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Several embodiments of wall covering are provided all of which are directed to providing an insulated wall covering including panels commonly called “siding”. The wall covering is attached, by starting at the bottom of the wall and working upwards and is intended to provide a continuous insulating c

Several embodiments of wall covering are provided all of which are directed to providing an insulated wall covering including panels commonly called “siding”. The wall covering is attached, by starting at the bottom of the wall and working upwards and is intended to provide a continuous insulating covering and to resist rattling and separation caused by building shrinkage. A starter strip or board is provided at the bottom of the covering to permit some movement to relieve compressive forces in the siding caused by building shrinkage. These forces are either transmitted directly from one piece of insulation to an adjacent piece of insulation, via structure forming part of associated siding panels, or by use of separate load transfer strips.

대표청구항 ▼

A building structure having an outer wall covering comprising: a plurality of elongated insulated backer boards having upper and lower surfaces arranged substantially in contact with one another, the backer boards being attached to the building structure and arranged to transfer compressive vertical

A building structure having an outer wall covering comprising: a plurality of elongated insulated backer boards having upper and lower surfaces arranged substantially in contact with one another, the backer boards being attached to the building structure and arranged to transfer compressive vertical loads from each of the backer boards to adjacent backer boards; a plurality of interlocked and elongated siding panels arranged in lapped relationship, each of these panels having rearwardly extending upper and lower lands and a main portion covering at least a substantial portion of the vertical extent of one of the backer boards, the panels being attached to the outer wall; a starter structure attached to the outer wall and positioned at the bottom of the wall covering, the starter structure including an outwardly extending portion positioned immediately under a lowermost one of the backer boards and in engagement with the underside of this backer board and immediately above the lower land of the bottom one of the siding panels so that compressive loading in this backer board is relieved by the starter structure, the compressive loading also serving to lock the starter structure portion between the lowermost backer board and the lower land of the bottom panel to prevent separation of the panel from the starter structure as a result of the compressive loading in the backer board.