Abstract: Log siding for an existing structure to give the appearance of traditional full log construction. The corner pieces are preformed in two cooperating shapes to fit snugly together at the corners of the structure. One type of corner piece has three perpendicular planes at its inner end, to abut against the corner of the structure. The second corner piece has concave arcs at its inner end, to fit snugly against the rounded surfaces of the first corner pieces. The siding pieces are square cut at one end of each wall to fit against the end of the first type of corner piece and are cut in concave arcs at the opposite end of each wall to fit snugly against the rounded shapes of the logs at the corner. The siding can be speedily erected at the site with a minimum of field cutting.

Abstract: A shingle is provided having a headlap section and a buttlap section with at least one portion of the buttlap section having a relatively uniform color and/or value and an adjacent portion of the buttlap section having a value gradation from light to dark. A plurality of horizontal striations with transition stripes disposed between adjacent horizontal striations may be used to establish the desired value gradation. An illusion of depth or thickness is created on the portion of the buttlap section having the value gradation. The buttlap section defines in part the exposed weather surface of the associated shingle. The relatively uniform color and/or value portions may be formed on tabs or dragon teeth and the value gradation formed on a backer sheet disposed beneath the tabs. Openings between adjacent tabs expose the associated enhanced value gradation to view.

Abstract: A roof single includes a substantially rectangular tab extending from an end portion of a widthwisely extending eave side of a shingle body. When a long side of the rectangular tab is X and a short side thereof is Y, the shingle body has a width of 2X and a depth of 2Y+a (where a>0).

Abstract: A roofing shingle is provided for shingling a roof with overlapped shingles, wherein the exposed portion of the shingle is selected to be of a height in the installed condition relative to the overall height of the shingle that enhances material utilization, to be at least approximately 44.4% efficient. This is accomplished by using an exposure height of 8 inches relative to an overall shingle height of 18 inches. The shingles are preferably constructed to have either 3 or 4 tabs, thereby having a ratio of exposure height to tab width of either 0.667 or 0.889, respectively. A larger exposure allows one to obtain 200 shingles for each 300 lineal feet of sheet shingle material, when the shingles have 18 inch overall height, and further allows an overall saving in the number of nails required to install a roof. The invention also contemplates variations in tab width within a given shingle and variations in number of tabs from about one to nine tabs in a given shingle.

Abstract: A decorative shingle has a first element including a reinforcing web, a first asphaltic binder, and a first adherent surfacing material. A second element including discontinuous sections is overlaid on the first element. The second element includes a layer of a second asphaltic binder and a second adherent surfacing material to provide a decorative effect. The second asphaltic binder has greater elongation at low temperature than the first asphaltic binder, providing greater resistance to environmental stresses.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition ridge or hip covering which creates an appearance similar to that of a wood shake or slate roof. The covering may be easily installed, requires no trimming or folding during installation and may be manufactured with no significant waste of starting material. The covering is accomplished by forming an unfolded sheet of roofing material into a fish-like shape having three distinct portions: a front portion, a body (middle) portion and an end portion. Each portion is tapered and each portion has a specially defined length and taper angle depending upon the shape of the shingle desired. Two thickened multilayers are formed in the body portion by folding the unfolded sheet, one being at the wide end edge of the shingle and the other in the main part of the body portion. The taper angles and lengths of the front portion and end portion are essentially the same.

Abstract: A concrete tile of integral, one-piece construction has left side and right side portions of different coloring which extends through the entire thickness of the relatively thin, generally planar tile. An upper surface of the tile has a groove therein which separates the differently colored left side and right side portions. The left and right side portions have different lengths, providing the tile with a stepped front edge. A method of making the tile dispenses wet concrete having two different colors into a partitioned pug box for disposition onto opposite sides of a pallet, so that the two different colors reside on opposite sides of the pallet in side-by-side relation. The wet concrete is metered and compressed by a roller and shaped by a slipper to provide the concrete tile with a desired cross-sectional shape, following which the concrete is then chopped by a knife assembly to form the individual tiles with desired edge configurations.

