– PROJECT REVIEW TRAVIS MILLWORK
Smiles Dental
Lobby and Feature Stair
A multi-practice dental building needed a lobby that made a first impression. The centerpiece was a feature stair in imported European white oak.
CLIENT:
Project Size:
Timeline:
Roughly 6 weeks
General Contractor:
The lobby feature stair in European white oak with a Rubio Monocoat finish, San Antonio.
Scope: feature stair, railings, wall panels, case openings, vanities, quartz countertops.
The build at a glance
♦ What we did
Travis Millwork built the shell scope: the lobby and its feature stair, including the wood treads, the railings, and the paneling underneath. The crew also built the case openings leading into the practices, the wall panels around the openings, the vanities, and the quartz countertops in the shared restrooms.
The material was the story. Bid as white oak, then upgraded by the owner to imported European white oak. The finish was Rubio Monocoat, a two-part oil that wipes on and soaks in rather than getting sprayed like conversion varnish or lacquer. A different process, and the right one for showing off wood this nice.
♦ The Challenges
The wood switch mid-project meant longer lead times, so measurements had to be exact. Order short on imported material and the whole schedule slips. It ran tight and the crew made it work. The detailing was demanding too, including a custom shiplap the owner selected from several samples Travis submitted. After install, some of the finished oak got scuffed by other trades working the space, so the crew came back and applied a second Monocoat pass in the field to bring it right. Zimmy and Lee handpicked for the install and it shows.
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General Contractor: Flynn Construction. Owner: Smiles Dental. Millwork Install: Zimmy and Lee. San Antonio, Texas. Website and pictures by BILT Marketing
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