lath and plaster

• Método tradicional de construção em que ripas estreitas de madeira são pregadas a vigas ou montantes e depois cobertas com várias camadas de argamassa úmida, formando uma superfície resistente e durável para paredes ou tetos.

A traditional building method where narrow strips of wood (laths) are nailed to wall studs or ceiling joists, then covered with multiple coats of wet plaster to create a solid, durable wall or ceiling surface.

1. Traditional wall constructionC1formal

   A method of building interior walls and ceilings using narrow strips of wood (laths) covered with a layer of plaster.

   Pau a pique com barro e tábua

   • The old house had original lath and plaster walls.
   • Repairing lath and plaster is more difficult than drywall.
   • They discovered lath and plaster behind the wallpaper.