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When did lath and plaster go out of fashion?
In general, and perhaps in rural Scotland?
Just taken down a small internal "porch" from my daughter's kitchen. Clearly not original (flat dates from the turn of the century) and built on a chipboard floor. Bits of newspaper stuffed in the wall suggest a date of 1981 for its construction but surprised by its L&P construction. Were there still "old school" builders in the early 80s using L&P or is it more likely that the floor was replace beneath an existing internal wall? Tim -- Trolls AND TROLL FEEDERS all go in my kill file |
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When did lath and plaster go out of fashion?
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: Tim+ Wrote in message: In general, and perhaps in rural Scotland? Just taken down a small internal "porch" from my daughter's kitchen. Clearly not original (flat dates from the turn of the century) and built on a chipboard floor. Bits of newspaper stuffed in the wall suggest a date of 1981 for its construction but surprised by its L&P construction. Were there still "old school" builders in the early 80s using L&P or is it more likely that the floor was replace beneath an existing internal wall? Tim -- Trolls AND TROLL FEEDERS all go in my kill file I wonder how long it will be before "The turn of the century" will unequivocally refer to the current century. ;-) When my wife stops saying "pull the chain" |
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When did lath and plaster go out of fashion?
Tim+ Wrote in message:
In general, and perhaps in rural Scotland? Just taken down a small internal "porch" from my daughter's kitchen. Clearly not original (flat dates from the turn of the century) and built on a chipboard floor. Bits of newspaper stuffed in the wall suggest a date of 1981 for its construction but surprised by its L&P construction. Were there still "old school" builders in the early 80s using L&P or is it more likely that the floor was replace beneath an existing internal wall? Tim -- Trolls AND TROLL FEEDERS all go in my kill file I wonder how long it will be before "The turn of the century" will unequivocally refer to the current century. ;-) -- %Profound_observation% ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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When did lath and plaster go out of fashion?
Oldest house we owned was a 1957 semi. It had no studded walls but all the ceilings were plasterboard. So I would say pre 1957 at least.
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On 30/04/2016 19:32, Tim+ wrote:
In general, and perhaps in rural Scotland? Just taken down a small internal "porch" from my daughter's kitchen. Clearly not original (flat dates from the turn of the century) So a mere snip of 15 years ago? and built on a chipboard floor. Bits of newspaper stuffed in the wall suggest a date of 1981 for its construction but surprised by its L&P construction. Its not unknown for lathe a plaster walls to fall down leaving the lathes. Assuming the lathes are in good condition, or where damaged areas are repairable it's probably just as easy to plaster, ie base coat etc in the normal way. Were there still "old school" builders in the early 80s using L&P or is it more likely that the floor was replace beneath an existing internal wall? No one I know would make a new L&P wall! |
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When did lath and plaster go out of fashion?
Tim+ wrote:
In general, and perhaps in rural Scotland? Just taken down a small internal "porch" from my daughter's kitchen. Clearly not original (flat dates from the turn of the century) and built on a chipboard floor. Bits of newspaper stuffed in the wall suggest a date of 1981 for its construction but surprised by its L&P construction. Were there still "old school" builders in the early 80s using L&P or is it more likely that the floor was replace beneath an existing internal wall? The floor's been replaced. The newspaper was probably stuffed in as part of a repair in the 80's. Plasterboard has been the norm since the early fifties and the house I'm in (built in 49) has plasterboard ceilings |
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When did lath and plaster go out of fashion?
On 30/04/16 20:21, Tricky Dicky wrote:
Oldest house we owned was a 1957 semi. It had no studded walls but all the ceilings were plasterboard. So I would say pre 1957 at least. Richard I've not seen lathe an plaster on anything post-war, so before that anyway. "In the United Kingdom and its colonies, lath and plaster was often used for interior partition walls and the construction of ceilings, before the introduction of plasterboard in the 1930s." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lath_and_plaster -- If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State. Joseph Goebbels |
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When did lath and plaster go out of fashion?
Phil L wrote:
Tim+ wrote: In general, and perhaps in rural Scotland? Just taken down a small internal "porch" from my daughter's kitchen. Clearly not original (flat dates from the turn of the century) and built on a chipboard floor. Bits of newspaper stuffed in the wall suggest a date of 1981 for its construction but surprised by its L&P construction. Were there still "old school" builders in the early 80s using L&P or is it more likely that the floor was replace beneath an existing internal wall? The floor's been replaced. The newspaper was probably stuffed in as part of a repair in the 80's. Plasterboard has been the norm since the early fifties and the house I'm in (built in 49) has plasterboard ceilings Thanks. I've been coming around to that idea as the most probable answer. Tim -- -- Trolls and troll feeders go in my killfile |
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When did lath and plaster go out of fashion?
On 30/04/2016 21:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
I've not seen lathe an plaster on anything post-war, so before that anyway. Plasterboard started in 1888, apparently. In Rochester, Kent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drywall -- Rod |
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On 30/04/2016 20:08, DerbyBorn wrote:
"Graham." wrote in : Tim+ Wrote in message: In general, and perhaps in rural Scotland? Just taken down a small internal "porch" from my daughter's kitchen. Clearly not original (flat dates from the turn of the century) and built on a chipboard floor. Bits of newspaper stuffed in the wall suggest a date of 1981 for its construction but surprised by its L&P construction. Were there still "old school" builders in the early 80s using L&P or is it more likely that the floor was replace beneath an existing internal wall? Tim -- Trolls AND TROLL FEEDERS all go in my kill file I wonder how long it will be before "The turn of the century" will unequivocally refer to the current century. ;-) When my wife stops saying "pull the chain" Or we stop "taping" TV programmes. |
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Tricky Dicky wrote: Oldest house we owned was a 1957 semi. It had no studded walls but all the ceilings were plasterboard. So I would say pre 1957 at least. This house had a deal of war time repairs after bombing. All plasterboard. Parent's house built new in 1936 in Scotland all lath and plaster. -- *A cubicle is just a padded cell without a door. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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When did lath and plaster go out of fashion?
On 30 Apr 2016, DerbyBorn grunted:
"Graham." wrote in : I wonder how long it will be before "The turn of the century" will unequivocally refer to the current century. ;-) When my wife stops saying "pull the chain" Nowt wrong with that: we still 'pull the chain' here!: http://tinyurl.com/ztv6r77 (or http://www.bathroomspareparts.co.uk/...s/fluidmaster- flush-valve-push-button-kit-pro73uk-22409-p.jpg) -- David |
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When did lath and plaster go out of fashion?
On Sun, 01 May 2016 09:41:23 +0000, Lobster wrote:
On 30 Apr 2016, DerbyBorn grunted: "Graham." wrote in : I wonder how long it will be before "The turn of the century" will unequivocally refer to the current century. ;-) When my wife stops saying "pull the chain" Nowt wrong with that: we still 'pull the chain' here!: http://tinyurl.com/ztv6r77 (or http://www.bathroomspareparts.co.uk/...baths2/images/ fluidmaster- flush-valve-push-button-kit-pro73uk-22409-p.jpg) Perhaps I should think about: - chain disappearing into ceiling, with old fashioned triangular metal 'pull' on the bottom - switch operated by chain, activating an Arduino to play sound effect of loud 'clank'. - wireless link to solenoid in low level cistern, to operate the real flush. |
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