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That’s where Revitalize Milwaukee came in, having students like Green complete the exterior of a house over 48 class days, including sheathing, siding, doors, windows, drywall, trim and more.
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Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 6 May 2026
The building’s shiny, dark metal sheathing might have appeared sinister in any other environment, but not here, set against the sparkling white.
—Cree Lefavour, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
Winter weather can cause multiple issues with your hose and spigot, from frozen pipes to cracked sheathing.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
The carpenters may install a strip of adhesive tape over the top of the flashing securing it to the Zip sheathing.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025
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Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 6 May 2026
The building’s shiny, dark metal sheathing might have appeared sinister in any other environment, but not here, set against the sparkling white.
—Cree Lefavour, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
Winter weather can cause multiple issues with your hose and spigot, from frozen pipes to cracked sheathing.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
The carpenters may install a strip of adhesive tape over the top of the flashing securing it to the Zip sheathing.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Sheathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheathing. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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sheathing
noun
sheath·ing
ˈshē-t͟hiŋ 
-thiŋ
: material used to sheathe something
especially
: the first covering of boards or of waterproof material on the outside wall of a frame house or on a timber roof
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