Minnesota Lath & Plaster Bureau

Welcome to the Minnesota Lath and Plaster Bureau Web Resource Center.

Since 1953 the Bureau has been recognized as an education and technical spokesman for the lath and plaster industry. It provides services to architects, the construction community and the public on a variety of matters relating to the plaster trades.

We hope that this web resource center is beneficial to you for the information that is presents on lath and plaster systems. Please feel free to peruse site content on available AIA/ CES seminars, research, reference materials, contractor contacts, and technical suggestions that meet the needs of both the commercial and residential construction markets. Site content includes:

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Information, features, benefits, applications and history of Gypsum Plaster, Veneer Plaster, Venetian Plaster, Fireproofing, Stucco and Exterior Insulation Finish Systems (EIFS).

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A reference library which expands on these plastering products.

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Information on the Bureau board of directors, affiliations and represented trade unions.

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Contact information for the Bureau Member Contractors.


Stucco	EIFS	Veneer Plaster	Gypsum Plaster	Venetian Plaster	Fireproofing

IN THE NEWS

AIA/CES Lunch and Learn Information

MNLPB E-Newsletter

Patching Stucco and EIFS. Albert Carillo, Stucco Stop. Walls and Ceilings Magazine January 2013. Posted 2-13

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How to Install Stucco If you stucco contractors can keep from laughing from the many errors in this video (including using flat lath and fastening incorrectly) this is not a bad primer for novices on stucco installation stucco. Quikrete October 2011. Posted 1-13

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Continuous Insulation Using Polyiso Wall Sheathing What is it? What does it do? And Why do you need it? PIMA Technical Bulletin #403. Polyiso Industry Manufacturers Assn. Posted 1-13

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Expanded Metal Lath Association

EMLA DEVELOPS TABLES OF TRANSVERSE WIND LOAD CAPACITIES FOR LATH & PLASTER IN WALL ASSEMBLIES. Posted 6-12. Click Here

EIFS in Practice: Implementation Case Studies

This article presents case studies of three different applications that have produced energy cost reductions. Commercial Property Executive. Brad Berton, March 2012. Posted 5-12. Click Here

EIFS, Architecture and the Sustainable Design Revolution. WBDG "Whole Building Design Guide, Richard Martens LEED AP, BASF Corp. Posted 4-12. Click Here

2012 IECC Code Requirements: Who Wins? Who Loses? Construction Dimensions Magazine, Ulf Wolf. Posted 12-11. Click Here

Why Fireproof Structural Steel? Since structural steel is considered to be non-combustible and does not add fuel to a fire, then why does it have to be fireproofed? Phil Mancuso, Life Safety Digest, Winter 2011. Posted 2-27-11. Click Here

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The ULtimate Fire Wizard. Good News if you find that the UL Directory is too hard to navigate. Posted 2-27-11 Click Here

How Much is a Life Worth? Why fire-rated corridors are critical in educational occupancies. Life Safety Digest Spring 2010. Posted 4-5-10

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Continuous Insulation: Evaluating the Performance of Plaster Assemblies in Climate Zone 6 Program #MNLPB9...Click to Learn More

Understanding
Lath and Components
Used in Stucco
Program #MNLPB6...|more

Plaster?
Do they do that anymore?
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An Interesting Quote:

"We live in a beautiful house that was built in 1993. The layout is lovely, but it definitely lacks the character and dignity of the circa-1920 house I grew up in. You can hear everything going on here — toilets flushing, conversations in other rooms and so forth. But the walls in my old house were made of good old-fashioned plaster, which certainly kept secrets a whole lot better than today's newfangled drywall."

—Megan Kearney-Bailie, New Fairfield, Conn.

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