Ugh thats what I was thinking

Can any pros comment?

Talk to the fabricator not the guy who screwed up . Rher eis no way that could not have been done but who did the templat . you do need one even in an outdoor kitchen

The contractor did the template. he communicates with the frabricator who we dont even know who that is.

Bull pucky. Fabricator cuts that notch in place with a 4” angle grinder. Why are you even involved- gc should be making counter guy come back.

So clearly my gc is lying to me that the fabricator cant do the cut. how am i supposed to approach this

No notch, no final payment is the appoach.

Thanks guys. now he says he will talk to fabricator and see if somebody can come on site to make the notch. Hope that can actually be done correctly

Step back and examine the whole project. Lots wrong going on here. You should not be butting a counter to your siding, or having a grill any closer than 10’ to the house.

The grill is 12’ from the house. its an L shaped counter. i might have overlooked the notch if it didnt push the other slab also half inch out and make the overhang uneven.

Left side, grass side, overhang is more than over hang on right side, patio side

Whats the issue with butting counter to siding?

You are funneling water against your house to do that. It needs to be held off of the house at least 3’. Or it needs to be joined properly, with flashing.

While you'd never want a tight fit or caulk between the top and siding, the present detail self-flashes and will be fine.

What does flashing mean? i believe fhey were planning on caulking. sorry this is new to me

https://buildingscience.com/documents/insights/bsi-067-stuck-on-you

Future water damage ahead unless that detail handled properly.

Not following how this is related to the counter abutting the siding. This area is slightly shielded by the roof and gutter overhead so counter here does not get as wet. Is this going to be an issue?

Yes, butting that can be an issue. Think of that counter as an elevated deck, touching your house. You may get lucky and it won’t be an issue for many years. But you can also be unlucky, and have water enter your home the next time a super storm dumps 2” in an hour. How lucky are you?

Can you explain how the water goes in?