Watch us Grow...: McConville's Garage Ltd

CONSTRUCTION 2007: EFFICIENCY, AESTHETICS & SERVICE

Customers of our shop will note a lot of changes taking place. The ongoing construction has been designed with three concepts in mind.

1. Efficiency: Added insulation, a new roof, new heating and cooling systems, low maintenance / recycled materials have been incororated to decrease the environmental impact of the building.

2. Aesthetics: In keeping with our community - minded culture and history, the exterior of the building has been updated to improve overall aesthetics. Also, materials have been chosen and arranged to help the building blend in to neighboring properties.

3. Service: Two new bays will enable us to better serve our growing number of clients. Upon completion, the new waiting room will be a comfortable and inviting environment, adjacent to the service counter, no longer requiring customers to trek accross the parking lot in icy weather.

NORTH - Before

NORTH - After

Still a work in progress, the brick and metal will continue to the customer service area. The customer service desk on the right will soon be torn down and renovated to include a brand new waiting room / service desk. The additional insulation that has been installed around the entire building to improve energy efficiency, is clearly visible. Also, all of the existing overhead door openings have been made two feet lower, making the doors smaller to decrease heat loss in winter.

KROWN ENTRANCE - Before

KROWN ENTRANCE - After

As with the rest of the exterior, the walls have been extensively insulated and covered with metal siding. The leaky 60 year-old single pane window has been replaced with a new high-efficiency Argon-filled window.

WAITING ROOM - Before

WAITING ROOM - After

The old waiting room has been demolished, and replaced by a new 9,000 lb hoist and service bay. The waiting room will be incorporated into the new Customer Service area currently under construction.

EAST - Before

EAST - After

The waiting room formerly on the North East Corner is now long gone, and the 9,000 lb hoist in its place is already in use. The brick and metal siding will continue around the entire building, designed to improve the appearance of the facility and more uniformly match neighboring residential buildings.