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n. m. · dry lining (UK) · interior lining · furring and drywall (US, approx.)

Definition

FR
Complexe de finition posé à l'intérieur d'un mur de façade : une plaque de plâtre, collée ou fixée sur ossature, souvent doublée d'un isolant. Il apporte l'isolation thermique et une surface plane, prête à peindre.
EN
A finishing build-up fixed to the inside of an exterior wall: a plasterboard, bonded or fixed on a frame, often backed with insulation. It gives thermal insulation and a flat surface ready to paint.

Diagram

doublagedry lining (UK) · interior lining (approx.)murwallplaque de plâtreplasterboard (UK) · drywall (US)isolantinsulationINTÉRIEUR · INTERIOREXTÉRIEUR · EXTERIORCoupe horizontale d'un mur avec doublage · schéma de principe, non à l'échelle
Horizontal section of a wall with doublage (n. m.): plasterboard and insulation on the interior side.

Example sentences

Written (email, official document)

FRLe doublage est une plaque de plâtre sur dix centimètres d'isolant, collée contre le mur de façade.

ENThe doublage (n. m.) is a plasterboard over ten centimeters of insulation, bonded to the exterior wall.

Spoken (standard)

FRLe doublage commence lundi, tout le reste attend.

ENThe dry lining starts Monday, everything else is waiting.

Spoken (informal)

FRDerrière le doublage, il y avait une fuite depuis trois ans.

ENBehind the lining, there had been a leak for three years.

Nuances and pitfalls

Doublage (n. m.), contre-cloison, cloison. The doublage is bonded or fixed against an existing wall; the contre-cloison (n. f.) is built in front of the wall, with a frame or a void; the cloison (n. f.) is a free-standing interior wall.

Doublage or external insulation? The doublage insulates from the inside, which reduces the room by a few centimeters; the isolation thermique par l'extérieur (ITE, external wall insulation) preserves the interior area.

Also for the cinema. Off site, doublage is also the replacement of a voice in a film (dubbing). By the way, have you ever watched “The Belly of an Architect”?

Related terms

cloisonisolantbardage

Regulatory and standard references

France
US
UK
NF DTU 25.42 (ouvrages de doublage et habillage en complexes et sandwiches plaques de parement en plâtre et isolant)? Not verified
ASTM C840 (application and finishing of gypsum board)? Not verified
BS 8212 (code of practice for dry lining and partitioning using gypsum plasterboard)? Not verified

Legislation in force may differ from what is shown here.

Validation

Reviewed by Raphaël B. · 8 Oct 2026

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