A surface, usually of wood, applied to the exterior faces of the studs or wall frame.
The covering on outside walls beneath the siding or exterior finish such as stucco.
Structural covering, such as boards, plywood, or wallboard, placed over the exterior studding or rafters of a house. Back to the Top
A casing or covering on the bottom of a vessel
(1) Sheets or panels used as roof deck material. (2) Panels that lie between the studs and the siding of a structure.
The covering (usually wood boards, plywood or wallboard) placed over a building's frame to provide a base for the application of roofing or siding.
Any material which covers the wall and roof framing. The base material under the roof shingles, siding, etc. Sheathing is usually plywood or wafer boardwafer board, but can be other materials.
plywood and OSB panels which are used to cover the exterior (roof and exterior walls). The panels are 4' x 8' and 7/16" to 3/4" thick.
The structural covering, usually boards or plywood, placed over exterior studding or rafters of a structure.
Exterior covering of a wall surface
A casing or covering on a vessel's bottom.
A covering over studs and rafters. May be plywood, boards or composition board over which the siding or roofing is placed.
The boards of sheet type material, plywood or asphalt saturated sheets, nailed to studding or roofing rafters as the base for application of the roof covering.
the material that covers the studs to complete a wall.
protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
exterior skin to the walls of a frame structure; same as mesh
A material used as a backing to cladding.
The plywood that is installed as a base for shingle or tile roofs.
plywood, board, OSB or other material used as the base for the roofing.
The first covering on a roof or exterior wall, usually fastened directly to rafters or studs.
The rigid material (often on inch by six inch or one inch by 12 inch boards or sheets of plywood) which is nailed to the rafters, and to which shingles or other outside roofing materials are secured.
The sheathing on a home is the structural wrapper of a home and is located between the structural skeleton of the home and the exterior siding and roofing.
A thin layer of yellow pine, lead, or copper covering the hull of a vessel below the waterline in order to protect against wood borers and fouling. Generally, the sheathing is laid over a mixture of tar and hair or paper.
The material under the siding or exterior walls
Sheathing is nailed to studs or rafters. It provides a base for finish materials such as siding or shingles. Typical sheathing might be wood, plywood, fiberboard, or paper and wire (for stucco).
A covering over the structural frame of a building, onto which the cladding is attached.
The structural covering applied over studs, rafters or roof trusses.
Rough covering over the framing of a building, either roof or wall, which is not exposed when finish material is applied.
Roofing panels that support the roof covering (i.e., shingles) and other loads (e.g., snow).
Material used to cover the roof or the outside area of a house, typically plywood, wood boards, Styrofoam or other composite materials. The sheathing is laid over the rafters to form the surface of the roof and the shingles are then placed on top of the sheathing.
To protect the hull of a wooden ship against wood boring ship worms, the underwater part of the hull was often covered with board, tar and hair and later thin copper plates.
Sheets of material applied across floors, rafters, or studs.
Plywood, waferboard, oriented strand board, or lumber used to close up side walls, floors, or roofs preparatory to the installation of finish materials on the surface. The sheathing grades are also commonly used for pallets, crates, and certain industrial products.
Boards or sheet material that are nailed to the rafters to which shingles or other outside roofing materials are secured.
The material, most often plywood, covering the frame, walls and roof Trusses, on the exterior.
Plywood or similar sheets, usually 4'x8', which are nailed onto exterior studding and rafters and covered with roof covering or exterior siding.
The boards or plywood which are fastened to the roof rafters to cover the house.
First layer of outer wall covering encasing walls, ceilings, floors and roofs of framed buildings.
Sheets of plywood, flakeboard, oriented strand board, or insulation board used to cover the exterior of a building's frame.
The boards or sheet materials that are fastened to rafters to cover a house or building. Slope: Measured by rise in inches for each 12 inches of horizontal run: A roof with 4-in-12 slope rises 4 inches for every foot of horizontal distance. Square: The common measurement for roof area. One square is 100 square feet (10 by 10 feet).
The boards or other material used for covering the frame or roof structure.
the covering over rafters that supports the roofing material--may be plywood, OSB or cut lumber
Exterior grade boards used as a roof deck material.
Boards or sheet material that are fastened to roof rafters to cover a house or building.
The material covering the house frame on the exterior.
Generally, construction grade, i.e. not finished, plywood for the exterior of the house.
is the first structural covering of boards on the outside wall or roof prior to installing the finished side or roof covering
A protective covering of boards or plywood applied to the studs or rafters of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior.
Primarily plywood but also boards nailed to the frame members and enclosing the crate.
The covering on roofs or wails below the exterior roof
The first layer of an exterior wall covering installed prior to the finished siding material. Also refers to roofs.
THE FIRST COVERING OF BOARDS OR MATERIAL ON THE WALL SHEATHING OUTSIDE WALL OR ROOF PRIOR TO INSTALLING THE ROOF SHEATHING FINISHED SIDING OR ROOF COVERING. SOMETIMES PROVIDES INSULATION AND RIGIDITY AT THE CORNERS OF STRUCTURES.
The exterior finish between the structural skeleton and the exterior siding or roofing.
Boards, plywood, or insulation board nailed to wall and roof framing before the exterior covering is applied. See also decking
Exterior grade plywood or boards used as roof deck material.
The rough covering applied to the outside of the roof, wall, or floor framing of a structure. In clay tile or wood shingle/shake roofs, roofing boards generally installed as narrow boards laid with a space between them, according to the length of a shingle or tile exposed to weather.
The covering of boards or of waterproof material on the outside wall of a house or on a roof.
A layer of plywood or similar type material applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior finish.
The structural covering, usually wood boards or plywood, used over studs or rafters of a structure. Structural building board is normally used only as wall sheathing.
The structural covering, usually wood boards, plywood, gypsum or wood fiber, used over studs or rafters of framed buildings as the first layer of outer wall covering nailed to the studs or rafters.
The structural covering that consists of boards or prefabricated panels that are attached to the exterior studding or rafters of a structure.
A construction element used to cover the exterior of wall framing and roof trusses.
A covering to protect the bottom of a boat.
An outer covering that protects optical fibers. Can be made of stainless steel flexible conduit, PVC, or some other type of flexible tubing.
material used to cover roof rafters or exterior wall studs.
It is the term given to plywood panels that are placed beneath roof tiles to prevent seepage of water.