Stucco lath and method of manufacture

A method of manufacturing a metal lath product, comprising:

• forming an expanded metal lath having a length, a width, a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge spaced across the width of the expanded metal lath from the first longitudinal edge, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge spaced across the length of the expanded metal lath from the first lateral edge, a plurality of openings delineated by a plurality of webs, each of the openings have a respective first dimension along a first axis of the opening and a second dimension along a second axis of the opening, the second axis of the opening perpendicular to the first axis of the opening, wherein forming an expanded metal lath comprises forming an expanded metal lath having a plurality of openings delineated by a plurality of webs, each of the openings have a respective first dimension along a first axis of the opening and a second dimension along a second axis of the opening, the second axis of the opening perpendicular to the first axis of the opening, the webs of a first plurality of bands of the webs of the expanded metal lath have a first lateral web width, and the webs of a second plurality of bands of the webs of the expanded metal lath have a second lateral web width, the second lateral web width different from the first lateral web width, each of the bands of the second plurality of bands of the webs interspaced between a respective pair of bands of the bands of the first plurality of bands of the webs;
• securing a first stabilizer to the expanded metal lath at least proximate to the first longitudinal edge of the expanded metal lath so that the first stabilizer extends parallel to the first and second longitudinal edges between the first and the second lateral edges;
• securing a second stabilizer to the expanded metal lath at least proximate to the second longitudinal edge of the expanded metal lath so that the second stabilizer extends parallel to the first and the second longitudinal edges between the first and the second lateral edges;
• and
• rolling the expanded metal lath product about an axis transverse to the first and second longitudinal edges of the expanded metal lath.

A roll of a metal lath product, comprising:

• a roll of an expanded metal lath having, when the expanded metal lath lies flat, a length, a width, a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge spaced across the width of the expanded metal lath from the first longitudinal edge, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge spaced across the length of the expanded metal lath from the first lateral edge, a plurality of openings delineated by a plurality of webs, each of the openings have a respective first dimension along a first axis of the opening and a second dimension along a second axis of the opening, the second axis of the opening perpendicular to the first axis of the opening, wherein the webs of a first plurality of bands of the webs of the expanded metal lath have a first lateral web width, and the webs of a second plurality of bands of the webs of the expanded metal lath have a second lateral web width, the second lateral web width different from the first lateral web width, each of the bands of the second plurality of bands of the webs interspaced between a respective pair of bands of the bands of the first plurality of bands of the webs;
• and
• a plurality of stabilizers secured to the expanded metal lath such that when the metal lath product lies flat, each of the plurality of stabilizers extend parallel to the first longitudinal edge between the first and the second lateral edges and spaced apart from at least one adjacent stabilizer, each of the plurality of stabilizers comprises a piece of wire having a cross-sectional area equivalent to a round wire having a cross-sectional area of between 30 and 15 gauge, and each of the plurality of stabilizers has a respective flexibility which allows the metal lath product to be rolled about an axis transverse to the first and second longitudinal edges of the expanded metal lath;
• wherein the roll of the metal lath product is rolled about the axis transverse to the first and the second longitudinal edges of the expanded metal lath.