Patent ID: 7726080

Claim:
A tile floor that has an under-floor storage unit, intended for use in a bathroom or kitchen of a residence, comprising: a tile floor supported by one or more under-floor support members; an under-floor storage unit with a storage compartment and a compartment lid, supported by one or more of the under-floor support members; wherein: the compartment lid includes one or more floor tiles on top; the under-floor storage unit has a lip resting above an under-floor support member, and has, at an outer periphery of the lip, a trough for catching liquids; the storage compartment has walls and a floor; and the one or more floor tiles on top of the compartment lid are at a level of other tiles of the tile floor; whereby the under-floor storage unit provides for storage of items, below the level of the tiles of the tile floor, in the storage compartment.