Q. We just bought our first house, an American Foursquare, dated 1917. It has been vacant for several years and the interior is not in the best condition. We'd like to gut it to get rid of the ...

If the nail encounters a piece of lath, the pilot hole will let it pass without damage. If there’s no lath, the angle of the ...

A t the turn of the 20th century, plaster was the most popular interior wall covering in North America, and it remained so for the next several decades. But things have changed since then. Drywall ...

There are two kinds of cracks in old lath and plaster walls. Both can be repaired, but one is a much more serious problem. By Ronda Kaysen Q: Our Gramercy co-op was built in 1929. The thick ...

Asked if the ceilings were dangerous, Ms Carpenter said the lath and plaster was common in buildings from the 1800 and early 1900s and was usually covered with modern suspended ceilings. "I ...

I tested the stud finders on a variety of mediums including new construction drywall, thicker ceiling drywall, paneling over drywall, OSB, MDF, and lath and plaster walls. The review for each stud ...

Lath and plaster was a building method used to cover walls and ceilings in old properties. It was largely replaced by plasterboard. The council said it began inspecting schools at the start of ...

Ceilings, TIMES'S Sketch on Treatment. Skip to content Skip to site index ... TREATMENT OF CEILINGS; ARTISTIC WORK CROWDING OUT GLARING PLASTER. Share full article. Dec. 31, 1882.

The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust has called in surveyors to assess 18 of its sites with lath and plaster ceilings. It comes after three schools were forced to temporarily close ...

Asked if the ceilings were dangerous, Ms Carpenter said the lath and plaster was common in buildings from the 1800 and early 1900s and was usually covered with modern suspended ceilings. "I ...

Warnings about school ceilings in urgent need of repair were missed during maintenance inspections, the councillor in charge of children's services has admitted. Fifteen schools with lath and ...