It was applied, usually in two or three coats, over wood lath (strips of wood approximately 1/4 inch thick, 1 1/2 inches wide, and of varying lengths), spaced about a quarter inch apart.

Once tightened, the old plaster and drywall lath can be completely covered with new drywall, fastened with even longer drywall screws, ensuring that any seams are joined directly over the ceiling ...

Large 4-by-8 gypsum-based lath panels are nailed to the studs for the plaster base. A thin 1/16-inch layer of plaster is applied over this, creating the smooth, hard finished surface.

The new drywall you put back in place is likely to be thinner than the old plaster and lath material. So if you remove the window and door casings, for instance, the jambs will stick out beyond ...

Your walls were constructed by nailing wood lath over the wall studs leaving a 1/4-to- 3/8 -inch gap between each piece of lath. Then, three coats of plaster were applied to the lath.

There is some good news. You can rock right over your plaster ceilings. Use 3/8 -inch drywall and 2-inch drywall screws in the ceiling joists. Make no mistake, this is lot of work.

“Typically when you get water damage on plaster walls, you will see the plaster separate from the lath and form a bulge in the wall. With plaster over drywall application, the area will become soft.

In the 1800s and before, interior finishes in higher-end buildings were plaster applied over horizontal strips of wood called lath. In some countries it was referred to as “wattle and daub.” ...

Plaster commonly is applied in two or three coats. The first coat, called the scratch coat, is applied directly to the lath and provides the wall’s base.