A textured cladding element can be manufactured to approximate the aesthetic and functional properties or natural wood siding and/or shingles. The cladding element can comprise non-wood material, such as fiber cement. The cladding element can include a step and a recessed portion or cove which enables the element to have a relatively low thickness while also achieving a desirable drip edge and/or shadow line when multiple cladding elements are overlapping when installed in a finished product.

The invention provides a veneer panel for use on a surface of a building. The veneer panel can be fabricated with a mounting system that includes a frame and/or a backing for efficient installation on a building surface, as well as a mounting strip or mating connector that can be installed on a building surface to further support the veneer panel.

The invention provides a veneer panel for use on a surface of a building. The veneer panel can be fabricated with a mounting system that includes a frame and/or a backing for efficient installation on a building surface, as well as a mounting strip or mating connector that can be installed on a building surface to further support the veneer panel.

In at least one embodiment it is contemplated that the present invention provides a wall panel longitudinally extending between a first end and a second end and having a first inner surface, a second outer surface, a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, the first longitudinal edge having a first longitudinally extending rabbet that abuts the first planar surface and having a longitudinally extending perpendicular shoulder wall adjoining a longitudinally extending outer planar surface parallel to the first planar surface, a second longitudinally extending rabbit that abuts the second planar surface and having a longitudinally extending perpendicular second shoulder wall adjoining a longitudinally extending sloped portion, the first longitudinally extending rabbet being wider than the second longitudinally extending rabbet, the second longitudinal edge having a longitudinally extending first flange abutting the first planar surface and having a first flange edge, a longitudinally extending second flange abutting the second planar surface and having a second flange edge, the first flange being wider than the second flange, the first flange and the second flange defining a longitudinally extending groove therebetween, the groove having a first wall that is parallel to the first planar surface and an opposing second wall that is angled relative to the second planar surface.

In at least one embodiment it is contemplated that the present invention provides a wall panel longitudinally extending between a first end and a second end and having a first inner surface, a second outer surface, a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, the first longitudinal edge having a first longitudinally extending rabbet that abuts the first planar surface and having a longitudinally extending perpendicular shoulder wall adjoining a longitudinally extending outer planar surface parallel to the first planar surface, a second longitudinally extending rabbit that abuts the second planar surface and having a longitudinally extending perpendicular second shoulder wall adjoining a longitudinally extending sloped portion, the first longitudinally extending rabbet being wider than the second longitudinally extending rabbet, the second longitudinal edge having a longitudinally extending first flange abutting the first planar surface and having a first flange edge, a longitudinally extending second flange abutting the second planar surface and having a second flange edge, the first flange being wider than the second flange, the first flange and the second flange defining a longitudinally extending groove therebetween, the groove having a first wall that is parallel to the first planar surface and an opposing second wall that is angled relative to the second planar surface.

A column cover system includes a first column skin, a second column skin, and a column joint vertically connecting the first column skin and the second column skin. The column joint includes at least one monolithic column joint portion that defines an upper retaining ring and a lower retaining ring. When assembled, the first column skin is seated within the upper retaining ring and the second column skin is seated within the lower retaining ring.

A column cover system includes a first column skin, a second column skin, and a column joint vertically connecting the first column skin and the second column skin. The column joint includes at least one monolithic column joint portion that defines an upper retaining ring and a lower retaining ring. When assembled, the first column skin is seated within the upper retaining ring and the second column skin is seated within the lower retaining ring.

A system for providing siding to a building is disclosed. The system utilizes components which have their own brackets with attachment flanges in order to connect directly to an exterior wall of the building. The brackets contain their own integrated water control systems, which co-act with those of other components to control and direct water into vertical channels and out from behind the siding system. These flanges double as self-contained flashing. In all the system presents a roof-to-foundation siding system that is self-contained and fully transitional from one piece to another.

A system for providing siding to a building is disclosed. The system utilizes components which have their own brackets with attachment flanges in order to connect directly to an exterior wall of the building. The brackets contain their own integrated water control systems, which co-act with those of other components to control and direct water into vertical channels and out from behind the siding system. These flanges double as self-contained flashing. In all the system presents a roof-to-foundation siding system that is self-contained and fully transitional from one piece to another.

A fabric panel attaching system and methods of assembly and use are presented for attaching fabric panels to structural elements, such as building frames. In various embodiments, the fabric panel attachment system includes a keder rail fastened to support bar, which is attached to a structural profile, such as a building frame member. In some embodiments, the keder rail is fastened to a support bar with bolt and nut. One or more fabric panels are installed within channels of the keder rail. An alignment element may be used with a fastener to assist in aligning abutting sections of keder rail. In various embodiments, the fabric panel attachment system is secured to flat or curvilinear faces of the structural elements. In some embodiments, the fabric panel attachment system may secure directly to the structural element and not a support bar.