Timeline for During what construction era was plaster installed over metal lath?
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| Oct 29 at 18:32 | answer | added | Stuart | timeline score: 0 | |
| Oct 14, 2020 at 21:00 | comment | added | gnicko | I used to own a house with walls like that. It was built in the 1930s or 1940s. Super solid walls! In most cases, there was no need to find a stud as the plaster/metal lath did a great job of holding stuff up once you managed to poke a hole in it for an anchor. Terrible for demoing. Kitchen remodel took days! Cell phone reception was non-existent in parts of the house. | |
| Oct 14, 2020 at 20:46 | history | edited | SouthShoreAK | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 14, 2020 at 20:45 | comment | added | SouthShoreAK | @Mazura one at least one wall, there is metal mesh and plaster, and then wooden lath and plaster underneath, which appears to also have horsehair in it. The plaster is at least 3" thick. | |
| Oct 8, 2020 at 12:51 | history | edited | isherwood | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 8, 2020 at 10:03 | comment | added | batsplatsterson | Knowing when construction methods were used is helpful for home improvements because it helps you figure out the history of the house, when renovations and additions may have been done, etc., which of course influences work you'll do today. | |
| Oct 8, 2020 at 10:01 | answer | added | batsplatsterson | timeline score: 4 | |
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| Feb 11, 2020 at 3:29 | comment | added | Mazura | In the UK, upwards of 1930. In the US, upwards of 1950. - In 1890 it would've been lath and plaster. This is the house's second set of walls, at least. - It's awesome stuff and it sucks to demo. | |
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| Sep 13, 2019 at 21:44 | comment | added | Ed Beal | My moms house is made with expanded metal mesh and a cement mortar both inside and out it was built in the early 40’s . I have remodeled several homes that were built after the 1906 earthquake in Northern California so in that area this was not unusual (north Bay Area). | |
| Sep 13, 2019 at 21:09 | comment | added | isherwood | In my experience the modern deepscan models do fairly well (outside the corner mesh zones, anyway). | |
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| Sep 13, 2019 at 19:37 | answer | added | Solar Mike | timeline score: 0 | |
| Sep 13, 2019 at 19:33 | history | asked | SouthShoreAK | CC BY-SA 4.0 |