Frameless construction using single and double plenum panels
A method of constructing a building comprising the steps of attaching a first panel to a second panel. The first panel is one of a single plenum panel and a multi-plenum panel and the second panel is one of a single plenum panel and a multi-plenum panel.
1. A method of fastening a ventilated panel having a plenum space between an exterior sheet and an interior sheet to one of another ventilated panel and a supporting structure comprising:
inserting a toothed screw into both the ventilated panel and the one of another ventilated panel and supporting structure by drilling through the exterior sheet with the toothed screw and attaching the toothed screw to the interior sheet;
wherein the toothed screw includes an enlarged head with a plurality of cutting teeth fixedly attached to and extending downward from the head parallel to and in a same direction as a shank, and radially spaced from the shank.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the toothed screw is inserted into both the ventilated panel and the supporting structure.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the cutting teeth are radially spaced from a screw thread on the shank.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the cutting teeth attach to an outer perimeter of the flat head.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the cutting teeth are between 2 and 16 in number.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the cutting teeth are between 2 to 4 in number.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the cutting teeth extend a length equal to a thickness of the exterior sheet of ventilated panel to be fastened.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the cutting teeth extend a length equal to a thickness of two sheets of a ventilated panel to be fastened, and the cutting teeth create a wooden plug when the toothed screw is drilled through the exterior sheet.