Abstract: A flashing and weep apparatus allows for simple installation and accurate placement windows and doors in cavity wall construction. In a first embodiment, the flashing and weep apparatus is a two-panel extrusion that has a flashing panel that acts as a non-porous support for the masonry veneer. This embodiment also includes a second panel which is joined at a generally right angle to the first panel to be juxtaposed against the outer face of the inner wall in the cavity wall construction. Weep channels are formed between the two panels and allow for the drainage and dissipation of water and other moisture in the cavity wall system. In a second embodiment, membrane is initially attached to and draped along the lower portion of the inner wall immediately above the sill or lintel. The membrane extends across the cavity spacing between the walls to underlie the masonry components forming the outer veneer.

Abstract: A roof transition assembly for a roof deck having a corrugated sheet and a rigid sheet wherein a base component is positioned at the perimeter of the roof deck and has two legs. The first leg secures the base component to the corrugated sheet, and the second leg extends from the first leg, generally parallel to a free edge of the roof deck. The second leg includes an anchoring surface. An upper component positioned at the perimeter of the roof deck has a connector portion and an anchor portion. The anchor portion is secured to the roof deck, and the connector portion extends from the anchor portion and overlays and is secured to the anchoring surface of the base component, thus anchoring the base component and upper component to the roof deck.

Abstract: A metal-foil-containing flashing laminate is disclosed which laminate is for flashing cavity walls. The laminate has at least one layer of an elastomeric composite over which is placed a hot melt adhesive layer, a metal foil lamina, and another hot melt adhesive layer. In this embodiment the metal foil is encapsulated by the adhesive layers. In application this laminate used with a release paper forms a peel-and-stick product and is suitable for surface mounting. Also to the basic laminate an additional elastomeric composite layer is placed above the metal foil lamina sandwiching the foil and forming a through-wall mountable product. A termination bar for use with surface mounted flashing with a polymeric foam coating is also disclosed. The peel-and-stick flashing may be lap-mounted at the seams between adjacent strips without caulks or sealants.

Abstract: A metal foil/scrim flashing laminate is disclosed, which laminate is for flashing cavity walls. The laminate has at least one layer of a modified polymeric coating which is disposed by roll coating onto the central metal foil. In all the embodiments, the metal foil lamina is sandwiched between either layers of the modified polymeric coating or between a coating layer and a hot melt adhesive layer. In application the laminates are used with a release paper to form a peel-and-stick product and is suitable for surface mounting. An embodiment of the metal foil/scrim flashing with adhesive is shown for field installation with sealants and mystics.

Abstract: A utility pipe encasement collar for preventing water from weather related sources such as rain and snow from traveling rearwardly along the exterior surface of the utility pipe and into a building structure from which the pipe projects. In a first embodiment the collar includes a weather proof elastomeric sheet material having an opening therethrough sized to inherently huggingly accommodate a utility pipe passed through the opening, and a generally rigid support member extending laterally from the elastomeric sheet material. In a second embodiment the collar includes a first generally rigid weather proof sheet member having an upright generally U-shape opening therethrough and a second generally rigid weather proof sheet member having an inverted generally U-shape opening therethrough.

Abstract: A plate to reinforce a shear panel that has been weakened by an opening extending through the panel is provided. The plate is selected to have a shear load capacity greater than the shear panel without the opening. The plate has a plate opening similar to the panel opening, and is secured to the panel with a predetermined strength and arrangement of panel fasteners. The plate is sized to fit between adjacent structural members. Opposing side flanges extend outwardly from the plate. Flange fasteners of predetermined strength and spacings are used to secure the flanges to the structural members.

Abstract: A gutter embedded into a structure to collect moisture that forms on the surface of the structure. The gutter forms a substantially flush engagement with the surface of the structure, and includes a fluid redirecting surface that coaxes the fluid angularly toward a reservoir for capture and collection of the fluid. One or more anchoring portions may be included to extend away from the gutter to further promote a secure connection between the gutter and the structure. The gutter may be made from a one piece elongate body of extruded material, and may further include a planar face portion to facilitate engagement with the surface of the structure. In one form, the gutter can be formed into a wall or related panel.

