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Definition of Lath and plaster
1. Noun. A building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lath And Plaster
Literary usage of Lath and plaster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1907)
"The report of the Committee tends to create erroneous impressions as to the
province of metal lath and plaster ceilings, and states that in many cases they ..."
2. Bulletin by National Electric Light Association (1911)
"26 Double one and one-half inch: No lath and plaster below ... 70 Partitions :
Ordinary stud, lath and plaster, one side . ..."
3. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1907)
"Partitions were of terra cotta tile, and of wire- lath and plaster, either solid
or hollow. ... Metal lath and plaster partitions were completely wrecked, ..."
4. The Architects' and Builders' Handbook: Data for Architects, Structural by Frank Eugene Kidder (1921)
"... Metal Lath, and Plaster jn the partitions the studs are usually placed 16 in
on centers and bridged as may be required. They arc fastened to the floor ..."
5. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1906)
"To remove all ceilings plastered on wood lath and replace with metal lath and
plaster. 3. To fire stop with plaster at both sides of each ..."
6. London: Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1805)
"... for conflagration, whenever any wicked incendiaries should attempt it; the
streets were narrow, and the houses built with timber, lath and plaster, ..."
7. A Treatise on the Design and Construction of Mill Buildings and Other by Henry Grattan Tyrrell (1911)
"... 16 ounce, per sq. ft .35 Lath and Plaster. Wood lath, in place, per sq.
yd .08 to .12 Plaster, 3 coats, interior, per sq. yd .20 to .21 Metal lath, ..."
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