This section is from the book "Hicks' Builders' Guide", by I. P. Hicks. Also available from Amazon: Hicks' Builders' Guide.
The different parts of work required to put up sliding doors are worth as follows :
Lining partitions and putting up track .......... | $7.00 |
Setting jambs .......... | 1.00 |
Casing door frame .......... | 1.00 |
Band molding frame .......... | .30 |
Hanging doors and putting on lock .......... | 3.50 |
Cutting in stops .......... | .20 |
Total .......... | $13.00 |
Thus sliding doors are worth $ 13 per set, and may vary according to size and style of finish up to $30.
A single sliding door is worth very nearly as much as double doors. The difference in the labor of putting them up in most cases would not be over $2.
The cost of labor for putting in folding doors complete is from $3.75 to $5.50 per set. To fit, hang and put on lock and flush bolts is worth from $ 1.75 to $3.50 per set.
 
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