Lath.
Where every plaster job starts.

What we install

• Metal lath — 3.4 lb galvanized self-furring, attached on 7-inch vertical centers and 16-inch horizontal centers to wood-frame, steel-stud, or masonry substrates.
• Weather barrier — two layers of Grade-D building paper, properly lapped and integrated with all window, door, and penetration flashings.
• Accessories — galvanized weep screed, casing beads, corner aid, expanded-wing corner bead, and control / expansion joints sized to the assembly.
• Penetration flashing — sleeves, sleeves, and more sleeves. Every pipe, vent, and fixture gets flashed and sealed before lath goes up, not after.

Why the substrate matters

Plaster fails at the substrate. Not at the finish coat. By the time a hairline crack shows up on a finished wall, the cause is usually traced back to one of five lath-stage mistakes — paper laps in the wrong direction, weep screed buried in dirt, fasteners over-driven, expansion joints missed, or a corner bead that's not square.

That's why we treat the lath inspection as the most important walkthrough of the job. If your superintendent doesn't have time to walk it with us, we'll do it twice ourselves.

Substrates we work on

• Wood-frame construction (Type V residential)
• Light-gauge steel-stud framing (Type V and Type II commercial)
• CMU and poured-concrete walls
• Existing plaster — overlays, patches, and tie-ins
• Curved walls, soffits, returns, and reveals

Code compliance, written down

Every lath assembly we install meets or exceeds CBC and ASTM C-1063 requirements. Submittals — product data sheets, fastener schedules, paper lap diagrams — delivered with the bid. If your plans-check or inspector has a specific note, send it over and we'll match it word for word.