Siding with integrated rainscreen for concrete wall or block construction
AssigneeLouisiana-Pacific Corp.
InventorGareth Paul Merrick
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Abstract
A wood or manufactured wood-composite based siding used on concrete wall or concrete masonry unit (CMU, or block) construction (including, but not limited to, insulated concrete form construction) with an integrated rainscreen feature. The rainscreen feature or component is applied to, or integrated into or with, the back of the siding (i.e., the inner surface) during the manufacturing process, or in a secondary process thereafter. The features may include raised elements, strips, ridges, or wedges, with one or more channels or spaces. No job-site assembly is required, thereby reducing time and cost.
Claims12
A siding product for installation on a concrete wall or concrete masonry unit, comprising:
- a piece of siding with a front face, a back face, a top edge, and a bottom edge, and a lateral groove or channel extending laterally across the back face proximate the top edge, configured for installation on a concrete wall or concrete masonry unit;
- a rainscreen strip comprising a continuous spline with an insertion edge and an outer edge, and two or more non-continuous rainscreen portions extending from the outer edge, forming drainage channels or areas in one or more gaps between the respective rainscreen portions;
- wherein, when the continuous spline is inserted into the lateral groove or channel, the two or more rainscreen portions extend a distance above the back face of the piece of siding.
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