A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 295
is shown the Roebling lath; a represents theplaster; b, the wire cloth, stiffened by the strips r, whichare attached to thewoodwork d by sharp-pointed nails driventhrough the point ofthe v! 213. T]xpanrteclMetal T^atliiiig.—Fig.101 shows a kind ofmetal lathing madefrom thin sheets of softand tough… … MASONRY. 125 and i in. X1^ in., and in sheets from 14 to 20 inches in widthand 8 feet long; the thickness of the lathing is barely ^ inch.This lath possesses considerable stiffness, and does not needstretching; it can be fastened directly to the floor joists andstudding; but, when laid on boards,…
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