The Architect's Portable Handbook: First-Step Rules of Thumb for Building Design, Third Edition

By Pat Guthrie

Part 12: Interiors

NOTES

A GENERAL COSTS (K) (U) (W) ( ^[5]) ( ^[12]) ( ^[27])

Costs for furniture and interior objects will vary more than any other item for buildings. These can vary as much as ?75% to +500% (or more). Costs given in this part are a reasonable middle value and are "for trade" wholesale. Retail can go up 60% to 175%. Cost location factors given in App. B, line V will not apply as furniture costs are rather uniform across country.

B MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS

Artwork (photos, reproductions, etc.):	$50 to $275/ea.
Ash urns and trash receptacles:	$100 to $320/ea.
Blinds:	$4.60 to $7.35/SF
Draperies:	$20 to $115/SY
Rugs and mats:	$20 to $110/SY

Interior plants: see p. 279. For artificial silk plants, double or triple landscape costs.
Fabrics: Association of Contract Textiles (ACT) recommendations. Check for following:
1. Flammability
  
  Upholstery must pass CAL 117.
  
  Drapery must pass NFPA 701.
  
  Wall coveting must pass ASTM
  
  E-84.
2. Abrasion resistance
  
  a
  
  A
  
  Test
  
  15,000 double rubs
  
  30,000 double rubs
  
  40,000 Wyzenbeek Martindale
3. Colorfastness to light Must pass Class 4 (40 to 60 hours exposure for UV).
4. Colorfastness to wet and dry crocking (Pigment colorfastness in fabric). See p. 440 for color.
5. Miscellaneous other physical properties
  1. Brush pill test: measures tendency for ends of a fiber to mat into fuzz balls.
  2. Yard/seam slippage test: establishes fabric's likeliness to pull apart at seams. Must pass 25 lbs for upholstery and 15 lbs on drapery.
  3. Breaking/tensile strength test: evaluates fabric's breaking...