------ stairs 9" wi.

----The waste shows 10 in. tread, 7 in. rise, 1 in. extra girt for nosing; if supered it should be kept separate from other painting because of the extra labour. The only difference in entering the super would be that the 1 in. girt extra for nosing would be omitted.

15/ 2/ 1.5 Do. marg. stairs,

------ 9" wi. 10

-----17

In taking the painting to winders, average the width, and enter:4/ 1.9 Do. winders,

------ avge. 15"

This "15 in." as an average is assumed; it must of course be taken from the centre winder, and in the centre of it for the margin next wall; the margins next outer string are smaller, and may be averaged with the wide ones, or taken separate.

Take the fascia or apron lining super: 13.3 Do. apron.

1

3.3

------------13.3

If there is a set-off in wall on stairs, take the capping on it run: 13.6 Do. cappg. 5"

----- girt.

When there is graining to measure, take it in the same manner as the painting in every way, describing the kind of wood imitated, and the number of times to be varnished, 1ce, or 2ce, etc., and enter it separate, taking the W. & 3 O. under it first, entering the graining to a door thus :6.10

2.10 G. O. & 2ce V.

-----The description is, grain oak and twice varnish.

There is an item in these passages in the specification of "Rehang door to spandril under stairs; "if the hinges are broken, new must be provided; note the kind, 3 1/2" C.I. butts, or 15" + garn., i. e., cast iron butts, or cross garnet. Enter: I Rehang dr.

I Pr. 3 1/2" C.I. butts & S. the S standing for screws ; note whether cast or wrought butts, the last being entered as 3 1/2" W.I. butts and S.

Leave the lock to wine cellar for the external part, taking care not to put a mark through the specification where it is; then, should you forget it with the external part, you will, on finally going through the specification to see that nothing is missed, see the part not crossed through, and take it.

Proceed next to take the hall and stairs on the ground floor, not omitting the soffite of stairs from ground to first floor; that under stairs from basement to ground floor is not often plastered where the space under is enclosed. Take the three tints to cornice and enrichments as specified, and the centre flower the same, deduct the well-hole of stairs from distempering of ceiling. Take the repair plastering as before, not omitting to leave plenty of room to add any further sums in. Then the strip walls and repaper; this last, the specification says, is to be at the following prices : "Dado (4 ft. high from floor) 8s. per piece; 4-in. borders to ditto, 4d. per yard; filling-in above dado, 4s. per piece." As there are no other papers described they must be taken from this floor to the top, although it is not usual to use such an expensive decoration beyond the best bedroom floor, which would in this house be the second floor. Where the paper on staircase varies, take it to the angle of stairs rising to floor above.

To measure the strip walls, take strip walls and repaper to dado at 8s. per piece, then the border; then the filling above, as strip walls and repaper at 4s. per piece : deducting the skirting the dado will be 3 ft. high; it will be easiest to take this, length by length, between the doors, and between the door and stairs; for this last length hold the tape half way down the dado, if there is an existing one, if not, then 18 in. up from skirting will give the proper length. This will give the net contents up to string of stairs, waste being allowed for after. The line of the wall string is the length of the dado on stairs, measuring straight across, i. e. as an angle where the top line of wall string is circular. Take the length of the top line of the dado for the border, or a line 3 ft. from skirting. The length for the filling is better taken from the round of the walls, taking the one from front entrance to stairs, up to the string of stairs, and in the centre of its width; then take the deductions for doors, windows, etc.; add the piece in well-hole about 12 in. wide. This brings the measurement of paper up to the floor-line above. Next comes, "Wash the paint, rub down the grained work, and paint in three oils, finished in hall and on stairs from ground to first floor in three tints." Measure the painting as before, describe the size of balusters, taking them run, and say whether turned; it is very seldom they are not in such a house.

Take the net contents of spandril framing as described before, half the length, by the height; measure the back for graining, including the door.

Take the length of "scrape and repolish handrail," and number the scroll at end for polishing, take circular and straight in one "run." To each of these items that are repeated on each floor leave a page to add in the dimensions taken to floors above. Enter the polishing as: 20. F.P. 3 1/2 rail.

----1 Scroll do.

The F.P., or French polishing, covers the scrape, etc., to old work. Take the rail as far as the nosing of the step that lands on first floor.

Hack out broken glass, etc., has to be taken from top to bottom (taking each floor as you go up), the brasswork to be relacquered has also to be taken in the same order, and take each w.c. as you come to it. Take cleaning pan, relacquering brasswork to handle, repolishing w.c.; to measure this last, take the length, and add flap and frame and riser together for the width. Allow for the nosing, do not deduct the hole, take the inside of flap, and twice it for the seat, allowing for edges, and the round of skirting by the width, supering the whole skirting, i.e., edge and face included, and number the paper box, if there is one. Take the distempering to ceilings, and the papering, deducting the seat at sides and end, and all other deductions, less the skirting; take the reglazing, if any. See that the lock is in working order; take it to be relacquered if a brass one.