How long does it take to reinstall Mountain Lion on a new hard drive?

Due to performance/corruption issues, I erased my MacBook pro's hard drive. Now, I'm attempting to reinstall Mountain Lion (then do the upgrade to Mavericks). However, after about 5 hours of it doing the reinstall and downloading files (I have it connected to a network cable), I went to bed.
At some point during the night, the process seems to have timed out. Evidently, I will need to start from the beginning of the installation process.
My Questions:
How long should I take?
Is there a way I can prevent the MacBook from going into sleep mode so I can leave it unattended?
Since I've worked in corporate IT, I'm more than familiar with the Windows reinstall process and generally know what's going on and how long portions of an installation should take. Is there a way I can have the installation tell me what's going on?
Any other tips/tricks or general information?
Thank you for any assistance.
Rich

Wish I had your DSL speed. iTunes suggests I have about 7 1/2 hours still to go! Just glad it is giving it it's best shot.
Thanks for your reply.

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