Greetings,
I was very happy to hear about this misplaced decimal meaning I would need significantly less stone. I just did a quick "back of the napkin" recheck with the "square" of the main house and came up with 18K ft^3 (about right). Unless I am still doing something wrong it looks like the decimal stays. Please let me know if you and Ed concur after looking at the calculations below.
I am also sure someone is just waiting in the wings to blast me for wanting a stone foundation. Don't. I own plenty of homes with stone foundations which have functioned properly for over 100 years. I am really trying hard here to get my original questions about stone answered, not to get into a fight over stone foundations, the plans for the house, etc. If I had wanted that I would have posted the plans for everyone to throw eggs at. (and I might someday -- but only after they are so firm that I wouldn't run the risk of having to ask for comment on them twice)
Please see calculations below, William
"Square" of Main House
floor ft thick height ft^3
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- basement 3.5 9 31.5
1 2.5 12 30
2 2 12 24
3 1.5 12 18
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cubic Feet of Stone Per Linear Wall Foot 103.5
40 width of house
32 length of house
1280 area per story
3840 total gross area (not including attic or basement)
176 linear feet of wall (remember, there is a partition)
103.5 ft^3 per linear wall ft
18216 cubic feet of stone used