5/6/2023 0 Comments Plaster vs drywall![]() ![]() The technique derives from a more basic historical building method called wattle and daub that’s been used for at least 6000 years. Laths or ‘lathes’ are narrow strips of timber nailed horizontally across the timber stud frame or ceiling joists and then coated in plaster to finish the wall surface. Studwork is comprised of ‘plates’ that are fixed on theįloor (bottom plate) and ceiling (top plate), ‘studs’ are the vertical supportsīetween the two plates, and ‘noggins’ are horizontal pieces of timber nailed Non-loadbearing walls were constructed using a timber stud frame or ‘studwork’. Loadbearing walls were constructed of solid brick or stone and internal and Onto hard surfaces, such as brick and stone walls or plaster onto laths, strips In period homes with the plasterwork generally attached in two ways – plaster Lime plaster was traditionally used to finish wall surfaces ![]() Was superseded by modern gypsum plaster and plasterboard. Interior walls and ceilings from the 1700s to the early-to-mid 1900s before it The lath and plaster technique was generally used to finish ![]() But what is this building method? Why is it no longer in widespread use? And should we worry about preserving it as a heritage feature? Or is it simply out with the old and in with the new? Out with the old and in with the new? Should we keep lath and plaster or replace with modern plasterboard?ĭo you live in a period house? Perhaps it’s Edwardian era, Victorian or Georgian? If you do, you’ll likely have come across lath and plaster construction. ![]()
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