Lath with flattened tabs

A lath comprising:

• a plurality of longitudinal members arranged such that each of the plurality of longitudinal members is elongate along a longitudinal direction, each of the plurality of longitudinal members spaced apart from adjacent ones of the plurality of longitudinal members along a transverse direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the plurality of longitudinal members including an outermost pair of longitudinal members;
• and
• a monolithic transverse member including a plurality of transverse portions that are each elongate along the transverse direction, and further including a plurality of longitudinal portions each coupling a pair of adjacent ones of the plurality of transverse portions, the plurality of transverse portions defining a first cross-sectional shape within a plane perpendicular to the transverse direction, the plurality of longitudinal portions defining a second cross-sectional shape within a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and the first cross-sectional shape being different than the second cross-sectional shape,
• wherein the monolithic transverse member is secured to the plurality of longitudinal members such that the plurality of longitudinal portions are positioned outside an area defined between the outermost pair of longitudinal members.