Siding Installation Spacer and Method of Installing Siding Using A Siding Installation Spacer
OwnerStefan H. Schwarz, Russell Hamptoninventors
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Abstract
A method for installing siding on building sheathing includes providing a spacer including an aperture extending therethrough, the spacer having a thickness, locating the spacer between an exterior face of the building sheathing and a rear face of the siding such that the aperture is aligned with a slot in the siding and the siding is spaced apart from the sheathing by the thickness of the spacer, and inserting a fastener through the slot and the aperture such that the fastener is embedded in the sheathing.
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A method for installing siding on building sheathing, the method comprising:
- providing a spacer including an aperture extending therethrough, the spacer having a thickness;
- locating the spacer between an exterior face of the building sheathing and a rear face of the siding such that the aperture is aligned with a slot in the siding and the siding is spaced apart from the sheathing by the thickness of the spacer;
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- inserting a fastener through the slot and the aperture such that the fastener is embedded in the sheathing.
A siding installation spacer for spacing an exterior facade panel away from an exterior face of building sheathing, the spacer comprising:
- a rear surface for contacting the exterior face of building sheathing;
- a front surface for contacting a rear face of façade panel;
- a support structure joining the rear surface and the front surface, the structure having a thickness from the front surface to the rear surface such that the facade is spaced apart from the sheathing by the thickness;
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- an aperture extending through the spacer from the rear surface to the front surface for passage of a fastener to secure the siding or the spacer to the sheathing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.