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Summary For The Following Lumber Shopping List:

Stewart, Alberta, Elevator
The Stewart, Alberta, Elevator
          The elevator lumber requirements listed below are for an elevator built in 1978 that's like our elevator but with only one annex instead of the two found on the Craddock Elevator. The Stewart Elevator photo to the right shows this type of elevator.
          Information compliments of Agricore United.

Total Spruce Lumber Required: 394,066 FBM*
Price quote for lumber in the late spring of 2000: CD$197,703.00
Total Estimated Spruce Lumber Required For Craddock Elevator: 562,951 FBM*
Estimated Cost to purchase lumber for Craddock Elevator at year 2000 prices: CD$282,432

*FBM: Foot Board Measure and means the same thing as Board Feet.
This price only includes the lumber and doesn't include the cement foundation, nails, shingles, metal siding, miles of wire or any of the equipment that goes into the elevator. With everything thrown in it would more than double the costs.


Agricore United Single Leg - Grand Centre Elevator
Single Fully Hoppered Annex. 130,000 Bushel Elevator
May 24, 1978 No.3 Spruce Lumber-S4S FBM 400 1 x 6 Drop Siding Aprons 400 4,000 1 x 6 Shiplap Driveway & Office sheathing 4,000 10,800 1 x 8 Shiplap Driveway & Office Sheathing and cupola 10,800 5,000 1 x 8 Common Roof Sheathing & bin floor 5,000 3,000 1 x 10 Common Roof sheathing & bin floor 3,000 3,000 1 x 12 Common General use 3,000 Pieces 110 1 x 2 -16' Common Stripping 293 220 1 x 4 -16' Common Stripping and general trim 1,174 50 1 x 6 -16' Common general trim 400 No. 1 Spruce Dimension - S4S Pieces 300 2 x 4 - 16' General framing 3,200 250 2 x 6 - 16' Driveway framing 4,000 50 2 x 6 - 20' Driveway studs 1,000 50 2 x 8 - 16' Framing and decking 1,067 22 2 x 8 - 20' Cupola joists 586 30 2 x 10 - 12' Work floor joists 600 10 2 x 10 - 14' Stairs 234 15 2 x 10 - 16' Stairs 400 10 2 x 10 - 12' Stairs 300 12 4 x 6 - 12' Driveway framing 288 6 4 x 6 - 14' Driveway framing 168 4 4 x 6 - 20' Driveway framing 160 Spruce Cribbing (Full 2 Inch) 2 x 8 Random Lengths 68,000 2 x 6 Random Lengths 138,000 2 x 4 Random Lengths 109,000 Sub Total F. B. M. Spruce Lumber 355,070 Fir Dimension and Timber- Elevator Portion -- 130,000 Bushel Elevator Fully Hoppered Single Annex No. 1 Fir Dimension S4S Pieces F. B. M. 32 2 x 4 - 16' Cupola Rafters - cut 8 ft. 341 120 2 x 6 - 14' Cupola Studs 1,680 110 2 x 6 - 16' Cupola Studs & main roof rafters 1,760 64 2 x 6 - 18' Main roof - rafters 1,152 29 2 x 6 - 24' Driveway rafters 696 32 2 x 8 - 12' Cupola joists 512 52 2 x 12 - 12' Stairs, office floor, joists etc., 1,248 28 2 x 12 - 18' Cleaner floor joists 864 4 2 x 12 - 20' Head bracing 1,400 20 3 x 6 - 14' Driveway decking 420 12 3 x 10 - 10' Driveway joists 300 10 3 x 10 - 14' Driveway joists and decking 350 10 3 x 10 - 16' Driveway joists 400 10 3 x 10 - 18' Driveway joists 450 3 3 x 12 - 14' Door track planks 126 Rough Fir Timbers (20% Std. or Better) 6 4 x 6 - 20' Cleaner shed posts 240 2 4 x 12 - 14' Overhead timber at leg 112 2 6 x 8 - 10' Hoists timbers 80 5 6 x 8 - 12' Garner timbers 240 10 6 x 8 - 14' Cleaner bin timbers 560 20 6 x 6 - 16' Driveway postings & cupola timbers 960 2 6 x 10 - 10' Hoist timbers 100 8 6 x 10 - 12' Full hopper timbers - trackside 480 1 6 x 10 - 14' Hopper timber over walkway 70 12 6 x 10 - 16' Full hopper timbers 960 20 6 x 10 - 20' Full hopper timbers- driveway side & central bins 2,000 4 6 x 10 - 20' Cut 10' full hopper timbers 400 1 8 x 8 - 12' Hopper scale timber post 64 1 8 x 8 - 14' Cap timber 75 1 8 x 8 - 18' Hopper scale timber 96 8 8 x 8 - 20' Cap timbers & cleaner shed posts 853 7 8 x 8 - 10' Basket hoppers and false wall timbers 467 9 8 x 10 - 12' False wall & hopper scale timbers 720 5 8 x 10 - 14' Overhead bin bottom timbers - cut 7 ft. 467 2 8 x 10 - 16' False wall timbers 213 10 8 x 10 -20' Basket hoppers 1,334 1 8 x 14 - 16' Cap timber 150 12 10 x 10 - 10' Basket hoppers & hopper timbers driveway side 1,000 18 10 x 10 - 12' Mud sills & hopper timbers - trackside 1,800 4 10 x 10 - 14' Mud sills 467 32 10 x 10 - 16' Mud sills 4,267 10 10 x 10 - 18' Hopper timbers - Centre bins 1,500 4 10 x 10 - 20' Basket hoppers 667 5 6 x 8 - 20' Timbers under driveway 400 2 10 x 12 - 10' Overhead timbers - by leg 200 10 10 x 12 - 14' Overhead timbers - workfloor 1,400 2 10 x 12 - 18' Hoist timbers 360 1 10 x 16 - 14' Overhead timber - direct spout 187 1 12 x 12 - 10' Timber over walkway 120 11 12 x 12 - 14' Timber over walkway - cut 7 ft. 1,848 1 12 x 12 - 14' Timber over walkway 168 2 12 x 12 - 20' Timber over walkway 480 8 12 x 16 - 14' Overhead throat timbers 1,792 Total Fir Lumber & Timbers F. B. M. 38,996 Grand Total For All Sections F. B. M. 394,066


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