Extra sinking in rail for iron balusters is charged by the foot run, the price depending on the rail being straight, circular, wreathed, or ramped.
The price of the string-board is regulated by the foot super, according to the manner in which it is moulded, or whether straight or wreathed, or the manner in which the wreath string is constructed, if properly backed upon a cylinder.
The shafts of columns are measured by the foot super, the price depending upon the diameter, or whether it be straight or curved on the side, and upon its being properly glued and blocked. If the column be fluted or reeded, the flutes or reeds are measured by the foot run, and their price depends upon the size of the flute or reed. The headings of flutes and reeds are so much each. Pilasters, straight or curved in the height, are measured in the same way, and the price taken per foot super. In the caps and bases of pilasters, besides the mouldings, the mitres must be so much each, according to the size.
Mouldings, such as doubleAheed architraves, base and surbase, or straight mouldings stuck by hand, are valued at per foot super. Base and surbase, and straight mouldings wrought by hand, are generally fixed at the same rate per foot, being something more than double-faced architraves. The head of an architrave in a circular wall is four times the price of the perpendicular parts, not only on account of the time required to form the mouldings to the circular plan, but on account of the greater difficulty of forming the mitres. All horizontal mouldings, circular upon the plan, are three or four times the price of those on a straight plan ; being charged more as the radius of the circle is less. Housings to mouldings are valued at so much each, according to the size.
The price per foot super of mouldings is regulated by the number of quirks, for each of which an addition is made to the foot. ' The price of mouldings depends also upon the materials of which they are made, or upon their running figure, whether raking or curved.
The following articles are measured by the foot run.
Beads, fillets, bead or ogee capping, square angle staff rebated, beaded angle staff, inch ogee, inch quirk ogee, ovolo and bead, astragals or reeds on doors, or on small reeds, each in reeded mouldings stuck by hand up to half an inch, single cornice or architrave, grooved space to let in reeds, and grooves.
Note.-ln grooving, the stops are paid over and above, and so much more must be allowed for all grooves wrought by hand, particularly in the parts adjoining the concourse of an 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 at per piece.
Water-trunks are measured by the foot run, the rate depending upon the side of their square. These ought always to be properly pitched, and put together with white lead, and the joints ploughed and tongued ; the hopper-heads and shoes are valued at so much each ; moulded weather caps at so much each ; the joints at so much each. Scaffold &c. used in fixing, to be paid for extra.
Flooring boards are prepared, that is, planed, gauged, and rebated to a thickness, at so much each, the price upon the length of each board : if more than 9 inches broad, the rate to be increased according to the additional width ; each board listing at so much per list. Battens in the same way. 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 of the First Volume of this Dictionary.
The column on the left hand of the table denotes the number of panels, the middle column the species of work, and the right-hand column the rate in decimals, being the rate of the part or parts of a day required to the quantity signified at the head of the column ; therefore, this rate being multiplied by the wages per day, gives the real rate of the work per foot, in shillings or pence, according as multiplied by shillings or pence.