inches of straight TO
Joining; hard wood double price of above.
q Window Jambs-Per foot, board measure
= for six inches in width and under, lac.
= Panel Jambs-Plain and fiat, board meas
o ure 16c nodded with one-half inch by one
e half inch or under, per lineal foot &c in ad
dition; for holdings every onc-cighth inc
r larger, add nc per foot lineal.
|, Splayed Jambs-Add one-third to abov
l. prices.
Weatherboarding-Six mills per foot ST
T. perticial faced and inches wide; and III
Il der mills; vertical boarding, 6 mills pc
foot; bottoms over joints, 1c per foot lineal
], faced lumber, per foot superficial, mills
l. flooring surface measure, Is Mills for ever
half inch more than one inch thick add
J. mills.
y Panel Doors and Panel Shutters-Dool
one and three-eighths inch thick, contain
g. ing 18 feet surface measure, fiat panel, plai
rails and Stiles 10c per foot; for each qua
g. ter inch additional in thickness, add lc pt
IS foot raising panels charge lc per foot Inca
nodded half inch by half inch molt
s. per foot lineal, &c; for every one eighth inc