Shingled siding unit

Abstract

A shingled siding unit is adapted for mounting to a wall or roof of a building structure. The unit may be a panel assembly or a corner assembly and includes a substrate having outer and inner surfaces, at least one course of side-by-side shingles mounted to the outer surface of the substrate, and spacing strips extending across and secured to the inner surface of the substrate. The spacing strips define a ventilation channel which facilitates drainage or evaporation of moisture between the unit and the exterior surface of a building structure to which it is mounted. A method of using the shingled siding unit is also disclosed.

1 . A shingled siding unit adapted for mounting to a wall or roof of a building structure, the shingled siding unit comprising: 
 a substrate having outer and inner surfaces;    at least one course of side-by-side shingles extending across and mounted to the outer surface of the substrate;    the shingles in a lowermost course on the substrate having lower ends extending below a lower edge of the substrate configured to overlap an upper edge of a similarly formed siding unit mounted in a vertically abutting relation to the siding unit; and    spacing strips extending across and secured to the inner surface of the substrate defining a ventilation channel between the spacing strips.    
   
   
       2 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 1 , wherein the spacing strips extend substantially vertically along the inner surface of the substrate.  
   
   
       3 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 1 , wherein the spacing strips are formed of plywood strips.  
   
   
       4 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 1 , wherein the siding unit is substantially planar and the substrate is a panel.  
   
   
       5 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 1 , wherein the panel is a plywood sheet.  
   
   
       6 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 1 , wherein the siding unit is a corner assembly.  
   
   
       7 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 6 , wherein the substrate includes two interconnected panels.  
   
   
       8 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 7 , wherein the spacing strips are substantially parallel to a joint formed by the intersection of the interconnected panels.  
   
   
       9 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 8 , wherein one of the spacing strips extends along the joint.  
   
   
       10 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 8 , wherein one of the spacing strips extends along a free edge of one of the interconnected panels.  
   
   
       11 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 9 , wherein the one spacing strip extends along and beyond the free edge.  
   
   
       12 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 1 , wherein the lowermost course includes a lowermost protruding end shingle on a first side of the substrate and a lowermost recessed end shingle on a second side of the substrate, the lowermost protruding and recessed end shingles being respectively mounted to protrude laterally beyond and to be laterally recessed with respect to the first and second side edges of the substrate by a substantially equal first distance.  
   
   
       13 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 12 , further comprising at least two courses mounted to the outer surface of the substrate, with an upper course vertically overlapped over a portion of the lowermost course, the upper course including an upper recessed end shingle on the first side of the substrate and an upper protruding end shingle on the second side of the substrate, the upper recessed and protruding end shingles being respectively mounted to be laterally recessed and to protrude laterally beyond with respect to the first and second side edges of the substrate by a substantially equal second distance.  
   
   
       14 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 19 , further comprising at least three courses mounted to the outer surface of the substrate, with an uppermost course vertically overlapped over a portion of the upper course, the uppermost course a uppermost protruding end shingle on the first side of the substrate and a uppermost recessed end shingle on the second side of the substrate, the uppermost protruding and recessed end shingles being respectively mounted to protrude laterally beyond and to be laterally recessed with respect to the first and second side edges of the substrate by a substantially equal third distance.  
   
   
       15 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 1 , further comprising a water impervious membrane extending across the substrate and mounted between the shingles and at least one of the substrate and a lower course of the shingles.  
   
   
       16 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 15 , wherein the membrane is provided by a plurality of strips of roofing felt with a first of the strips mounted on the substrate under the lowermost course, a second of the strips overlapping the upper ends of the lowermost course and overlapping the first of the strips.  
   
   
       17 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 1 , wherein the lower edge of the substrate includes a beveled surface facing in an outward direction with respect to the panel; and 
 the base is formed with a lower edge having a transverse shoulder and a beveled surface facing in an inward direction with respect to the panel.    
   
   
       18 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 1 , wherein the upper and lower edges of the substrate are formed and dimensioned such that when respective upper and lower edges of similarly formed siding units are in the vertically abutting relation, a gravity-driven film of liquid flows freely across the edges.  
   
