Building panel having a foam backed fiber cement substrate
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1. A method of mounting a first panel section and a second panel section of siding, shingle or shake to a building surface, wherein the method comprises:
- providing or obtaining the first panel section and the second panel section of siding, shingle or shake, wherein each of the first and second panel sections comprises;
(i) a plurality of substrates each containing fibers in a cement matrix and including a major surface, and(ii) a single porous, closed cell foam covering and bonding to a portion of the major surface of the plurality of substrates to provide a covered region, the plurality of substrates being separated apart along the foam by slots, the foam being uncovered and exposed at the slots, the covered region of each substrate comprising a top edge and a bottom edge, and an overlap region of said substrates, the overlap region being uncovered by said foam, said foam having closed cell polymer beads, wherein the beads are fused to one another at their tangent points and provide interstices between the beads, wherein the porous, closed cell foam is uniformly tapered from a thickness at the bottom edge to a smaller thickness at the top edge;
mounting each of said first and second panel sections to the building surface with said foam being disposed behind said substrates, which provides moisture drainage behind said substrates by way of the interstices between the beads; and
wherein the second panel section is mounted such that said overlap region of the first panel section overlies the covered region of the second panel and the top edge of the covered region of the second panel abuts the bottom edge of the first panel at an interface orthogonal to the substrates.
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A method comprises: providing a fiber cement substrate, and joining a porous, closed cell foam to a substantial portion of a major surface of the fiber cement substrate.
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1. A method of mounting a first panel section and a second panel section of siding, shingle or shake to a building surface, wherein the method comprises:
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providing or obtaining the first panel section and the second panel section of siding, shingle or shake, wherein each of the first and second panel sections comprises; (i) a plurality of substrates each containing fibers in a cement matrix and including a major surface, and (ii) a single porous, closed cell foam covering and bonding to a portion of the major surface of the plurality of substrates to provide a covered region, the plurality of substrates being separated apart along the foam by slots, the foam being uncovered and exposed at the slots, the covered region of each substrate comprising a top edge and a bottom edge, and an overlap region of said substrates, the overlap region being uncovered by said foam, said foam having closed cell polymer beads, wherein the beads are fused to one another at their tangent points and provide interstices between the beads, wherein the porous, closed cell foam is uniformly tapered from a thickness at the bottom edge to a smaller thickness at the top edge; mounting each of said first and second panel sections to the building surface with said foam being disposed behind said substrates, which provides moisture drainage behind said substrates by way of the interstices between the beads; and wherein the second panel section is mounted such that said overlap region of the first panel section overlies the covered region of the second panel and the top edge of the covered region of the second panel abuts the bottom edge of the first panel at an interface orthogonal to the substrates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of mounting a first panel section and a second panel section of siding, shingle or shake for mounting to a building surface, wherein the method comprises:
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providing or obtaining the first panel section and the second panel section of siding, shingle or shake, wherein each of the first and second panel sections comprises; (i) a plurality of substrates each containing fibers in a cement matrix and including a major surface, and (ii) a single porous, closed cell foam covering and bonding to a portion of the major surface of the substrates to form a covered region, the plurality of substrates being separated apart along the foam by slots, the foam being uncovered and exposed at the slots, the covered region comprising a top edge and a bottom edge, and an overlap region of said substrates, the overlap region being uncovered by said foam, said foam having closed cell polymer beads, wherein the beads are fused to one another at their tangent points and provide interstices between the beads; mounting each of said first and second panel sections to the building surface with said foam being disposed in front of said substrates, which provides moisture drainage in front of said substrates by way of the interstices between the beads, such that the substrates are positioned directly against the building surface and the foam faces away from the building surface; and wherein the second panel section is mounted such that said overlap region of the first panel section overlies the covered region of the second panel and the top edge of the covered region of the second panel abuts the bottom edge of the first panel at an interface orthogonal to the substrates. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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