THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON
SUNDAY. MORNING, APRIL 24.1D27
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Rooms in Two Unit in New Cottage Plan
Plan No. 581
An attractive five-room cot
tage, with the exterior featur
ing a modified form of French
and , Norman architecture, has
been planned by Harry B. Bo
land, head of ' the Universal
Plans Service. The shape ; of
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the house makes it Ideal for
, the small city lot.i
Separation of the house interior Into two major units is one of the features of the floor plan.
The division is between the living quarters and kitchen and the sleeping quarters. The Urine room, '
dining room, kitchen and breakfast nook are-combined into the larger unit, separated from the two
bed chambers and bathroom by a central hall. In this manner communication within any one unit
can be carried on without passing through the other. . - 4 :
One of the features of the plan Ja the number of built-Ins, especially in the kitchen. The houBe
was planned to keep the energy for, house-keeping at the minimum.
Two sets of blae prints of this plan will, be furnished at moderate cost on application to the
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for each should be at least equal.
I refer to the use of cement mor
tar perfectly proper and. neces
sary,' but not for the purpose, of
comparing costs with a frame
house that lacks, (1) building pa
per, ( 2 ) concrete fire stopping,
(3) bridging for studding. (4)
ribbons, (5) fire stop blocking,
() bracing. - Lime mortar con
struction la far superior In stand
ard to the -frame house consider
ed. The mortar cost given is en
tirely .too high, both s to quan
tity and price.
C. ' For reasons stated above, a
furred brick wall is standard In
the eastern, sections, but should
not be the feasts of comparison
with a standard type of frame
wall. Hence a credit is due brick
on furring strips, atd tse frame
house must be charged with la
bor and material oflathlng.
7. The price of brick Is not
a true reflection of brick costs,
except In some very large cities.
8. Now study the laborers
time in the frame table; 1 8 hours
at a ridiculously low labor scale.
18 hours for the laborer, 108
hoars for the carpenter (compare
these with the figures given for
the brick tender and bricklayer.
The price of lumber usedr the car
penter's -time, .and ; the painting
cost in the Lumbermen's associa
tion table are open for argument,
but there is no way td check these
Items so they remain as Is.
-' More. Items to Be, Considered
In the table which I submit the
difference Is' noted to be about
8200, but consideration -must be
given to , the ' following items
which, would lower 'the difference
further. i j
: 1. Brick work (cost of chim
ney.) t. Cost of building paper, .
3. Cement fire stopping.'
4. Cost of bridging for stud
ding. 6. Ribbons and ! fire .stopping
blocking.' :
6. Bracing.
7. Wastage of lumber ( a con
siderable item.)
8. Difference between fire In
surance, premium. I
No doubt it is understood that
these, figures -are an attempt to
determine the true cost more
nearly, and while they may not
apply in certain localities I think
they should' show that brickwork
cost figures are "usually arbitrary
and not properly analyzed. The
19.6 hours and 200 hours respect-1 case In the lumbermen's table of
COSTS OF BUILDING
d'lPitl Of S1EIU
Neer Considers Statement
ExcellentjNotaGood Com-,
r1rrparisonrHowever. - -
Tn commenting on the differ
jnce In construction costs be
tween, frame and brick construc-
. tioa. to a Sta:tesmaa.. represent
.tire last Wednesday F. E. Neer,
of the" Salem Brick & Tile com
pany. who Isf" considered one of
the leadinsr 'i authorities in the
northwest I on burnt clay mater
ials said, ' With the tremendous
amount of construction in all
"types of building now 'going on
and contemplated In - the north
west it is la fact that controversy
over building costsuas ' compart
sons Is wkxfng warm. Although
it is not a good comparison Inso
far as th difference In price of
brick Is concerned I consider the
following statement of J. J. Stein,
of Denver, the best I have seen
and submit It to the people of
this community ' The. same- gen
eral? comparison will apply in
Salem or anywhere In the north
west." -'-'.
Following is Mr. Stein's state-
ment: I t ' . '
An article was published In the
October issue of -Building Maga
zine wherein the National Lumber
Manufacturers' association., torn-
. paring pricesof building mater
i itls, pretended to show that a na
tional difference of approximate
ly $500 exists between frame and
brick construction. ; This Is prov
en by means of a comparative ta
ble of costs for each type.
The article appears befow:
"In retolv to a number of. In
quiries for comparative costs of
construction of frame and brick
dwellings, the engineering de
partment .of the National Lumber
Manufacturers' ' association! has
compiled the following compara
tive estimates for superstructure!
walls of a typical six-room dwell
ing, the . area being that deter
mined from representative plans
Issued: by the Architects' .Small
House Service Bureau. if ,
-The quafitfttesriif MSStm and
labor are taken from the litera
ture of the Common Brick Man
ufacturers 1 association 5 for4 an
eight-Inch wall. Those for-frame
construction are taken from a
widely used authority on ' build- f
ing cost estimates. The maters
ial prices are f. o. b. Job. aver
age prices for the country in June
1926, as published ty the De
partment 1 of Commerce, -and the
labor costs are an average of
those given for the country by
the American Contractor In Its
June, 1928, issue. ' . . '
'"Comparative estimate 2,000
square feet, wall area. Eight-Inch
brick common, furred vs. frame
construction."
