Architect/Blue Prints
Once you have:
- Chosen a site for your new laundry.
- Negotiated an acceptable lease.
- Or Purchased your building.
- Received approval for acceptable financing.
- Have an acceptable store layout designed.
- Equipment configured to your needs and budget.
You are now ready to have a qualified architect create your Laundry drawings and blue prints.
Designing a coin laundry or card laundry properly is a very detailed technical project for any architect. Even before the architect begins the technical drawing aspect of your project you first need to agree on the appropriate and most functional layout of your store. Once that is accomplished, to do the drawings correctly, the architect needs to know the specifications of each piece of equipment going into your store. Your architect also needs to understand the electrical, water, sewer and gas requirements, dryer and water heater venting, design of working bulkheads (either fabricated on site, or purchased as pre-fabricated units), amount of space between each piece of equipment, installing either stress constructed concrete pads for your front loaders, or custom steel bases, counter design, lighting requirements, effective work flow, and ease of getting into and servicing all of your equipment. If done incorrectly the final blue prints, though acceptable to you building department, can result in excess expense in construction, inadequate performance of your equipment, and costly repairs for damage resulting from poor design and construction.
Your blue prints must also be approved by your Building Department, and are the script that your General Contractor and Sub-contractors will use when pricing and constructing your job.
ADL can assist you, your architect and general contractor in designing your store to meet both the requirement set forth by the Building Department, manufacturer of your equipment, and contractors, and to create a work flow that is both functional and enjoyable to your customers. Our Architectural and General Contracting Consultants have built many new and refurbished coin laundries or card laundries and are very much aware of the design issues and considerations that must be satisfied for the store and its equipment to function properly. From the venting of dryers and water heaters to the construction of pads, and bulkheads, if not done incorrectly, or without proper planning, your store can become your worst nightmare.
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