Is metal lathe required?

[Eastside3]

I was curious whether it's good to cover the insulated done with metal lathe when it's going to be enclosed in a walled off gable roof design. It would seem that it holds the insulation in place quite well and has a better ability to have the seams in the insulation held in place better. I've also seen others who don't use lathe, but instead it appears they use some type of material to stitch into the fire blanket.
Thanks

[GianniFocaccia]

Re: Is metal lathe required?

A lot of builders have used hexnet (chicken wire). It's cheap, easy to stretch out and shape, and does the job. Mine took about an hour for the dome. Lath is overkill, IMO, especially if the remaining void in the enclosure is filled with additional insulation.

[stonecutter]

Re: Is metal lathe required?

In an enclosure, it's an unnecessary step.

[SableSprings]

Re: Is metal lathe required?

I've used both (chicken wire on a Forno Bravo kit and lathe on my brick dome home build) and think both did the job pretty well. If you're going to stucco over the oven/insulation then-in my opinion-the lathe makes for a better substrate (and is pretty cheap per sheet at Lowes or Home Depot). The one caveat with lathe is that there seem to be a lot of sharp edges trying to draw blood every minute you're working with it

I agree with Gianni and Stonecutter, lathe is overkill for keeping the insulation blankets in place in an enclosure.

[deejayoh]

Re: Is metal lathe required?

I read "metal lathe" and I thought - what crazy new innovation has someone come up with that requires metal working tools?

As for use of metal LATH - I agree it's unnecessary when building a housing. I held my insulation on with rebar tie wire. Worked great.

[SableSprings]

Re: Is metal lathe required?

I read "metal lathe" and I thought - what crazy new innovation has someone come up with that requires metal working tools?

As for use of metal LATH - I agree it's unnecessary when building a housing. I held my insulation on with rebar tie wire. Worked great.

Good catch on the lath / lathe Deejayoh! Funny how just one little "e" could make several thousand dollars difference and give the more detail oriented folks either a shock or good chuckle. Thank you for the correction and the smile

[deejayoh]

Re: Is metal lathe required?

Good catch on the lath / lathe Deejayoh! Funny how just one little "e" could make several thousand dollars difference and give the more detail oriented folks either a shock or good chuckle. Thank you for the correction and the smile

To tell the truth, I was actually a bit disappointed.