Gypsum lath

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Description

A thin gypsum board used as a support for plaster walls. Gypsum lath was introduced as a replacement for wooden laths. It has a plaster core with paper on both sides. The paper is unsized so that the plaster will adhere well. Gypsum lath was perforated for better adhesion of the plaster.

Authority

  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980

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