Foam insulation board with edge sealer
Disclosed herein are embodiments of foam backing panels for use with lap siding and configured for mounting on a building. Also disclosed are lap siding assemblies and products of lap sidings. One such embodiment of the foam backing panel comprises a rear face configured to contact the building, a front face configured for attachment to the lap siding, alignment means for aligning the lap siding relative to the building, means for providing a shadow line, opposing vertical side faces, a top face extending between a top edge of the front face and rear face and a bottom face extending between a bottom edge of the front face and rear face. At least one of the faces includes a pre-installed adhesive for joining adjacent panels together.
1. A foam insulation board comprising:
a front face and a rear face;
a first side face and a second side face;
a top face and a bottom face; and
a plurality of registration ribs positioned longitudinally across the front face and spaced equidistantly from each other, each registration rib running from the first side face to the second side face;
wherein the top face includes a top joining element, and the bottom face includes a bottom joining element complementary in shape to the top joining element;
wherein the first side face includes a first joining element, and the second side face includes a second joining element complementary in shape to the first joining element;
wherein an adhesive is present on at least one face of the top joining element, the bottom joining element, the first joining element, or the second joining element; and wherein the adhesive is covered with a pull-off strip.
2. The foam insulation board of claim 1 , wherein the top joining element is a tongue, and the one face with the adhesive is a front face of the tongue.
3. The foam insulation board of claim 1 , wherein the top joining element is a tongue, and the one face with the adhesive is an upper face of the tongue.
4. The foam insulation board of claim 1 , wherein the bottom joining element is a groove, and the one face with the adhesive is a rear face of the groove.
5. The foam insulation board of claim 1 , wherein the bottom joining element is a groove, and the one face with the adhesive is a lower face of the groove.
6. The foam insulation board of claim 1 , wherein the second joining element is a tongue, and the one face with the adhesive is a front face of the tongue.
7. The foam insulation board of claim 1 , wherein the second joining element is a tongue, and the one face with the adhesive is a sideward face of the tongue.
8. The foam insulation board of claim 1 , wherein the first joining element is a groove, and the one face with the adhesive is a rear face of the groove.
9. The foam insulation board of claim 1 , wherein the first joining element is a groove, and the one face with the adhesive is a sideward face of the groove.
10. The foam insulation board of claim 1 , wherein the one face with the adhesive is a front face of the joining element.
11. The foam insulation board of claim 1 , wherein the one face with the adhesive is a rear face of the joining element.
12. The foam insulation board of claim 1 , wherein the one face with the adhesive is a sideward face of the joining element.
13. The foam insulation board of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is a UV curable adhesive, a hot melt adhesive, a thermosetting or thermoplastic adhesive, a pressure sensitive adhesive, or a solvent-based adhesive.
14. The foam insulation board of claim 1 , wherein the rear face of the foam board further comprises drainage grooves.
15. The foam insulation board of claim 1 , wherein the foam board is made of expanded polystyrene.
16. The foam insulation board of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of relative distance markers positioned longitudinally across the front face and spaced equidistantly.
17. The foam insulation board of claim 1 , further comprising a first set and a second set of relative distance markers positioned longitudinally across the front face, the first set of relative distance markers having a first distance between adjacent markers, the second set of relative distance markers having a second distance between adjacent markers, the first distance being different from the second distance.