Hello Cupcake Lovers,
Bayers Lake is getting closer to being a reality! We have been hard at work the past few weeks & everything is finally coming together.
Demo was quick & painless, just wish that were the case for the entire process! The major plumbing & electrical has been completed (including having to saw cut the floor to relocate the washroom…which really slowed us down as it is concrete afterall & they ended up having to jack hammer the floor to move the pipes). Two plumbing & one electrical inspections have already been completed so now the walls have been constructed for the kitchen, washroom & decorating/party room. Drywall is complete including the long process of taping, mudding, sanding & annoyingly endless drying time that was needed but still annoying just waiting! Majority of painting was completed this weekend but still the ceiling, trim, doors, etc left. Floors were started today & our brand new checkered floor will be complete tomorrow! And have you seen our awesome new illuminated signage yet? On both the front & back of the building as well as the pylon sign (the big directory board under Walmart, etc). I have been amazed at how many vehicles we have seen come into our lot just to check us out so far so the signage is definitely creating buzz!
Here are a few pics…
Demo Complete:
Floor cut for new plumbing, ready to fill back in with new concrete:
Steel studs going up for our new walls:
We have walls! New drywall up:
Signage showing better indication as to where we’re located, next to Harvey’s:
Pylon Sign. The only regret I have is I wish I had reversed the purple & white so it stands out better from a distance:
Looks great as you get closer:
The front sign will pop even more this Spring (after the weather warms enough) when we plan to paint the bulkhead behind the sign pink. Note, the building exterior is also getting a cosmetic overhaul this spring so please ignore the sad looking building exterior until the weather is nice enough to have it fixed:
So next up is the millwork to come in & equipment to be delivered which is happening this Wed & Thurs. Electricians & plumbers will then be back to complete all of the hook ups & then we are close to done! That leaves all the manual labour for my crew & I (major cleaning, assembling furniture, setting up all equipment & supplies, purchasung inventory, etc). This is when it’s a great thing to already have one location as I have lots of sets of hands to help get this second location ready. Now if only I had all my new staffing in order! I’ve hired a few but am spending lots of time this week doing more interviews. At least I have a few newbies in training this week at Dresden & will have more to follow soon…
I still cannot give an exact opening date yet as there are still too many variables left to complete, especially since we need to be 100% complete & have the place in immaculate condition to obtain our food permit before we are allowed to open our doors. But my best guess is within the next 2 weeks we will be ready for a soft opening & will operate with modified limited hours for the first while until I have sufficient trained employees in place and then we will have our grand opening! So stay tuned…and visit our Dresden location in the meantime! 
