Craig89 said:https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-Victorian-Vintage-Tiles-Used-Very-Good-Condition-/265273893644?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0
On the subject of "why do people do it", when I see listings like this I wonder exactly that
[pedant mode]They are called "laths" not "lathes"![/pedant mode]parkview094 said:they've removed are Lathes and Plaster. ... are we really that attached to lathes and plaster?
MatthewC said:People don't realise that lime expands and contracts, whereas cement/gypsum doesn't, so after a good number of hot summers and cold winters, the two separate.
Yes what a shame, this type of flooring I rare in Canada, if there is it is usually consigned to vestibule’s and mud rooms. Many including my self wouldn’t mind to having it in our homes. I can’t see why any one would want to lift it, if because it’s cold under foot a nice Persian runner would be better suited then lifting.Craig89 said:https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-Victorian-Vintage-Tiles-Used-Very-Good-Condition-/265273893644?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0
On the subject of "why do people do it", when I see listings like this I wonder exactly that
MatthewC said:NB I noted that their gypsum plaster was not at all well attached to their brick walls - I guess that the walls are damp and so the plaster was about to fall off. People don't realise that lime expands and contracts, whereas cement/gypsum doesn't, so after a good number of hot summers and cold winters, the two separate.