Panelized wall system utilizing adhesive-edge building panels
AssigneeJames Hardie International Finance B.V.
InventorWeiling 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 adhesive-edge building panels. The adhesive-edge building panels are preferably fiber cement. The front surface of each panel has an adhesive preapplied to an edge of the panel. Panels are fastened to a frame with the adhesive-edges adjacent to each other. A joint tape is applied to the seam between the panels such that the edges of the joint tape adhere to the adhesive-edges of the adjacent panels. The wall is then finished with an elastomeric finish.
Claims32
A method of constructing a panelized wall system comprising:
- obtaining a plurality of adhesive-edge building panels, wherein each adhesive-edge building panel comprises
- a building panel comprising a front surface, a back surface, and a plurality of edges,
- an adhesive applied to the front surface of the panel, adjacent to an edge of the panel, and
- a release liner laminated to the adhesive;
- positioning the back surfaces of at least a first and a second adhesive-edge building panel over a frame, wherein an edge of the first panel along which the adhesive is applied is adjacent to an edge of the second panel along which the adhesive is applied, forming a seam between the adjacent panels;
- fastening the panels to the frame;
- removing the release liners from the edges of the panels at the seam to expose the adhesive;
- and
- forming an elastomeric joint, wherein the elastomeric joint comprises a backing material applied to the exposed adhesive, over the seam between the adjacent panels.
A panelized wall system comprising:
- a frame;
- a plurality of adhesive-edge building panels, each panel comprising
- a building panel comprising a front surface, a back surface, and a plurality of edges, and
- an adhesive pre-applied to the front surface of the panel, adjacent to an edge of the panel;
- and
- a plurality of release liners, each release liner laminated to the adhesive pre-applied to the front surface of each panel, wherein removing a release liner expose the adhesive on the front surface of a panel, and wherein
- the back surfaces of at least a first and a second adhesive-edge building panel are positioned over the frame, wherein an edge of the first panel along which the adhesive is applied is adjacent to an edge of the second panel along which the adhesive is applied, forming a seam between the adjacent panels, and the building panels are fastened to the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.