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A flashing apparatus for external use on structures is described. The flashing apparatus essentially serves as an accessory for fiber cement siding and is designed to provide a certain level of water resistance in the seams between the ends of the sections of the siding. The flashing apparatus has a

A flashing apparatus for external use on structures is described. The flashing apparatus essentially serves as an accessory for fiber cement siding and is designed to provide a certain level of water resistance in the seams between the ends of the sections of the siding. The flashing apparatus has a forward projecting flange and comes in various heights to accommodate different sizes of fiber cement siding that may be used in constructing a structure.

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What I claim as my invention is: 1. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure, the structure including an external weather resistant barrier, the flashing and water resistance system comprising: a plurality of fiber cement siding pieces, each fiber cement siding piece having two edges

What I claim as my invention is: 1. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure, the structure including an external weather resistant barrier, the flashing and water resistance system comprising: a plurality of fiber cement siding pieces, each fiber cement siding piece having two edges comprising a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein the fiber cement siding pieces are disposed against the external weather resistant barrier in parallel rows, wherein the bottom edge of each particular row of fiber cement siding pieces overlaps the top edge of each particular row of fiber cement siding pieces that is immediately below it; a plurality of flashing accessories, each flashing accessory consisting of a substantially rectangular, planar main body and a planar lip extending outwardly from a top end of the main body, the flashing accessory being substantially L-shaped when viewed from the side, the planar lip being configured to rest along the top edges of the fiber cement siding pieces to removably connect the flashing accessory to the fiber cement siding pieces, each flashing accessory being disposed against adjacent fiber cement siding pieces in the same row at joints between the adjacent fiber cement siding pieces such that the flashing accessory is located in between the fiber cement siding pieces and the weather resistant barrier, the planar lip extending from the planar main body a distance less than a thickness of the top edges of the adjacent fiber cement siding pieces, wherein, at each joint, the flashing accessory is disposed only along two sides of the adjacent fiber cement siding pieces with the planar main body disposed along back sides of the adjacent fiber cement siding pieces and the connection member disposed along the top edges of the same adjacent fiber cement siding pieces; and a fastener configured to fixedly connect the flashing accessory to one of the adjacent fiber cement siding pieces and to the weather resistant barrier, the fastener positioned through the fiber cement siding piece, the flashing accessory, and the weather resistant barrier. 2. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of fasteners are used to attach each fiber cement siding piece and an associated flashing accessory to the weather resistant barrier. 3. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure according to claim 1, wherein the planar lip is integrally formed with the planar main body of the flashing accessory. 4. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure according to claim 1, wherein the flashing accessory is fabricated from galvanized steel. 5. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure according to claim 1, wherein the planar main body of the flashing accessory has a height of six inches. 6. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure according to claim 5, wherein the planar main body of the flashing accessory has a width of five and one-fourth inches. 7. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure according to claim 5, wherein the planar main body of the flashing accessory has a width of six and one-fourth inches. 8. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure according to claim 5, wherein the planar main body of the flashing accessory has a width of seven and one-fourth inches. 9. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure according to claim 5, wherein the planar main body of the flashing accessory has a width of eight inches. 10. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure according to claim 5, wherein the planar main body of the flashing accessory has a width of eight and one-fourth inches. 11. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure according to claim 5, wherein the planar main body of the flashing accessory has a width of nine and one-fourth inches. 12. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure according to claim 5, wherein the planar main body of the flashing accessory has a width of twelve inches. 13. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure according to claim 1 wherein the planar lip extends from the planar main body of the flashing accessory at substantially a 90 degree angle. 14. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure according to claim 1, wherein the fastener connects the flashing accessory to the fiber cement siding piece at a point intermediate the top and bottom edges of the fiber cement siding piece. 15. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure according to claim 1, wherein the fastener fixedly attaches the flashing accessory and the fiber cement siding piece to the structure. 16. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure, the flashing and water resistance system comprising: a plurality of siding pieces, wherein the siding pieces are disposed against the structure and arranged in parallel rows with side edges of adjacent siding pieces in the same row abutting each other to form joints, wherein bottom edges of the siding pieces in one row overlap top edges of the siding pieces in another row immediately below the one row; a plurality of flashing accessories disposed between the siding pieces and the structure, wherein each flashing accessory is disposed against one of the joints between adjacent siding pieces in the same row, each flashing accessory consisting of a substantially rectangular, planar main body and a planar lip extending substantially perpendicularly from a top end of the planar main body, the planar lip being configured to rest along top edges of the adjacent siding pieces to removably connect the flashing accessory to the adjacent siding pieces of the joint, the planar lip extending from the planar main body a distance less than a thickness of the top edges of the adjacent siding pieces, and the planar main body configured to inhibit water from accessing the structure through the joint; and a fastener configured to fixedly connect each of the flashing accessories to at least one of the adjacent siding pieces and to the structure, the fastener positioned through the siding piece, through the flashing accessory, and into the structure. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein, with the system installed on the structure, a bottom edge of the planar main body of each flashing accessory terminates above the bottom edges of the adjacent siding pieces of the joint at which the flashing accessory is disposed. 18. The system of claim 16, wherein the planar main body is integrally formed with the planar lip. 19. A flashing and water resistance system for a structure, the flashing and water resistance system comprising: a plurality of siding pieces, wherein the siding pieces are disposed against the structure and arranged in parallel rows with side edges of adjacent siding pieces in the same row abutting each other to form joints, wherein bottom edges of the siding pieces in one row overlap top edges of the siding pieces in another row immediately below the one row; a plurality of flashing accessories disposed between the siding pieces and the structure, wherein each flashing accessory is disposed against one of the joints between adjacent siding pieces in the same row, each flashing accessory having an L-shape when viewed from the side and consisting of a planar main body and a lip extending substantially perpendicularly from a top end of the planar main body, the lip extending substantially out of plane from the planar main body and terminating at a leading edge on the lip, a width of the lip measured between the top end of the planar main body and the leading edge of the lip being less than a thickness of one of the siding pieces, the planar main body extending from the top end and terminating at a bottom edge of the planar main body, the planar main body configured to inhibit water from accessing the structure through the joint, and the lip being configured to rest on the top edges of the siding pieces to removably connect the flashing accessory to the siding pieces; and a fastener configured to fixedly connect each of the flashing accessories to at least one of the adjacent siding pieces and to the structure, the fastener positioned through the siding piece, through the flashing accessory, and into the structure. 20. The system of claim 19, wherein, with the system installed on the structure, a bottom edge of the planar main body of each flashing accessory terminates above the bottom edges of the adjacent siding pieces of the joint at which the flashing accessory is disposed.