Patent ID: 11898349
Assignee: NEW HUDSON FACADES, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A method for installing a wall that includes a lower row of wall units and an upper row of wall units above the lower row, the method comprising:
installing horizontally adjacent wall units in the lower row, wherein installing horizontally adjacent wall units in the lower row forms a joint between the horizontally adjacent wall units, wherein each wall unit has a horizontal gutter on a top side and has a sill on a bottom side;
installing a preformed, flexible gasket into the gutter across the joint to provide a waterproof seal on each side of the joint; and
installing horizontally adjacent wall units in the upper row over the lower row, including inserting a portion of the sill for the wall units in the upper row into the horizontal gutter for the wall units in the lower row,
wherein the horizontal gutter includes opposing sides and a concave-upward opening, and the horizontal gutter and the sill are configured for the portion of the sill for the upper row to be received within the concave-upward opening between the opposing sides of the horizontal gutter for the lower row.