With a lath and plaster wall system, 4-foot-long, 1-inch-wide strips of wood, called lath, are nailed directly horizontally to the open wall studs. The plasterer embeds the lath with three layers ...

Plaster and lath walls in older houses in the US, (dating to the 1780’s) I’ve lived in often have horsehair mixed in to give it additional strength, particularly in corners.

Once all of the plaster is off the walls and ceiling, shovel it into a garbage can and send it off to the landfill. Next, use the flat bar to carefully remove the lath, exposing the stud bays.

IN reply to Mr. Thomas D. Cope's letter in NATURE of January 21, it may be stated that he is correct in supposing that the best explanation of the streaks on the plaster he refers to is that they ...

FOR some time past I have been observing the streaks which occur upon lath-and-plaster walls. I have made a survey of the literature and find no adequate treatment of the phenomenon. For that ...