Abstract: A plate roofing material is divided into an exterior portion which is exposed when a roof is covered with a plate roofing material and an overlap portion which is concealed under an exterior portion of a plate roofing material superimposed on the overlap portion of the plate roofing material. At least one longitudinal groove is formed in the surface of the exterior portion. The longitudinal groove has wide side surface parts alternating with narrow side surface parts with sidewalls formed of a plurality of stepped portions. The longitudinal groove has a linear bottom part having an approximately constant depth and is approximately V-shaped in cross section.

Abstract: A method of making roofing shingles in several lanes in which, after the asphalt saturated base sheet is covered with a first granule layer, a pattern of asphalt patches is printed on each lane and contrasting color granules are adhered to the patches. Each patch pattern repeats each shingle length but is non-symmetric about the center line of the length of each shingle. When the sheet is cut into shingles, the shingles from each lane have a different patch pattern from the other lanes. The shingles are assembled in bundles containing shingles from at least two lanes and approximately equal numbers of the patch patterns are located on opposite sides of the bundle to make sure the bundle is not tilted. The patch pattern is such that when each shingle is cut into tabs (thirds), at least one and preferably two tabs from each shingle has its center free of patches, enabling the tab to bend over a ridge with less risk of cracking. Preferably no patches are located at the lines where the shingles are cut into tabs.

Abstract: A multi-layer shingle is provided, comprising three shingle layers; specifically, a base layer, a secondary layer and a top layer. The base layer and the secondary layer each have butt portions and tab portions. The secondary layer has tab portions that are preferably somewhat shorter than the tab portions of the base layer, showing portions of the tab portions of the base layer beneath the tab portioins of the secondary layer. The top, or third layer is comprised of individual strips that are preferably narrower than the tab portions of the secondary layer, and which preferably extend up into the butt portion of the secondary layer, in overlying relationship therewith. The base layer and secondary layer are secured together by preferably horizontal adhesive stripes. Adhesive also secures the top or third layer strips to the secondary layer, preferably by means of vertical adhesive stripes. Different granule applications are provided for desired aesthetic effects.

Abstract: The improved roofing shingle has a body portion of generally flat, four-sided polygonal configuration and relatively thin in thickness. The body portion is provided with a plurality of irregular corrugations or otherwise deformed to give the roofing shingle the appearance of natural wood or other natural material such as slate. The body portion has a channel formed in the under surface so that the upper surface forms a ridge extending substantially parallel to the upper edge of the body portion. The body portion is also provided adjacent each of the opposite side or vertical edges with raised portions which are so shaped and dimensioned as to have one raised portion nest within the raised portion of a next adjacent like roofing shingle. The ridge and nested raised portions forming barriers to water infiltration between the overlapping shingles.

Abstract: A roofing shingle consisting of composite plies of thin sheet material adhered together by asphalt having exposed areas with or without cut outs between tabs, and a flexible region at the end top of the exposed area. The top end of the cut outs may lie in this flexible region.

Abstract: The invention concerns an extruded concrete roof tile of the kind which is designed to be laid in broken bond, is generally rectangular in plan view and has underlying and overlying side lock portions at opposed edges respectively. The upper surface of the tile at the upper end thereof, when on the roof, is recessed to receive the side locks of two similar upper tiles laid in broken bond, and the underlying side lock portion is cut away at the lower end of the tile so that the lower end portion of the tile may lie over the upper surface of the tiles down the roof (in use) to extend beyond the said recessed portions of the lower tiles. The recessed portion is arranged to receive the tile hanging nibs of an identical tile when the two tiles are stacked one upon the other.

Abstract: A tile system includes a running tile having a flat bottom and parallel longitudinal edges, and a covering tile designed to rest on a pair of running tiles. The running tile has two notches formed in its parallel longitudinal edges, and the covering tile has a vertical partition that is adapted to engage the notches of adjacent running tiles to allow the lateral adjustment of the relative positions of the running tile and covering tiles.

Abstract: Building components include, along opposite edges, opposed pairs of non-planar flanges respectively defining male and female attachment members. Provided on the components are opposite underlying and overlying sections with the male attachment members affixed to the front face of the underlying sections, and the female attachment members affixed to the rear face of the overlying sections. A guide element may extend from the female flanges to facilitate camming of paired female flanges about the male flanges of an adjacent component to insure a snap-fitting assembly of a plurality of components.

