Building material for forming an architectural surface covering and method for producing the same

Abstract

A building material for use in forming exterior surface coverings. According to a preferred embodiment, the building material consists of the combination of a paper material, bonding agent, and water. The building material can either be formed directly upon a substrate, such as a wall or ceiling, or otherwise formed as a sheet of material or molding that can thereafter be affixed to a given surface or substrate. The building materials can be customized to have a specific type of color, shape and texture, and can further be utilized in a wide variety of building applications.

What is claimed is: 
     
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         24 . A building material for forming a three dimensional architectural surface covering formed by a process comprising the steps:
 a) selecting a first paper material;   b) combining said paper material in step a) with water to form a first admixture consisting of water and said paper material;   c) blending said first admixture produced in step b);   d) straining said blended admixture produced in step c);   e) combining said strained admixture produced in step d) with a bonding agent to form a second admixture, wherein the second admixture will comprise 1-14 parts by weight of the blended admixture produced in step c) and 1.5-3.5 parts by weight of said bonding agent;   mixing said second admixture in step e) to form a mash;   g) adding at least one appearance additive to said mash produced in step f), said appearance additive being selected from the group consisting of sand, plastic particles, paper shreds, confetti, metallic powder, string and combinations thereof;   h) adding at least one property additive to said mixture produced in step g), said property additive being selected from the group consisting of a flame retardant, a gloss, an acrylic, a hardener, a preservative, a dye, scent/perfume and combinations thereof to produce a resultant mash;   i) forming said resultant mash produced in step h) into said three dimensional sculpture, wherein the three dimensional sculpture is formed upon a substrate selected from the group consisting of plywood, hardboard, and drywall; and   j) drying said combined mash while formed as said three dimensional sculpture.   
     
     
         25 . The building material of  claim 24  wherein in step e), the blended admixture produced in step c) is present in an amount of 14 parts by weight and 2 parts by weight bonding agent. 
     
     
         26 . The building material of  claim 24  wherein in step e) the blended admixture is produced in step c) is present in an amount of 1.0 parts by weight and 1.5 parts by weight bonding agent. 
     
     
         27 . The building material of  claim 24  wherein in step e) the blended admixture is produced in step c) is present in an amount of 7 parts by weight and 3.5 parts by weight bonding agent. 
     
     
         28 . The building material of  claim 24  wherein following step d) and prior to step e), said process includes the step of adding at least one additive to said admixture produced in step d), said at least one additive being selected from the group consisting of a preservative, an antioxidant, a hardening agent and combinations thereof.