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House & Garden 
What Our Friend the Architect Told Us 
\/Qcts that Every Tfome Builder Weeds on Construction 
Sun Parlor in 
Residence of 
E. V. Price, 
Lake Forest, III. 
Plaster on 
Metal Lath 
Architect, 
'rnest A. Mayo, 
Chicago 
How to Prevent Plaster from 
Cracking in Your Home 
T HE young wife and her husband 
were asking questions of their 
old friend, the Architect. 
“Isn’t there someway to put up 
plaster so it won’t crack?” asked 
the wife. 
“Think of the money that we 
would save,” added her husband. 
“Repairing and redecorating are a 
terrible expense all the time.” 
Theatre Ceiling—Plaster on Metal Lath 
will never crack or scale 
“Plaster won’t crack if it’s put up 
on metal lath,” replied the Architect. 
“Did you ever realize that beautiful 
ceilings in the best public buildings 
don’t crack? Why not? Come over 
to where the new picture theatre 
is going up and I’ll show you.” 
Only about half the ceilings and 
walls in the new theatre had been 
plastered. The rest was covered with 
sheets of steel mesh. “That’s metal 
lath,” said the Architect. “When the 
steel mesh is embedded in that plas¬ 
ter it forms an unbreakable union. 
That plaster will never crack.” 
Plaster That Won’t Crack 
“It’s just like reinforced concrete,” 
said the wife. 
“The same principle,” said the 
Architect. “I saw a test at the Ar¬ 
mour Institute of Technology. The 
framework, representing a partition, 
was bent to an unbelievable extent 
and the plaster did not crack.” 
“Is metal lath expensive?” 
“No. It is so economical that every¬ 
body ought to use it. It pays for 
itself. It not only prevents cracks 
but it is fire protection for both 
plaster and stucco. 
Send for Booklet 
“Now,” continued the Architect, 
“I want you to send for an illustrated 
pamphlet called The Essentials of 
Building.’ It will be sent on request 
and will tell you all about how ^ 
prevent cracks and stop fire. T 
booklet is full of information. The 
is no charge, no obligation, no a 
vertising. It’s free but the editi( 
is limited. Write today to the As¬ 
sociated Metal Lath Manufacturers, 
72 West Adams Street, Chicago.” 
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