Moving on up!

So, with the ground floor well under way, and the first floor floorboarding down on the new extension, it's time to start laying up the framework for the new first floor.


That'll be 3 offices and a kitchennette/breakfast bar area then. We're more likely than not to be at work over long hours, evenings and weekends up here, so the environment needs to be suitable to make that as pleasant as possible.



While the details (and there are many) are pounded out downstairs, the basic framework and layout for the first floor is tackled by Kev Baldry assisted by George and with constant interference from Jase and Mike, I'm sure I keep hearing them telling Kev they're "helping" though?



From extensive experience, we know that what's going on in the workshop is often so complex, that even when we need to step away, we need to oversee how things are progressing.



As such, we decided that the ability to be able to view everything going on was pivotal. Both Mike and Jase have a direct hand in everything going on in the workshop, and we feel that these are the reasons that we excel where others don't.



So it's glass galore up there. We also thought it important that customers ought to be able to see their cars being worked on so a large protion of the reception area has been glazed to accommodate this.

Getting Board(ed)

With the basic reception framework up, and particularly the upper floor work in place, we now have a ceiling downstairs to start getting the lighting circuits into.




While we're at it, we may as well make it look nice as well, so we've decided to go for a "floating" ceiling in the reception, which will be back lit all the way around.

In the meantime, the double frames for carrying the inner and outer reception plasterboard surfaces can be assembled prior to fitting, the third sound proofing skin is sandwiched between these frames as they're installed into the structural steel shell.





The corner wall will have a viewing window, as will the wall adjoining the main workshop area, we think it's important that should anyone wish to, they can stay on the premises in relative comfort, while still being able to observe any works being carried out on their car.





The impracticality and potential safety/insurance risks involved in allowing open access to the workshop have therefore been adequately catered for.

Likewise, any customer having tuning or diagnostic work carried out on our brand new Dyno Dynamics 4WD rolling road, will be able to view any work on a dedicated monitor in the comfort of our fully serviced reception area.

Looks like Kev Baldry (Construction Project Manager) just gave somebody the thumbs up on their first piece of combined frame building and dry walling". Well done Mark, only a couple of dozen or so left to do.