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framed grounds, nt per Toot run.

^'Iged-doors bytlie foot super.

JJado is measured by the foot super ; the price dependspon the plan bein'* straight or circular, or upon the elevation

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~ level or inclined as in staircases.

rcasing the risers, treads, carriages, and brackets,

stairc

ftre —me risers, treads, carBup fir ^ enera ^y classed together, and rPrice ' Some, ' mes the string-board is

measured by the foot

0 also included. The

or n ! ust he different, as the steps are flyers or winders,as the -• -

dovet.■; nsers are mitred into the' string-board, the treadsth e 1 d * e< * ^ 01 balusters, and the nosings returned, or whetherTile ° ttoni ec 'ges of the risers are tongued into the step.Hoai n ^ U,ta ^' ste Pis generally valued as a whole. Returnedare j° S are sometimes valued at so much each, and if circularThe) 6 t ' 16 P r ' ce °I straight ones.d,,p en lan d-rail is measured by the foot run ; the priceor w], ', n ° u P on the materials and diameter of the well-hole,or , ler ramped, swan-necked, level circular, or wreathed;Scroll e . tler fttade out of the solid, or in thicknesses. Theeach i ' S at P P1 " P' ece ; as is the making and fixing ofet *d of T SCre ' V ’ throe inches of the straight part at eachD ( , le wreath are included in the measurement.l'kri\vi s • Usters are prepared and fixed at so much each ; asstep a 1 lr ? n balusters, iron column to curtail, housings tou riser, common cut brackets, and brackets circular

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preparing and fixing.

*oot

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run Sl , ln S in rail for iron balusters is charged by the

eir ( .,,i tl' e price depending on the rail being straight,Thf/’ ^ le athed, or ramped.

Supe. r P llce of the string-hoard is regulated by the foot,v hetb e ? CCOrc ^ n S to t ^ e manner ' n which it is moulded, orWreati , . s * r aight or wreathed, or the manner in which thec ylindei- str * n S is constructed, if properly backed upon a

Price d S ' ia ^ 3 . °i" columns are measured by the foot super, the° r c Ui'y 1 ^ en< ^ n '= u P on the diameter, or whether it be straight^° c ked t 11 aide, and upon its being properly glued andfeeds ar ' e the column be fluted or reeded, the flutes or

'ipori tl ln . easured by the foot run, and their price depends

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tli,

the

reeds

size of the flute or reed. The headings of flutes

e ] le j ~ are so much each. Pilasters, straight or curved inhken n°. &re nieasured in the same way, and the price^'des tl ^° 0t su P er - In the caps and bases of pilasters,ac c<, rr i- le mouldings, the mitres must be so much each,MoS t0 U ‘« size?

s,,r bas e ln ° s ’ Sl] ch as double-faced architraves, base andPer f 0 Q|. 0r 6tra lght mouldings stuck by liand, are valued at' p ron„) 1] . ® u P er . Base and surbase, and straight mouldingsf°ot, °|, . ’•I band, are generallv fixed at the same rate per^‘e head of SOniethin S more than double-faced architraves.P r i(:e of *i.° an architrave in a circular wall is four times therent ' 6 P ei Pedicular parts, not only on account of theari aeco, t0 I° rm the mouldings to the circular plan, butf borig 0 t ' le greater difficulty of forming the mitres.lo Ur tim° nta mouldings, circular upon the plan, are three orc bai-g e( ) t ' 1 e price of those on a straight plan; being>1,1^ re as the radius of the circle is less. Housings toThe prj are Va lued at so mucli each, according to the size,^aiber 0 ^ e P Pr loot super of mouldings is regulated by the16 foot Tairks, for each of which an addition is made to'Pile *

J'Vli they 6 mould >ngs depends also upon the materials ofa < ' n R „ 8re made, or upon their running figure, whetherl' ha follo r ? ed -

t * 1( ls, articles are measured by the foot run.

e ® a ted j jj , > bead or ogee capping, square angle staff

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angle staff, inch ogee, inch quirk ogee, ovolo

and head, astragals or reeds on doors, or on shutters ; smallreeds, each in reeded mouldings stuck by hand up to half aninch, single cornice or architrave, grooved space to let in reeds,and grooves.

Note. —In grooving, the stops are paid over and above,and so much more must be allowed for all grooves wroughtby hand, particularly in the parts adjoining the concourse ofan angle ; and circular grooving must be paid still more.The other running articles are, narrow grounds to skirting,the same rebated, or framed to chimneys ; and rule-joints,cantalivers, trusses, and cut brackets for shelves, are rated atper piece.

Water-trunks are measured by the foot run, the ratedepending upon the side of their square. These oughtalways to be properly pitched, and put together with white-lead, and the joints ploughed and tongued ; the hopper-headsand shoes are valued at so much each ; moulded weather-caps at so much each ; the joints at so much each. Scaffold-ing, &c. used in fixing, to be paid for extra.

Flooring boards are prepared, that is, planed, gauged, andrebated to a thickness, at so much each, the price dependingupon the length of each board : if more than 9 inches broad,the rate to be increased according to the additional width;each hoard listing at so much per list. Battens in the sameway, but at a different rate.

Rates of Labour in Joiners' Work from the Bench, accord-ing to the universal Method described in pages 79 and 80 ofthe First Volume of this Dictionary.

The column on the left hand of the table denotes thenumber of panels, the middle column the species of work,and the right-hand column the rate in decimals, being therate of the. part or parts of a day required to the quantitysignified at the head of the column ; therefore, this rate beingmultiplied by the wages per day, gives the real rate of thework per foot, in shillings or pence, according as multipliedby shillings or pence.

Description of One-and-a-quarter Inch Doors.

No. of _ Rate per

Panels. ft super.

2. Both sides square .06

4. Both sides square .07

6. Both sides square .08

2. Quirk, ovolo, and bead front, and square back .1

4. Quirk, ovolo, and bead front, and square back.11

6. Quirk, ovolo, and bead front, and square back.12

2. Bead and flush front, and square back ..1

4. Bead and flush front, and square back.11

6. Bead and flush front, and square back .12

2. Bead and but front, and square back.09

4. Bead and but front, and'square back.10

6. Bead and but front, and square back.11

2. Quirk, ovolo, and bead, on both sides.14

4. Quirk, ovolo, and bead, on both sides .15

6- Quirk, ovolo, and bead, on botli sides .16

2. Bead and but on both sides .12

4. Bead and but on both sides .13

6. Bead and but on both sides .14

2. Bead and flush on botli sides .14

4. Bead and flush on both sides.15

6. Bead and flush on both sides.16

For every additional quarter of an inch in thickness, add.005 to the rate per foot super.

If the panels are raised on one side, add .002 ; and if onboth sides .004 ; and if an astragal or ovolo on the rising onone side, add .003 ; and if on both sides .006—to the ratoper foot super.

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