Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-10-01
BUILDING MATERIALS.
The Comparative Cost OF Frame, BiIcl,
and Bubble Stone Walls.

The Comparative Cost OF Frame, BiIc,
and Rubble Stone Walls.
The first idea that naturally suggests
itself, after tho general plan of arrange
mcnt has boon perfected, is what ma
tcrial shall mainly enter into the con-
structon of a building, brick, stone OF
wood. In nearly every portion of the
Eastern, Middle and Western States,
these three building materials can
readily be had, and the cost of pro.
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. S4.00 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 $1,000 per thousand feet;
labor and nails to put the same
up $500 per thousand. With these
prices as a basis it is matter of COM
putation only to arrive at the proper
tionate cost of zach 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. Ii to be built of brick twelve
inches thick, estimating %! brick to
the superficial foot, would take 2,25O
brick; cost in wall per thousand,
$1,000, equals S2700.
To lay n good rubblc stone wall, il
should be is inches thick; therefore,
10 feet square, or 100 superficial feet
of stone wall 1S inches thick, at SIS
por cord OF 100 feet, would cost 1927. 90.
In estimating a frame or studded wall
there should be included first, the stud.
ding, say, 2xS, II 2inch centers; second,
che outside shcathing of 1 inch sur.
faced boards; third, the siding of clear
pine. For this example we have placed
the cost of rough lumber at $500 pc,
thousand, put up. Wewill assume the
cost of the inch surfaced boards
for sheathing to bc $500 per
thousand, including labor, nails, and
material. Siding at S40.00per thousand
including lumber, labor, nails ant
waste. Ten feet square, or 100 superb
cial feet, of ks studding, at $500 pei
thousand, equals $2.43. The same sur
face, covered with surfaced boards a
S25.00 per thousand, costs $3.50; II:
superficial feet of siding, at $4,000 pei
thousand. equals 5000, allowing one
quarter for lap and waste. Thus W,
find the total cost of the frame wall t
be $9.93. Add to this the cost Of paint
ing the same, one square, at $500, W,
find the cost to be $l2.93. Compare
lively, therefore, we find the cost of on,
hundred superficial feet of wall built o
the three leading building materials o
the country as follows:
| Common brick. observation-disclosures. SET 0
| Rubble stone. ..............,......... 2T0
frhne' ..................,....... LIN
The cost of window and door frames
cornices, ETC., may be estimated abou
the same in either building, In bricl
and stone buildings we find the addi
tional cost of cut stone window ant
door sills, water table, etc., but the cos
OF these adjuncts does not entef int
the first cost of the walls, and shoulC
rather be estimated on separately o
considered as additional items of cos
that may be dispensed with u neccs
ary.-N0tiondI Builder.