Abstract: A building wall covering system for application to a wall support comprises a layer of insulative material and an overlying layer of matting which is attached to the wall support structure. The matting is particularly adapted to provide structural strength in the cementitious material applied thereto. The matting is of a bulkly layer of open construction formed by randomly directed interconnected flexible filaments. The cement layer is applied to fill the voids in the matting and cover same. A finish coat is applied to the layer of hardened cement material to complete the covering. The system has considerably enhanced impact resistance compared to existing systems.

Abstract: A suspended insulated cladding system is applied to building exterior. The method for applying the system comprises affixing a plurality of batts of semi-rigid vapor permeable fibrous insulation to the existing building exterior surface. Each of the fasteners used in affixing the insulation batts to the building exterior has an enlarged plate portion associated with the fastener. Each enlarged plate includes a plurality of apertures extending through it. A layer of cementitious material is applied over the batts and forced through the apertures in each plate of the fastener. The cementitious layer is allowed to harden over which a vapor permeable finish coat is applied. A sufficient number of fasteners are used to suspend the hardened cementitious layer from the building exterior surface.