Project Managed by Parkway Construction & Associates

Inside Burger King

WELCOME TO BURGER KING

Home of the Whopper Open for Business!

Burger King VIP Night A Success

Burger King employees, their family members, City officials, and other invited VIP guests were among the first to be treated to many Burger King menu favorites. Kostel, Inc. held a VIP Opening tonight. The doors opened at 6pm to invited guests. Guests made favorable comments regarding the new look of Burger King. Doors will open to the public tomorrow at 6am.

Certificate of Occupancy Issued

The City of Paris issued the Certificate of Occupancy for Burger King. After passing yesterday's final inspections, we were anxious to pick up that certificate today. Pictured here are John Kostel as Woody presents him with the certificate.

City of Paris Conducts FINAL Inspections @ Burger King

The Inspector for the City of Paris conducted the final building inspection and the final fire inspection today. Both PASSED. They will issue the Certificate of Occupancy tomorrow. Storage units, portolets, construction dumpster, and security fencing have been removed from the premises. The painting crews came and finished final touches. The carpenters also came out and finished final touches on ceiling tiles. The next few days will be filled with posting occupancy signs, cleaning up, and finish installing some emergency lights and signs. It has definitely been a great experience working in the City of Paris. The community was very welcoming to us during our stay here. We can not say enough about the quality of work provided by all our subcontractors and service providers. Opening day is still scheduled for Friday, March 27, 2009. We want to especially thank KOSTEL, INC for the opportunity to do this project for them.

Parking Lot is Finished at Burger King

Monday morning, the parking lot was power washed, striped, and the handicap signs were posted. The company that does this work on all our projects has been doing our work for a while. The work is always of the best quality. The awnings were completely finished on Friday. The concrete crew poured the rest of the drive thru areas today. The crews returned today to finish items on the punch list. Mr J Kostel came by today and continued POS work & checked the progress of the job. He was accompanied by Burger King Construction Manager. Project is scheduled to turn over this Thursday.

Project to End This Week

If all goes as planned, Burger King could be open for business as early as Friday, March 27, 2009. I for one am ready for a WHOPPER! Today the glass co came out and continued replacing window gaskets. Right now, and before morning, the parking lot is being power washed and striped. So in the morning, the parking lot will be finished. This week there is one more inspection to be done by the City of Paris. The rest of the concrete is to be poured in the drive thru and a variety of odds and ends on finishes. Then, Kostel, INC. will be ready to restock and open for business.

Crews Finhing at Burger King

It may be Saturday, but crews did work today. The corian is almost all installed. The crew will return on Monday to finish the last of it. The concrete crew finished preparing both areas of the drive thru that will be poured on Monday. The tile setters came in and did some of the tile corner replacement. They will also be finished on Monday.

Plumbers & Electricians Pass Final Inspection @ Burger King

First day of spring arrived today with sunny 70 degree weather. The landscapers came out and started manicuring the flowerbeds. The electricians finished replacing all pole light bulbs. Corian installation started. The carpentry crew finished window ledges & installed the last of booths & tables. The mop sink finishes were completed with the application of the final two pieces of stainless steel. The concrete crew startd the concrete work in the drive thru area. Mr J Kostel & Woody did a primary inspection of the project. They put together a punch list of items to be completed before turning over.

Unveiling of the Customer Dining Area @ Burger King

This is a panoramic view of the dining area. As mentioned in previous posts, the entire dining area was not changed. The owner upgraded a variety of things and left some favorites as they were. It all came together for a very refreshing look. Painters will be finished with all exterior painting by tomorrow. Work on the fry hood continued today. Today all awnings were completed.

Burger King Entrance Transformation

Final Week @ Burger King, Paris, TX

Mr Kostel was here again today continuing with the POS & security system installs. The electricians and plumbers also came out to work on misc items that still required attention. The installation of the clearance sign, table tops, gaskets on windows, repair of doors, final roofing and tiling work was also continued today.

Right Collage:

Row 1: Photo 1: Before: caulking on window; Photo 2: After: gasket on window; Photo 3: clearance sign installed.

Row 2: Photo 1: glass door at play area; Photo 2: high bay lights burning in play area; Photo 3: new table tops.

Row 3: Photo 1: Fry hood; Photo 2: handicap accessible table; Photo 3: threshold installed.

Row 4: Photo 1: another threshold installed; Photo 2: view of the front counter; Photo 3: broiler started up today.

Left Collage:

Row 1: Photo1: awnings on d/t side; Photo 2: box for loop detector wiring; Photo 3: clearance sign (again).

Row 2: Photo1: roof drain line; Photo2: view of front entrance; Photo 3: view of the painted sign pole.

Row 3: Photo 1: view of the entrance to d/t; Photo 2: view of metal roof at cash window; Photo 3: another roof drain line.

Finishes @ Burger King

The photo on the left shows the before and after photos of the display stand and the car display area. The laminant was applied today. The photo on the right shows the pouring and finishing of the handicap ramp. Today the electricians and plumbers were out doing the last of their work. The glass crew arrived today to replace some broken windows, missing gaskets. They also started on the door to the play area. The carpenters trimmed the drive thru windows.

The Week Before the Last Week

Well, here we are at the end of the project. This is the last week of actual work. If all goes as planned next week will begin with all construction complete. It will also start a round of inspections which will result in obtaining the Certificate of Occupancy. Electrical crew worked on the ansul wiring. Carpenters continued to drill holes for bases. Concrete crew demo'd handicap ramp.

Left Photo: Handicap ramp reconstruction is now ongoing. Photo shows a view of the area that is being reconstructed. The middle photo zooms in on the area after the demo work today. The bottom photo shows a close up of the demo work.

Photo 1: New cup racks installed at front counter

Photo 2: These are the ansul pulls. Ansul test was held today and passed.

Photo 3: Mr John Kostel continued his work on the POS and security system.

Photo 4: Shelf construction in progress in office closet.

Photo 5: Construction continued in crew room

Photo 6: Also, a photo of the crew room counter construction.

Burger King: Behind the Front Counter

Rain Stops. Exterior Painting Starts.

The painting crew came in today to begin the exterior paint work. Some of the items they worked on were the cooler, sign pole, and underside of awnings. Although it remained overcast, the rain does seem to have stopped.

Video: Dining Area of Burger King

Crews Continue with Remodel Project

The rain finally stopped. The morning started off very overcast. However, the rain held off long enough that the stone water ledge work was completed. The electricians also worked on installing the new play area lighting. The photo also shows the stainless steel that was added behind the ice machine and at the beverage bar. The safe is now in place and the office is really coming along.