Patent ID: 7934352

Claim:
A method for installing a paneling unit, said method comprising: providing a siding panel comprised of: (a) a tongue; (b) a groove; and (c) multiple courses extending between said tongue and said groove; securing a backing portion to said siding panel to form a unit, said backing portion comprised of: (a) a front surface adjacent to said siding panel and substantially mating with said multiple courses of said siding panel; (b) a plurality of drainage grooves on a rear surface such that said plurality of drainage grooves are oriented on said rear surface of said backing portion to provide a drainage or ventilation pathway; (c) a top portion; and (d) a bottom portion defining a channel on said rear surface; installing said unit on a building structure wherein at least a portion of said plurality of drainage grooves on said rear surface of said backing portion are adapted to form at least a segment of a substantially continuous drainage groove with a rear surface of a backing portion of an adjacent, substantially similar paneling unit when installed such that said tongue of said siding panel is adapted to be received in a groove of a siding panel of said adjacent, substantially similar paneling unit, and said top portion of said backing portion is adapted to be received in a channel of a bottom portion of a backing portion of said adjacent, substantially similar paneling unit.