Patent ID: 7987650
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: E04D,E04G

Abstract:
1. A method of repairing a building surface, comprising: a) providing a clip for repairing building surfaces, the clip including: b) inserting the clip into a recess defined between first and second overlapping building members attached to an outwardly-facing building surface, the first building member being located outwardly of the second building member, the second building member extending beyond a terminal end of the first building member, the recess being created by removal of a third building member originally disposed between the first and second building members on the building surface, the recess being defined at least in part by an inwardly facing surface of the first building member and an outwardly facing surface of the second building member, wherein the inserting step includes placing the outwardly facing surface of the overhang of the second planar portion of the clip against the outwardly facing surface of the second building member; c) fastening the overhang portion of the clip to the second building member; and d) inserting a fourth building member into the elongate gap of the clip.