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ˈcounter-lath, n.
[counter- 7, 8.]
1. In Roofing:
a. A batten or slight rafter laid between two rafters, and blocked-up on the purlins to the same face-level to shorten the bearing of the laths.
b. A lath placed by eye between every two gauged ones.
1659Willsford Scales Comm., Archit. 16 Betwixt every Rafter there ought to be a counter-lath. 1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Counter-lath (in Building), a Lath that is laid in length between the Rafters. 1726R. Neve Builder's Dict. s.v. Laths, About 90 five-foot, and 112 four-foot Laths, will compleat a Square of Tyling (Counter-laths and all). 1830R. Stuart Dict. of Archit., Counter Lath, one placed between every couple of gauged ones.
2. In Plastering: A lath or fillet nailed lengthwise along a timber or beam to keep the cross-laths away from the surface of the timber, so as to allow the plaster to squeeze in between them and form a ‘key’ to the plastering.
Hence ˌcounterˈlath v., to furnish with counterlaths, or counterlathing. ˈcounterlathing (in Plastering), laths for plastering nailed to fillets on beams or timber: cf. sense 2 above.
1726R. Neve Builder's Dict. s.v. Tyle, For Ripping and Heeling again..our Sussex Bricklayers reckon 3s. 6d. per Square, and if they Counter-lath it then 3s. 9d. or 4s. 1840A. Bartholomew Specif. §1348 To counter-lath all such parts of the work as may so require. 1859T. L. Donaldson Handbk. Specif. 51 All the roofs..to be thoroughly rendered..with lime and hair mortar on counter lathing. 1880J. Leaning Quantity Surv. 60 Filleting and Counterlathing to Partitions. 1886Seddon Builder's Wk. 242 Counter-lathing. |