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Wholesole Lumber Sqles

l80 E. Colifornio Street

The Stonford Study

(Continued lrom Page 22) per square foot (at 1952 pi ices) in resiclcntial construction costs al,'Dears reasonable. Furthermcrrc, rvith larg-:r: roof overhangs and more a-<lclitions sucl: as patios ar-rd garden houses for outcloor living, the cos" oi cunstmction will tend to increase .w'ithorrr beirrg- reflected in the size of the average drvelling unit.

Based on fLese considerations, the cost per square foot of a 1,000-square-foot du,elling unit l'onld increase from $9.28 in 1952 to $963 (at 1952 prices) b;, 1975; for a 900square-foot unit, rvith a greater proportion of cost in snch "fixed" items as heating, rvi.':rng-, ancl phimbing, the corlesponding figures are $9.71 in 7952 "r'r.t StO.OO in 1975.

The net resnlt is that the'rverage du.ellil-rg urrit size is expected to te about 1,000 square feet ior each of the target years through 1975. These estinrates ar-e further buttressed by past experienc.' in residerrti:il construction. The averaqe size of du'elling trnits has becn declining and so has the average nunrber of persons per ri-,relling unit.

For each of the years 1920, 1930, 19{O. and 1950, the average amount of residential floor space Ier person ranged lrom 275 lo 302 square feet ancl averageti about 290. if there rvere 3tz, persons per i'lr1'ellilg unit i1 each 9f the : arget years, the average-size tln'elling irnit l.onlcl be "bout 1,ffi0 scluare feet, on tl-re basis of experience since 1920.

Componenis of the du,eiling nnit \\'cr€ examined irr rletail to fin'-l the maximunr possible m:irket and actual market for forest products in each. The hasic factors, sucl-r as number of starts by type, size, and height, r,""'ere utilized in determini':g potential ard actual mn;kets tor forest products in {oundations, flcors, interior lval1s, exterior rva11s, ceilinris, roofs, milh.r'ork, accessorr- buildings such (]s garagesJ c irports and por,:hes, and sucl.r miscellaneous rlses as gutte-s. shutters, scrcen ancl storm rvindorvs, and doors, and oti-er ornamental accessories.

Recent inf,,rmation on d.,r,-e11ing-unit size and materiai use by com;onent was obtained throueh. a survey of resiclential contract-ors throughout the country. The survey was maie !,y Stanford Research hstitute with the cooperation o! the National -\ssociation o! Home Builders. Contractors ;rccour.rtir-rg for 16,595 drvellirrg-unit starts rir all parts of tl'e country in 19.53 participared. To estimaie

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