SkyInsight-Stargate-costs

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Contents 1 Decking Costs 2 Footing Costs 3 Lower Pier Costs 4 Upper Pier Costs 5 Patio/Landscaping 6 Telescope enclosure 7 Total Costs

Decking Costs

Item	Size	Cost each	Est Quantity	Est Subtotal		Act Cost each	Act Quantity	Act Subtotal
Posts	4'x4'x10'	$10	2	$20
Joists	2"x8"x10'	$9	10	$90
Beams	2"x8"x10'	$9	4	$36
Deck boards	5/4"x6"x16'	$12	30	$360
Railing posts	4"x4"x8'	$6	3	$18
Rails	5/4"x6"x12"	$8	4	$32
Side top & bottom rails	2"x6"x12'	6	$8	$48
Spindles	2"x2"x36"	$1	68	$68
Hardware				$100
Totals				$772

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Footing Costs

42" depths for the 36" frost line plus 6"

Section	Size	Type	$ per Bag	Est No of Bags	Est Subtotal		Act No of Bags	Act Subtotal
Work done by contractors							x	$820
Pier Footing	36"x36"x42"	Quikrete Concrete Mix 80#	$3	94	$282		x	x
Post Footing	10"x42"	Quikrete Fast-Setting Concrete Mix	$6	7	$42		x	x
Portable Mixer		Rental			$75		x	$84
Power Auger		Rental			$75		x	x
Totals					$474		x	$904

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Lower Pier Costs

Item	Size	Cost each	Est Quantity	Est Subtotal		Act Cost each	Act Quantity	Act Subtotal
Chimney block	16"x16"x8"	$9	11	$99
Mortar or Concrete		$3	15	$45
Totals				$144

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Upper Pier Costs

Item	Size	Cost each	Est Quantity	Est Subtotal		Act Cost each	Act Quantity	Act Subtotal
Pier	4'x4'x12' (post)	$15	1	$15.00
Top & Bottom Plates	4'x4'x.75"		1
Harwdare
Totals

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Patio/Landscaping

Item	Cost each	Est Quantity	Est Subtotal		Act Cost each	Act Quantity	Act Subtotal
Paver blocks	450	$0.50	$225
Retaining wall blocks	$2	30	$60
Totals			$285

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Telescope enclosure

Item	Size	Cost each	Est Quantity	Est Subtotal		Act Cost each	Act Quantity	Act Subtotal
Walls
Roof
Hardware				$100
Totals				~$500

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Total Costs

Category	Est Material	Est Labor	Est Subtotal		Act Material	Act Labor	Act Subtotal
Decking	$772		$772
Footings	$474 or	$850	$850			$820
Lower Pier	$144		$144
Upper Pier	$50		$50
Electrical	$100		$100
Patio/Landscaping	$285		$285
Telescope Enclosure			~$500
Totals	$1,540		$2,701

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