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Show The missing molding on the north gable would then be replaced with a currently available molding stock that matches as close as possible the original profile. A second avenue would entail reproducing the existing molding. Architectural Woodwork & Specialties (AWS) -- formerly known as Ferry's Mill and before 1920 Smoot Lumber Company -- has in stock knives used in the making of molding from circa 1900 to 1940. This particular molding pattern may still be available through AWS. If so, the knife set-up fee would be $150.00, plus material costs. The price for wide crown molding is at least $2.00 per running foot. The estimated cost for this method of repair, reproduction and carpentry labor included, is $300.00 and $400.00. Interior Finishes In selected areas of the second floor, the ceiling plaster has separated from its lathe key. These suspended unsecured areas of the plaster should be detached from the ceiling before the new dry wall is installed. This selective demolition should not take more then two to three hours of labor. Hourly rate $12.70 + $2.85 benefits = $15.55 x 4 = $62.20 (rate based on Local Carpenter's Union 1498). With few exceptions, all of the windows are original and in good condition. Except the modern metal windows in the 1eanto addition, the windows are integral to the historical integrity of this house. They should not be removed but rehabilitated. I recommend the sash mechanisms be repaired as necessary, the outer surfaces be sanded, cleaned, filled, primed and repainted, and the window putty replaced. At least one weather worn sill should be replaced. The original glazing should not be removed. Estimated cost for rehabilitating the original windows, as described above, barring any window breakage, should not exceed $275.00 per unit. The character defining wood work, baseboards, window and door surrounds, should be carefully removed and numbered, then reapplied after the new dry-wall has been installed. The estimated cost for removing and re-applying the finish work, above the cost of the dry-all installation and not including finishing, should not exceed $700.00. This includes 40 hours of carpentry labor (hourly rate $12.70 + $2.85 benefits = $15.55 x 40 = $622.00) plus fill-in finish lumber. The floors are tung-and-grove pine which appears to have been well maintained . Because these floors are pine, even though a good grade of pine, I do not recommend if at all possible, that they be stripped by conventional circular machine sanding. recommend a combination of chemical striping, cabinetmaker's tool scraping, and light machine sanding thereafter. If this method |
