sheathing
Example Sentences
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If they are properly installed with sheathing underneath, noise is not an issue, he says.
From Seattle Times
Above and below that cap should be metal flashing that extends up against the sheathing to help keep moisture from getting into the main wall.
From Washington Post
Having membrane sealed to the sheathing over the window is extra insurance, because it makes any water that gets past the housewrap also flow down and out.
From Washington Post
That work included a mostly new support structure of rafters and sheathing, and a return to the original roof line by removing three dormers that were added during the time the home was apartments.
From Washington Times
Prices are on a tear for those bonded wood-chip sheets commonly used as sheathing for walls, floors and roofs in new home construction.
From Seattle Times
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