Abstract: An adjustable corner fitment for a roof and a method and apparatus for making the same are provided. The adjustable corner fitment may be comprised of a top membrane portion and a base membrane portion. The top membrane portion may have a cutout that may extend from a side of the top membrane portion. The base membrane portion may have four sides. The first side of the base membrane portion is preferably connected to the second side of the base membrane portion at a first angle greater than 90 degrees, and the third side of the base membrane portion is preferably connected to the fourth side of the base membrane portion at a second angle greater than 90 degrees. It is preferred that the top membrane portion and the base membrane portion are made from thermoplastic olefin (TPO) material or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) material.

Abstract: A flashing device for covering a wall mounted service feed line entering or exiting a building which device comprises a flat plate having a central keyhole shaped opening and a downwardly or horizontally extending hollow sleeve member integrally mounted to the eye portion of the keyhole shaped opening on a plane approximately perpendicular to said plate; the underside of said sleeve having a slot horizontally disposed along its entire length, wherein the opposed edges ends of the horizontal slot are contiguous with the bottom eye portion and the top leg portion of the keyhole shaped opening and the width of the slot is commensurate with the width of the service feed line to or from the building.

Abstract: The combination of: a) a first water collection section for a masonry wall having a first bottom wall, a first back wall, and a first side wall bounding a first collection space; b) a second water collection section for a masonry wall having a second bottom wall, a second back wall, and a second side wall bounding a second collection space; and c) a first connector for joining the first and second water collection sections to maintain the first and second water collection sections in an operative relationship.

Abstract: A masonry flashing system is disclosed which includes a laminate for flashing cavity walls and a hot melt adhesive composition for coating the surface of the laminate. The adhesive is selected for compatibility with a peel-and-stick installation and, thus, upon pressure activation, when the laminate with hot melt adhesive thereon is pressed against the rough surface of the masonry block, a durable bond is created. The laminate is a polymeric substate formed in part from a mixture of polyvinyl chloride and ethylene acetate carbon monoxide terpolymer and is reinforced by an embedded fibrous mat—either woven or non-woven. The system also includes a stainless steel drip plate with a hot melt adhesive coating. The drip plate adhesive coating enables the installer to accurately position the plate during construction and maintain the alignment thereof. Optionally, a foam layer is placed on the lower surface of the drip plate so as to improve the sealing of the drip plate to the brick veneer.

Abstract: A rainwater collection and storage system to collect and store roof water, the system comprising water collection slots extending through roof sheets and spaced from the edge of the roof, collection means below the roof sheets to collect the water from at least some of the slots, and at least one tank wall to store the collected water, the at least one tank wall having a narrow section to approximate a wall thickness, and typically extending from a ground floor to adjacent the roof.

Abstract: A utility pipe encasement collar for preventing water from weather related sources such as rain and snow from traveling rearwardly along the exterior surface of the utility pipe and into a building structure from which the pipe projects. In a first embodiment the collar includes a weather proof elastomeric sheet material having an opening therethrough sized to inherently huggingly accommodate a utility pipe passed through the opening, and a generally rigid support member extending laterally from the elastomeric sheet material. In a second embodiment the collar includes a first generally rigid weather proof sheet member having an upright generally U-shape opening therethrough and a second generally rigid weather proof sheet member having an inverted generally U-shape opening therethrough.

Abstract: The combination of: a) a first water collection section for a masonry wall having a first bottom wall, a first back wall, and a first side wall bounding a first collection space; b) a second water collection section for a masonry wall having a second bottom wall, a second back wall, and a second side wall bounding a second collection space; and c) a first connector for joining the first and second water collection sections to maintain the first and second water collection sections in an operative relationship.

Abstract: A flashing frame for a roof-penetrating building part, in particular in a roof window frame, comprises mutually connected frame members (6, 12) of weather-shielding material for positioning along the sides (1-4) of the roof-penetrating building part adjoining the roofing. The frame members for positioning along sides (3, 4) of the roof-penetrating building member, which do not extend perpendicularly to the pitch of the roof, consist of flashing members (7) designed as L-profiles with a profile wall (8) for positioning at least partially under the roofing (5), and an upright profile wall (9) for positioning in abutment against the side of the roof-penetrating building part. Flashing members (7) are placed in the side frame members in extension of each other with mutual overlapping.

