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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2018
Certainteed Llc, Malvern, PA (US);
Christopher Michael Colyn, Jackson, MI (US);
Ashley A. Schultz, Jackson, MI (US);
Robert T. Clark, Philadelphia, PA (US);
CertainTeed LLC, Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
One aspect of the disclosure is a method of installing siding to a siding accessory using an installation aid. The method includes mounting and fastening at least one siding accessory to a surface, placing a siding panel onto the surface, the siding panel having a first side, a second side, a top edge, and a bottom edge, locking the siding panel into place, placing at least one installation aid between the first side and/or the second side of the siding panel and the at least one siding accessory, the installation aid having at least one projection spaced to create a gap between the first or second side of the siding panel and the at least one siding accessory to allow for expansion and contraction of the siding panel, sliding the siding panel over to the at least one siding accessory, and fastening the siding panel to the surface. Various embodiments of installation aids are also disclosed.