Tables. Part 2
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This section is from the book "Inside Finishing", by Charles A. King. Also available from Amazon: Inside Finishing (1912).
Tables. Part 2
Table 6. Wall Paper
Double roll; 16 yd. long, 18" or 20" wide.
Cartridge or felt papers; 30" wide, 16 yd. to a roll.
The usual cost of papering is from 12 1/2 to 25
per double roll lapped, and from 50 to 75
for glazed paper. Butted paper costs from 10 to 15
more per double roll; in large cities the prices are generally from 20 to 40 per cent higher than those given above.
Table 7
Plastering (Quantities for 100 Sq. Yd.) | |
1440 laths, 1 1/2". | 1/3 bbl. of plaster of Paris. |
10 lb. nails. | Labor; plasterer 3 1/4 days. |
Labor lathing, 1 day. | helper 2 1/2 days. |
3-coat work. | 2-coat work. |
13 bu. of lime. | 10 bu. lime. |
1 bu. of hair. | 3/4 bu. of hair. |
l 1/2 load of sand. | 1 load of sand. |
1/3 bbl. of plaster of Paris. | |
Table 8. Shingles
1000 will Cover | Number of Shingles Required to Lay One Square | |||||
To Weather | 4" Wide | 6" Wide | 4" Wide | 6" Wide | ||
4" | 111 | sq. ft. | 167 | sq. ft. | 900 | 600 |
5" | 139 | sq. ft. | 208 | sq. ft. | 720 | 480 |
6" | 167 | sq. ft. | 250 | sq. ft. | 600 | 400 |
7" | 194 | sq. ft. | 291 | sq. ft. | 514 | 343 |
8" | 222 | sq. ft. | 333 | sq. ft. | 450 | 300 |
Number Of Slates Requibed Per Square
Number | |||
6" | X | 12" | 553 |
7" | X | 12" | 457 |
8" | X | 12" | 400 |
9" | X | 12" | 355 |
7" | X | 14" | 374 |
8" | X | 14" | 327 |
9" | X | 14" | 291 |
10" | X | 14" | 261 |
8" | X | 16" | 277 |
Size | Number | ||
9" | X | 16" | 246 |
10" | X | 16" | 221 |
9" | X | 18" | 213 |
10" | X | 18" | 192 |
11" | X | 18" | 174 |
12" | X | 18" | 160 |
10" | X | 20" | 169 |
11" | X | 20" | 154 |
12" | X | 20" | 141 |
Size | Number | ||
14" | X | 20" | 121 |
11" | X | 22" | 138 |
12" | X | 22" | 126 |
13" | X | 22" | 116 |
14" | X | 22" | 108 |
12" | X | 24" | 114 |
13" | X | 24" | 105 |
14" | X | 24" | 98 |
16" | X | 24" | 86 |
Sizes Of Nails And Number Per Pound
Size | Length in Inches | Number per Pound | |||
Common | Finishing | Casing | Flooring | ||
2d...... | 1 | 860 | 1558 | 1140 | .................. |
3d Fine .... | 1 1/8 | .................. | |||
3d Com..... | 1 1/4 | 594 | 884 | 675 | .................. |
1 3/8 | .................. | .................. | .................. | .................. | |
4d...... | 1 1/2 | 339 | 767 | 567 | .................. |
5d...... | 1 3/4 | 230 | 491 | 396 | .................. |
6d...... | 2 | 205 | 359 | 260 | 151 |
7d...... | 2i | 135 | 317 | 239 | 136 |
8d...... | 2 1/2 | 96 | 214 | 160 | 98 |
9d ...... | 2 3/4 | 92 | 195 | 148 | 86 |
lOd...... | 3 | 63 | 134 | 108 | 66 |
12d...... | 31 | 52 | 120 | 99 | 51 |
16d...... | 3 1/2 | 38 | 91 | 69 | 40 |
20d...... | 4 | 30 | 61 | 50 | 29 |
30d...... | 41/2 | 23 | .................. | 45 | .................. |
40d...... | 5 | 17 | .................. | 35 | .................. |
50d...... | 5 1/2 | 13 1/2 | .................. | .................. | .................. |
60d...... | 6 | 10 1/2 | .................. | .................. | .................. |
Number Of Nails Required
Shingles, per M.............................. | 5 1b. | 4d com. |
Laths, per M........................ | 7 1b. | 3d com. |
Beveled siding, per M................... | 18 lb. | 6d com. |
Sheathing, per M..................... | 20 lb. or | 8d com. |
25 lb. | l0d com. | |
Flooring rough, per M............... | 30 lb. or | 8d com. |
40 lb. | l0d com. | |
Studding, per M............. | 15 lb. or | l0d com. |
5 1b. | 20d com. | |
Furring, per M.............. | 10 1b. | l0d com. |
Furring flooring, per M. {7/8 } 1 1/8 | 20 lb. or | 8d & l0d fin. |
30 lb. | l0d fin. |
Table 12. Chimneys
Number of Flue | Size of Flue | Size of Chimney | Number of Bricks per Foot in Height |
1 | 8" X 8" | 16" X 16" | 30 |
1 | 8" X 16" | 16" X 24" | 40 |
2 | 8" X 8" | 16" X 28" | 50 |
3 | 8" X 8" | 16" X 40" | 70 |
4 | 8" X 8" | 16" X 52" | 90 |
1 | 12" X 12" | 20" X 20" | 40 |
1 | 12" X 16" | 20" X 24" | 45 |
1 Five courses of brick to a foot in height.
Stables; Miscellaneous Information
1200 cu. ft. per horse. (The U. S. Army allows 1500.)
16' 6" width of building for one stall.
29' 0" width of building for two stalls.
Box stalls: 12' 0" X 12' 0".
Single stalls: 9' 6" X 6' 2". Stalls are sometimes made as narrow as 4' 0", but only where space is very valuable.
A stall floor should not slant more than 1 \" in its length.
Stall divisions should be 4' 6" high in the rear, 7' 0" at the head.
There should be 9 sq. ft. of glass space for each horse.
There should be ventilating shafts which will allow 18 inches square for each horse.
Doors should either slide, or open outwards.
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