Reinforced porcelain panel product kit for shower installation

A kit to retrofit a shower enclosure with reinforced porcelain panel product in less than 24 hours, the kit comprising:

• a container;
• and
• a plurality of reinforced porcelain panel products positioned to be associated with the container, each of the plurality of reinforced porcelain panel products having a width of about 31 inches or about 60 inches, each of the plurality of reinforced porcelain panel products including:
• a porcelain slab having a top surface with a first surface area positioned opposite a bottom surface, the porcelain slab having a total surface area defined by a summation of surface areas from all surfaces of the porcelain slab;
• and
• a structural core board including a foam-core material, the structural core board having a top surface opposite a bottom surface and a total surface area defined by a summation of surface areas from all surfaces of the structural core board, the top surface positioned in abutting contact with the bottom surface of the porcelain slab with adhesive material therebetween and such that outer peripheries of the porcelain slab and outer peripheries of the structural core board substantially align with outer peripheries of the first surface area of the porcelain slab, thereby to enhance protection from cracking or chipping when the reinforced porcelain panel product is handled, the bottom surface of the structural core board (a) having a first surface plane substantially parallel to the top surface of the porcelain slab and (b) to be attached to a mounting surface when installed, the structural core board having a thickness greater than the porcelain slab such that the total surface area of the structural core board is greater than the total surface area of the porcelain slab.

A kit with reinforced porcelain panel products for use in shower enclosures, the kit comprising:

• a container;
• and
• two or more reinforced porcelain panel products positioned to be associated with the container, each of the two or more reinforced porcelain panel products includes:
• a porcelain slab having a top surface with a first surface area opposite a bottom surface, the porcelain slab having a total surface area defined by a summation of surface areas from all surfaces of the porcelain slab;
• and
• a structural core board including a foam-core material and having a thickness greater than an associated porcelain slab such that a total surface area of the structural core board is defined by a summation of surface areas from all surfaces of the structural core board is greater than a total surface area of the associated porcelain slab, the structural core board also having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface of the structural core board positioned in abutting contact with the bottom surface of the associated porcelain slab with adhesive material therebetween, thereby to enhance protection from cracking or chipping when the reinforced porcelain panel product is handled, the bottom surface of the structural core board having a first surface plane substantially parallel to the top surface of the associated porcelain slab, and the bottom surface of the structural core board to be attached to a mounting surface when installed, the foam-core material comprising a thermoplastic or a thermoset, the structural core board having a Young's modulus value lower than the porcelain slab, and the Young's modulus value of the structural core board having a range of about 2.0 GPa to about 14.6 GPa.