Ventilated Wall System

Abstract

A ventilated wall system includes a wall frame positioned along a floor and having a bottom plate and a wall stud; a ventilation spacer having first face with at least one groove therein; a span of drywall; and a baseboard. The spacer's first face and at least one of the bottom plate and the wall stud define a first channel extending from one spacer side to the other, and the spacer's bottom and the floor define, at least in part, a second channel extending from the spacer's sides. The bottom can include a second face having at least one slot formed therein, which can form additional channels to enhance the flow of a gas or liquid from one spacer side to another.

1 . A ventilated wall system, comprising:
 a wall frame including a bottom plate having a bottom plate front face, the bottom plate being configured to extend along and abut a floor, and a wall stud having a wall stud front face and a wall stud lower end configured to abut the bottom plate, the wall stud being configured to extend upwardly from and perpendicular to the floor;   a ventilation spacer having a spacer first side, a spacer second side, a spacer top, a spacer bottom configured to abut the floor, a spacer outer face, and a spacer inner face having at least one groove formed therein, the spacer inner face being configured to abut the bottom plate front face and the stud front face;   a span of drywall having a drywall lower portion configured to abut the spacer top, a drywall outer face, and a drywall inner face configured to abut the wall stud front face; and   a baseboard having a baseboard inner face configured to abut at least one of the spacer outer face and the drywall outer face;   wherein the spacer inner face and at least one of the bottom plate front face and the stud front face define a first channel extending from the spacer first side to the spacer second side, and the spacer bottom and the floor define, at least in part, a second channel extending from the spacer first side to the spacer second side.   
     
     
         2 . The ventilated wall system of  claim 1 , wherein the spacer bottom includes a convex shape. 
     
     
         3 . The ventilated wall system of  claim 1 , wherein the spacer inner face includes a plurality of grooves formed therein. 
     
     
         4 . The ventilated wall system of  claim 1 , wherein the second channel is defined by the spacer bottom, the floor, and the bottom plate front face. 
     
     
         5 . The ventilated wall system of  claim 4 , wherein a third channel is defined by the spacer bottom, the floor, and the baseboard inner face, with the third channel extending from the spacer first side to the spacer second side. 
     
     
         6 . The ventilated wall system of  claim 5 , wherein the spacer outer face includes at least one slot formed therein, and the spacer outer face and the baseboard inner face define a fourth channel extending from the spacer first side to the spacer second side. 
     
     
         7 . The ventilated wall system of  claim 1 , wherein the second channel is defined by the spacer bottom, the floor, and the baseboard inner face. 
     
     
         8 . The ventilated wall system of  claim 7 , wherein the spacer outer face includes at least one slot formed therein, and the spacer outer face and the baseboard inner face define a third channel extending from the spacer first side to the spacer second side. 
     
     
         9 . The ventilated wall system of  claim 7 , wherein the spacer bottom includes a convex shape. 
     
     
         10 . The ventilated wall system of  claim 7 , wherein the spacer outer face includes a plurality of slots forms therein. 
     
     
         11 . The ventilated wall system of  claim 10 , wherein the spacer inner face includes a plurality of grooves forms therein.