Days 1-3:

Lots of dust and debris later, we have a mostly clean slate. Nasty linoleum out, prefab shower surround out, thank goodness. We've run 3/4" water lines from the main plumbing stack (was 1/2") to feed the Kohler WaterTiles we're putting in the shower.

The Kohler cast iron shower receptor we put in is even better than we thought it was going to be, feels great underfoot and looks nice with the tile we picked out. One nice surprise was that there's a foot of space inside the right wall that we'll use to build in a shower bench.

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... also, our toilet came in! We already have one and love it. For now, it's hanging out in the dining room downstairs.

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lol, I saw that toilet sitting on the carpet and thought, oh, no! No carpet in the bathroom! Then read that it's in the dining room. :) Looking good, good luck with the remodel.

Are you going with a glass door or curtain when the shower's done? We're thinking of replacing our shower with a tiled surround and cast iron or base, but the associate at Ferguson we're working with said she had never seen a glass door-iron base combo and didn't know if it would work. Looking forward to seeing more progress!

It'll be a frameless glass pivot shower door, there's extra blocking in the walls to hold everything up and I think there's only one or two screws that actually get put into the receptor. A house we saw in the local parade of homes had a similar setup, except their base was recessed into the floor (very cool!).