Thread: Lath Render?

puzzled · 26-07-2007, 04:00 PM

I have a relative listed as this occupation, but it's not one I am familiar with. Anyone got any ideas?

Starlight · 26-07-2007, 08:58 PM

Hi Puzzled,

a Lath render was a person who split (or 'rended') lengths of wood in order to make laths to be used as a
foundation structure for plastering, or in other applications.

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