What is a metal lath used for?
Metal lath is used as a platform to embed and attach the stucco cementitious membrane to the structural members of the building. Without the lath there would be little or no way to apply stucco to open frame or sheathed construction.
What is a steel lath?
Metal lath provides a lightweight and easily attachable base for plaster application. Made from expanded steel, the lath generally is applied flat across the stud plane and attached with staples, nails, or wafer head lath screws.
How do you attach metal lath?
Be sure to attach the lath horizontally. The surface should feel rough as you rub your hand upward. Install lath with a minimum 1” overlap on horizontal and vertical seams. Lath on inside and outside corners should be wrapped completely around the corner to the next stud and attached every 6”.
What is the thickness of metal lath?
1/8″
Thickness: Standard diamond metal lath: 1/8″. Depth of dimples and grooves: 1/4″. Overall depth of the lath: 5/16″ (7.9 mm).
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Which direction do you install metal lath?
Metal lath should be hung horizontally. Joints between panels should be staggered in a standard brick-laying pattern. The seam between the first and second panels on the bottom of the wall should fall in the center of the panel placed immediately above them.
What is Self furring metal lath?
Self-Furring Metal Lath is made for masonry surfaces with hardened concrete nails and fasteners. Materials used are usually hot dipped galvanized steel sheets. Metal lath used over solid surfaces to be furred approximately ¼ inch away from the wall to allow for the proper stucco keying behind the lath.
How do you fasten metal lath?
For the metal lath, attach 2.5 lb. expanded, galvanized, metal lath to each stud 6” on center-vertically, penetrating the studs at least one inch. Be sure to attach the lath horizontally. The surface should feel rough as you rub your hand upward.
