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Record 1 2016-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
  • Walls and Partitions
  • Synthetic Fabrics
CONT

Housewrap, to stick with the most common material used as the liquid water control layer, is a material that can control the flow of liquid water as well as air. It's rarely installed well enough to be a good air barrier, but that's OK because in most homes it's stapled to a material that usually is: plywood or OSB [oriented strandboard]. Housewrap is the material. Controlling liquid water and air are the functions. The standard varieties don't control water vapor or heat.

Key term(s)
  • house wrap

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
  • Murs et cloisons
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques

Spanish

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