Q Am I right that when sections of plaster break away from the lath, an accepted repair technique is to roughly fill in those gaps with drywall and then drywall over the whole wall or ceiling ...

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 ...

A: Old lath and plaster walls are prone to cracking. Over time the plaster separates from the lath, creating structural cracks. Plaster is also prone to thinner spider-web cracks, which occur when ...

Pay attention to cracks in plaster walls and ceilings. Most cracks are harmless, the result of normal settlement over time. Larger cracks could signal a significant structural issue. 2. Overlay ...

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.

Why are schools closing over unsafe ceilings? 5 October 2024. Share Save. Andy Trigg. BBC News, Norfolk. ... Lath and plaster was used to cover walls and ceilings in old properties.

Image caption, Lath and plaster was used to cover walls and ceilings in old properties Norfolk County Council said all 60 schools checked for potentially unsafe ceilings were old buildings which ...

The authority said it was spending more than £100,000 on replacing the lath and plaster with a different material. It said it had also written to the Department for Education to make it aware of ...