This section is from the book "The Building Trades Pocketbook", by International Correspondence Schools. Also available from Amazon: Building Trades Pocketbook: a Handy Manual of reference on Building Construction.
l 3/8 in. thick, 5-panel, double face, flat-paneled, and stuck- or solid-molded door, delivered......................... | $2. .00 |
Fitting hinges and lock, hanging and trimming............ | .50 |
Butts, 1 pair 4" X 4" lacquered steel............................... | .40 |
Mortise lock, brass face and strike, wood knob, bronze escutcheons.................................................................. | .80 |
Cost in place............................. | $3.70 |
A fair workman can hang, trim, and put hardware on, including mortise locks, about 6 ordinary doors per day. For veneered doors, or those requiring extra care, not more than 3 can be put in place.
The following estimate gives approximately the cost of a window frame of the size mentioned:
Jambs 12 ft., head jamb 3 1/2 ft., total 15 1/2 ft.; 15 1/2 ft. X 1 1/8 in(1 1/4) X 5 in., at 1 cent per sq. in. per ft., less 50 per cent......................................................... | $0.48 |
Sill, 3 1/2 ft. X 1 1/8 in. X 5 3/4 in., same rate............................... | .13 |
Subsill, 4 ft. X 1 7/8 in. X 4 in., same rate............................ | .16 |
Blind stop, 15 1/2 ft. X 7/8 in. X 2 in...................................... | 15 |
Parting strip, 14 1/2 ft. X 1/2 in. X 1 in.................................... | .04 |
Outside casing, 11 1/2 ft. X 1 1/8 in. X 5 in............................. | .36 |
Head jambs, 4 ft. X 1 1/8 in. X 7 in....................................... | .17 |
Cap, 4 ft. X l 1/8 in. X 3 in.................................................... | .08 |
Molding, 4 1/2 ft. of 1 1/2" ........................................................ | .03 |
Sill nosing, 4 ft. X 1 1/8 in. x 4 in....................................... | .10 |
Apron, 4 ft. x 7/8 in. X 5 in................................................. | .10 |
Cove molding, 4 ft. of 7/8" ................................................. | .02 |
Casing, 16 1/2 ft. X 7/8 in. X 5 in............................................. | .41 |
Back band, 16 1/2 ft. X 1 1/8 in. X 1 1/8 in.................................... | .12 |
Sash stop, 14 1/2 ft. X 1/2 in. X 1 1/2 in....................................... | .05 |
Labor for frame complete, with outside casing attached at mill, and for setting inside casing at building.......... | 1.00 |
Total cost........................................................................... | $3.40 |
 
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