Apparatus and method for substrate-backed porcelain

A porcelain panel assembly, comprising:

• two or more construction panels cut from a porcelain panel product, each of the two or more construction panels having a frontside surface opposite a backside surface and a set in region extending between and connected to the frontside surface and the backside surface, the backside surface to be adhesively affixed to a structural element when installed, the porcelain panel product defined by:
• a porcelain sheet having a frontside surface with a first surface area opposite a backside surface, the frontside surface equivalent to a frontside surface of the porcelain panel product and to the frontside surface of the associated construction panel;
• and
• a substrate sheet including a foam board material, the substrate sheet having a frontside surface and a backside surface, the frontside surface of the substrate sheet positioned in abutting contact with the backside surface of the porcelain sheet with adhesive material therebetween such that edges of the substrate sheet extend beyond edges of the first surface area of the porcelain sheet to define a set in region, thereby to allow the set in region to be visible when viewing the porcelain sheet from the frontside and to enhance resistance against fracture when the porcelain panel product is transported and fitted, the backside surface of the substrate sheet equivalent to a backside surface of the porcelain panel product and to the backside surface of the associated construction panel.