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SPREADSHEETS
Principles of Architecture and Construction
Starter/Bell Ringer Activity
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Students, please take your jigsaw puzzle pieces and
sit at your assigned individual work stations.
What’s on YOUR jigsaw puzzle piece?
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GN1
GN2
This is what the
Building
Materials List
will look like
97 1/8 high
wall
97 1/8 high
wall
Siding-6" standard wood frame stud wall + ext.
siding
Interior-4" standard wood frame stud wall
$0.00
451
451
571
84
20
0.00sq ft
0.00sq ft
0.00sq ft
0.00sq ft
0.00sq ft
Subtotal:
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
451
402
402
0.00sq ft
0lin. ft
0lin. ft
Subtotal:
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
20
2lin. ft
$0.00
1287
24
748
64lin. ft
1each
37sq ft
Subtotal:
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subtotal:
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subtotal:
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subfloor
SF1
3/4" thick
SF2
2x12" 16" OC
SF3
2x6" 16" OC
Hickory2r(30)
floor joists
ceiling joists
Framing
F1
4x12"
door/window header
Siding
S1
S2
S3
7" wide
4'x8'x5/8"
Siding Tan1
Plywood-hrz
house wrap
1x7-36"
1x4-16ft+
7 in
1x4-16ft+
1x4-16ft+
116" wide
door threshold
ext. door casing
ext. door jamb
exterior sill
ext. window casing
between window trim
1
17
17
23
49
16
0each
1lin. ft
1lin. ft
1lin. ft
2lin. ft
1lin. ft
gutter: Default Gutter
roofing material
roof sheathing
rafters - fir
gable fascia
eave fascia
metal drip edge
downspout
ridge cap
47
657
21
596
56
47
103
2
24
2lin. ft
33sq ft
1each
30lin. ft
3lin. ft
2lin. ft
5lin. ft
0each
1lin. ft
Roofing
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R7
R8
R9
4x8' sheets
2x6" 16" OC
2x8"
2x8"
Flooring
FL1
FL2
13x13x1/4
FL3
Medium-r(80)
Sandalwood TV02
Floor-C1(12)
Wall Brd
WB1
4'x8'x1/2"
WB2
4'x8'x1/2"
WB3
4'x8'x1/2"
Sheetrock
Sheetrock 1/2"
(wp) - sheetrock
Windows
W1
36x48
W2
36x48
double hung - medium-r(80)
double hung
Doors
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
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$0.00
0lin. ft
heated
heated
heated
heated
heated
Insulatio
n
IN1
12x16x48"
ceiling insulation
batts
IN2
12x16x48"
floor insulation
batts
IN3
6x16x93" batts wall insulation
Notice that prices and “extra”
quantities will be added.
0lin. ft
33
GN3
GN4
GN5
GN6
GN7
Ext Trim
EX1
EX2
EX3
EX4
EX5
EX6
ceiling area = refer. Sheetrock wall brd.
floor area = refer. Flooring
wall area = refer. Sheetrock wall brd.
glass area = refer. window units
door area = refer. door units
83
36x80x1 3/4L
30x80x1 3/8L
36x80
ext. 2 Panel 2 Glass
handle: knob
handle: lever (ext.)
hinge: hidden
2 Panel Door
handle: knob
bifold-louvered
84
4each
$0.00
84
4each
$0.00
53
3each
336
46
11
2each
1each
0each
6
1
0each
0each
Subtotal:
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subtotal:
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subtotal:
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subtotal:
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subtotal:
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
0each
0each
0each
0each
0each
0each
0each
Int Trim
T1
1x4-16ft+
T2
1x4-16ft+
T3
1x4-16ft+
T4
1x4-16ft+
T5
1x4-16ft+
T6
1x4-16ft+
T7
1x116-16ft+
T8
5 in
T9
1x4-16ft+
interior casing - medium-r(80)
window apron - medium-r(80)
sill - medium-r(80)
window apron
sill
interior casing
between window trim - medium-r(80)
interior jamb - medium-r(80)
base molding
Fixtures
FX1
60W32D
Standard Tub [60W]
1
0each
FX2
30W26 1/8D
Toilet
1
0each
FX3
30W19D
Free Standing Sink
1
0each
158
20
20
4
4
12
16
52
141
$0.00
$0.00
17sq ft
2each
1sq ft
36
12
2
1
4
1
5
1
3
2
Subtotal:
8lin.
1lin.
1lin.
0lin.
0lin.
1lin.
1lin.
3lin.
7lin.
Ft
Ft
Ft
Ft
Ft
Ft
Ft
Ft
Ft
$812.0
0
$189.0
0
$170.0
0
$812.00
$189.00
$170.00
Subtotal: $1,171.00
Total: $1,171.00
Daltile®
Refresh your Vocabulary
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As a Class, let’s refresh our memory on a few key
words:
 Building
Materials
 Estimate
 Cost
 Unit
of Measurement
 Percentage
 Unit
 Approximate
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Piecing the data together
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On your own, you will complete the following
today:
 Retrieve
your Building Supply List from Chief Architect.
 Export your Building Materials List to Microsoft Excel.
 Edit your Building Material costs and quantities.
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As a group, you will complete the following:
 Share
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your data with the class.
Save and Print your finalized data spreadsheet.
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End of Class Wrap Up and Summary
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Does our Spreadsheet have any “holes?”
What was the hardest part of the “puzzle?”
Besides the Cost of Building Materials, what else
can affect the overall cost of the project?
What about Equipment? Labor? Weather?
Insurance? And more… what else can we think of?
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