81. Estimating Quantities Of Nails
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This section is from the book "Carpentry", by Ira Samuel Griffith. Also available from Amazon: Carpentry.
81. Estimating Quantities Of Nails
Estimating Quantities Of Nails. The following table will enable one to estimate the quantity of nails required for the various kinds of common carpentry. The table of length and number of nails to the pound, Appendix III, may be made use of in determining nail estimates for other kinds of work not here specified.
Quantities Of Nails
MATERIALS | POUNDS | SIZE | KIND | |
.per 1000 B.M. ft. | 25 | 20d | common. | |
Studding .................. | .per 1000 B.M. ft. | 15 | 10d | common. |
Rafters ................. | .per 1000 B.M. ft. | 15 | 10d | common. |
Sheathing, drop siding, shiplap | .per 1000 B.M. ft. | 20 | 8d | common. |
Cornice ............... | .per 1000 lin. ft. | 18 | 8d | common. |
Shingling ...................... | .per 1000 | 4 | 4d | common. |
.per 1000 B.M. ft. | 18 | 6d | common. | |
Ceiling, wainscoting ............ | .per 1000 B.M. ft. | 20 | 6d | common. |
Floors, pine ............ | .per 1000 B.M. ft. | 30 | 8d | common. |
Floors, hardwood........... | .per 1000 B.M. ft. | 30 | 6d | common. |
Baseboard ............... | .per 1000 B.M. ft. | 12 | 8d | finish. |
¾ | 8d | finish. | ||
Door trim, one side .............. | ¾ | 8d | finish. | |
Lath.............. | .per 1000 | 8 | 3d | common .fine. |
Lattice for porches.......... | .per 1000 sq. ft. | 20 | 3d | common. |
Balustrade................... | .per 1000 lin. ft. | 18 | 6d | casing. |
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