Patent ID: 7987650

Claim:
A method of repairing a building surface, comprising: a) providing a clip for repairing building surfaces, the clip including: i) a first generally planar elongate portion having an inner face and an outer face; ii) a second generally planar elongate portion having an inner face and an outer face, wherein the first generally planar elongate portion and second generally planar elongate portion are joined to define an elongate gap between the inner faces of the first and second elongate portions, wherein the clip has a “J” shaped cross-section, wherein the second generally elongate portion extends beyond the first generally planar elongate portion to form an overhang that completes the “J” shaped cross section, the overhang having an inwardly facing surface with respect to the elongate gap and an outwardly facing surface; 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.