This section is from the book "Hicks' Builders' Guide", by I. P. Hicks. Also available from Amazon: Hicks' Builders' Guide.
The various parts of the work necessary to complete a window frame in a building may be put down as follows:
Making frame .......... | $1.25 |
Hanging blinds .......... | .25 |
Setting frame in building .......... | .25 |
Fitting sash .......... | . 20 |
Hanging sash with weights ......... | .20 |
Casing window .......... | . 30 |
Band, molding frame .......... | . 12 |
Cutting in stops .......... | . 09 |
Total ........ | $. 2.66 |
Thus we see that plain window frames complete in a building, may be estimated at $2.66 each. It should be remembered that a fine hardwood finish is often worth twice or three times as much as a common soft wood finish, and that large transom frames, twin windows, etc, finished in hardwood may be worth as high as $20.
 
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