The new shower was put in shortly after with a 3" thick concrete shower pan, walls lined with hardi and travertine tile installed.

I did almost the same thing to a T in PA this past fall (later than ideal) and had very good coverage in less than three weeks.

Thanks again.I hope the microphone idea pans out, it was very difficult to hear a lot of people.

I learned you don't put too much in your pan at once.

lets get behind America made.As we know big auto thought it would never sell.. well guess what now big auto is way behind the power curve and they are all running real hard to catch up.. and Detroit just puts out big golf carts.. little tin box s with no real range or super charger.. 

I got a sweet deal on a $70,000 house in Birmingham with a tin roof. 

Yearly inspections went smooth until a new (young) inspector started and "failed" the rental due to "dirty drip pans" on the stove, "mold" (mildew) around the tub in one of the bathtubs and a cracked toilet in the second bathroom.  

Shooting from the hip the shower is likely more expensive, there isn't a significant price difference between a shower pan and bath tub, the square footage of tile on the wall is very similar (unless it is a bigger party shower) but to do the shower right you have to install the glass door which will run a few hundred installed.

Ordinarily, a problem you have in replacing a water heater is that you want to slide the new water heater into the drain pan, but you need to get it over the edge of the pan and not smash the pan.

A 4 bedroom house occupant will likely have kids and get way more use out of a dw than a little more space for their pans.