Editing Chicken wire (section)

==Construction==
In construction, chicken wire or [[hardware cloth]] is used as a metal [[lath]] to hold [[cement]] or [[plaster]], a process known as [[stucco]]ing. In Australia, that cladding material, known as "Conite", was used in the 20th century, particularly to help overcome the housing shortage after World War II. It involved stapling chicken wire, backed with building paper, over the frame and then applying cement render, finished in white cement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Additives and Finishes |url=http://mileslewis.net/australian-building/pdf/07-cement-concrete/7.09-additives.pdf |publisher=Miles Lewis |access-date=2025-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813064018/http://mileslewis.net/australian-building/pdf/07-cement-concrete/7.09-additives.pdf |archive-date=2012-08-13 |pages=7.09.11-7.09.12}}</ref> 

Concrete reinforced with chicken wire or hardware cloth yields [[ferrocement]], a versatile construction material. It can also be used to make the armature for a [[papier-mâché]] sculpture, when relatively high strength is needed.