Plaster lath

Thin narrow strips of wood nailed to ceiling joists, studding, or rafters as a groundwork for receiving plastering.

metal lath, metal lathing, steel lathing

metal lath

A base for plaster fabricated: (a) by slitting metal and then stretching it to form a diamond-shaped mesh or (b) by punching and forming sheet metal. Usually classified as rib lath, diamond-mesh lath, sheet lath, or wire lath.

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I guess the walls are plaster lath. Make a small inspection hole and ensure there is no build up of loose sand and plaster.

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I cleaned the exterior plastic strips from any construction debris, rolled the top edge onto a plaster lath strip, and pulled up and secured the 1 x 4 furring on the side walls.

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Drywall used to be nailed to wooden studs and ceiling joists much like plaster lath had been nailed in the past.

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If the skirting is on plaster lath then it will get damaged and require a plaster repair.

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Holes in plaster lath or old sand and lime plaster can be repaired but once they start to crumble they will need to be replaced.

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In my example I am fitting the pole to a timber facing but the principle is the same for plasterboard, solid walls and plaster lath as long as you use the correct fixings.

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Removing a non-load-bearing timber partition wall is a messy job, especially if it has a plaster lath construction.

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Fix the timber in a box shape over the pipes using the appropriate fixings for the type of wall - brick, plasterboard or plaster lath - and cover the frame with plywood or plasterboard.

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Checking the 1911 census, Anthea found that the house passed to James Burrell who described himself as a builders' merchant dealing in cement, plaster paris, plaster laths, plasterers' hair and sanitary pipes.