The video above shows how we transformed Valley Plaza Laundry into Washin Golden Springs Coin Laundry.
I must start with a Thank You to our customers for the cooperation and understanding during the changes.
All of the work you see was completed while the laundry was in operation. We only closed for one day to install the new air conditioning. On that day we also removed all of the existing ceiling tiles and lights. Installed new lights, repaired some wiring, installed insulation and all new ceiling tiles.
During the time we had some people from FEMA using our Drop Off Service. They were in the area due to some storms that had passed through about a month previous. We were talking about the work we had to have done and they said there was no way we could finish that in a day. Well, I’ll put my private sector, small business against their government organization any day.
When they came to pick up their stuff they couldn’t believe that everything was done and the place was spotless.
Some hints when working on projects. Make sure your contractors are fully aware of the timeframe from the start of discussions and make sure you have everything done you said you would when they arrive.
By the time the contractors arrived at 7 am I had covered all the equipment with plastic, removed all the ceiling tiles and went through the store with a leaf blower to get rid of all the old lint and dust. Shortly after they arrived the power went out for about an hour but the timing was good as the electrician was removing all of the lights at that time.
Once the renovations were complete it allowed us to meet the #1 customer requirement in every coin laundry survey ever done. Keep It Clean.
I got the most comments when we took out the carpeting. The area rugs were laid over the original wall to wall carpet. I still have 4 dryers sitting on the old carpet as they didn’t get moved during the renovation. I rolled up the area rugs, cut out sections of the carpet and vacuumed up years worth of sand. Then I put the area rugs back down. One morning I rolled up all the carpets and it looked like a new store.
We still have people coming in to use the big washers who haven’t been in for a while and they stop just inside the door and say “Wow”.
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Ken
