Textured cladding element with integrated drip edge

A cladding shingle for a building structure, the cladding shingle configured to be installed with a plurality of additional cladding shingles on an exterior of the building structure, the cladding shingle comprising a fiber cement substrate and further comprising:

• a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge;
• a substantially planar rear face extending between the first edge and the second edge;
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• a front face opposite the rear face and extending between the first edge and the second edge, the front face comprising:
• an upper section spaced from the rear face by a first thickness, the upper section being substantially parallel to the rear face, the upper section extending from the first edge;
• a lower section spaced from the rear face by a second thickness, the lower section being substantially parallel to the rear face, the lower section extending from the second edge;
• a recessed portion having a first end adjacent the lower section and a second end opposite the first end, the first end spaced from the rear face by a first distance and the second end spaced from the rear face by a second distance, wherein the recessed portion is disposed at a first angle relative to the lower section such that the first distance is greater than the second distance;
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• a step contiguous with the upper section and the second end of the recessed portion, the step disposed at a second angle relative to the upper section, wherein the second angle of the step is greater than the first angle of the recessed portion.

A building article for a building structure, the building article configured to be installed with a plurality of additional building articles, the building article comprising fiber cement and further comprising:

• a rear face;
• and
• a front face opposite the rear face, the front face comprising:
• an upper section spaced from the rear face by a first thickness;
• a lower section spaced from the rear face by a second thickness;
• a recessed portion having a first end adjacent the lower section and a second end opposite the first end, the first end spaced from the rear face by a first distance and the second end spaced from the rear face by a second distance, wherein the second distance is smaller than the first distance;
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• a step contiguous with the upper section and the second end of the recessed portion.