Pennsylvania Act 1913-164 — FIRST AND SECOND CLASS CITIES, REGULATING PLASTERING

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FIRST AND SECOND CLASS CITIES, REGULATING PLASTERING
                  Act of May 20, 1913, P.L. 238, No. 164              Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     Relative to the regulation of plastering, in cities of the first
        and second classes.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That in cities of the first
     and second classes, all plastering shall be done in accordance
     with the provisions of this act, and not otherwise; that is to
     say: All plastering in dwellings, tenements, apartments,
     hospitals, schools, and other buildings, when on lath, shall be
     known as three-coat word; namely, scratch coat, brown coat, and
     finish.
        Section 2.  Key space.--All ceilings, stud partitions, and
     furred walls in tenements, apartments, hospitals, schools, and
     other buildings, where plastered with lime on wood lath, shall
     have not less than three-eighths space between laths. All
     grounds and jambs shall mean not less than seven-eighths from
     the stud.
        Section 3.  First coat, or scratch coat.--First or scratch
     coat shall be of first quality, to be scratched thoroughly to
     make a key to retain second coat, and shall be thoroughly dry or
     set before applying second coat.
        Section 4.  Second coat.--Second coat or brown mortar shall
     be of first quality. All browning must be straight, true, with
     no unevenness or irregularity of surface.
        Section 5.  Finishing.--When white mortar or any other coat,
     it shall be laid on regular, and troweled to a smooth surface,
     showing neither deficiencies or brush marks.
        Section 6.  Cornices or coves.--All cornices or coves shall
     be run straight, true, and smooth.
        Section 7.  Patent plasters.--When patent plasters are used,
     if of wood lath, shall not be less than one-quarter inch key
     space. First coat shall be thoroughly scratched to make key to
     retain second coat, and shall be set before second coat is
     applied.
        Section 8.  Nothing in this act shall affect the laws of this
     Commonwealth relative to tenement-houses in cities of the first
     and second classes.
        Section 9.  It shall be the duty of the bureau of building
     inspection in said cities to enforce the provisions of this act.
     It shall be the duty of the councils of said cities to enact
     such ordinances as may be necessary for the proper enforcement
     of this act, and to prescribe reasonable penalties for non-
     compliance therewith. Any inspector appointed in pursuance of
     the provisions of this act, or in pursuance with the provisions
     of any such ordinance, shall be a competent plasterer of at
     least ten years' practical experience.