Claims
- 1. Method of forming a building wall, said method comprising the steps of:forming a building panel; said step of forming a building panel comprising: providing a face sheet member for said building panel; forming, from said face sheet member: a first portion of a reveal in said building panel; and a second portion of said reveal at a preselectably variable distance with respect to said first portion; whereby said face sheet member establishes a size and position of said reveal; thereafter registering said first portion of said reveal; and providing said building panel with at least one connector comprising at least one of: at least one male connector and at least one female connector; providing an additional building panel, said additional building panel comprising at least one connector comprising at least one of: at least one female connector and at least one male connector; connecting said at least one connector of said building panel with said at least one of connector of said additional building panel to form an outer joint; locating a means for diverting liquid at said outer joint; said liquid diverting means comprising a gutter; said gutter having first and second ends; said liquid diverting means further comprising at least one aperture disposed between said first and second ends of said gutter; wherein said at least one aperture is adapted to provide fluid communication with the ambient atmosphere and provide pressure equalization for said gutter.
- 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said registering is carried out in preparation for the introduction of an insulative material.
- 3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of introducing an insulative material and disposing the insulative material adjacent said reveal.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of Ser. No. 09/196050 filed Nov. 19, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,253,511.
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