Building system
OwnerArthur H. Bondinventor
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Abstract
A building system and method of using the same may include a wall assembly including a plurality of expanded metal mesh sheets disposed on either side of at least one welded wire mesh sheet. The wall assembly may be disposed in a keyway defined by a foundation assembly including a plurality of form boards. The foundation assembly may be constructed and arranged for framing out a slab, wall, or structure. The building system may further include a framing assembly including a plurality of vertical supports spaced away from one another and being constructed and arranged to connect to a support header and plurality of spans such that a structure or wall may be formed within the framing assembly. Material, such as concrete, maybe poured between the plurality of expanded metal mesh sheets to form a slab, wall, or structure.
Claims20
A building system for forming at least one to-be-constructed structure, comprising:
- a wall assembly comprising a plurality of expanded metal mesh sheets and at least one welded wire mesh sheet;
- a foundation assembly comprising a plurality of form boards for framing out a slab and at least one keyboard removably coupled to the form boards;
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- a framing assembly comprising a plurality of vertical supports structured to be vertically disposed on an underlying surface, the plurality of vertical supports being in a spaced apart relation from one another, each having an exposed end to removably engage with a support header, and a plurality of spans structured to extend between and be received by adjacent vertical supports.
A method for forming at least one to-be-constructed structure, comprising:
- installing a plurality of form boards approximately outside of desired dimensions of at least one to-be-constructed wall,
- attaching a keyboard on an interior side of the plurality of form boards such that a top surface of the keyboard is flush with a top of at least one of the plurality of form boards, wherein the keyboard is sized and shaped to define a keyway in the at least one to-be-constructed wall;
- defining at least one notch in the keyboard to receive at least one vertical support;
- installing at least one vertical support anchored below a desired footer, the at least one vertical support being constructed and arranged to support at least one support header;
- installing at least one span constructed and arranged to extend between adjacent vertical supports and support headers;
- installing at least one vertical strap within the at least one span, the at least one vertical strap comprising a j-hook where in installing the at least one vertical strap comprises positioning the j-hook toward an interior side of a to-be-constructed wall;
- suspending at least one welded wire mesh from the at least one vertical strap;
- installing at least one vertical brace;
- installing at least one horizontal brace within the j -hook;
- forming at least one slab;
- removing the at least one keyboard;
- installing at least one metal mesh sheet;
- and
- installing a wall material within the at least one metal mesh sheet to form the at least one to be constructed structure.
A method for forming at least one to-be-constructed structure, comprising:
- installing a plurality of form boards approximately outside of desired dimensions of at least one to-be-constructed wall,
- attaching a keyboard on an interior side of the plurality of form boards such that a top surface of the keyboard is flush with a top of at least one of the plurality of form boards, wherein the keyboard is sized and shaped to define a keyway in the at least one to-be-constructed wall;
- defining at least one notch in the keyboard to receive at least one vertical support;
- installing at least one vertical support anchored below a desired footer, the at least one vertical support being constructed and arranged to support at least one support header;
- installing at least one span constructed and arranged to extend between adjacent vertical supports and support headers;
- installing at least one vertical strap within the at least one span, the at least one vertical strap comprising a j-hook where in installing the at least one vertical strap comprises positioning the j-hook toward an interior side of a to-be-constructed wall;
- suspending, within the keyway, at least one welded wire mesh from the at least one vertical strap;
- installing at least one vertical brace;
- installing at least one horizontal brace within the j -hook;
- connecting the at least one vertical brace and the at least one horizontal brace, wherein arrangement and connectivity of the at least one vertical brace and the at least one horizontal brace is configured to maintain the integrity of the desired shape and thickness of a to-be-constructed structure;
- forming at least one slab;
- removing the at least one keyboard;
- installing, within the keyway, a first metal mesh sheet;
- installing, within the keyway, a second metal mesh sheet such that the at least one welded wire mesh is disposed between and spaced from both the first metal mesh sheet and second metal mesh sheet;
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- pouring concrete within the keyway and between the first metal mesh sheet and second metal mesh sheet to form the at least one to-be-constructed structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.