A smart roof system and method comprising cementitious sheathing sheets for a roof cover that can be installed directly onto the wood roof sheathing of a structure or home. Said cementitious sheathing sheets are laid over wood roof sheathing directly with permanent adhesive. An aluminum expansion joint is installed to serve as an expansion joint between said cementitious sheathing sheets and to provide support for solar panels. Aluminum expansion joints have a lower lip and an upper lip, a lower lip of the aluminum expansion joints serves to support cementitious sheathing sheets over the lower lip with adhesive and create a joint directly over the wood roof sheathing. The cementitious sheathing sheets are laid on the wood roof sheathing with an adhesive designed to adhere in a permanent manner to the cementitious sheathing sheets. A next cementitious sheet is then installed into the lower lip of the aluminum expansion joints and overlap on top of the previous cementitious sheet, bonding by the permanent adhesive. The procedure is repeated forming the roof from lower elevation to higher roof elevation, thereby water will flow over the overlapping sections of cementitious sheathing sheets.

Self-adhering construction panels are methods for their manufacture and installation are provided. A construction panel includes a rigid panel core that includes gypsum or foam, and an adhesive or a precursor of an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of a first surface of the panel in an inactivated or unexposed form, wherein, upon activation or exposure of the adhesive or precursor, the adhesive is configured to secure the panel to a construction assembly.

Self-adhering construction panels are methods for their manufacture and installation are provided. A construction panel includes a rigid panel core that includes gypsum or foam, and an adhesive or a precursor of an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of a first surface of the panel in an inactivated or unexposed form, wherein, upon activation or exposure of the adhesive or precursor, the adhesive is configured to secure the panel to a construction assembly.

Building panels, assemblies of building panels, and associated methods are provided. A building panel includes a structural core, such as a set gypsum core, at least one filamentous scrim associated with the core, and a nonwoven mat facer.

Building panels, assemblies of building panels, and associated methods are provided. A building panel includes a structural core, such as a set gypsum core, at least one filamentous scrim associated with the core, and a nonwoven mat facer.

A method for changing the color and texture of ceramic roofing tiles, including the steps of identifying a damaged tile to be replaced, cleaning the damaged tile, optically measuring the damaged tile to yield a color determination, and selecting a replacement tile of the same shape and general color, immersing the replacement tile in a quantity of acid, removing the tile from the acid after a first predetermined length of time has passed to yield an acid-treated replacement tile, rinsing the acid-treated replacement tile to remove remaining acid, measuring the color of the acid-treated replacement tile, and washing the acid-treated replacement tile.

A method for changing the color and texture of ceramic roofing tiles, including the steps of identifying a damaged tile to be replaced, cleaning the damaged tile, optically measuring the damaged tile to yield a color determination, and selecting a replacement tile of the same shape and general color, immersing the replacement tile in a quantity of acid, removing the tile from the acid after a first predetermined length of time has passed to yield an acid-treated replacement tile, rinsing the acid-treated replacement tile to remove remaining acid, measuring the color of the acid-treated replacement tile, and washing the acid-treated replacement tile.

A fibre cement composition comprising at least one hydraulic binder, an organic processing aid fibre as the sole organic fibre within the fibre cement composition, and at least one inorganic fibre, which exhibits excellent fire resistance and mechanical properties.

A fibre cement composition comprising at least one hydraulic binder, an organic processing aid fibre as the sole organic fibre within the fibre cement composition, and at least one inorganic fibre, which exhibits excellent fire resistance and mechanical properties.

A smart roof system and method comprising cementitious sheathing sheets for a roof cover that can be installed directly onto the wood roof sheathing of a structure or home. Said cementitious sheathing sheets are laid over wood roof sheathing directly with permanent adhesive. An aluminum expansion joint is installed to serve as an expansion joint between said cementitious sheathing sheets and to provide support for solar panels.

Aluminum expansion joints have a lower lip and an upper lip, a lower lip of the aluminum expansion joints serves to support cementitious sheathing sheets over the lower lip with adhesive and create a joint directly over the wood roof sheathing. The cementitious sheathing sheets are laid on the wood roof sheathing with an adhesive designed to adhere in a permanent manner to the cementitious sheathing sheets. A next cementitious sheet is then installed into the lower lip of the aluminum expansion joints and overlap on top of the previous cementitious sheet, bonding by the permanent adhesive. The procedure is repeated forming the roof from lower elevation to higher roof elevation, thereby water will flow over the overlapping sections of cementitious sheathing sheets.