Show cubic foot price has undergone many changes cuble cubit foot prices by which arcet teats appraisers bankers builders estimators fire insurance adjusters and others calculate building construction st rind end replacement costs rest this learoa year on somewhat different fundamentals than thain did those of even six months ngo ago at that time a new scale of wages had become generally operative building material mate riall supply was about equal to demand prospective construction work was offered when contractors were exceedingly busy and estimating pencils were not sharpened sharpe ped to the fineness with witch which they are now instead of those price making influences fluen ces mere are today such lucli things its as the temperament of money importation por tation of at european made materials the economic benefits beginning to be generally left falt from the spreading of building work over all four seasons cont contractor riKtor competition wid tile the introduction into buildings designed to cater to liberal rent payers of innovations in appliances oppi lances and equipment that have teen been removed from the luxury to that of necesse ties for example they are beginning to install automatic elevators in four and ive five story apartment houses in the suburbs that under previous calculations were priced ns as walkups wal wai kups on the ground that these buildings will keep fully rented easier tinn the stair climbers cubic cuble foot fool prices of today show perhaps better than any other way the cost position of building construction I 1 in general because they are computed by tile the highest rated and most experienced builders as well ns as by those of recent entry into the low priced speculative housing field competition they show for one thing at tiny any rate that a building price turn Is taking place utter after being long overdue the more experience we ne have in tile the bullo building lug business the greater seem to lo be thy the surprises its is to costs of building from present day architects plans and specifications ape cinco lions |