Skeletal reinforcing manufacture

A building material member for mounting on a flat surface of a building frame to define a skeletal configuration that when finished provides a raised trim,

• said material member comprising
• segment means extending substantially the length of the material member,
• said segment means comprising
• a base segment and side segments mounted to said base segment,
• mounting means on each of said side segments for mounting the material member to a flat surface of a building frame,
• said side segments in opposing relation to one another and joining the base segment to said mounting means, and
• means for determining the initial point of measurement of the extent of the depth to which a plaster finish is able to be applied, mounted between said base segment and at least one of said side segments,
• said material member including a tiered arrangement of two or more sets of said segment means, mounting means and determining means.

A trim member for mounting on a flat surface of a building frame to provide a skeletal configuration for a plaster finish, comprising:

• a pair of lateral flanges that lie approximately in a common plane for connection to a flat surface of a building frame;
• a pair of juxtaposed wire mesh side segments connected to the lateral flanges and extending away from their common plane in an approximately perpendicular direction;
• a wire mesh base segment disposed between said side segments, said wire mesh side and base segments facilitating the adherence of plaster thereto;
• and
• a pair of beads connecting said side segments to opposing ends of said base segment, respectively, so that said base is approximately parallel to and spaced apart from the flanges' common plane to define a skeletal configuration, said beads determining a depth to which plaster is able to be applied over said side and base segments.

A trim member, for mounting on a flat surface of a building frame to provide a skeletal configuration for a plaster finish, comprising:

• a pair of wire mesh flanges for connection to a flat surface of a building frame;
• a pair of juxtaposed wire mesh side segments connected to the flanges and extending therefrom;
• a wire mesh base segment having a tiered shape disposed between said side segments, said wire mesh side and base segments facilitating the adherence of plaster thereto;
• and
• a pair of wire mesh beads connecting said side segments to opposing ends of said base segment, respectively, so that said base is able to be spaced apart from the flat surface to define a skeletal configuration, said beads determining a depth to which plaster is able to be applied over said side and base segments,
• said flanges, side segments, base segment and beads being an integral wire mesh.

A trim member for mounting on a flat surface of a building frame to provide a skeletal configuration for a plaster finish, comprising:

• a pair of lateral flanges that lie approximately in a common plane for connection to a flat surface of a building frame;
• a pair of juxtaposed side segments connected to the lateral flanges and extending away from their common plane;
• and
• a base segment connected between distal ends of said side segments so that said base segment is approximately parallel to and spaced apart from the flanges' common plane to define a skeletal configuration, said flanges, side and base segments being integrally formed wire mesh for adhering plaster thereto.

A building frame having raised trim, comprising

• a building frame having a flat surface;
• a pair of lateral flanges that are spaced apart and connected to the flat surface of the building frame;
• a pair of juxtaposed side segments that are connected to the respective lateral flanges and extend approximately perpendicularly therefrom to form a pair of non-obtuse exterior angles;
• a base segment that is disposed between said side segments, said side and base segments facilitating the adherence of plaster thereto;
• a pair of beads connecting said side segments to opposing ends of said base segment, respectively, so that said base is spaced apart from the frame's flat surface to define a skeletal configuration, said beads determining a depth to which plaster is able to be applied over said side and base segments;
• and
• a plaster finish over the frame's flat surface and the skeletal configuration to provide a finished surface having a raised trim.