The table below was Included
In the article:
f , , - 8S1CK -
24.S M at $17.10 ...i -8429.00
1.42 ton hyd. lima. $20.B9 - 29.70
50.7 mrkn portland ement, ,
S1 rent : : 43.10
14.3 rnttie vard nd, S2.ll . 30.20
1,960 tin. ft. furring itrip. -
.015 ent , L-uJ S9.40
IS !!. nail. et i.... . - .50
116 kn, brick tendora. 71 rents 139.60
fiO In. earpBtra' tint. 9 fti S7.60
200 bra. brickUyera' time, f 1.85 270.00
FBA&CB
Stodx and platea. 1,520 B
S44.4B)
. $1,022.10
If. at
i $ S7.S0
Sheathior. S.340 B. M. at S44 05 103.10
8idia. 2.440 B. M. at $60.00.
NaUa. 112 Iba, 4 nt
Carpenters boors. 108. OS eenta
Ishorrii' tiaae. 18.6. 47 cnta-r-222.2
yda. paint. , 1S.8 ala. (3
coat work lead and oU, $3.00
Paintera' tiaaa, SO boors, 97 cents
46.80
4.50
103.60
8.70
55.R0
58.20
takes which when rectified will
bring the difference of cost near
er to a correct figureabout
$200.
1. Carpenters' time given for
brick house is absurd! Is It pos
sible that in erecting a solid brick
wall that there is onlyf one-thirdt
less carpenter time necessary than
for. an : entire- frame' wall? , The
only need tor a carpenter In build
ing a brick wall is to set the
frames, and only thls'unit of work
brick wail cost.
2. The table of comparison
takes 2.000 square feet of . wall
area. How about openlngsT True,
they are omitted from both types
but for' a very 'good' reason. All
openings in a brick wall are act
ual saving In both material and
labor, while most of the openings
In a frame wall must be consid
ered as a total loss, or assumed
that they take care of the neces
sary wastage of lumber. , :
3. Comparing wall areas is
decidedly unfair to brick. Every
residence Is assumed' to have a
fireplace, chimney and interior
flue, yet these Items are charged
to the brick cost, while no allow
ance or charge appears in the
frame wall cost.
: 4. , Brick tenders time is giv
en as 196 hours, bricklayers time
as 200 hours. s Why one tender
to every brick layer? Assuming
average construction,: one tender
will care for at least two brick
layers and benee the time . given
for tender should be cut down one
half. 1
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5." It is manifestly unfair to
attempt to compare a well built
brick house with an ordinary type
of frame house. The standards
ively). Does the laborer jast
work hours oT each day? t .:
. The article y states that
quantities of time for brick were
taken from the literature of the
Common f Brick Manufacturers
association. True,, but again not
fair. Referring to the literature
mentioned, I find that the brick
layer and tender is arrived at by
using'' the highest grade of brick-'
work possible. . Using the tables
for ordinary brickwork with lime
mortar, .the , time for bricklayer
and r tender will . be cut down at
least 15 per cent, and probably
more. . , ,-.,. ," -u t : :
10. The. lumber prices are
questioned as being, representa
tive of the average national price.
The labor hours, (carpenter) -are
not capable of . being verified and
reports from this territory ' dis
close that the figures are much
too low. The painting costs are
also questIoned, but since no ref-
! erence as to the authority is giv-
en, they too, cannot oe cneckea.
11. Where Is the allowance
made in the frame table of cost
for waste? Surely there is wast
age and under-run in lumber.
.12. Since the article ends by
stating that the saving Is $473.80
rather than the apparent differ
ence In first cost, why not include
in the table the difference in In
surance-premium, which , would
have to be' added to the frame
cost?
- Correct In Cost Figure
Below is a table giving. a more
nearly correct - ngure regarding
the difference in cost between
brick and frame house. 4 i
thecarpenter's time offers an ex
ample of this. The 2.000 squarsi
feet of wall area has been figured
solid, and as mentioned before, no
allowances have been made for
openings. The lumber engineers
have figured the miximum num
ber of openings and added the
carpenter's time for setting the
frames, and vet there i were no
frames to be set. 5 The brick
-should have been credited for
openings,' or' the carpenter's time
omitted, i
$547.80
Savior
..$474.30
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Tarda la West Salem,. Albany, Lents, Hubbard. Tajnliill,
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24.64 M $15.00
SSZC&
$36.60
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Mortar (ready mixed)
Nails . .
