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Keywords: plaster, drywall, nailed, strips, joists

A pre-1950s method of finishing a timber-framed wall or ceiling. Narrow strips of wood (the Laths) are nailed to the studs (wall) or joists (ceiling) to provide a supporting framework for plaster.

ratedtradesmen.com

a building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster

wordnet.princeton.edu

Thin strips of wood nailed to interior surfaces such as studs and ceiling joists and covered with plaster

lanerealty.com.au

Old-fashioned method of plastering a wall or ceiling using slender timbers to construct a narrow gauge frame as a base for the wet plaster.

newhome-live.com

thin flat strips of wood used collectively as a foundation for supporting plaster.

yorkconservationtrust.org

Rarely used nowadays, lath and plaster is method of constructing partition walls and ceilings. Thin strips of wood (laths) are nailed to the softwood frame and plaster is applied over the top.

diy-extra.com

The most common wall finish prior to the introduction of drywall. Thin wood strips (lath) were nailed onto the framing as a base for the sand/lime plaster (see diagram).

dulley.com

the most common wall finish prior to the introduction of drywall. Thin wood strips (lath) were nailed onto the framing as a base for the plaster producing a wall with a beautiful, old world texture.

interestinghomes.net

Lath and plaster is a building process used mainly for interior walls in the United States until the late 1950s. After the 1950s, drywall began to replace the lath and plaster process.

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