I know you all have been dying to hear and see more about the space. So, drumroll please… I have pictures for you today. The space is in a beautiful old building built in 1924 and was used as an auto repair shop - so it was a large open space with room to move cars around. The trusses and the ceiling are cedar and when they were being sandblasted we discovered that the block wall that runs the length of our space was beautiful clay block underneath the white paint. So for our first improvement of the space we had the entire wall sandblasted to bring out the original color of the block. (By the way, does anyone know what these blocks are called? They have 7 “stripes” on their face.)

the wall before...	and after sandblasting!

A quick tour: the entire length of the block wall to the back of the building is our space (including behind the existing plywood wall). The pipes sticking out of the floor are where our other wall will be. The back area behind the plywood wall is where our radiology area will be along with our larger dog kennels (when we need them, we actually plan on keeping our patients in the treatment room with us) and some storage space. The hallway through the building will be underneath the skylights - it will be great to have some natural lighting in the practice. The other great feature, which isn’t done yet, is the front of the space, which will have a large glass roll up garage door to let extra light into the reception/waiting area.

The building remodel is on time and should be ready December 1st for us to get in and start our buildout. I’ll keep you posted with more pictures as we progress!