Laths pl. : of Lath

Example:
Can I put drywall(sheetrock) over Lath work? Or should I remove the Laths(wood strips) first?

Taxonomy
Lath, free encyclopedia, plaster, arrangement, wood lath, lattice-work, lath and plaster, latte, wood, gypsum plaster, Surendra Lath, straight-grained wood, search, Indian politician, machine tool, other side, criss, interlaced.

Defination from the web:
lath is a thin, narrow strip of some straight-grained wood or other material, including metal or gypsum. A lattice, or lattice-work, is a criss-crossed or interlaced arrangement of laths, or the pattern made by such an arrangement. ...