bardage
Page approvedn. m. · cladding · siding (US, houses) · rainscreen cladding (ventilated)
Definition
Revêtement extérieur de façade fixé sur des tasseaux ou une ossature, avec une lame d'air derrière (bois, métal, fibre-ciment, composite…). Il protège le mur de la pluie, du vent et des chocs, et laisse respirer l'isolant.
An exterior façade covering fixed on battens or a frame, with an air gap behind it (timber, metal, fiber cement, composite…). It protects the wall from rain, wind and impact, and lets the insulation breathe.
Diagram
Example sentences
Written (email, official document)
FRLe bardage bois est fixé sur des tasseaux, avec une lame d'air ventilée derrière.
ENThe timber cladding is fixed on battens, with a ventilated cavity behind.
Spoken (standard)
FRLe bardage arrive jeudi, il faudra fermer la rue pour la grue.
ENThe cladding arrives Thursday, we'll have to close the street for the crane.
Spoken (informal)
FRUn bardage noir, très beau sur la maquette, un four en été.
ENBlack cladding, very pretty on the model, an oven in summer.
Nuances and pitfalls
Bardage (n. m.) or enduit (n. m.)? The bardage is an applied skin, fixed mechanically; the enduit is a mortar applied directly on the wall.
Bardage and vêture. A bardage leaves a ventilated air gap; a vêture is a prefabricated system fixed on the insulation, with no ventilated gap: the two look alike from a distance.
Related terms
doublageenduitcalepinageRegulatory and standard references
Legislation in force may differ from what is shown here.
Validation
- French term, register, FR sentences : ✓ validated
- US/UK equivalents and EN sentences : ✓ validated
- Diagram : ✓ validated
Reviewed by Raphaël B. · 8 Oct 2026
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