Cladding system.

Abstract

A cladding kit mountable to an underlying structure, the cladding kit comprising a plurality of elongated cladding boards, each cladding board including a board body defining longitudinally opposed board body first and second ends, board body first and second sides extending therebetween and opposed inside and outside surfaces; an outside flange protruding from the board body at the board body first side, the outside flange being recessed relative to the inside surface; and an inside flange protruding from the board body at the board body second side, the inside flange being recessed relative to the outside surface. The inside and outside flanges are configured and sized so that the inside and outside flanges of two cladding boards overlap when they are laid side-by-side with their outside surfaces substantially coplanar.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cladding kit mountable to an underlying structure, the cladding kit comprising:
 a plurality of elongated cladding boards, each cladding board including
 a board body defining longitudinally opposed board body first and second ends, board body first and second sides extending therebetween and opposed inside and outside surfaces each delimited by the board body first and second ends and first and second sides, the outside surface being visible when the cladding boards have been operatively mounted to the underlying structure; 
 an outside flange protruding from the board body at the board body first side, the outside flange being recessed relative to the inside surface; 
 an inside flange protruding from the board body at the board body second side, the inside flange being recessed relative to the outside surface; 
   wherein the inside and outside flanges are configured and sized so that the inside and outside flanges of two of the cladding boards from the plurality of cladding boards overlap when the two of the cladding boards are laid side-by-side with their outside surfaces substantially coplanar.   
     
     
         2 . The cladding kit as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the inside flange defines an elongated groove extending longitudinally therealong and facing outwardly. 
     
     
         3 . The cladding kit as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the inside flange defines fastener receiving apertures for receiving fasteners to secure the cladding boards to the underlying structure. 
     
     
         4 . The cladding kit as defined in  claim 3 , wherein the fastener receiving apertures are in register with an elongated groove extending longitudinally along the inside flange opposed to the inside surface. 
     
     
         5 . The cladding kit as defined in  claim 3 , wherein the fastener receiving apertures are recessed in the inside flange. 
     
     
         6 . The cladding kit as defined in  claim 5 , wherein the inside and outside flanges have thicknesses such that the inside and outside flanges of the two of the cladding boards abut against each other when the two of the cladding boards are laid side-by-side with overlapping inside and outside flanges. 
     
     
         7 . The cladding kit as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the inside and outside flanges protrude laterally to the same extent from the board body. 
     
     
         8 . The cladding kit as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the outside flange defines a flange ridge protruding laterally outwardly therefrom, spaced apart from the inside and outside surfaces, and the cladding board defines a flange receiving groove at the board body second side configured and sized to receive thereinto the flange ridge of an adjacent one of the cladding boards. 
     
     
         9 . The cladding kit as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising trims mountable between adjacent ones of the cladding boards, each trim including a trim inside element mountable to the underlying structure and a trim outside element mountable to the trim inside element, the trim outside element being configured and sized to overlap the adjacent ones of the cladding boards adjacent their outside surfaces when the trim is inserted therebetween, the trim inside and outside elements being detached from each other prior to installation. 
     
     
         10 . The cladding kit as defined in  claim 9 , wherein the trim inside element defines an inside mounting member and the trim outside element defines an outside mounting member mountable to the inside mounting member. 
     
     
         11 . The cladding kit as defined in  claim 10 , wherein one of the inside and outside mounting members defines a corrugated recess and an other one of the inside and outside mounting members defines a corrugated protrusion insertable in the corrugated recess, the corrugated protrusion and recess being configured and sized to that the corrugated protrusion is retained in the corrugated recess once received thereinto. 
     
     
         12 . The cladding kit as defined in  claim 11 , wherein the corrugated recess and corrugated protrusion are corrugated such that removal of the corrugated protrusion from the corrugated recess requires a larger force than insertion of the corrugated protrusion in the corrugated recess. 
     
     
         13 . The cladding kit as defined in  claim 9 , wherein the trims include end trims mountable between longitudinally adjacent cladding boards, inside corner trims mountable between two cladded surfaces forming an inside corner and outside corner trims mountable between two cladded surfaces forming an outside corner. 
     
     
         14 . The cladding kit as defined in  claim 9 , wherein the trim outside elements include at least one external wing extending generally parallel to the underlying structure when the cladding kit is operatively mounted to the underlying structure. 
     
     
         15 . The cladding kit as defined in  claim 9 , wherein the trim inside elements include at least one internal wing extending generally parallel to the underlying structure when the cladding kit is operatively mounted to the underlying structure. 
     
     
         16 . The cladding kit as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising a starting trim defining a U-shaped recess for receiving the cladding boards at a perimeter of a cladded surface. 
     
     
         17 . A cladding board mountable to an underlying structure, the cladding board comprising:
 a board body defining longitudinally opposed board body first and second ends, board body first and second sides extending therebetween and opposed inside and outside surfaces each delimited by the board body first and second ends and first and second sides, the outside surface being visible when the cladding boards have been laid;   an outside flange protruding from the board body at the board body first side, the outside flange being recessed relative to the inside surface;   an inside flange protruding from the board body at the board body second side, the inside flange being recessed relative to the outside surface;   wherein the inside and outside flanges are configured and sized so that the inside flange of the cladding board overlaps the outside flange of a similar cladding board when the two cladding boards are laid side-by-side with their outside surfaces substantially coplanar.   
     
     
         18 . A cladding system mounted to an underlying structure, comprising:
 a plurality of elongated cladding boards, each cladding board including   a board body defining longitudinally opposed board body first and second ends, board body first and second sides extending therebetween and opposed inside and outside surfaces each delimited by the board body first and second ends and first and second sides, the outside surface being visible when the cladding boards have been operatively mounted to the underlying structure;   an outside flange protruding from the board body at the board body first side, the outside flange being recessed relative to the inside surface;   an inside flange protruding from the board body at the board body second side, the inside flange being recessed relative to the outside surface;   wherein the cladding boards are mounted side-by side with the their outside surfaces substantially coplanar and the outside flange of each of the cladding board overlapping the inside flange of an adjacent one of the cladding boards.   
     
     
         19 . The cladding system as defined in  claim 18 , wherein a transversal profile of a junction between two adjacent ones of the cladding boards includes a first segment extending from the outside surface towards the inside surface, a second segment extending from the inside surface towards the outside surface, the first and second segment being laterally offset relative to each other, and a J-shaped intermediate segment extending between the first and second segments. 
     
     
         20 . The cladding system as defined in  claim 18 , wherein the inside flange defines fastener receiving apertures for receiving fasteners to secure the cladding boards to the underlying structure, the fastener receiving apertures being recessed in the inside flange.