This section is from the book "A Treatise On Architecture And Building Construction Vol4: Plumbing And Gas-Fitting, Heating And Ventilation, Painting And Decorating, Estimating And Calculating Quantities", by The Colliery Engineer Co. Also available from Amazon: A Treatise On Architecture And Building Construction.
Quantities and Cost.
Cellar: Fixtures. | |
2 brackets, 1 burner, each at $. 50..... First floor: | $1.00 |
Parlor, 1 chandelier, 4 burners......... | 30.00 |
2 brackets, double swing, 1 burner, each at $5.00. | 10.00 |
Dining room, 1 chandelier, 4 burners... | 20.00 |
2 brackets, double swing, 1 burner, each at $3.00...... | 6.00 |
Hall, 1 chandelier, 4 burners......... | 25.00 |
Library, 1 chandelier, 3 burners......... | 20.00 |
2 brackets, double swing, 1 burner, each at $3.00...... | 6.00 |
Lavatory, 1 bracket, 1 burner, double swing....... | 2.50 |
Kitchen, 1 center fixture, 2 burners.......... | 4.00 |
1 side light,single swing, 1 burner............ | 1.00 |
Butler's pantry, 1 drop light, 2 burners.. | 3.00 |
Pantry, 1 side light, single swing, 1 burner | 1.00 |
Cellar stairs, 1-bracket light, 1 burner .. | .50 |
Second floor: | |
Bedrooms, 11 double swing brackets, 1 burner, at $4.00.................... | 44.00 |
Dressing room, 1 double swing, plain, 1 burner. . | 2.00 |
Hall, 1 stiff bracket, 2 burners | 6.00 |
Stair landing, 2 stiff brackets, 1 burner, each at $3.00.................... | |
6.00 | |
Bathroom, 1 bracket, double swing, plain, 1 burner. | 2.00 |
Attic rooms, 5 stiff brackets, 1 burner, each at $.75. | 3.75 |
Total......... | $193.75 |
54 ft. l1/2-inch pipe, at $0.08............ | $4.32 |
30 ft. 3/4-inch pipe, at $0.05............ | 1.50 |
30 ft. 1/2-inch pipe, at $0.04............ | 1.20 |
205 ft. 3/8-inch pipe, at $0.03............ | 10.25 |
Fittings............. | 4.00 |
Total.................... | $21.27 |
Labor.
Labor, assumed to be one-seventh the cost of materials (fixtures, pipes, etc.) = $215.02÷7 = $30.72
Summary of Cost of Gas-Fitting. | |
Fixtures............ | $193.75 |
Pipe and fittings......... | 21.27 |
Labor............... | 30.72 |
Total cost of gas-fitting.......... | $245.74 |
RECAPITULATION OF COST OF PLUMBING AND GAS-FITTING. | |
Plumbing........ | $872.25 |
Gas-fitting......... | 245.74 |
Total cost of plumbing and gas-fitting... | $1,117.99 |
 
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