Sheathing
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Sheathing may refer to:
Construction
[edit]- Exterior sheathing, a board or panel material installed over the exterior frame of a structure
- Floor sheathing, a board or panel material installed over the floor frame of a structure
- Housewrap, typically installed over the exterior sheathing of a wall
- Siding (construction), the outermost layer of a wall
- Rigid panel, a form of insulation that can be installed over or under housewrap
- Cladding (construction)
Engineering and technology
[edit]- Copper sheathing, on a wooden ship's hull to protect against fouling and shipworm
- Sheathing as electrical insulation on a wire or cable, see electrical cable
- Sheathing as protection against physical damage, see armoured cable
- Sheathing to reduce heat transfer, see pipe insulation
Other uses
[edit]- Sheathing, the action of putting a bladed weapon into a sheath or scabbard
See also
[edit]- Cladding (disambiguation)
- Sheading, a historical division of the Isle of Man
- Sheath (disambiguation)
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