Lots of Updates!

There are so many things going on now at the new building. It's really coming together!

Last week the construction crew finished drywalling the showroom.

The "hub" which will be our info center is looking good. This will be a really cool area that will feature info and videos on all the latest Buick and GMC models.

This week, they worked outside on the side entrance steps. These steps will mirror the main entrance steps with access from all edges.

They turned out really nice!

They also started work on the side "annex" which will contain additional offices. This part of the building was a later addition to the original dealership.

First they had to do some demo work,

and now they're putting walls up.

Service Department Updates

We've been focusing on the showroom progress a lot lately, so let's check in down in the shop.

With the help of our friends over at Goldbeck Towing, we moved some of our hoists over to the new shop.

And the construction crew completed drywalling the wall that divides the Service Drive-in/Write-up area from the rest of the shop.

Priming the Showroom Ceiling



As we've mentioned before, GM is very particular on what we can and can't do on this dealership remodel. Originally, they wanted us to install a new ceiling to cover it up. Luckily, they ended up allowing us to keep this unique architectural feature with one caveat - it needs to be painted white.

 

This week, we started priming it in preparation for that coat of white paint.

Now we'd be lying if we said we weren't disappointed to see the cool original wood ceiling go, but it actually really brightened up the room. We think it's going to look really nice and fresh!

Taking Shape with Sheetrock

All the electrical, HVAC and plumbing work is done, so we’re finally ready to put up some walls and have this place take shape. The sheet rocking has begun!

It can be confusing to know what is what because everything is a blank canvas. So I have taken the liberty of labeling some photos to help.

Here's starting on one side of the showroom and working our way across.

 

Down by the Service Department, we have

Here's looking from the bottom of the ramp to the Showroom up towards it.

I hope that helped you visualize where everything is. It's really coming along, isn't it?