Patent ID: 8578660

Claim:
A universal skirt board comprising: a base having at least one ridge extending away from the base in a first direction, and a projection extending in the first direction; a top flange section positionable adjacent to the base; an overhang section positionable adjacent to the base defining a drip edge; a sealing flange attached to the top flange section; and wherein the at least one ridge is formed to rest on a top of a base board; and wherein the projection is sized and configured to fit into a slot defined in the top of the base board to provide an interference connection; and wherein the sealing flange comprises a gasket and a lower edge, the lower edge located between the gasket and the top flange section; and wherein the lower edge comprises a support structure that is sized and configured to form a seal with the gasket when a force exerted on an exterior surface of the gasket causes an interior surface of the gasket to be compressed against the lower edge.