A method for making an accessory cladding element for use in architecture and design. The method provides preparing an elastically deformable support element, including a first outer surface, in particular a decorated surface, a second outer surface and a plurality of spacer elements placed between the two surfaces. An impermeable and removable layer is applied on the first outer surface to protect at least a part thereof. Then a fluid cement mixture is prepared and introduced into the support element to obtain a cement-based composite structure in a deformable state. The excess fluid cement mixture is removed from the support element. The cement-based composite structure in the deformable state is positioned in a forming device which gives it the desired shape. The composite structure is solidified and after the removable layer is removed.

A structural element, including a base portion and a connecting central pin, has its base portion formed hallow, and having an internal reinforcement in the shape of WOW or MOM, to connect these elements with an insertable central pin so that the cross-section of the pin corresponds to the shape of the chamber between the reinforcements, when the upper surface of the structural element has longitudinal grooves, and is made from a modified polymer or elastomeric material comprising India rubber mixtures. The foundation is monomer ethylene propylene diene or natural rubber or styrene-butadiene rubber and/or combinations of the natural rubber/styrene-butadiene rubber, or thermoplastic elastomers, whose base is monomer ethylene-propylene-diene or polypropylene/monomer ethylene-propylene-diene or polyvinylchloride, or thermoplastic vulcanizates, whose base is monomer ethylene-propylene-diene and polyethylene or natural and/or synthetic rubber, modified by polyethylene or polypropylene.

The present disclosure relates generally to building surface panels, for example, suitable for covering a support structure of a building. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a building surface panel including a hollow panel body, a fastening strip attached to the panel body, and an overhang attached to the panel body and extending along the lower side of the building surface panel. The building surface panel includes a rear-facing engagement surface disposed at the upper side of the building surface panel and a front-facing engagement surface disposed at the lower side of the building surface panel. The front facing engagement surface is configured to engage a rear facing engagement surface of a lower neighboring building surface panel.

A pre-fabricated construction panel for use on an external surface and/or as part of a budding or construction is provided. The panel comprises at least a first layer which is at least partially provided from thermally insulating material having a first surface, the panel comprising at least a second layer, the at least second layer being provided from fiber cement board, the second layer having a second surface facing the first surface. The first surface is profiled having recessed surface zones and heightened surface zones, the first and second layers being connected one to the other at least along the heightened surface zones of the first, the recessed surface zones provides at least one interspace between the first and second surface. This at least one inter-space has at least two openings to the external of the panel for enabling air to flow into and out of the interspace towards the external of the panel. Less than 25% of the total surface of the first surface is connected to, e.g. adheres to, the second surface.

A cladding kit is provided for a structure cladding, the structure cladding comprising a first panel that extends away from a structure location along a first surface portion of the structure and a second panel that extends away from the structure location along a second surface portion of the structure. The cladding kit comprises a base piece couplable to the structure at the structure location, the base piece comprising a base connector, and a trim piece comprising first and second wings and a trim connector shaped to make a connection with the base connector to thereby couple the trim piece to the base piece. The first wing is shaped to contact, and be deformed by, the first panel when a connection is made. The second wing is shaped to contact, and be deformed by, the second panel when the connection is made.

A cover apparatus (1), comprising cover plates (2) continuing in a position of use in a common plane and in at least one row, is formed in a mutual edge-side contact region (3) through overlapping and in a rainproof manner, such that edges (5) running parallel to each other and spaced apart on each cover plate (2) are designed differently (6), and the top side (7) of the cover plate (2), a continuing web (8) and a rain gutter (9) under said web (8) are arranged on a first edge (5), wherein said rain gutter belongs to the same first edge (5). If necessary, penetrating rain water (12) can be caught in the rain gutter (9) by overlapping edge-side webs (8) in the position of use.

A modular floor for providing support to a vehicle and/or a crowd on an uneven or soft subsurface of a supporting terrain is disclosed. The modular floor comprises at least two planks, each plank comprising a top and a bottom plate separated by a plurality of spacing plates. A first plank comprises a male connection element and a second plank a female connection element to interconnect the first and second planks. The connection elements are configured to extend a modular floor of interlocked planks both at an edge comprising a male connection element as well as at an edge comprising a female connection element. Preferably, a plank is a single-piece component, comprising aluminum alloy or plastic.

A thermoplastic-based building panel, such as a floor panel. The building panel includes an upper layer arrangement, a lower layer arrangement, and a balancing layer provided between the lower and the upper layer arrangement. The building panel further includes a groove arrangement including grooves. A thermoplastic-based building panel including an upper layer arrangement and a balancing layer which is a bottom layer of the building panel. The building panel includes a groove arrangement, wherein a major portion of the grooves therein is provided in the balancing layer only. A thermoplastic-based building panel including a mechanical locking system for horizontally and/or vertically locking the building panel to an adjacent building panel. The mechanical locking system includes a cooperating surface which is situated in a balancing layer and is configured to cooperate with a cooperating surface of an adjacent building panel.

A floor panel includes a core and decorative layer applied thereon, such that the material of the aforementioned core has a density of more than 1000 kg/m.sup.3, preferably more than 1300 kg/m.sup.3, and has a thickness of 6 millimeters or more. The core has internal spaces and/or that the core has spaces on its bottom side. A method for manufacturing such floor panels is provided according to the aforementioned floor panel.

Frame members for decks and decking systems comprising frame members. A perimeter frame member can include a first engagement member adjacent a first vertical end and a second engagement member adjacent a second vertical end. An inner frame member can include a first ridge adjacent a first vertical end and a second ridge adjacent a second vertical end.