Patent ID: 8291677
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: E04D,E04F

Abstract:
1. A method of constructing a structure for drainage under decks that have joists, the structure forming a continuous ceiling concealing the joists; the method comprising: connecting a set of hanging components to hang from respective joists under a deck; the act of connecting the hanging components including: at least one of the hanging components having one of a U-shape and an inverted T-shape with at least one leg and at least one arm, the first portion being the leg and the second portion being the arm; the second portion being below the respective joist; and connecting a set of panels with the second portion of said hanging components with a plurality of second fasteners so that the panels are under the joists; at least one panel in the set having an upper surface with at least one corrugation extending in a corrugation direction; the act of connecting the panels including, for at least one of the panels: after the acts of connecting the hanging components and the panels, the upper surfaces of panels in the set being sloped from a high part to a low part in a slope direction not perpendicular to the corrugation direction; the upper surfaces having a slope sufficient that drainage across the upper surfaces occurs from the high part to the low part; the act of connecting the panels further including: