Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Sunday, 12 August 2018: NEWisconsin

I finally finished gathering the papers for 2017 taxes.
We’ve asked several local people for their advice on an accountant/tax person and we called a few to see if we could get a feel.  We went to H&R Block last year, but I want to have our person.  We will need an accountant in Mexico and we already have our lawyer there.  How much overlaps remains to be determined at this point.



The biggest thing going on lately hasn’t been concrete. Instead, it has been the countertop.  Jason came over a few days ago to cut off all the edges of the existing countertop.  Since that will remain and the granite will be placed on top, it needs to be a bit smaller so it will not be visible.  We put up plastic all over everything so as to keep the dust to a minimum.  Justin said the house looked like a “kill room”from Dexter (the popular crime drama that I can’t even watch because it is too creepy).
That left me to paint under and all around before the next steps.



Paul, from Bay Area Granite and Marble, came over on Wednesday to complete the task of templating.  He had his magical  gizmos that helped him do his exact measuring.  It was rewarding to see the actual application of all the CAD programs we taught in schools.  Paul left with a sketch of exactly what we wanted but when we received the actual design from the shop technicians, it wasn’t even close. 
 

  
We called and there was a major breakdown in communication so we headed to Bay Area Granite to resolve our concerns.  Anthony was wonderful.  He was knowledgeable and very professional as he tweeked the design to meet our specifications.  What a mess!
 
 







On Friday, Jason (and Parker) came back over to install the support brackets.  Unfortunately this time, we didn’t put up the plastic and oh ... my ... goodness  — What a mess!

There was saw dust everywhere!  And even with me holding the shop vac right under the router saw.  Good thing
Space behind the sink is finally filled in.  We are getting close?

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