Abstract: The present invention is an adjustable corner fitment for a roof. The adjustable corner fitment is comprised of a top membrane and a bottom membrane. The top membrane has a cutout. The cutout extends from a side of the top membrane. The base membrane portion has a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side. The first side is connected to the second side at a first angle greater than 90 degrees, and the third side is connected to the fourth side at a second angle greater than 90 degrees. The base membrane portion is conformed to loop shape such that the first side and the second side underlie portions of the top membrane contiguous to the cutout. The first side of the base membrane may be completely welded to the top membrane prior to installation. However, the second side of the base membrane is adjustable relative to the top membrane prior to installation on the roof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for fine recording of video frames at the contiguous recording portion on the video tape. The fine recording is accomplished by inserting a position identification code, which is generated in a serial order, into every frame of a video signal, recording the resultant video signal on a video tape, memorizing the position identification code of the last frame recorded on the tape when the recording is stopped temporarily, and locating the starting track of the subsequent recording correctly by using the memorized position identification codes when the temporary stop mode is canceled. Thus, the method avoids overlap and eliminates a blank section between the last track of the preceding recorded video signal and the beginning track of the subsequent recorded video signal, which often occur at the recording joint portion on the video tape when the tape is abruptly driven at an initial transient movement due to mode transition between the recording and pause modes.

Abstract: A stagnant-water intercepting device for disposition in earthworks is formed by an intercepting member and two auxiliary intercepting plates. The intercepting member has a semi-cylindrical center portion and two side wing portions. The semi-cylindrical center portion and the side wing portions are integrated into a single body. The two auxiliary intercepting plates are respectively provided with a plurality of spaced holes at their exposed portions and fixedly fitted into respective ones of the side wing portions of the intercepting member. The portions of the intercepting plates fitted into the side wing portions of the intercepting member are each provided with a plurality of holes.

Abstract: The present invention is an adjustable corner fitment for a roof. The adjustable corner fitment is comprised of a top membrane and a bottom membrane. The top membrane has a cutout. The cutout extends from a side of the top membrane. The base membrane portion has a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side. The first side is connected to the second side at a first angle greater than 90 degrees, and the third side is connected to the fourth side at a second angle greater than 90 degrees. The base membrane portion is conformed to loop shape such that the first side and the second side underlie portions of the top membrane contiguous to the cutout. The first side of the base membrane may be completely welded to the top membrane prior to installation. However, the second side of the base membrane is adjustable relative to the top membrane prior to installation on the roof.

Abstract: A counter flashing system is provided for protecting a termination end of a roofing material and providing an asthetic cover. An anchor has a first end attached to a wall and a second end defining a mounting slot for receiving a counter flashing. A mounting end of the counter flashing is inserted into the slot and fastened. The slot and the mounting end of the counter flashing both include a plurality of teeth which engage each other to prohibit movement of the counter flashing. A free end of the counter flashing extends out from the mounting end and covers a portion of the wall which includes a roofing seal. The anchor and counter flashing protect the roofing seal from exposure to weather and sunlight as well as providing as aesthetically pleasing appearance. With the present invention, the components can be easily assembled, disassembled, or replaced.

Abstract: A drainage arrangement in a dual wall including two leaves separated by a cavity. In one aspect the drainage arrangement includes one or more imperforate elongate members which are formed as a channel, the sides of which are adapted to be mounted to the opposed faces of the leaves of the wall. The one or more elongate members extend for the length of the cavity between the leaves to close the space therebetween and the channel opening into an outlet provided in the wall to allow the drainage of water from the elongate member through the outlet.

Abstract: Improvements in a roof covering system include the use of flexible pouches containing heavy, dense materials such as dense oil and sand. These pouches are compressed between supports, such as parapet walls and pipes, and fixtures mounted on the supports, resulting in improved sealing against water seapage into the roof.Another improvement is in the provision of a storage tank of sealing material such as tar to help maintain the level required for adequate protection of roofing materials against adverse weather conditions. The additional provision of a wetted layer between two water impermeable layers allows for better temperature control of the roofing materials. Temperature controlled water can be circulated through this wetted layer using a system of spiralling pipes with an underground water storage area of larger spiral piping.

