A sheathing adapted to be fastened to at least one wall supporting
structure comprises at least two layers. The first layer comprises a
polymeric foam layer. The second layer comprises a polymeric scrim and is
located adjacent to the first layer. The second layer has a first portion
and a second portion. The second portion is located near the periphery of
the polymeric scrim layer. The first portion has a first machine
direction (MD) scrim count number and a first transverse direction (TD)
scrim count number, and the second portion has a second MD scrim count
number and a second TD scrim count number. At least one of the second MD
scrim count number and the second TD scrim count number is greater than
the respective first MD scrim count number or the first TD scrim count
number so as to inhibit failure of the scrim.