CPC E04C 2/296 (2013.01) [B32B 3/06 (2013.01); B32B 21/00 (2013.01); B32B 21/02 (2013.01); B32B 21/06 (2013.01); B32B 21/14 (2013.01); E04B 1/625 (2013.01); E04B 1/64 (2013.01); E04B 1/665 (2013.01); E04B 1/68 (2013.01); E04B 1/6803 (2013.01); E04B 1/762 (2013.01); E04B 2/56 (2013.01); E04B 7/00 (2013.01); E04B 7/22 (2013.01); E04C 2/02 (2013.01); E04C 2/24 (2013.01); E04C 2/246 (2013.01); E04C 2/38 (2013.01); E04C 2/46 (2013.01); E04D 3/35 (2013.01); E04D 3/351 (2013.01); E04D 3/355 (2013.01); E04D 12/00 (2013.01); E04D 13/1618 (2013.01); B32B 2307/7265 (2013.01); B32B 2307/744 (2013.01); B32B 2419/06 (2013.01); B32B 2607/00 (2013.01); E04B 2103/04 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49629 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24355 (2015.01); Y10T 428/249982 (2015.04)] | 33 Claims |
1. A panelized sheathing system of a building structure, the system comprising:
(a) at least two adjacent structural panels, wherein the structural panels comprise oriented strand board, plywood, particleboard, medium density fiberboard, or wafer board panels, each panel including an outer surface, an inner surface, at least one edge extending therebetween, and a resin-impregnated paper barrier layer, each barrier layer secured to the outer surface of the respective panel during manufacture of the panel, and each panel aligned with the at least one edge proximate to the at least one edge of the adjacent panel and defining a joint between the two adjacent panels,
wherein each panel with the secured barrier layer has a water vapor permeance from about 0.1 to about 12 U.S. perms as determined by ASTM E96 procedure B (at 73 degrees F.-50% RH); and
(b) a tape sealing the joint between the two adjacent panels.
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