A treatise on architecture and building construction . er, or heavier strips should be used. A substitute for this kind of furring is made of -i-inch rods,spaced from 6 to 8 inches apart, and kept away from thewood by separators made of small pieces of thin metal, hav-ing the ends turned up from |^ to 1 inch at right angles tothe back, which is slotted to permit the insertion of furring should run across the joists, or studs, and therods may be placed as close together as required. 313. Stiffened Wire Latliing.—The use of separatefurring strips forms an item of expense that may be
A treatise on architecture and building construction . er, or heavier strips should be used. A substitute for this kind of furring is made of -i-inch rods,spaced from 6 to 8 inches apart, and kept away from thewood by separators made of small pieces of thin metal, hav-ing the ends turned up from |^ to 1 inch at right angles tothe back, which is slotted to permit the insertion of furring should run across the joists, or studs, and therods may be placed as close together as required. 313. Stiffened Wire Latliing.—The use of separatefurring strips forms an item of expense that may be avoidedby substituting, for the plain wire lathing, those having ribsattached or woven into the cloth. The first mentioned isthe Clinton stiffened lath, which consists of narrow strips ofcorrugated steel fastened to the netting at 8-inch intervals,crosswise to the length of the roll, by means of metal lathing is nailed to the floor joists or studs with the stripsnext the wood, and serves to keep the cloth away from 124 MASONRY. 8. The second kind referred to is the Rochling lath, and isformed of ordinary wire cloth having V-shaped stiffeners I I I WM\ woven into the cloth fj/i at distances of about 8 inches. These ribsare made of sheetiron, and vary fromf inch to \\ inches|j|-f? in depth, the formerbeing the standardsize, while theheavier sizes arenscd for furringexterior walls, toprovide greater airFig. 100. space. The wire cloth is made with 2|-X2|-, 3x3, and 3x5 meshes per inch,the first being the usual size for lime-and-hair mortar, andthe others being used with hard plasters. In Fig. 100 is shown the Roebling lath; a represents theplaster; b, the wire cloth, stiffened by the strips r, whichare attached to thewoodwork d by sharp-pointed nails driventhrough the point ofthe v! 213. T]xpanrteclMetal T^atliiiig.— shows a kind ofmetal lathing madefrom thin sheets of softand tough steel, slitand expanded so that adiamond-shaped meshis formed, with th
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