Patent ID: 6619004
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: E04B,E04F,E06B

Abstract:
A water draining exterior wall structure for a building having a building framework, said wall structure comprising:a plurality of prefabricated panel sections secured to a building framework to form a wall surface wherein each panel section includes: a support structure for attachment to the framework of a building, said support structure having a water barrier deck substantially co-extensive with the support structure, said deck having an outer surface; a plurality of fascia panels attached to and overlying said outer surface of said water barrier deck; means for attaching said fascia panels to said water barrier deck so that a gap is provided between said deck and each fascia panel; and a gutter disposed and extending along the bottom of said support structure for collecting water entering the gap and carrying the collected water to a drainage end of said gutter so that water can drain out of said panel section; a plurality of water drainage dams, each dam being located in a joint between adjacent panel sections below a said drainage end of a said gutter of a said panel section located immediately above said adjacent panel sections, each dam including a strip of caulk located in the joint between the vertically disposed sides of adjacent panel sections, said strip of caulk sealing the joint and extending downwardly along said sides of said panel sections from the back surfaces of said adjacent panel sections to the front surfaces of said adjacent panel sections so as to facilitate the drainage of water out of the dam, each said d also (1) receiving water having drained out of the gutter located immediately above it and (2) directing the received water out of the joint in which said dam is located, thereby draining water from said wall structure; and means for sealing the joints between adjacent edges of aid fascia panels.