21. The lath keeps bouncing under even light hammer blows. 22. A . Pre-drill the lath and insert round-headed screws. 23. The wall frames in older houses were covered with lath strips and plaster. 24. You can't nail into the lath ; it is too bouncy. 25. Just the horsehair plaster came down, leaving the wood lath in place. 26. Metal lath and plaster, properly laid, forms a reinforced partition wall. 27. The mill produced lumber, lath , and shingles employing about 125 men. 28. Drywall construction became prevalent as a speedier alternative to traditional lath and plaster. 29. Infilling of frames was of stud and lath with lime render and limewash. 30. More distinctively, the grip of the bow was stiffened by three laths .