173 Church Educational Wing

These buildings are subdivided into instructional/meeting-room facilities found in a religious complex. The lower qualities include less interior and exterior refinements than is found in occupancy 356 (Classroom). Complete religious or private schools should be priced using the various school occupancies. Price a complete church facility using occupancy 308 (Church with Sunday School).

Floor finishes vary between carpet, hardwood and resilient floor coverings. Higher cost classrooms have carpet or hardwood. Acoustical tile ceiling finishes are found throughout all of the quality ranges. Lighting is commonly fluorescent fixtures.

The associated occupancies for a complete complex are:

309 (Church)

516 (Fellowship Hall)

517 (Narthex/Foyer)

The costs include built-in bookshelves, cabinets and blackboards but do not include movable equipment and furnishings.

Availability of Elevators by Area for this occupancy: No

Marshall Valuation Service sections: 16 and 46.

Typical Lives:

					Class
Quality	A	B	C	D	H	M	P	S	W
Low	45	45	40	35	--	--	35	35	--
Average	50	50	45	40	--	--	40	40	--
Good	60	60	50	45	--	--	45	45	--
Excellent	60	60	60	50	--	--	50	50	--

Quality Selection Guide:

Class A (Fireproof Structural Steel Frame):

Quality	Exterior Walls	Interior Finish	Mechanicals	HVAC
Average	Brick, precast concrete, block, very plain	Low-cost finishes, acoustic tile, hardwood or vinyl composition	Adequate classroom lighting and plumbing, few extras, rehearsal rm.	Package A.C.
Good	Brick, concrete or metal panels, formed concrete	Plaster or drywall, acoustic tile, hardwood or carpet	Good lighting and plumbing, some extra features, library room	Warm and cool air (zoned)

Class B (Reinforced Concrete Frame):

Quality	Exterior Walls	Interior Finish	Mechanicals	HVAC
Average	Brick, precast concrete, block, very plain	Low-cost finishes, acoustic tile, hardwood or vinyl composition	Adequate classroom lighting and plumbing, few extras, rehearsal room	Package A.C.
Good	Brick, concrete or metal panels, formed concrete	Plaster or drywall, acoustic tile, hardwood or carpet	Good lighting and plumbing, some extra features, library room	Warm and cool air (zoned)

Class C (Masonry Bearing Walls):

Quality	Exterior Walls	Interior Finish	Mechanicals	HVAC
Low	Cheap block, tilt-up, light roof	Low-cost finishes, no partitions, asphalt tile	Minimum code	Wall furnace
Average	Brick, block, tilt-up panels, bearing walls, wood joists, little trim	Painted walls, acoustic tile or drywall ceilings, asphalt tile	Adequate meeting room lighting and plumbing	Forced air
Good	Steel frame or bearing walls, brick, block or concrete, some trim	Plaster or drywall, acoustic tile, vinyl composition or hardwood	Adequate classroom lighting and plumbing, rehearsal room	Package A.C.
Excellent	Steel columns, web or bar joists, ornamental block or face brick	Plaster or drywall, acoustic tile, hardwood or carpet	Good fluorescent fixtures, good plumbing, extra features, library	Warm and cool air (zoned)

Class D (Wood or Steel Framed Exterior Walls):

Quality	Exterior Walls	Interior Finish	Mechanicals	HVAC
Low	Low-cost stucco or siding	Low-cost finishes, no partitions, asphalt tile	Minimum code	Wall furnace
Average	Wood frame, stucco or siding, little ornamentation	Drywall, acoustic tile, asphalt tile, linoleum or wood floors	Adequate meeting room lighting and plumbing	Forced air
Good	Wood frame or pipe columns, good stucco or siding with some trim	Plaster or drywall, acoustic tile, vinyl composition or hardwood	Adequate classroom lighting and plumbing, rehearsal room	Package A.C.
Excellent	Steel or Glulam frame and joists, brick veneer, glass, best stucco	Plaster or drywall, acoustic tile, hardwood or carpet	Good fluorescent fixtures and plumbing, extra features, library	Warm and cool air (zoned)

Class P (Pole Frame):

Quality	Exterior Walls	Interior Finish	Mechanicals	HVAC
Low	Pole frame, metal siding	Low-cost finishes, no partitions, acoustic tile, asphalt tile	Minimum code	Wall furnace
Average	Pole frame, good metal panels, finished inside, little trim	Painted walls, acoustic tile or drywall ceilings, asphalt tile	Adequate meeting room lighting and plumbing	Forced air

Class S (Metal Frame and Walls):

Quality	Exterior Walls	Interior Finish	Mechanicals	HVAC
Low	Light steel frame, siding	Low-cost finishes, no partitions, acoustic tile, asphalt tile	Minimum code	Wall furnace
Average	Pre-engineered, finished interior, insulation	Painted walls, acoustic tile or drywall ceilings, asphalt tile	Adequate meeting room lighting and plumbing	Forced air
Good	Pre-engineered, sandwich panels, some trim	Drywall, acoustic tile, vinyl composition	Adequate classroom lighting and plumbing, rehearsal room	Package A.C.