Wire Lathing.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 76, 28 August 1885, Page 4

Wire Lathing.

The use of, wire netting of about half inch mesh for lathing has proved to be a most durable and efficient method of protecting the interior of bnildings against fire. The mortar exudes thiough, forming a very strong bond, and, surrounding the wire, defends it against rust. The wire lathing used m certain Government buildings erected m Paris during the reign of Napoleon I. is still m good preservation. In one oi the theatres m Boston, it has been m use since 1853 on | walls behind the scenes which have been subjected to rough usase, yet retains . its hold intact. It has been used on the inside of freight cars m America for the purpose of rendering the car more suitable to convey perishable freight. It is important that no plaster of-paris comes m contact with the laths, as the sulphate of lime causes it to rust quickly ; mortar,, on the other hand,., preserves 'the iron from oxidation.""" The mortar also tends •to- preserve the wood against decay, whijh is almost sure to follow when wood columns or beams are covered with sheets of tinned iron locked together at their edges.