Patent ID: 6851133

Claim:
A shower enclosure comprising: a shower drain, framing members, a shower pan, a shower floor, a sloped mortar bed, spacers or mortar piers, and sheets of non-porous material; wherein said sheets of non-porous material cover the interior of said shower enclosure, said sloped mortar bed is located between the foundation of the structure into which said shower enclosure is installed and said shower pan, said mortar piers are located between said shower pan and said shower floor, and said spacers are located between said framing members and said sheets of non-porous material; and wherein said shower enclosure additionally comprises one or more of: (spacer materials between said framing members and said sheets of non-porous material creating a void above said shower pan into the air space between said framing members; a directional flow flashing between said spacer materials and the joint of said sheets of non-porous material; spacers to create a void for air circulation between said shower floor and said shower pan floor; a space between said shower floor periphery and the walls of said shower pan; spacers to create a void for air circulation between said shower floor and said shower pan floor, a space between said shower floor periphery and the walls of said shower pan, and a slope of said shower floor toward said shower drain; a slope of said framing member's horizontal members toward said shower drain; a coverage of said framing member's horizontal members by said shower pan; a weep line positioned between said shower pan floor and said shower floor to permit injection of mold inhibiting chemicals.