The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-14
BUILDING MATERIALS.
The Comparative Cost of Frame, Brick
: and Bubble Stone Walls.

The Comparative Cost of Frame, Brick
+! and Bubble Stone Walls.
The first idea that naturally suggests
itself, after the general plan of arrange
ment has been perfected, is what ma
terial shall mainly enter into the con-
structioh of building, brick, stone or
wood. In nearly every portion of the
Eastern, Middle and Western States,
these three building materials can
readily be had, and the cost of pre-
| duction does not vary much in any
locality. Assuming, therefore, that the
| first cost is the same in the above locali-
ties, we may easily arrive at the ulti-
mate cost of construction. For the
| purpose of this article we may assume
the cost of good common brick, during
the summer to be $500 per thousand;
| cost of labor and mortar to lay the
same in the wall, $500 per thousand,
wall measure. The cost of good quarry
stone, assumed at $40 per cord; the
cost of labor and mortar to lay the
same in the wall, So per cord of one
hundred feet. The cost of franz
ing lumber $500 per thousand feet;
labor and nails to put the same
up 5000 per thousand. With these
prices as basis it is matter of COM
putation only to arrive at the proper
tionate cost of each material after it
has been worked into the walls As an
example, suppose we have ten feet
square of plain wall to build, what will
be the comparative cost? Ten feet
square equals one hundred superficial
feet. If to be built of brick twelve
inches thick, estimating 229 brick to
the superficial foot, would take $3.50
brick; cost in wall per thousand,
$1,000, equals S27.00.
To lay a good rubble stone wall, it
should be IS inches thick; therefore,
10 feet square, or 100 superficial feet
of stone wall Is inches thick, at S18
per cord of 100 feet, would cost S27.00
In estimating frame or studded wall
there should be included first, the stud
ding, say, ks, Pinch centers; second
the outside sheathing of l inch sur
faced boards; third, the siding of clear
pine. For this example we have placed
the cost of rough lumber at $500 per
thousand, put up. We will assume the
cost of the inch surfaced boards
for sheathing to be $500 per
thousand, including labor, nails, and
material. Siding at $4,000 per thousand.
including lumber, labor, nails and
waste. Ten feet square, or 100 superb
cial feet, of 2xS studding, at $500 per
thousand, equals S243 The same sur
face, covered with surfaced boards at
1925. 90 per thousand, costs $3.50; 125
superficial feet of siding, at $40. 90 per
thousand, equals $500, allowing one
quarter for lap and waste. Thus we
find the total cost of the frame wall to
be 1898. Add to this the cost of paint
ing the same, one square, at 800, we
find the cost to be $12.93 Compare
lively, therefore, we find the cost of one
hundred superficial feet of wall built of
the three leading building materials Of
the country as follows:
| Common brick S27. 90
hubble stone. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 27.0O
The cost of window and door frames,
cornices, ETC., may be estimated about
the same in either building. In brick
and stone buildings we find the addi-
tional cost of cut stone window and
door sills, water table, etc., but the cost
of these adjuncts does not enter into
the first cost of the walls, and should
rather be estimated on separately or
considered as additional items of cost
that may be dispensed with if neces-
sary.-NationaE Builder.