A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 292
ults. The practiceof closing angles and narrow spaces with the laths placedvertically, should not be allowed, as an imperfect key isformed, owing to the weight of the mortar causing a down-ward flow of its substance. 20J). Slieatliing L,atli.—A combined sheathing and lathhas been used to some… … is especially valuable when the outer walls of wooden build-ings are to be back plastered; that is, the sheathing, groovedside inwards, is nailed to the outside of the studs, the plasterbeing applied between the latter. This method makes avery warm house, but, when a second thickness of plaster is…
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