CA1189672A

CA1189672A - Wall construction

Info

Publication number: CA1189672A
Application number: CA000424786A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Joseph Charniga
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1983-03-29
Filing date: 1983-03-29
Publication date: 1985-07-02

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
An exterior load bearing wall construction having horizontally spaced vertically standing studding and outer and inner wall portions supported thereon, a plurality of closely spaced scallops formed in the inner surfaces of said studding to form narrow transverse areas therebetween, said outer wall portion extending only partially into areas of said wall construction between said outer wall portion and said inner wall portion and openings in said inner wall portion for ventilating said air space.

Description

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WALI CONSTRUCTION
Background of the Invention (1) Field of the Invention:
This invention relates to wall construction such as used in frame building construction exterior walls and the like.

(2) Description of the Prior Art:
Prior art wall structures have us~Ially employed wooden studding with flat inner and outcr surfaces and havc located the insulating board or sheathing and the lath and plater or drywall directIy aqainst the flat surfaces of the studcling. A number of different wall construc-tions have also been proposed in the past. See for example applicant's (Joseph Charniga~ U.S. Pat. 4,031,681 of June 28,1977; U.S. Pat, 2,118,237~

G. S:Layer,et al of ~y 2~, 1938 and U.S. Pat. 3,611,653, D.L. ~Lnn of Oct. 12, 1971, In applicant's patent 4,031,681 a wall construction is disclosed having scalloped exterior surfaces of studding enga~ing the exterior wall material. The inner surface oF the studding is flat onto which drywall or lath and plaster construction is secured.
Ih U.S. Patent 2,11~,237 a partition is shown having studs with many very small grooves in the stud ed~es thereby decreasin~ the amount of surface contact with both the inner and outer parts of the wall structure.

In U.S. Patent 3,611,653 a sound attenuation wall partition is clisclosed wherein a metal stud system has a series of projecting tabs so that the interior wall is spaced with respect to the studs of the wall. The tal>s are provided with foam pads.
The present invention provides an exterior load bearing wall wherein the inner wall material such as lath and plaster or drywall is supported in limited surface contact with the studding allowing circulation of the air between the cavities normally formed by the studs. Additional 2~ vent openings are provided in the interior wall material and in the ~`

lower plate of the wall so that warm air can circulate witl-in the wall cavity providing a warm wall interior. The limited surface contact between the inner and exterior walls results from the formation of a plurality of closely spaced transverse scallops in the studding. The exterior insulating board, foam and siding therefore remain at the exterior temperature with the inner heated wall being at room tempera-ture.
Summary of the Invention A wall construction incorporating spaced vertical studding, the inner surfaces of which are provided with a plurality of transverse shallow scallops in closely spaced relation to one another receives and isolates an interior lath and plater or drywall material from the exterior wall material with a minimum of contact between the studding and the interior wall material. The outer or opposite surface of the studding is flat and directly engaged against insulating board, foam and exterior siding or the like so as to form the isolated exterior wall. Openings are provided in the interior wall and in the lower portion of the wall t Air circulation is thus provided in the interior o-f the wall.
Description of the Drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a wall construction Formed in accordance with the l.nve~nt.ion;
Figure 2 is a vertical section on an enlarged scale through a wall construction incorporating the invention, and;
Figure 3 is an enlarged detailed portion oF the exterior wall seen in Figul-e 1.
Description of the Preferred Embodiment 28 By reFerring to the drawings and Figure 1 in particular, it will 67~
be seen that a wall construction such as an exterior load bearing wall has been disclosed and wherein a subfloor lO or the like of a building is disclosed and supports a lower plate ll with a plurality of studding 12 standing vertically thereon in spaced relation to one another and extending upwardly and receiving a double upper plate construction 13 on their uppermost ends. Each of the studding 12 has a flat outer surface 14 and a contoured interior surface 15 formed by a plurality of closely spaced transversely arranged shallow scallops 16. The lower plate 11, the double upper plate 13 and the studding 14 are formed of 2 x 4's as known in the art.
An insulating fiberboard 17 is positioned on the flat outer sur-Faces 14 of the studding 12 with a foam board 18 secured to the exterior surface of the insulating board 17. Exterior siding l9 or the like is attached to the foam board 18 by fasteners which pass through the foam board and insulating board respectively to the studding 12. An interior wall 20, shown as being formed of drywall, is secured to the studding 12 between the transversely arranged shallow scallops 16.
Referring to Figure 2 of the drawings, a basement wall 21 is seen supporting a joist member 22 onto which the subfloor lQ is resting.
A finished floor 23 is positioned on top oF the subfloor lO adiacent the lower plate ll of the wall structure. A basement area 2L~ can be seen to communicate with the interior of the wall construction throu~h an opening in the lower plate 11 and subfloor lO covered with a fire screen 25. Openings in the intcrior wall 20 have grills 26 and 27 secured thereon to allow the passage of interior air into and through the wall structure. An insulating bat 28 is positioned within the wall construction and is preferably of a type having a foil backing which 2~ provides a moisture and radiant insulating barrier. The insulation bat 28 _.5_ ;7~

