I will be using Marblus Granite(408-971-8019)in San Jose. Lucia, the owner, is very professional. I know someone here on GW recently posted that they had "issues" with them. I personally have a friend who used them, and was very happy with their work. At least one other GW member used them and was satisfied with them also. Coincidently, they were also highly recommended from the place where I purchased my granite, InterTile. I will post how everything went once my kitchen is done, couple weeks at the most. Good luck.

Here, for 10 square feet of granite fabricated into the vanity that you describe in an average granite would be around $1200 average, including the granite. That includes the installation of two undermount sinks at around $200 each for the labor charge to mount them, sinks not included. That also includes the charge for the offset cut. We are in a low labor cost area and do not use prefab slabs. Most places are all inclusive, charging stone and labor together, not separated. But, of the few that do labor only, you'd be talking $30-$60 a square foot, depending on the stone and the complexity of the job. A more expensive stone is more expensive to fabricate because of the "insurance" factor. I can easily see the labor price between my location and yours doubling.

I live in SoCal and would suggest Yosemite book what you can now but know that Oakhurst is a good hour out of the valley Portola and Mariposa are closer. Leaving Portland I could easy spend 3 days on the road to SF and seeing SF Nights 4-5 Yosemite I would take at least two days in Yosemite to take a few short hikes and see Glacier Point, the valley and hopefully Mariposa grove (they were working on trails and had it closed last trip) Night 6 Lee Vining leaving, I would take hwy 120 over Tioga Pass. You will come out on hwy 395 and Mono Lake. That is well worth the stop as well. If you have time, plan a drive north toward Bridgeport and see Bodie State Park. An old ghost town and great place to visit the June Lake loop Night 7 mammoth Lake (cheap hotels due to off season). Take the bus to Devils Postpile Narional Park and a short hike. Driving down the 395 the short drive to Convict Lake is worth it. Rock Creek has some nice hiking and is a short side trip Bishop has some nice lakes up hwy 168 i would probably stay in either Bishop or Lone Pine stop at Mazanar HP and ask for a map at the Lone Pine Death Valley Vistors Center and check out Movie Road in the Alabama Hills since it will be hot, I would try to time my drive through Death Valley to stop in the early morning and late afternoon We usually stay at the Panamint resort but that is on the Lone Pine side other wise try Stove Pipe Wells (central) or Furnace Creek Ranch (east end) hotels in Beatty are cheap but a drive and some are dives You can get to Las Vegas from Death Valley easy Buy a National parks pass and stop at Badwater You will have seen a big variety of geological treasures and the highest and lowest points in the continuous US i have taken my boys to these places and we have enjoyed (of course we don't go in July but my Danish cousins love the heat)

The national average 5 piece master bath renovation starts at about 35K and goes up. Way up. You are way way low for this project. It also requires permits and inspections, and that the labor be done from someone licensed and insured. Which doesn't sound like he case from your chuck in a truck hack. He ain't a licensed plumber, that's for sure. Or electrician. And both are REQUIRED. He is far far to cheap for what is being discussed here. Scary cheap. As in he may rot your house down from improper work. I'd be scared to look at that kitchen work! I think your cheap little project needs to upgrade or it is not worth wasting money doing at all. No one actually puts in builder grade crapola a second time once they've lived with it the first time. It's what they dream of getting rid of as soon as possible. Labor is the biggest part of any job, so moving to better materials will not be that costly on that front. And you will get a much better return by hiring someone with better qualifications.