Abstract: An end dam for a masonry wall comprising three orthogonal rectilinear planar structures each joined, at a common corner and two adjacent sides, and an adhesive disposed along an outer surface of at least one of the three planar structures. The end dam being used along either end of a flashing lying along the outer surface of a lintel within an opening in a wall structure so as to allow for continuous drainage of moisture flowing downward within a drainage space of the wall structure.

Abstract: A sheet metal mini-wall parapet structure is provided. The structure is basically a U-shaped member formed of sheet metal. At one lower corner of the U-shaped member is formed the cleat used to attach the conventional coping member. The cleat is formed by extending one leg of the U-shaped member downwardly and folding it over in a continuous fashion with an extension from the bottom of the U-shaped member. The upright legs of the U-shaped member are staggered in height so that when a top member is attached, the top member is sloped in one direction so that any water accumulating on the top of the mini-wall parapet is drained toward the roof. The top member is usually of 3/4" pressure treated plywood which is screwed into bent over flanges along the tops of each leg of the U-shaped member. Before the top member is screwed into place, the void within the sheet metal legs can be filled with insulation to minimize heat loss through the mini-wall parapet.

Abstract: A foldable and expandable pitch pocket for encompassing an element such as a vent pipe protruding from a roof structure. The pitch pocket is initially an elongated piecepart which is arranged with slits on a horizontal wall and notches on the vertical wall aligned with the slits, thereby making it feasible to use light hand pressure to bend creases in the vertical wall to obtain the folded pitch pocket. A slot and tab cooperatively arranged interlock the vertical wall to fixedly hold the folded shape of the pitch pocket.

Abstract: A water flashing device is provided for use in conjunction with the installation of exterior building siding materials to create a moisture-impervious barrier that directs water to the exterior of the siding to prevent damage to building walls caused by water and moisture. The flashing device has a substantially rectangular planar structure and is preferably configured to be secured tightly adjacent to any corner of a window or door opening, most effectively at the bottom corners of a window opening in a building exterior wall to be covered by vinyl siding materials. The flashing device is formed of a flexible, waterproof material and has an engagement surface and a water-diverting surface. The engagement surface may be completely covered with a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive or may include selectively placed strips of pressure sensitive adhesive that is protected by a release paper until the flashing device is to be installed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cavity tray for use in a cavity wall, comprising two spaced apart flanges each adapted in use to lie in or adjacent a respective skin of the wall, a connector connecting the two spaced apart flanges, and an arcuate transitional part leading to at least one flange whereby a super- or sub-posed damp-proof men, her may be adhered thereto with substantially no discontinuity.

Abstract: An assembly is provided for sealing and capping an edge construction on a building structure wherein a facing, composed of masonry or other materials, is placed along a back wall, generally in a face-to-face relationship. The edge sealing or coping assembly seals and caps the interface and joint or space between the facing and the back wall and accommodates variances in the facing depth and/or the spacing between the facing and the back wall along the perimeter of the building.

Abstract: A building panel having a vertical face portion and integral upper and lower horizontal portions, together defining a U-shape, is disclosed. The building panel is intended for installation on the vertical face of a building adjacent another building panel or other building element, with sealant between the upper portion and the other building panel or other building element at a seal location near the face portion, and with the upper and lower portions directed towards the face of the building. The upper portion has a downwardly-directed channel defined therein, running generally parallel to the face panel behind the seal location, to collect moisture. The channel has at least one drain hole in the bottom thereof. The moisture drops through the drain holes onto the lower portion, and drains away from the building from there. The building panel system includes a complementary U-shaped positioning element having a vertical mounting surface and integral upper and lower horizontal positioning surfaces.

