Patent ID: 8789217

Claim:
A method of installing a tiled shower within an area bounded by a subfloor and stud framing, the subfloor including a plumbing connection communicating with a sewer line, the method including the steps of: setting a prefabricated leak-proof shower module in place on the subfloor within the area bounded by the stud framing; mounting a prefabricated shower bench adjacent to the stud framing, the shower bench including: a substantially horizontal seating member; and a first sidewall extending downwardly from the seating member, the first sidewall defining an upper edge and a lower edge, the upper edge being connected to the seating member, the lower edge aligned in registry with an upper edge of a sidewall of the prefabricated shower module such that an inner surface of the sidewall of the prefabricated shower module is substantially coplanar with an inner surface of the first sidewall of the bench so as to form a substantially continuous surface over which finishing material such as shower tile may be installed; and installing at least one of tile, stone and marble on the sidewall of the module and the first sidewall, thereby resulting in at least a partially tiled shower.