sarking meaning

• Noun: sarking
  1. Thin boards for sheathing, as above the rafters, and under the shingles or slates, and for similar purposes

  Derived forms: sarkings

  Encyclopedia: Sarking

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Examples

1. The church has a thatched scissor-beam roof with basketweave sarking.
2. The ceiling features exposed rafters and timber sarking.
3. Cast iron columns and arched spans support the trainshed roof, which is slated on wooden sarking in the standard Scottish manner.
4. This method of construction, widely used in older houses, is often referred to as " scrim and sarking ", the sarking being the board.
5. This method of construction, widely used in older houses, is often referred to as " scrim and sarking ", the sarking being the board.