Abstract: A reglet or flashing assembly includes a termination bar member with a snap-on resilient flashing and accommodates longitudinal expansion without leakage at longitudinally-adjacent joints, as well as providing for such a snap-on flashing or skirt component that only requires installation forces that are directed toward the wall, thus avoiding adverse effects on sealants, water-proof membranes, or other wall surface panels or structures. In at least one version, the reglet assembly also accommodates irregularities along the surface of the wall, such as high or low points or recesses resulting from masonry mortar joints.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flashing frame for roof windows to be installed adjacent to each other with edges facing each other in the installed position with a connecting flange of its upper flashing members extending beneath the roofing and, if need be, with its lower flashing members and required intermediary flashing members, obliquely outwardly bent connecting webs and each with a connecting bar with supporting webs which rearwardly engage the connecting webs being adjacent to the width of the installation distance and are obliquely bent inwardly on both sides, and at least one inner projection which engages between the facing corner edges of the connecting webs in the installed position, thus maintaining these corner edges at the installation distance.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flashing frame for roof windows to be installed adjacent to each other with edges facing each other in the installed position with a connecting flange of its upper flashing members extending beneath the roofing and, if need be, with its lower flashing members and required intermediary flashing members, obliquely outwardly bent connecting webs and each with a connecting bar with supporting ribs which rearwardly engage the connecting webs being adjacent to the width of the installation distance and are obliquely bent inwardly on both sides, and at least one inner projection which engages between the facing corner edges of the connecting webs in the installed position, thus maintaining these corner edges at the installation distance.

Abstract: A weather proof attachment device to connect sandwich panel wall system modules to concrete floors including a bracket under the wall with an upright rail connected to the inside facia sheet of the sandwich panel and an outside inverted U-shape rail extending into the interior core of the panel, the groove to receive the edge of a protection sheet from below extending from the bracket across the surface of the concrete and over the corner of the slab to prevent weather and rain from entering therein.

Abstract: This invention relates primarily to reglets and the associated components in a weatherproofing system for buildings in which the reglet comprises an elongate element including first and second walls connected to each other along adjacent longitudinal edges to form a channel, one wall of the channel is provided with an abutment surface, behind which an abutment face on a reglet wedge will lock to retain a flashing element, and a plurality of primary abutment surfaces behind which complementary abutments on a sealing portion of the wedge will lock to seal the mouth of the channel.

Abstract: Reglet means, counterflashing, and connector and biasing means are provided having the reglet means adapted to be secured to a building wall to afford flashing above a roofing end reaching upwardly and lapping the wall.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved reglet comprising an elongate channel member defined by first and second parallel transversely spaced wall members each connected along one longitudinal edge to a connecting wall, the other longitudinal edge of each wall member having latching face means defined by a plurality of ridges and grooves for engaging with and securely retaining a component inserted between the wall members.

Abstract: A reglet channel having an unimpaired apron depending from the outer edge of its upper flange down to the level of the outer edge of its lower flange to protect the sealing compound in the interior of the channel from the deleterious effects of rain and sunlight, i.e., softening, seepage, drying-out and shrinkage. For ease in manufacture by extrusion processes, the lower marginal portion of the apron may be integral with the lower flange of the channel and may be provided with a single groove in its outer surface extending parallel and adjacent to the outer edge of the lower flange. After installation in a wall the reglet channel may be slit open along this groove to provide access to its interior for engagement of the retaining lip of the flashing. The apron, if unimpaired, provides the additional advantage of holding the installed flashing in position without the need for retaining wedges.

Abstract: A roof and wall seal incorporating a cant forms a flexible water tight closure between a roof structure and a wall perpendicular thereto. A cant partially receives roofing material to form a seal and extends upwardly relative thereto in spaced relation to a supporting wall and a skirt movably secured to the wall above the cant depends thereover to complete the seal which provides ventilation and unusual flexibility.

Abstract: A lintel for a double-skin wall including a first member secured to the inner skin and a second member secured to the outer skin and adapted to be disposed over an aperture or opening formed in said wall. The first member has a downwardly extending flange portion disposed within the cavity between the inner and outer skins and spaced a slight distance from the adjacent surface of the inner skin. The second member is secured to the outer skin, as by having a substantially horizontal flange disposed below a course of blocks or the like. The second member has a sloped plate secured to the inner edge of the horizontal flange and extending upwardly into and across the cavity. The sloped plate has an upwardly extending flange on the upper free edge thereof which extends into a recess defined between the inner skin and the downwardly projecting flange associated with the first member.