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Document Name Type File Format
Suggested Guide Specification: Portland Cement Plaster
Over Conventionally Framed and Sheathed Substrates.
MNLPB		 Specification Word File
Suggested Specification Guidelines for Portland Cement Plaster Over Solid Substrates. MNLPB Spec Guidelines PDF
Stucco in Residential Construction. MNLPB Manual PDF
Residential Stucco Checklist. MNLPB Form PDF
Portland Cement Plaster (Stucco) Manual.
Portland Cement Association		 Manual

Click Here
Repair of Portland Cement Plaster (Stucco)
Portland Cement Association		 Manual Click Here
Repairing Cracks in Stucco. MNLPB Tech Bulletin PDF
524R-08 Guide to Portland Cement-Based Plaster
American Concrete Institute		 Tech Paper Click Here
ASTM C 926 Standard Specification for Application of
Portland Cement-Based Plaster		 Specification Click Here
Plaster Textures TSIB Pictorial Click Here
Single Source Document on Fire Rated Portland Cement-
Based Plaster Assemblies. AWCI		 Manual Click Here
Water-Resistive Barriers, Evaluation Services Reports.
International Code Council		 Link Click Here
Lightweight Fiber Reinforced Perlite Cement Plasters.
Perlite Institute		 Tech Bulletin Click Here
Lightweight Aggregate for Portland Cement Plasters
and Gypsum Plasters. Perlite Institute		 Manual

Click Here
Technical Manual No. 15 Evaluation of Three-Coat
Portland-Cement Plaster (Stucco). AWCI		 Tech Paper Click Here
Suggested Specification Guidelines: Security Ceilings Using Modified Portland Cement Plaster. MNLPB Spec Guidelines PDF
Repair of Portland Cement Plaster (Stucco). Portland
Cement Association		 Manual Click Here
Suggested Guidelines for Refinishing Stucco w/ Cement Finish  MNLPB Tech Bulletin Click Here
The Preservation and Repair of Historic Stucco: Preservation Briefs Number 22. Anne Grimmer. National
Parks Service		 Tech Paper Click Here
Portland Cement Plaster Stucco Resource Guide.
Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau		 Book Click Here
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Document Name Type File Format
Commercial EIFS Design 101. MNLPB Detail Manual PDF
ASTM C 1397, Standard Practice for Application of
Class PB Exterior Insulation Finish Systems		 Specification Click Here
Guide to Exterior Insulation Finish Systems. EIMA Detail Manual Click Here
Exterior Wall Cladding Performance Study. Executive
Summary. EIMA		 Manual Click Here
EIFS Installation Job Review Sheet. AWCI Form Click Here
Standard Polymer Based EIFS with Drainage Specification. MNLPB Guide Specification Word 97-2003
Manufacturer’s Website: Dryvit Links Click Here
Manufacturer’s Website: Sto Links Click Here
Manufacturer’s Website: Senergy Links Click Here
Manufacturer’s Website: Parex Links Click Here
EIFS Evaluation Reports. International Code Council Links Click Here
Inspection Guidelines. EIMA Tech Paper Click Here
AC212 Acceptance Criteria for Water-Resistive Coatings
used as Water-Resistive Barriers over Exterior Sheathing.
International Code Council		 Acceptance
Criteria		 Click Here
AC219 Acceptance Criteria for Exterior Insulation Finish
Systems. International Code Council		 Acceptance
Criteria		 Click Here
AC 235 Acceptance Criteria for EIFS Clad Drainage
Wall Assemblies		 Acceptance
Criteria		 Click Here
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Document Name Type File Format
Suggested Guide Specification:
Interior Gypsum Plaster. MNLPB		 Specification Word 97-2003
Gypsum Plaster Repair Guidelines. MNLPB Guideline Word 97-2003
Restoring Plaster in Older Structures. MNLPB Archive PDF
Plaster Walls Built to Last. Walls & Ceilings Magazine,
March 1994.		 Article PDF
Comparing Regular Plaster, Veneer Plaster and Drywall
Systems. USG		 Tech Bulletin Click Here
Gypsum Construction Guide. National Gypsum Company Manual Click Here
The Gypsum Construction Handbook. USG Book Click Here
Getting the Ultimate in Abuse-Resistant Plaster Systems.
USG		 Tech Bulletin Click Here
Repairing Historic Flat Plaster Walls and Ceilings.
Preservation Brief Number 21. Mary Lee MacDonald.
National Park Service		 Technical
Paper		 Click Here
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Document Name Type File Format
Suggested Guide Specification:
Gypsum Veneer Plaster. MNLPB		 Specification Word 97-2003
ASTM C 843 Standard Specification for Application of
Gypsum Veneer Plaster		 Specification Click Here
ASTM C 844 Standard Specification for Application of
Gypsum Base to Receive Gypsum Veneer Plaster		 Specification Click Here
Technical Manual 7: Veneer Plaster. AWCI Manual Click Here
Comparing Regular Plaster, Veneer Plaster and Drywall
Systems. USG		 Tech Bulletin Click Here
Priming and Painting Recommendations for Plaster
Finish. USG		 Tech Bulletin Click Here
Veneer Plaster. Gypsum Association Informational Click here
Gypsum Construction Guide. National Gypsum Manual Click Here
The Gypsum Construction Handbook. USG Book Click Here

Document Name Type File Format
Suggested Specification Guideline:
Handball and Raquetball Courts MNLPB		 Guide Spec PDF
Detention and Security Walls.Western Conference of Lathing and Plastering Institutes, Inc. Archived
Manual		 PDF
Suggested Guide Specification: Suspended Interior Security Ceiling Using Modified Portland Cement-Based Plaster MNLPB Spec Guidelines PDF
Preserving Historic Ornamental Plaster National Park Service Technical
Paper		 Click Here
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Document Name Type File Format
Metal Lath & Plaster Fire Protection. Archive. MNLPB Archive PDF
Fire Resistance Design Manual. Gypsum Association Manual Click Here
Field Applied Sprayed Fire-Resistive Materials. AWCI Manual Click Here
Technical Manual 12-A; Standard Practice for the Testing
and Inspection of Field Applied Sprayed Fire-
Resistive Materials AWCI		 Manual Click Here
Technical Manual 12; Design Selection Utilizing Spray-
Applied Fire Resistive Materials AWCI		 Manual Click Here
Single Source Document: Fire related Portland
Cement-Based Plaster Assemblies. The Foundation of
the Wall and Ceiling Industry AWCI		 Manual Click Here
     

Document Name Type File Format
Lath Inspection Resource Manual. MNLPB Manual PDF
Guide Specifications for Expanded Metal Lathing and Furring. Fifth Edition EMLA 920-09 NAAMM Manual Click Here
Suspended Metal Lath and Plaster Ceilings. Metal Lath
Manufacturers Association		 Archived Tech
Bulletin		 PDF
ASTM C 841 Standard Specification for Installation of
Interior Lathing and Furring		 Specification Click Here
ASTM C 1063 Standard Specification for Installation of
Lathing and Furring to receive Interior and Exterior
Portland Cement-Based Plaster		 Specification Click Here
The Metal Lath Handbook. Gary Maylon Book Click Here
Hanger Wire for Suspended Plaster Ceilings Where
Chlorine is Present. MNLPB		 Tech Bulletin PDF
Manufacturer’s website: Alabama Metal Industries Inc. Link Click Here
Manufacturer’s website: Stockton Products Link Click here

Manufacturer’s website: Dietrich Metal Framing

(see "Finishing Products" for accessories and lath components)

 Link Click Here
Manufacturer’s website: California Expanded Metal Company (CEMCO) Link Click Here
     
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