Certainteed Corporation

Mark J Dunmire

Mark G Suchyna

David J Stucky

Brian W Kirn

Thomas Charles Gilbert

Kenneth David Bosler

Robert L Goetz

Christopher B Pietruczynik

Jason Ferris

The present disclosure relates generally to building surface panels, for example, suitable for covering a support structure of a building. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a building surface panel including a hollow panel body, a fastening strip attached to the panel body, and an overhang attached to the panel body and extending along the lower side of the building surface panel. The building surface panel includes a rear-facing engagement surface disposed at the upper side of the building surface panel and a front-facing engagement surface disposed at the lower side of the building surface panel. The front facing engagement surface is configured to engage a rear facing engagement surface of a lower neighboring building surface panel.

Hollow building surface panel and building surface system

A building product which includes a hollow extrudate, unitary reinforcing ribs resisting collapse of the hollow extrudate and, in an embodiment, an exterior surface comprises a low gloss, textured pattern having a gloss level of less than about 50 on a 60&#xb0; glossmeter, in which the textured pattern extends for about 2-20 feet. Methods and an apparatus for manufacturing such products are also provided by this invention.

Exterior building material having a hollow thin wall profile and an embossed low gloss surface

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Buffalo, NY, United States of America

Mark J Dunmire