#construction terms

• Armed — Equipped with weapons, carrying weapons for attack or defense; (technical) provided with a metal reinforcement of steel or iron to increase its structural strength (e.g., reinforced concrete, wired glass); (figurating) prepared intellectually, morally, or strategically with arguments, knowledge, or resources needed for a confrontation.
• Roof sheathing — A layer of wooden boards placed tightly and fixed onto the rafters of a roof, serving to form a continuous, rigid, and supportive surface for the subsequent mounting of the protective roof covering (tiles, metal sheets, shingles) and insulation layers.
• Sheathed — Having undergone the process of roof sheathing; a roof, framework, or rafter system onto which a continuous layer of wooden boards or panels (sarking) has been mounted to serve as a rigid support for the protective covering; in a technical sense, it describes a structure ready for waterproofing application.
• Roof sheathing — A layer of wooden boards placed tightly and fixed onto the rafters of a roof, serving to form a continuous, rigid, and supportive surface for the subsequent mounting of the protective roof covering (tiles, metal sheets, shingles) and insulation layers.