STUCCO AND LATH

PLASTERING
 TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. INTRODUCTION TO STUCCO PLASTERING

2. TYPES OF STUCCO PLASTERING
3. INTRODUCTION TO LATH PLASTERING
4. TYPES OF LATH PLASTERING
5. CONCLUSION
6. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 STUCCO PLASTERING

Stucco or render is a material made of aggregates, a

binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a
very dense solid. It is used as a decorative coating for walls
and ceilings, and as a sculptural and artistic material in
architecture. This use of stucco is called stucco plastering.
 TYPES:

1. Three coat stucco

2. One coat stucco
3. EIFS
 1. THREE COAT STUCCO
● Long lasting
● Gives attractive look to the building
● It is applied in three layers as the name suggests
● The three layers are ⅜ inch scratch coat,⅜ inch brown coat and ⅛ inch thick
finish coat
● It is used mostly for architectural purposes

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 2. TWO COAT STUCCO

● Modern method of plastering

● It involves three steps
● Firstly moist cure the brown coat
● Secondly air cure the the brown coat
● Lastly the finish coat is applied
● Used for where protection is factor
 3. ONE COAT STUCCO
● Similar to tw
● Generally firs
● The final coat is paint
● One Coat Stucco is an ideal exterior wall treatment for residential, commercial,
institutional or industrial buildings.
 LATH PLASTERING

Lath and plaster is a building process used to finish

mainly interior walls and ceilings in Canada and the
United States until the late 1950s. After the 1950s,
drywall began to replace the lath and plaster
process in the United States.
 TYPES:

1. Wooden Lath
2. Counter Lath
3. Metal Lath
4. Gypsum Lath
 1.WOODEN LATH
● Wooden-slat laths are still used today in building construction to form a base or
groundwork for plaster, but modern lath and plaster applications are mostly limited to
conservation projects
● Tiles, slates, and other coverings on roofs and walls are often fastened to laths, sometimes
also called battens or slats.
● These strips of wood are also employed to form lattice-work, or are used as the bars of
Venetian blinds, and window shutters.

Riven lath, each piece has been split

 2.COUNTER LATH
● Counter-lath is a term used in roofing and plastering for a piece of wood placed
perpendicular to the lath.
● When plastering, sometimes a counter-lath is placed perpendicular to the lath as a fillet
(a thin, narrow strip of material) to space the lath off of the surface to allow the plaster
to pass through the lath and create a key.
 3.METAL LATH

● Metal lath dates from the late 19th century

● In addition to providing a matrix to which the stucco can adhere, metal lath adds strength
and rigidity . Metal lath can be stapled directly to studs, and is capable of bending to
easily form corners and curves. Three coats of plaster are required when using metal lath.
● It is used extensively today with plaster and stucco in home and commercial construction.
 4.GYPSUM LATH
● Gypsum lath (rock lath) consists of gypsum plaster sandwiched between two sheets of
absorbent paper.
● The finish side (to which plaster is trawled) is treated with gypsum crystals for the plaster to
chemically bond to and is sometimes perforated to allow mechanical bonding.
● It was commonly used in place of wood lath since it is noncombustible, easy to use, and can
give better results.
● Due to its rigidity, it is most suited for use on straight walls.
CONCLUSION
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