Title: How to Cut Open Plaster Lath Walls | Home Guides | SF Gate
Headings: How to Cut Open Plaster Lath Walls
How to Cut Open Plaster Lath Walls
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Hold the saw so the handle is close to the surface of the wall instead of perpendicular as you insert the tip of the blade in a recess in the plaster. By holding the saw at this angle, the tip of the blade glides over any framing members inside the wall. Cut along one of the pencil lines. 5
Cut the remaining lines of the outline in the same way. Remove the cutout portion of plaster and lath with a hammer. Remove any lath nails in the framing with a nail bar.