| When
estimating the exterior of a building what is the rule of thumb for
window
openings? Are they typically ignored, cut in half ?
We figure them solid. The same for
brick, drywall,
etc. It takes longer to do around a window
than
straight
across. If someone compains about a double
garage door being unfair, I'll trade it for
a
chimney or something.
Thanks for the info. We typically
figure them
the same way. However, we are doing some exterior renovation to a hotel
in New Orleans where we are replacing brick shelf angles then
reapplying
stucco. The walls have quite a few windows and the architect wants to
deduct
them from the overall square footage.
Look at all those window returns.A
return is where
the window is set back in the
wall, meaning the sides of the window have
to
be stuccoed,too. Sometimes
these returns take longer than a whole
wall.
I guess some people think this
stuff jumps on the wall by itself.
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