Building material and method of making and installing the same

Abstract

The building material, in one embodiment, has a jointing system that is uniquely configured to cover the frame of a structure. This building material, in one embodiment, is a building board with a conforming flange that is embossed onto the board and adapted to engage or mate with an end of an adjacent board. In another embodiment, the building material is an engineered panel joint comprised of a building board and a flexible or hinged article attached to the back surface of the building board. The article is preferably attached to the building board by an adhesive and extends beyond the edge and away from the building board for receiving a fastener to fix the building board to the structure. The fastener is preferably a nail. Components of the building material are preferably attached to the frame of the structure through the use of a single row of nails while maintaining or enhancing the shear strength performance of the building board system.

1 - 84 . (canceled) 
     
     
         85 . A building system for covering a structure, comprising
 at least two boards connected to a framing element, wherein one of the boards is a main board and a second of the at least two boards is an adjacent board, the at least two boards having a surface, opposite ends, and opposite edges;   an article connected to the main board surface along one of the opposite ends of the main board, wherein the article has at least one flange parallel with the main board surface, the at least one flange extending beyond one of the opposite ends of the main board; and   a row of fasteners extending at least through the article to the framing element, wherein the row of fasteners extending through the article secures the main board and   the adjacent board relative to the framing element.   
     
     
         86 . The building system of  claim 85 , wherein the fasteners are nails. 
     
     
         87 . The building system of  claim 85 , wherein the article has a second flange, the second flange attached to the main board. 
     
     
         88 . The building system of  claim 87 , wherein the row of fasteners extend through the second flange to the framing element. 
     
     
         89 . The building system of  claim 88 , wherein the second flange is adhered to the adjacent board. 
     
     
         90 . The building system of  claim 87 , wherein the second flange is attached to the main board by an adhesive. 
     
     
         91 . The building system of  claim 87 , wherein the at least one flange extending beyond one of the opposite ends of the main board is connected to the adjacent board by the row of fasteners. 
     
     
         92 . The building system of  claim 91 , wherein the row of fasteners extend through the adjacent board and the second flange to the framing element. 
     
     
         93 . The building system of claim  81 , wherein the second flange is connected to the at least one flange by a hinge. 
     
     
         94 . The building system of  claim 93 , wherein the hinge is a bead, the bead filling at least one interstice between the main board and the adjacent board at the framing element. 
     
     
         95 . The building system of  claim 94 , wherein the bead has a shape that retards water ingress between the article and the framing element. 
     
     
         96 . The building system of  claim 95 , wherein the shape of the bead is substantially oval. 
     
     
         97 . The building system of  claim 85 , wherein at least one of the opposite ends of the main board has a recessed portion, wherein the recessed portion forms a batten along a surface of the building system. 
     
     
         98 . The building system of  claim 85 , wherein the main board is made of fibercement. 
     
     
         99 . The building system of  claim 98 , wherein the main board is a panel. 
     
     
         100 . The building system of  claim 85 , wherein the article is a jointer having a flange parallel with the at least one flange extending beyond one of the opposite ends of the main board and planar with a surface of the main board opposite the main board surface connected to the article. 
     
     
         101 . The building system of  claim 100 , wherein the jointer is made of metal. 
     
     
         102 . The building system of  claim 87 , wherein the second flange and the at least one flange are connected by a channel configured to receive the row of fasteners. 
     
     
         103 . The building system of  claim 102 , wherein the surface of the main board and the surface of the adjacent board each have a recessed portion on at least one opposite end, wherein the ends of the main board and adjacent board having the recessed portion are directed toward each other. 
     
     
         104 . The building system of  claim 103 , wherein the second flange of the article is connected to a surface of the recessed portion on the main board and the at least one flange of the article is connected to a surface of the recessed portion on the adjacent board. 
     
     
         105 . The building system of  claim 103 , wherein the recessed portions of the main board and the adjacent board form a channel. 
     
     
         106 . The building system of  claim 105 , wherein the channel formed by the recessed portions is filled with an epoxy jointing compound. 
     
     
         107 . The building system of  claim 106 , wherein a surface of the epoxy jointing compound is substantially flush with the surface of the main board and the surface of the adjacent board. 
     
     
         108 . The building system of  claim 85 , wherein at least a portion of one of the edges of the main board is angled relative to the surface of the main board to correspond with a portion of one of the edges of the adjacent board. 
     
     
         109 . The building system of  claim 108 , wherein the angled edge of the main board is substantially 30 degrees. 
     
     
         110 . The building system of  claim 85 , further comprising an adhesive layer between the main board and the adjacent board at the framing element. 
     
     
         111 . The building system of  claim 110 , wherein the adhesive layer is composed of a pressure sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         112 . The building system of  claim 110 , wherein the adhesive layer is composed of a hot melt adhesive. 
     
     
         113 . The building system of  claim 85 , further comprising a load directed against the main board, wherein the main board has a thickness of approximately ⅜ of an inch or less. 
     
     
         114 . The building system of  claim 113 , wherein the system is able to withstand the load against the main board, wherein the load is approximately 150 pounds per foot or more. 
     
     
         115 . The building system of  claim 114 , wherein the load is approximately 250 pounds per foot or more along the surface of the main board, wherein the main board has a thickness of approximately ½ of an inch or less. 
     
     
         116 . The building system of  claim 85 , wherein the main board and the adjacent board have adjacent edges that are in contact at the framing element, wherein the adjacent edges are beveled interlocking the main board and adjacent board together. 
     
     
         117 . The building system of  claim 116 , wherein the system is able to withstand a racking load approximately 200 pounds per foot or more along the surface of the main board. 
     
     
         118 . The building system of  claim 110 , wherein the system has a shear strength of more than 220 pounds per foot. 
     
     
         119 . The building system of  claim 85 , wherein said article further comprises
 at least two hinges spaced between at least three flanges, wherein at least one flange has an extending member having a bead.   
     
     
         120 . A method of installing a system of building materials for covering a frame of a structure, comprising:
 selecting a first board having a substantially planar surface, opposing edges, and an article, the article having at least one flange extending from at least one of the opposing edges and away from the first board;   positioning the first board on a framing element of the structure such that a surface of the article rests along an outward-facing surface of the framing element;   selecting a second board having a surface and opposing edges;   aligning the second board on the framing element of the structure, wherein at least one of the opposing edges of the second board is adjacent one of the edges of the first board; and   fastening the article to the framing element causing to relatively secure the first board and second board to the framing element.   
     
     
         121 . The method of  claim 120 , wherein fastening the article to the framing element involves nailing the article to the framing element. 
     
     
         122 . The method of  claim 120 , wherein fastening the article to the framing element involves nailing the second board to the framing element such that the article is sandwiched between the framing element and the surface of the second board. 
     
     
         123 . The method of  claim 122 , wherein nailing the second board to the framing element results in connecting the first board to the framing element. 
     
     
         124 . The method of  claim 120 , wherein the first board is made of fibercement. 
     
     
         125 . The method of  claim 124 , wherein the second board is made of fibercement.