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Estimating Frame And Brick Houses

There are shelves placed in the cubby, an opening and drop door into china closet with necessary trimmings and finish. These are not shown in the details, but as they must be provided to make the work complete we estimate that to provide the stuff and do the work in the same style as that shown will require $5. We have, then, for the total cost of fitments in the pantry, exclusive of door and window finishings, the following figures :

For cupboard $28.80
For bins and wall fittings 12.40
Extras on cubby, etc 5.00
Total $46.20

The Conservatory

We have now to consider the conservatory, which measures on the plan 6x9 feet, with two projecting angles, 2 feet each, cut off. The hight averages 9 feet. It is closed in on one side, one end and the angles with glass, the roof being finished the same as the veranda. We have already given the cost of the floor, roof and foundation; the brick wall of the house forms one side and one end of this addition, the remainder being of glass. As will be seen by the section shown in Fig. 19, a solid wall of wood is built on the outside of the conservatory, running up above the floor about 2 feet, the top forming a regular window sill on which the sash rest. This leaves 6 feet 2 inches of sash in hight by 16 feet, less, of course, the five mullions. This would make nearly 100 feet of sash superficial, which, fitted in place ready to receive glass, would be worth 10 cents per foot, or $10 in bulk. Fitting up the low wall, paneling same inside and out, including material, making sash, sills and placing them, working mullions and fitting them in place and putting cornice and eave trough in place, as well as furnishing same, would cost as follows:

Dwarf wall and paneling, 16 feet at 20 cents |3.20
Sash sill, moldings, stool and apron, 16 feet at 10 cents 1.60
Cornice, fascia and eave trough, 16 feet at 30 cents 4.80
Mullions in place 4.00
Nails, etc 40
Total $14.00