Coat of setting frames . 20.00
85 hrn. of bnrlc tenders, 71c ....... en.3i
170 brs. brieklayera' time. $1.35 231.50
$761.95
StnA snif -nlstna. 1.52(1 B. V. t3 4
44.48 . 67.60
Sheath in. 2.340 B. M. 9 44.05.... 103.10
Riding, 2440 B. M. (a $60 146.30
Nail. 112 Ihn- -4 eenta ...... ' - 4.50
Carpenters' hra., 108. 96 eenta.... 103.6O
Ijkhorern time, 50 hra., 47 eenta 23.50
923 2 vda. nid lfl.6 ?als 13 coat
work lead and i!, $3.00 ... 55.80
Painter time. 60 brs, 97 eenta 58.20
$562.60
stocks to their regular lists. - -The
structural grades are dif
ferent tfrom. other lumber grades
In that they hare been established
by, the Forest Products Labora
tory, the American , Society . 6f
Railway Engineers and other
technical bodies on the basis of
thousands of timber tests while
the ordinary lumber grades have
been made either by the manufac
turer or the retail dealer to suit
the. necessities, of manufacturing
or selling. Strength, stiffness and
toughness are the principal fac
tors for which structural timbers
are graded and the method of de
termining .these in Individual
timbers Is based on laboratory
testing experience with the same
species. The percentage of sum-
Imer-wood, rings per Inch,- dlrec-
nun ui grHuirauu .iwanuu .
size of defects are the important
considerations . in ' cutting -. and
grading structural timbers. Properly-
cut and graded structural
timbers are accepted by. engineers
and architects as standard mater
ials subject to established strength
tables. " '
: "The present differential be
tween No. 1 common . Douglas fir
and other structural timbers is
from 115 to $30 per thousand,"
the bureau declared, "and yet our
timber, when ' cut and graded in
the best way is unsurpassed from
every standpoint for this purpose.
Moreover, it. can ' be readily ob
tained in sizes that can not be
secured from logs of other com
parable species. It 13 thi3 lett-ri
priced : cutting that our tici'. "3
campaign is aiming at." .-
The Vanity- Hat Sboppe, 3S7
Court, offers the new crocLete.l
straws, silk combinations and nov
elties in either large or small haf i
at 13.95, i4.S5, 16.75.
Numerous testa under a variety
of conditions have revealed that
95 per cent of the driving in tha
new Paige Eighth with four-speed
transmission, is done in fourth
speed, according to factory execu
tives at Detroit. The new trans
mission, they say, permits of sus
tained high speed with a saving of
30 per cent In gasoline over tlio
ordinary high speed.
JIOICE SPECIAL
LUMBER CAMPAIGN
West Coast Company to
Conduct National Drive
for Douglas Fir
SEATTLE, Wash. (Special )
A special national campaign in
behalf of Douglas fir structural
timbers is announced to begin in
June by ' the West Coast Lumber
bureau of this city. Details of the
plan were agreed on during the
week" between a special timber
grading committee of the West
Coast Lumbermen's association
and bureau officials. Extensive
advertising and field work, both
of a technical nature, and direct
ed chiefly toward" architects and
engineers will be used by the bur
eau,! bring a larger amount of
this classjot-trade ,to West' Coast
mills. f-'l'i - ' .
"Douglas fir-mills In. Washing
ton, and Oregon can supply ; the
most- exacting, requirements in
structural timbers," - the bureau
stated,: "and on many of the most
Important pieces of timber "con
struction undertaken In America
during recent .years, Douglas fir
structural timbers were specified
by responsible architects and en
gineers," However, the quality,
size and -availability of our struc
tural .timbers , are not aa well
known to . the technical men as
they might .''bi .and, this Is the
reason for thfei campaign."
T ArchitecturlCe n g ineering,
building and Plumber trade publi- '
cations, will-be used for the struc-j
tural timber advertising campaign
and ft speclal'drive' to coordinate
with the publicity is planned by
the bureau's field staff of techni
cal engineers. These will work
in cooperation with sales repre-'
sentatlves of bureau member mills
and... with, retail dealers stocking
the structural grades of Douglas
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Quite a number of West "Coast
mils are now cuttlng'all the struc
tural grades' and others have sig- -t
nified their Intention of backing
Sarins . ..i...$l.3S
Since the. article has chosen to
compare 2,000 square feet of
wall area, it is assumed that there
are no windows or openings In it
and .therefore no carpenter's time
should be calculated. However,
X have put' in a figure In the, ta
ble which should amply cover, the
cost of setting the frames for an
ordinary small dwelling. I have
omitted the furring? strip item
from the brick estimate, as, this
should 'not be Included In a fair
comparison. The .motar. item is
given as a lump sum.
. In regard to the . lumbermen's
table. I have conceded all the
items used with the exception o
the laborers time, which should
be raised; and which I have done, up the program by adding these
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The best common brick made in Oregon and sold throughout the state-in large
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