Armored building modules and panels—installation and removal

A method of removing a middle building module from being closely fitted between two adjacent and similar modules;

• wherein each of the modules is elongated between two opposite ends, has two opposite sides each of which includes a side lap overhang, and has two opposite faces that face outward;
• and wherein the three modules are oriented alongside one another forming a row in which each module that is adjacent to another module has one of its side lap overhangs overhanging the side lap overhang of the adjacent module;
• the method comprising the steps of:
• a. translating the middle module in a first direction perpendicular to a face of the middle module a distance sufficient to clear a first side lap overhang of the middle module relative to a first face of a first adjacent module;
• b. translating the middle module in a second direction toward a side of the first adjacent module;
• and
• c. translating the middle module in said first direction a distance sufficient to clear the entire middle module from the row.

A reversible method of removing a selected building module from between adjacent and similar building modules comprised by a building panel;

• wherein each of the modules is elongated between two opposite ends, has two opposite sides each of which includes a side lap overhang, and has two opposite faces that face outward;
• wherein the panel has two ends which respectively comprise the opposite ends of the modules and has two faces which respectively comprise the opposite faces of each of the modules;
• the method comprising the steps of:
• a. translating the selected module in a first direction perpendicular to a face of the selected module a distance sufficient to clear a first side lap overhang of the selected module relative to a first face of the panel;
• b. translating the selected module in a second direction perpendicular to one of the sides of the selected module in a direction toward which said first side lap overhang extends;
• and
• c. translating the selected module in said first direction a distance sufficient to clear the entire selected module from the panel;
• whereby said building module can be both selectively removed and replaced with another similar module without having to move the adjacent modules.