Abstract: An asphalt composition roof covering system for roofing and reroofing is comprised of a base and a plurality of tabs cut from standard rolls of asphalt composition material. The base has first, second and third regions separated by a first and second fold so as to provide a "Z" shape. The plurality of folded tabs are inserted into the third region of the base to give a three-dimensional appearance. In addition, when the system is used for reroofing over existing shake roofs, a spacer is provided along the inclined plane of a shingle to raise the base.

Abstract: A building panel having inner and outer faces outlined by opposite ends and an upper and lower edges with opposite ends of the panel adapted to closely face the ends of adjacent panels in the same course. The outer face of the panel includes a lower portion of substantially greater surface area adapted for exposure and an upper portion of relatively smaller surface area adapted to underlie a lower portion of the back face of one or more panels laid up in the next higher course. At least one of the opposite ends of the panel is formed with a spacer projection adjacent the smaller upper portion thereof extending outwardly to provide an expansion space between a lower portion of said one end and an end of an adjacent panel positioned in the same course or row.

Abstract: A panel construction for surfacing roof or siding structures of a building. Each panel is made of flexible composition and as applied, its lower horizontal edge is associated with a strip that provides a distinct shadow line.

Abstract: Asphalt composition shingles for new roofing and reroofing which provide a three dimensional appearance not unlike shake but with the characteristic lower cost and fire retarding characteristics of asphalt composition materials. The shingles may be cut from a standard roll of asphalt composition material, and are then folded to provide regions of differing thicknesses because of the differing number of thicknesses of the material in the various regions. The shingle design allows reroofing over existing shake roofs without requiring the stripping of the old roof. Various embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Two diametrically opposite corners of roofing tiles are cut off to provide cut-outs which are stepped in several steps so as to have at least two edge portions parallel to the side edges of the tile, said edge portions lying closely adjacent matching edge portions of diagonally adjacent tiles of the roofing with a small clearance, whereby the passage or joint formed by the opposed matching edge portions will comprise two parallel non-aligned stretches with a connecting transverse, preferably wider stretch serving as an expansion chamber.

Abstract: A moulded concrete roofing tile has at least two projecting nibs on the underside of the tile which nibs are spaced apart along the length of the tile. The tile may therefore be hung on a batten from either nib. An edge portion of the tile is cut away to receive a portion of a second tile in a vertical row adjacent a vertical row occupied by the said tile and staggered with regard to the said tile. In this way a horizontal row of tiles may be hung on a single batten with adjacent tiles in the row being displaced vertically in relation to one another and a roof may be constructed with the tiles in adjacent rows staggered but using only the same number and spacing of battens as would be required for rows which are not so arranged.

Abstract: Disclosed is a shingle having an enhanced relief effect which thereby simulates roofing slate or roofing tile. The enhanced relief effect is provided by covering at least a portion of the underside of the shingle with a layer of expanded particulated material such as spheres of expanded polystyrene. The shingle further includes a stiffening layer over the layer of expanded particulated material which tends to reduce the elasticity of the shingle.

Abstract: A sheet metal starter shingle and a sheet metal roof covering employing the starter shingles. The starter shingle has an upwardly sloping top edge upon which a plurality of rectangular sheet metal roofing shingles can be mounted in a row. Each starter shingle initiates a new row of roofing shingles which new row continues over a previous row. The shingles all engage with each other and with the eave and gable edges of a roof.

Abstract: An integral siding/roofing building wall panel system comprising panels having an elongated rectangular base of structural sheet material having opposite inner and outer faces and longitudinal upper and lower edges dimensioned to span across at least one pair of spaced apart upwardly extending parallel structural supports of a building frame such as studs, rafters and the like, opposite ends of the base are adapted to lie along the structural supports, and an outer weather member of sheet material is integrally attached to the outer face of the base, said outer member having a decorative outer weather resistant surface embossed to resemble a plurality of shingle elements laid side by side and having an upper edge spaced downwardly and parallel of the upper edge of the base and sloping upwardly of the outwardly facing surface of the base at an acute angle for interlocking engagement with the lower edge of the base of a building wall panel in an adjacent upper level or row, said outer weather member including a