Interlocking building panel

A method of forming an interlocking connection of a construction panel to another construction panel for installation on a construction surface comprising the steps of:

• providing a first construction panel having a base comprising a moisture barrier to inhibit migration of moisture from the construction surface, said base defining a pair of opposed first connector edges comprising a first pair of releasable mating elements, and a pair of opposed second connector edges comprising a second pair of releasable mating elements;
• providing another construction panel having a second base comprising a moisture barrier to inhibit migration of moisture from the construction surface, said second base defining a pair of opposed first connector edges comprising a first pair of releasable mating elements, and a pair of opposed second connector edges comprising a second pair of releasable mating elements;
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• aligning one of the pair of opposed first connector edges to overlap one of a pair of opposed first connector edges of the another construction panel and pressing downward to mate the respective pairs of mating elements along the entirety of both construction panels,
• wherein the first pair of releasable mating elements comprises a first ridge defined by a first underside of one of the pair of opposed first connector edges, and a first channel defined by a second underside of the other of the pair of opposed first connector edges,
• wherein the second pair of releasable mating elements comprises a second ridge defined by a third underside of one of the pair of opposed second connector edges, and a second channel defined by a fourth underside of the other of the pair of opposed second connector edges,
• wherein a first end of the first channel of the pair of opposed first connector edges is set back from an end of the ridge defined on the underside of an adjacent one of the pair of the opposed second connector edges, whereby a first notch is formed to provide clearance for interlocking connection to the construction panel, and
• wherein a first end of the second channel of the pair of opposed second connector edges is set back from an end of the ridge defined on the underside of an adjacent one of the pair of the opposed first connector edges, whereby a second notch is formed on a diagonally opposite corner to provide clearance for interlocking connection to the another construction panel.