We will have some closures to the driveway in the future, for construction material delivery. We will have two-way traffic on the back alley when these closures occur. Our team will communicate these closures to the appointments affected and to clients who call in at these times.
Thank you all so much for your kindness, support, and patience while we build.
-Team Dilworth Animal Hospital
Our original office was in an historic 1910 Bungalow that sadly was destroyed by a fire in 2019. The footprint of that building was the gravel parking lot. We have started rebuilding a house/clinic on that location. We apologize for any inconvenience construction causes.
While we are in progress we will share our plans both here and on site.
We are truly excited to be getting more exam rooms and treatment space to care for our fuzzy friends.
July 2024
We are in our new building. We still have many tasks ahead including final configuration and paving of the parking lot, planting, art hanging, blind installation, and of course completion of our bridge. We are happy to have more and larger exam rooms!
June 2024
It has been another huge month! Paint has gone up outside and inside, light fixtures are installed, the porch has been finished, and the electricity has been connected.
Most dramatically, our modular building has been removed. While we are certainly excited to reach this stage, it is with mixed feelings we farewelled the building that served us so well when time were so tough.
It is our great hope to start using the new building some time in July.
May 2024
Lots has happened this month! While we still wait for the bridge to be settled we have pressed on with our new building. The drywall has been installed and primed. The cabinets are installed. The wooden trim (crown, baseboards, window and door trim) is being installed and the stairs are freshly installed. It is starting to look like an animal hospital! Please feel free to peek in a window from the parking lot to see the progress of our exam rooms.
April 2024
We have had some setbacks with our bridging components, our design team has worked through the details and we hope to be back on track soon. Siding has been added almost everywhere and the trim and details on the porch are coming into view.
March 2024
March has been a productive month so far! We have made progress in ordering the steel for our glass bridge, had our new windows installed and had the final water proofing put on the outside of the building. We are eagerly awaiting exterior siding!
February 2024
This month we had our IT team coordinate, plan and start installing so many wires! We have poured more concrete and added the front porch which finally lets us see what the house will look like. The roofers came back and got the rest of the roof on.
January 2024
This was a tough month, but it could have been worse. We had some water get into Lady Grace’s basement when we had some very heavy rain. We have added an extremely ugly tarp to the side of Lady Grace now. We don’t love the look but we’re very happy to have a dry basement again. The trades continue to pull wires and add HVAC ducts.
December 2023
This was a month of solving problems. Bridging the two buildings together requires some very careful measurements and plans. We also had electricians, plumbers, and HVAC professionals working to get everything we need installed.
November 2023
We kept it going with framing and even putting on the roof this month. The building was wrapped and shingles were added to keep it dry. The plumbers and electricians started their work. We said good bye to our side porch on Lady Grace. Not to worry, this porch was not historic, we built it in 2019 to temporarily shelter our staff as they came and went through the side door. Eventually our glass bridge/ new entry to the hospital will tie to the historic building in this area.
October 2023
October felt like things were happening! The foundation was completed including the basement walls and floor. Framing started and they got to the second floor. Many kind visitors this month commented that it is really starting to "look like something!" We agree!
September 2023
This was a month of pouring concrete. Our footings were sited and rebar was added and concrete was poured. It was exciting to see real progress toward our new building!
August 2023
We got started! The site was fenced in, the foundation was dug, and the excess dirt hauled away. Mostly we traded our gravel lot for a big muddy hole, thank goodness better things are to come!