Panelized wall system utilizing trough-edge building panels
AssigneeJmaes Hardie Research PTY Limited
InventorsJames A. Gleeson, Weiling Peng
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are panelized wall systems and methods for their construction, wherein the wall systems have elastomeric joints that are resistant to cracking. The walls are constructed with trough-edge building panels. The trough-edge building panels are preferably fiber cement. The front surface of each panel has a trough adjacent to an edge of the panel. Panels are fastened to a frame with the trough-edges adjacent to each other. A joint tape is applied to the seam between the panels such that the edges of the joint tape fall within the troughs of the adjacent panels. The wall is then finished with an elastomeric finish.
Claims46
A method of constructing a panelized wall system, comprising:
- obtaining a plurality of trough-edge building panels, wherein each trough-edge building panel comprises
- a building panel comprising a front surface, a back surface, and a plurality of edges and
- a trough on the front surface of the panel extending along an edge of the panel, wherein
- the trough is spaced inwardly from the edge of the panel,
- the trough is sized and configured to accept an edge of a backing material applied over a seam between adjacent panels, and
- the trough comprises a wall and a floor, wherein
- a side of the trough proximate to the edge of the panel forms the wall and
- the floor of the trough is lower than a surface of the panel between the wall of the trough and the edge of the panel;
- positioning the back surfaces of at least a first and a second trough-edge building panel over a frame, wherein an edge of the first panel along which a trough extends is adjacent to an edge of the second panel along which a trough extends, forming a seam between the first and second panels;
- fastening the building panels to the frame;
- and
- forming an elastomeric joint comprising
- a backing material adhered over the seam between the first and the second panels, wherein
- the edges of the backing material are accepted by the troughs extending along the edges of the first and second panels.
A panelized wall system comprising
- a frame;
- a plurality of trough-edge building panels fastened to the frame, wherein each trough-edge building panel comprises:
- a building panel comprising a front surface, a back surface, and a plurality of edges and
- a trough on the front surface of the panel extending along an edge of the panel, wherein
- the trough is spaced inwardly from the edge of the panel,
- the trough is sized and configured to accept an edge of a backing material applied over a seam between adjacent panels, and
- the trough comprises a wall and a floor, wherein
- a side of the trough proximate to the edge of the panel forms the wall and
- the floor of the trough is lower than a surface of the panel between the wall of the trough and the edge of the panel;
- and wherein the back surfaces of at least a first and a second trough-edge building
- panels are positioned over the frame, wherein an edge of the first panel along which a trough extends is adjacent to an edge of the second panel along which a trough extends, forming a seam between the first and second panels;
- and an elastomeric joint comprising
- a backing material adhered over the seam between the first and the second panels, wherein
- the edges of the backing material are accepted by the troughs extending along the edges of the first and second panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.