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US 8,555,581 B2Granted
Exterior wall finishing arrangement
OwnerVictor Amendinventor
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Abstract
A finishing arrangement for an exterior wall of a building includes a weather or water barrier against at least the exterior of the wall; an outer hardboard panel; an insulating foam panel between the weather or water barrier and the outer hardboard panel, the insulating foam panel attached to the outer hardboard panel and having drainage channels therein; and a drainage guide that extends from the weather or water barrier to at least the outer hardboard panel, for guiding moisture away from the wall.
Claims21
A finishing arrangement for an exterior wall of a building, comprising:
- a weather or water barrier against at least the exterior of the wall;
- an outer hardboard panel;
- an insulating foam panel between the weather or water barrier and the outer hardboard panel, the insulating foam panel attached to the outer hardboard panel and having drainage channels therein;
- a drainage guide that extends from the weather or water barrier to at least the outer hardboard panel, for guiding moisture away from the wall;
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- at least one support member having a supporting surface for supporting at least part of the weight of at least the foam panel and the outer hardboard panel above the drainage guide, said surface extending from the weather or water barrier to at least the outer hardboard panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.