Corner piece for siding system

Abstract

According to one aspect, a corner siding piece for covering a structure corner adjacent shake shingle impression siding includes a field modifiable fill strip along the top edge of a first panel. The field modifiable fill strip can be modified such that a top edge of a fill strip aligns with the bottom edge of a shake shingle impression above and adjacent a shake shingle impression leading to a more aesthetically pleasing appearance.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A corner siding piece for covering a structure corner adjacent shake shingle impression siding, the corner siding piece comprising:
 a first panel comprising a first top edge, a first bottom edge, a first side edge and a first corner edge,   a second panel comprising a second top edge, a second bottom edge, a second side edge and a second corner edge,   the second corner edge and the first corner edge defining a corner shared by the first panel and the second panel, and   a fill strip comprising a fill strip top edge, a first fill strip side edge, and a second fill strip side edge, wherein the fill strip projects upwardly from the first top edge, and wherein the fill strip comprises a series of removeable segments.   
     
     
         2 . The corner siding piece of  claim 1 , wherein the first fill strip side edge is contiguous with the first side edge of the first panel. 
     
     
         3 . The corner siding piece of  claim 1 , wherein the first panel has a first panel width and the second panel has a second panel width, wherein the second panel width is less than or equal to the first panel width. 
     
     
         4 . The corner siding piece of  claim 1 , wherein the removable segments of the fill strip are oriented horizontally and are vertically separated from one another. 
     
     
         5 . The corner siding piece of  claim 4 , wherein the removable segments of the fill strip are vertically separated by guide marks on an interior surface of the corner siding piece. 
     
     
         6 . The corner siding piece of  claim 1 , wherein the corner siding piece comprises polymer, wood, metal, fiber, a composite, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The corner siding piece of  claim 6 , wherein the metal comprises steel or aluminum, and wherein the polymer comprises PVC, polypropylene, vinyl, ASA, AES, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         8 . A method of making the corner siding piece of  claim 1 , wherein the method comprises a process comprising injection molding, compression, molding, vacuum forming, roll forming, stamping, rotary molding, blow molding, casting, extrusion, or co-extrusion. 
     
     
         9 . A siding system for a structure including a first wall and a second wall mating at a structure corner, the system comprising:
 a first plurality of siding panels configured to be applied to the first wall, each siding panel of the first plurality comprising a course of shake shingle impressions having variable bottom edges of variable height relative to a top edge of each siding panel,   the siding panels being lineally terminable to coordinate with the predetermined horizontal extent of the walls mating at the structure corner, and   a plurality of corner pieces, the corner pieces configured for application to the structure corner adjacent the first plurality of siding panels, wherein the plurality of corner pieces comprises primary corner pieces and secondary corner pieces, and   wherein the primary corner pieces comprise the corner siding piece of  claim 1 .   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the secondary corner pieces comprise:
 a third panel comprising a third top edge, a third bottom edge, a third side edge and a third corner edge,   a fourth panel comprising a fourth top edge, a fourth bottom edge, a fourth side edge and a fourth corner edge, and   the fourth corner edge and the third corner edge defining a corner shared by the third panel and the fourth panel,   wherein the bottom edge of the secondary corner pieces overlaps the top edge of the primary corner pieces.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the third panel has a third panel width and the fourth panel has a fourth panel width, wherein the fourth panel width is greater than or equal to the third panel width. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the secondary corner pieces are vertically adjacent the primary corner pieces. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the secondary corner pieces do not comprise a fill strip. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the secondary corner pieces comprise a second fill strip. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the second fill strip comprises a second series of removeable segments. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the secondary corner pieces comprise polymer, wood, metal, fiber, a composite, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the metal comprises steel or aluminum, and wherein the polymer comprises PVC, polypropylene, vinyl, ASA, AES, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the system comprises a series of primary and secondary corner pieces, and wherein the series comprises alternating sets of primary and secondary corner pieces. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the fill strips of each of the primary corner pieces are configured to be modified such that the fill strip top edge is aligned with a bottom edge of a shake shingle impression of the first plurality of siding panels above and adjacent to the primary corner pieces. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising a second plurality siding panels configured to be applied to the second wall, each siding panel of the second plurality comprising a course of shake shingle impressions having variable bottom edges of height relative to a top edge of each siding panel, the siding panels being lineally terminable to coordinate with the predetermined horizontal extent of the walls mating at the structure corner. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein the secondary corner pieces do not include a fill strip and the top edge of the fourth panel of the secondary corner piece is aligned with a bottom edge of a shake shingle impression of the second plurality of siding panels above and adjacent to the secondary corner pieces. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein each of the secondary corner pieces comprises a second fill strip and the second fill strips of each of the secondary corner pieces are configured to be modified such that a top edge of the second fill strip is aligned with a bottom edge of a shake shingle impression of the secondary plurality of siding panels above and adjacent to the primary corner pieces. 
     
     
         23 . A method of siding a structure at a structure corner using the system of  claim 9 , the method comprising the steps of:
 fastening the first plurality of siding panels to the first wall,   fastening the second plurality of siding panels to the second wall,   attaching the primary and secondary corner pieces to the structure corner in a vertically alternating fashion after the steps of fastening the first and second pluralities of siding panels to the first and second walls, and   aligning the fill strip top edge with a bottom edge of a shake shingle impression of the first plurality of siding panels above and adjacent to the primary corner pieces.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , where the siding panels of the first plurality of siding panels and second plurality of siding panels include a number of shake shingle impressions having variable contours such that the location of the bottom edge of each shake shingle impression varies relative to the top edge of the siding panels. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the step of aligning comprises removing a portion of the fill strips of the primary corner pieces. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the top edge of the fourth panel of the secondary corner piece is aligned with a bottom edge of a shake shingle impression of the second plurality of siding panels above and adjacent to the secondary corner pieces.