is positioned within the wall construction adjacent the exterior wall insulating board 17 and is o-f a size that allows for an air space be-tween it and the interior wall 20.
Referring now to Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings, it will be noted that the temperature of the lath and plaster or interior wall 20 will generally conform with that of the room partially defined thereby in the building construction in which the invention is used. It will also be seen that the circulation of warm air from the interior of the building structure and the base~ent area 24 into the wall construction provldes a cross flow pattern through the contoured interior surface 15 of the studding 12, thereby circulating within the entire wall construction and maintainin~ the interior wall 20 at the temperature of the room.
The dissipation of heat through the relatively small surface areas defined by the contoured surface 15 of the studdina to the exterior wall material is greatly reduced thereby increasing the insulating effectiveness of the wall construction. There is little or no travel of moisture frorn the inner warm wall to the exterior waTl because they are at substantially the same temperature. The present invention therefore primarily relates to the formation of an exterior bearing wall construction which is internally warm and which forms a weather and temperature barrier from the exterior thereof by reason of the siding 19, the air spaces there-beneath and relatively thick foam board 1~ and insulatinrJ board 17 and the insulating bat 2~, all of which is in very limited contact with the interior wall 20 by reason of the transversely arranged shallow scallops 16 in the studding 12. This also stops sound transmission.
It will be understood that scallops can be formed in the inner surfaces of the plates 11 and 13 so that the interior wall 20 is further isolated 2~ from the remainder of the wall construction.

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Although but one embodimen~ o-E the present invention has been illustrated and descrlbed, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit o:E the invention.

Claims

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. An improvement in an exterior load bearing wall construction having horizontally spaced vertically stand-ing studding and outer and inner wall portions supported thereon, said improvement comprising the formation of said outer wall portion consisting of at least two layers of insulating board and at least one layer of insulating batting and an exterior surfacing material, a plurality of closely spaced scallops formed in the inner surfaces of said studding to form narrow transverse areas therebetween, said inner wall portion comprising dry wall and the like positioned against said narrow transverse portions of said studding, upper and lower plates positioned on the upper and lower ends of said studding, said outer wall portion extend-ing only partially into areas of said wall construction between said studding so as to provide air spaces between said outer wall portion and said inner wall portion and openings in said inner wall portion for ventilating said air spaces.

2. The improvement in an exterior load bearing wall construction set forth in Claim 1 and wherein openings are formed in said lower plate to provide increased ventilation in said air spaces.

3. The improvement in an exterior load bearing wall construction set forth in Claim 1 and wherein said layer of insulating batting of said outer wall portion has a foil backing providing a moisture and radiant insulating barrier facing said inner wall portion.

4. The improvement in an exterior load bearing wall construction set forth in Claim 1 and wherein said openings in said inner wall portion are arranged in the upper and lower portions thereof respectively so as to provide a thermal actuated flow of ventilating air through said air spaces.