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Building construction and superintendence (1909)

Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, Comstock · leaf 595

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3 inches in each bearing, beginning in the middleof the sheet and working toward the ends. These laths work verynicely in forming round corners and coves. Metal lath should neverbe cut at the angles of a room, but bent to the shape of each angleand continued to the next stud beyond. This… … is perhaps the best known. Itis made of sheet-steel, with ribsevery ^ of an inch in the widthof the sheet and loops, ^ by i^inches, punched out between theribs. It has been extensivelyused, and is favored by plas-terers because it is stiff and easyto apply and requires less plasterthan other metal…

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