Description

A versatile metal lath stiffened by the longitudinal ribs. It has V ribs and greater tensile strength offering excellent plaster base and reinforcement for all types of walls, ceilings and fireproofing of steel beam, and columns. Ribbed lath is ideal for providing a high degree key of mechanical bonding with plaster or render.

Rib Lath Features Compared with Other Metal Laths:

• It is easy to cut and form to ornamental plaster work.
• It provides ample keying for scratch coat.
• It is commonly used for plaster machine application.
• It gives a uniform coat depth for large area.

Made of expanded metal, rib lath is ideal material used as a background for plaster, render, stucco application in construction of suspended ceilings partition. Rib Lath, with a herringbone mesh pattern and stiffened seven deep longitudinal solid steel ribs, provides superior strength and exceptional rigidity. This is made possible as the mesh areas are expanded by cutting and stretching in the sheet metal with the ribs being simultaneously roll-formed. The herringbone mesh pattern makes it suitable for use for wet wall plaster, as formwork for thin concrete slabs and stucco application in construction for ceilings.