Showroom Tile is Here!

This week, the showroom tile arrived!

It's sitting in the shop ready to go! However, it will be one of the last things to be installed after the sheetrock is done and the ceiling and walls are painted. We don’t want any paint drips!

The showroom floor is going to be really unique and mirror the hub and spoke pattern of the showroom and ceiling. Here’s the preliminary layout –

 

GM has set colors that we can use for all finishes in customer areas. The colors for the floor tile will be tan and brown.

We can't wait for this to go in!

Working on the Entrance Element

We continue working on the exterior for our grand entryway to the showroom. Buick GMC has a required entrance element for all dealerships. This entrance element needs to be up against a 40 foot flat section of the building. Since we didn't originally have that with the unique shape of the showroom, we had to make one. 

 

Then we made the rest of the sides into 40 foot sections for uniformity.

All done!

 

Inside, they continued working on the electrical in the floor for the workstations. This makes it so we don't have to drop electrical down from the ceilings.

New Doors & Facade Work

A few updates on our remodel project. Remember when we cut a giant whole in our building? Now we have doors!

We also replaced the front door with one that has windows to let in lots of daylight!

Inside, they made some holes in the floor and removed concrete to make way for power, phone and data to the Service Advisor podiums.

Back outside, the crew removed the old front panels to make way for the new front.

 and started working on the new front by putting up trusses.

And we even had our first customer pay oil change completed in the new building by our tech Brian when we were full over at the dealership.

We can't wait for the day when we're moved in and ALL our oil changes will be completed at the new building!

Forms & Frames

Since it's been a lot of moving walls, lines, and other infrastructure changes, we haven't had a lot to update you on lately. However, we're starting to get down to it and finally have some noticeable changes to share!

First, they poured the forms for the two new pillars that will be in the grand entrance.

Then, they removed some of the glass in the show room to make way for the new entrance. Both of the pieces being removed weighed 350 lbs each!

Now the front is temporarily boarded up.

On the side of the building, they poured the footings for the stairs.

Inside, the construction crew started putting up the frames for the shop walls. This wall will enclose the area for the Service Writers. It will be climate controlled with big windows out to the Service Drive-in area.

Here's a panoramic of the framed out Service Area. It is taken from the door into the Service Drive. On the far left is our Service Manager's Office, followed by the Service Write-up area. Straight ahead is the shop.

New Quick Lube Hoists & Other Remodel Updates

The contractors have been working away next door, and made some great progress. We basically gutted the showroom and offices, so there are a lot of structural changes that need to be made. It's not glamorous, but it'll make the place really come together.

There's a lot of activity happening up in the Show Room.

We're moving around supports so we can change the layout of the walls.

For the General Office, they moved the support beams to make a straight wall.

And this will be General Manager Steve Doll's Office. It doesn't have any outside windows, so there will be windows in front opening to the showroom.

Steve keeps a close eye on the remodel project.

Outside, they are digging the foundation for the new front entrance.

Down in the shop, they're taking down the Service Manager's (Rob Smith) Office to rebuild it bigger so it does not cover the windows.

As well as pouring concrete for the new Service Drive exit door.

And we're already using the shop space with PDR guys fixing hail damage.

Finally, the most exciting update to share was the arrival

and installation of two new Quick Lube hoists! We've never had these before and are really excited for them!

Thanks for checking in on our remodel!