ULTRA LATH Product review

       This weeks product review is on a product called "ULTRA LATH". The first question you must be thinking is, what is Lath ?  In the really old days ( the  1900s ) when builders built homes, the walls were made of rough hewn dimensional lumber  for the studs and small  wooden  Slats ( lath) that were around  1/4 inch thick and around  1.5-2 inch wide  nailed horizontally to the studs with a 1/4 to 3/8 inch space between them. When the plasterer would apply his 1st coat of plaster, called a scratch coat  to the wall, the plaster would ooz through the lath spaces and slump over the lath on the inside of the wall ( called a plaster key) locking the  plaster onto the lath once it dried. This technique has lasted for years. Over time, building materials and techniques have evolved to where plaster and stucco contractors began using galvanized steel lath (Mesh) that they would nail to the exterior of building to attach  their plaster and stucco to. The only issue with using  galvanized lath is that if the wall was not water proofed ( which it wasn't ), the moisture would eventually rust the metal lath and the exterior plaster or stucco would begin to crack and fall. 

          Once plastic began taking over our would Plastic Components ( A PVC trim  component  manufacturer ) realized that a plastic lath would be the  ideal solution for  plasterer and stucco contractors. ULTRA LATH is available in three configurations depending  on the size of your  project.
1.    27 x 96 sheets packed in bundles on a pallet   ( click to buy )
2.    27 " x 100' roll  ( click to buy )
3.    3 to 8 inch wide by 96 inches strips packed 50 rolls per box  ( click to buy )

Please visit E Building Products to purchase your ULTRA LATH today.