Steelcrete 

 Expanded 

 Metal Lath. 



The excellency of Steelcrete Expanded Metal Lathing as compared with other materials is an absolute 

 guarantee of the only end desirable in the use of a lathing, viz., to clinch and hold mortar. This is its 

 only purpose, and any lath which does not insure these results is a failure. It is impossible to plaster 

 Steelcrete Expanded Metal lath without securing a perfect key with sufficient mortar on the reverse side 

 to make this a certainty; and the argument used by manufacturers of sheet metal lathing is that their 

 material saves mortar, which is condemnation of the material itself. It is the mortar which makes the 

 wall, not the lathing. 



From the time it was first put on the market, to the present day, it has remained a standard lath. 

 Many imitations and substitutes have been placed on the market, but no better or no more particularly 

 economical metal lath has ever been produced. Owners, therefore, are particularly interested to sec the 

 specifications for their buildings call for Steelcrete Expanded Metal lath that they may secure the 

 most efficient results in construction. 



THIS Is 

 ONLY LATCHED. 



THIS is 

 KEYED MORTAR. 



The above-mentioned advantage in the use of Steelcrete Expanded Metal Lath is only one of its 

 superior points of excellence. The closeness of the mesh and the abundance of key make it possible to 

 attach other features of construction without injury to the wall or other portions finished in the lath and 

 plaster. In other words, it is possible to nail baseboards, door and window trim and picture moulding 

 to Steelcrete Expanded Metal lath walls without harm to any portion of the work. 



Our lath is now made in several different grades to meet all possible conditions. For exterior 

 stucco work it is desirable to push the mortar well through the lath. This requires a stiff lath having large 

 openings, but with the strands not too far apart. The Steelcrete "A" and Steelcrete "B" lath shown 

 by Figure No.^J, having oblong meshes, meet the usual requirements. 



