Patent ID: 8613181

Claim:
A method for installing a penetration in a sheathing assembly, comprising: forming an opening at least partially through a sheathing assembly, the sheathing assembly comprising: a body, wherein the body comprises wood, engineered wood, or a combination thereof; a barrier layer; and an adhesive disposed between at least a portion of the body and the barrier layer, wherein the adhesive has a bond strength that permits the barrier layer to be peeled from the body; peeling at least a portion of the barrier layer from the body, adjacent the opening to expose at least a portion of the body; disposing a penetration at least partially within the opening, wherein the penetration at least partially contacts the exposed portion of the body; securing the penetration to at least a portion of the sheathing assembly; and repositioning the peeled portion of the barrier layer such that the barrier layer covers at least a portion of the penetration.