Building apparatus for forming a wall construction and method for forming a wall using the apparatus
OwnerDanny W. Hillsinventor
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Abstract
A method of constructing a wall of a building by casting in which formwork is erected and concrete is allowed to exude through perforations in the formwork, embedding the formwork in concrete and obscuring it from view. A panel for carrying out the method, a thin-walled sheet with multiple perforations for the escape of the concrete during casting, has brackets or clips to fasten it to the adjacent formwork creating a casting space between the panel and the supporting formwork. Floating the expressed concrete produces a smooth finish.
Claims27
A building apparatus for forming, moulding and rendering a wall construction comprising at least one permeable panel and means for fitting the at least one panel to supporting elements of a wall at a distance removed therefrom to provide an uppermost cavity constructed and arranged for filling with a wall-forming filler between the supporting elements and said at least one panel,
- said at least one panel comprising a plurality of apertures having a size enabling the filler to pass uniformly therethrough, such that, once rendered and set, the rendered filler and said panels form an integral part of the wall, with the filler passing through the apertures forming an outer surface of the wall,
- wherein said panels have an outer skin and a plurality of parallel inner supporting ribs over the substantial length of said panel, and said outer skin is formed with a series of substantially parallel corrugations transverse to the direction of said supporting ribs.
A method of constructing a wall using a building apparatus for forming, moulding, and rendering a wall construction comprising at least one permeable panel and means for fitting the at least one panel to supporting elements of a wall at a distance removed therefrom to provide an uppermost cavity constructed and arranged for filling with a wall-forming filler between the supporting elements and said at least one panel, said at least one panel comprising a plurality of apertures having a size enabling the filler to pass uniformly therethrough, such that, once rendered and set, the rendered filler and said panels form an integral part of the wall, with the filler passing through the apertures forming an outer surface of the wall, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) securing the permeable panel or panels to a surface capable of supporting said panels;
- b) filling the cavity formed between said panels and said supporting surface with a filler such that said filler permeates through the apertures of said panels;
- c) smoothing or rendering the permeated filler with a finishing tool while said filler is in a workable state;
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- d) allowing the rendered filler to set.
A wall constructed using a building apparatus for forming, moulding, and rendering a wall construction comprising at least one permeable panel and means for fitting the at least one panel to supporting elements of a wall at a distance removed therefrom to provide an uppermost cavity constructed and arranged for filling with a wall-forming filler between the supporting elements and said at least one panel, said at least one panel comprising a plurality of apertures having a size enabling the filler to pass uniformly therethrough, such that, once rendered and set, the rendered filler and said panels form an integral part of the wall, with the filler passing through the apertures forming an outer surface of the wall, wherein the wall is constructed by the steps comprising:
- a) securing the permeable panel or panels to a surface capable of supporting said panels;
- b) filling the cavity formed between said panels and said supporting surface with a filler such that said filler permeates through the apertures of said panels;
- c) smoothing or rendering the permeated filler with a finishing tool while said filler is in a workable state;
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- d) allowing the rendered filler to set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.