Patent ID: 8631617

Claim:
A wall paneling system comprising: at least one finish wall panel configured to prevent moisture from entering an interior of the wall panel and having a finish with a predetermined finished characteristic thereon, the at least one finish wall panel having a trim piece for mounting the at least one wall panel to a wall surface; and a drainage system joined to the at least one wall panel, the drainage system having an upward extending wall portion where a channel is formed between the upward extending wall portion and the wall surface, the trim piece extending into the channel between the upward extending wall portion and the wall surface so that the trim piece of the at least one wall panel directs moisture into the drainage system for removal of the moisture away from the at least one wall panel; wherein the drainage system comprises an elongate conduit placed along and substantially covered by peripheral edges of a floor of a room and below a surface of the floor of the room in which the wall paneling system is installed.