   
       19 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 2 , wherein one of the edges of the substrate in the vertically abutting relation includes a beveled surface.  
   
   
       20 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 2 , wherein both of the edges of the substrate in the vertically abutting relation include a beveled surface.  
   
   
       21 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 22 , wherein the beveled surfaces have unequal bevel angles.  
   
   
       22 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 1 , wherein each of the edges of the substrate in the vertically abutting relation includes a beveled surface, and the abutting relation is such that portions of the beveled surfaces are separated by a vertical gap.  
   
   
       23 . The shingled siding unit of  claim 1 , wherein the upper and lower edges of the substrate are formed and dimensioned such that when the siding unit and the similarly formed siding unit are mounted in the vertically abutting relation with the similarly formed siding unit elevationally below the siding unit, an uppermost portion of the upper edge of the similarly formed siding unit is elevationally below the lower edge of the siding unit.  
   
   
       24 . A shingled building corner adapted for mounting to a wall or roof of a building structure, the shingled building corner comprising: 
 a substrate having outer and inner surfaces formed by two interconnected panels;    at least one course of side-by-side shingles extending across and mounted to the outer surface of the substrate;    the shingles in a lowermost course on the substrate having lower ends extending below a lower edge of the substrate configured to overlap an upper edge of a similarly formed building corner mounted in a vertically abutting relation to the building corner; and    spacing strips extending across and secured to the inner surface of the substrate defining a ventilation channel between the spacing strips.    
   
   
       25 . The shingled building corner of  claim 24 , wherein the lowermost course includes a lowermost protruding end shingle on a first side of the substrate and a lowermost recessed end shingle on a second side of the substrate, the lowermost protruding and recessed end shingles being respectively mounted to protrude laterally beyond and to be laterally recessed with respect to the first and second side edges of the substrate by a substantially equal first distance.  
   
   
       26 . The shingled building corner of  claim 24 , wherein the spacing strips extend substantially vertically along the inner surface of the substrate.  
   
   
       27 . The shingled building corner of  claim 26 , wherein the spacing strips are substantially parallel to a joint formed by the intersection of the interconnected panels.  
   
   
       28 . The shingled building corner of  claim 24 , wherein the spacing strips are formed of plywood strips.  
   
   
       29 . The shingled building corner of  claim 24 , wherein one of the spacing strips extends along the joint.  
   
   
       30 . The shingled building corner of  claim 24 , wherein one of the spacing strips extends along a free edge of one of the interconnected panels.  
   
   
       31 . The shingled building corner of  claim 30 , wherein the one spacing strip extends along and beyond the free edge.  
   
   
       32 . The shingled building corner of  claim 24 , wherein the upper and lower edges of the substrate are formed and dimensioned such that when respective upper and lower edges of similarly formed building corners are in the vertically abutting relation, a gravity-driven film of liquid flows freely across the edges.  
   
   
       33 . The shingled building corner of  claim 24 , wherein each of the edges of the substrate in the vertically abutting relation includes a beveled surface, and the abutting relation is such that portions of beveled surfaces are separated by a vertical gap.  
   
   
       34 . The shingled building corner of  claim 24 , wherein the upper and lower edges of the substrate are formed and dimensioned such that when the siding unit and the similarly formed siding unit are mounted in the vertically abutting relation with the similarly formed siding unit elevationally below the siding unit, an uppermost portion of the upper edge of the similarly formed siding unit is elevationally below the lower edge of the siding unit.  
   
   
       35 . A building structure having planar structural surfaces, comprising: 
 a plurality of the shingle siding units of  claim 1  mounted to the planar structural surfaces with a plurality of nails, the nails having a ringed shank.    
   
   
       36 . The building structure of  claim 35 , wherein the nails have a head diameter greater than ⅜ inch.  
   
   
       37 . The building structure of  claim 35 , wherein the nails have a head diameter greater than or equal to ½ inch.  
   
   
       38 . The building structure of  claim 35 , wherein the nails have a blunt tip.  
   
   
       39 . The building structure of  claim 35 , wherein the planar structural surfaces are walls.  
   
   
       40 . A building structure at least partially enveloped in a housewrap product, the building structure comprising a plurality of shingled siding units of  claim 1.