Insulated sheathing panels

Abstract

An insulated sheathing panel comprises an insulating member and a facing. The insulating member has two adjacent edges formed by a portion of its thickness extending beyond two corresponding adjacent edges of said facing. Two other adjacent edges of said insulating member in the said relative thickness portion are recessed within two corresponding edges of said facing. When the panels are applied to a stud wall, their edges are ship-lapped, with edges of the facings in abutted relation so there is not thermal break at the panel seam. “Z”-shaped clips or elongated bars are used to secure panels to the stud wall. The panel facings are finished and no vapor barrier is required. Methods are included.

1 . A sheathing panel comprising:: 
 an insulating member;    a facing on one side of said insulating member; and    said insulating member having respective edges extending beyond and recessed within edges of said facing.    
   
   
       2 . A sheathing panel as in  claim 1  wherein said extending and said recessed edges are approximately the same thickness.  
   
   
       3 . A sheathing panel as in  claim 2  wherein said extended and said recessed edges are each about one-half the thickness of said insulating member.  
   
   
       4 . A wall of a plurality of sheathing panels wherein said panels comprise an insulating member and a facing on one side thereof with said insulating member having respective edges extending beyond and recessed within edges of said facing, wherein in said wall, adjacent panels are disposed with a recessed edge of one and an extended edge of another insulating member being overlapped, and adjacent edges of facings of two adjacent panels lying in abutting orientation with each other.  
   
   
       5 . A wall as in  claim 4  wherein said sheathing panels are mounted on wall studs.  
   
   
       6 . A wall as in  claim 5  wherein said wall consists of wall studs and sheathing panels.  
   
   
       7 . A wall as in  claim 6  further consisting of a mesh layer disposed on said facings.  
   
   
       8 . A wall as in  claim 4  further including a plurality of clips having one leg secured to a stud of a stud wall and another leg secured to an insulating member of a panel and to a stud.  
   
   
       9 . A wall as in  claim 4  further including an elongated bar having one leg secured to studs of a stud wall and another leg secured to an insulating member of a panel and to a plurality of studs.  
   
   
       10 . A sheathing panel comprising: 
 an insulating member having a thickness, two sides and a plurality of edges;    a mesh reinforced cementitious facing adhered to one of said sides of said insulating member, and having a plurality of edges;    one edge of said insulating member defined by a flange comprising a portion of said thickness spaced from said facing and extending outwardly beyond an edge of said facing, and another edge of said insulating member defined by a recess in the same portion of said thickness beneath and spaced from said facing.    
   
   
       11 . A sheathing panel as in  claim 10  wherein two adjacent edges of said panel are defined by extending flanges of said insulating member and two other adjacent edges of said panel are defined by recesses beneath and spaced from said facing.  
   
   
       12 . A method of erecting a stud wall with a plurality of sheathing panels comprising an insulating member and a facing with respective insulating member extensions and recesses along panel edges, said method comprising the step of: 
 applying one sheathing panel to a stud wall; and    applying a second sheathing panel to said stud wall adjacent said one sheathing panel such that portions of an insulating member of one of said panels overlaps portions of an insulating member of another of said panels, while adjacent edges of said panels are disposed in abutting relation.    
   
   
       13 . A method as in  claim 12  including attaching one of said panels to said stud walls by applying a clip over a portion of an insulating member and securing one leg of said clip directly to said stud wall and securing another leg of said clip over said portion to said stud wall through said portion.  
   
   
       14 . A method as in  claim 13  including attaching another adjacent panel to said stud wall by overlapping said clip with said other adjacent panel and attaching said other panel to said stud wall with another of said clips.  
   
   
       15 . A method as in  claim 12  including attaching a panel to said stud wall by securing one leg of an elongated bar to a plurality of studs in said wall and another leg of said elongated bar to a plurality of studs through a portion of said insulating member of said panel.  
   
   
       16 . A method as in  claim 12  including the steps of finishing said wall by applying a mesh reinforced coating over said facings of adjacent panels.  
   
   
       17 . A method as in  claim 16  wherein said step of finishing includes first taping seams defined between adjacent panels with a mesh reinforced tape.