Day 10

This week I started gathering all the document information that needs to be filled out and sent to Santa Fe for the BakeHouse. A visit to the Tax office and also my accountant proved to be wise since I found out that the offices in Santa Fe are running at least 3 months behind in getting new businesses their Public Regulation Commission number, which is needed before I can get our EIN number! If it all works out the way they foresee, we'll have what we need at least a month before we start baking! 

Tom was also able get the load of Sand and Gravel mix that he'll need to finish off the oven foundation and to add to the Lumnite for the laying of the hearth bed. We found a company locally that sold the Sand and Gravel already mixed in the proportion we needed. It proved to be a lot more cost effective this way rather than buying the sand in bags and getting a load of gravel delivered like we had to do in New Jersey.

Copper doing his job of inspecting the load. He's such a Corgi.

The most exciting part of the day was they placement of the final block in the oven foundation!

The final block getting tapped in place

The finished oven foundation. It's still hard to believe that we're ready to move on to the next phase. The top row of block will now be filled with concrete and then Tom will start the foundation for the hearth bed. This week we'll be ordering the Foamglass Insulation and we're hoping that the Winter Storm that is rolling in tonight will work itself out and clear off for another beautiful weekend next weekend.

We've had to cover the sand and gravel pile since the rain,
wind and snow are suppose to start tonight. New Mexico
weather is a bit cranky lately!

We're looking forward to sharing the next phase of the oven construction with you.  So until next weekend, thanks for stopping by. Kath