Fasteners for wood lath and plaster ceiling

PSUengineer1 · Apr 22, 2025

I have an old building from 1908 with a wood lath and plaster ceiling. I suspect the ceiling fell down (only about 30 square feet of ceiling) due to smooth nails backing out over time. I have an older version of USG Gypsum Construction Handbook, but i don't see specific section regarding fasteners for wood lath to wood floor joists? Can anyone point me to the code reference I am looking for (fastener requirements for wood lath to wood joists)? Thank you in advance.

MintJulep · Apr 28, 2025

PSUengineer1 said:
awesome info. that 1922 code has exactly what I was looking for.

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Fasteners for wood lath and plaster ceiling

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