Renovation Brings Much-needed Elbow Room to California Laboratory

In June 2006, Steve and Greg Killian, brothers and co-owners of Killian Dental Ceramics, Irvine, California, realized a long-time dream. After over 20 years of renting space for their laboratory, they purchased a new building that would be their new home and give them--and their 28 employees--the space they'd been longing for. "We had outgrown our 3,200-sq.-ft. facility years ago and now we have more than twice as much space and plenty of elbow room," says Steve. The new building also offers new features, like a bright shade-taking room and a 1,000-sq.-ft. multipurpose room for staff meetings and client education seminars.

Since part of the building had previously been a warehouse with just two large, open rooms, the Killians underwent a six-month renovation process to add walls, create a second floor and make the facility laboratory ready. (Click here to see the new laboratory.) They served as the general contractors...