into the drain body 104 fig4 is a top view of the floor drain assembly of fig2 when the grate 110 is positioned on the channel drain 102 a small gap or integral weep path 118 is formed between one or more of the grate sidewalls 112 and one or more of the sidewalls 105 a of the drain body 104 the integral weep path 118 permits fluid that does not flow through the primary drain path 116 e g through the grate 110 to flow along a secondary drain path to the drain body 104 e g along the flange 106 and through the integral weep path 118 accordingly the channel drain assembly 100 includes two integral drain paths by way of the primary drain path 116 and the weep path 118 fig5 is a perspective view of the channel drain assembly of fig2 showing floor elements when installed in a floor the channel drain assembly 100 requires a plurality of floor elements to be installed along with the channel drain assembly 100 these floor elements include a waterproof membrane 120 a tile adhesive 122 and tile 124 the waterproof membrane 120 is positioned and installed on to the top of and extending outwardly from the membrane flange 106 the waterproof membrane 120 extends about the entire periphery of the flange 106 and can extend out from the membrane flange 106 varying distances dependent upon an installer 39 s desires the waterproof membrane 120 provides a layer of waterproof protection such that fluid that does not drain through the primary drain path.