Decorative wall cover and method of installation

A wall covering for mounting on a support surface disposed at an angle to the horizontal comprising

• a plurality of identically molded panels each having a relatively thin body portion formed with a plurality of horizontal rows of laterally spaced simulated shake shingles each separated by a fixed separating groove,
• said panels each having upper and lower substantially horizontal marginal edge regions and right and left-side marginal edge regions,
• said panels being mountable on said support surface in a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal courses each starting from a common straight line on the support surface with the lower marginal edge regions of the panels in one course overlapping the upper marginal edge regions of the panels in the course immediately therebelow and with the left-side and right-side marginal edge regions of adjacent panels in each course, being in overlapping relation to each other such that the last simulated shake panel in each row of one panel is separated from the first simulated shake in the adjacent panel by a gap corresponding approximately to that of the fixed grooves between said simulated shake shingles, and
• some of said fixed grooves between said simulated shake in each panel being of a first similar predetermined width and other of said fixed grooves in the panel being of a second similar predetermined width different from said first predetermined width.

A method of installing a wall covering made of a plurality of horizontal courses of individual identically molded panels each having first and second predetermined laterally spaced cutting lines and each being formed with a plurality of horizontal rows of laterally spaced simulated building elements each separated by a groove, comprising the steps of cutting the first panel of each course along said first predetermined cutting line, mounting said panel on a support surface with the cut edge of said first panel adjacent a common straight starting line, mounting further of said panels in side-by-side partially overlapping relating to complete a first course beginning with said first cut panel, cutting the first panel of a second course along said second predetermined cutting line and mounting said panel on the support surface with the cut edge thereof adjacent said common starting line and with the lower marginal edge region of thereof partially overlapping the first panel of the first course, installing further panels in partially side-by-side overlapping relation to complete the said second course beginning with said first cut panel of said second course with the separating grooves between the bottom row of simulated building elements of the second course being laterally offset from the separating grooves of the top row of simulated building elements of the first course, and mounting further courses in vertically spaced relation to each other beginning each alternate course with a panel cut along said first predetermined cutting line and mounted adjacent said common straight starting line and each other course with a panel cut along said second predetermined cutting line and mounted with the cut edge thereof adjacent said common straight starting line.

A method of installing a wall covering made of a plurality of horizontal courses of individual identically molded panels each having first and second predetermined laterally spaced cutting lines and each being formed with a plurality of horizontal rows of laterally spaced simulated shake shingles of varying widths each separated by a groove and with said rows being laterally offset partially with respect to each other such that the panels each have stepped right-side and left-side marginal edge regions, comprising the steps of cutting the first panel of each course along said first predetermined cutting line, mounting said panel on a support surface with the cut edge of said first panel adjacent a common straight starting line, mounting further of said panels in side-by-side partially overlapping relation to complete a first course beginning with said first cut panel, cutting the first panel of a second course along said second predetermined cutting line and mounting said panel on the support surface with the cut edge thereof adjacent said common starting line and with a lower marginal edge region thereof partially overlapping an upper marginal edge region of the first panel of the first course, mounting further of said panels in partially side-by-side overlapping relation to complete the second course beginning with said first cut panel of said second course with the separating grooves between the bottom row of simulated shake shingles of the second course being laterally offset from the separating grooves of the top row of simulated shake shingles of the first course and mounting further courses in vertically spaced relation to each other beginning each alternate course with a panel cut along said first predetermined cutting line and mounted adjacent said common straight starting line and each other course with a panel cut along said second predetermined cutting line and mounted with the cut edge thereof adjacent said common straight starting line.