Deck flashing trim system
AssigneeEverflash, LLC
InventorMark William Morsching
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Abstract
An article of flashing for a deck includes a channel with a back leg, a first side leg, and a second side leg and further includes an attachment flange fixedly connected to the channel where the channel is adapted to receive decking. A deck flashing system includes a deck with a surface and at least one edge, decking forming the surface of the deck, and flashing extending along the at least one edge, the flashing having a channel adapted to receive the decking. A method of trimming a deck includes erecting deck framing, installing decking on the framing, and installing flashing on at least one edge or the entire perimeter of the deck.
Claims20
A deck structure having a surface and an edge, comprising:
- decking forming the surface of the deck;
- a joist arranged along the edge and having a top supporting a portion of the decking;
- a skirt board arranged adjacent the joist including a top arranged generally flush with the deck surface;
- an article of flashing comprising an elongate member having a substantially constant cross-section along its length, the cross-section comprising a channel shape including a back leg, a first side leg, and a second side leg, and further comprises an attachment flange extending from the second leg;
- wherein:
- the article of flashing is arranged along the top of the joist and is supported thereby;
- and
- a portion of the decking is positioned within the channel-shaped cross-section of the article of flashing.
A deck structure having a surface and an edge, comprising:
- decking forming the surface of the deck;
- a joist arranged along the edge and having a top supporting a portion of the decking;
- a skirt board arranged adjacent the joist including a top arranged generally lower than the deck surface;
- an article of flashing comprising an elongate member having a substantially constant cross-section along its length, the cross-section comprising a channel shape including a back leg, a first side leg, and a second side leg, and further comprises an attachment flange extending from the second leg;
- wherein:
- the article of flashing is arranged along the top of the joist and is supported thereby;
- and
- a portion of the decking is positioned within the channel-shaped cross-section of the article of flashing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.