Patent ID: 7784222

Claim:
A system for siding a building comprising: at least two siding pieces each including an end that abuts the other of the siding pieces; a slip sheet that includes a lip that catches a top surface of at least one of the siding pieces of the two siding pieces, the slip sheet positioned behind the at least two siding pieces and backing the abutting ends of the at least two siding pieces; and a trim flashing apparatus comprising: a substantially C-shaped trim portion including a visible first surface, a second surface configured to abut a portion of a siding piece, and a third surface, wherein the second surface includes a front edge and a back edge, the second surface extending from a top edge of the visible first surface and being substantially perpendicular to the visible first surface, and the third surface extending from a bottom edge of the visible first surface and being substantially perpendicular to the visible first surface and substantially parallel to the second surface, the second surface being spaced from the third surface, wherein no portion of the third surface abuts the second surface, and wherein no other portion of the trim flashing apparatus other than the first surface extends between the second and third surfaces; and a flashing portion attached to the trim portion, the flashing portion sufficiently thin so that at least a portion of the flashing portion is covered by at least one of the two siding pieces, wherein the flashing portion extends from the back edge of the second surface of the trim portion in a direction away from the third surface of the trim portion, the flashing portion being substantially parallel to the visible first surface extending from the front edge of the second surface of the trim portion.