Large-format porcelain tile installation completes car dealership
As a result of installing large-format porcelain tile flooring, the cars in the Ford Dealership Showroom in Cerritos, CA, give the impression that they are resting on clouds
Before its remodeling, Cerritos Ford’s showroom floor was lined with 12-inch tiles. Smaller tiles meant more grout lines. Now, with 40- x 40-inch tiles and thinner grout lines, the dealership in Cerritos, CA, boasts a showroom floor with cars that look like they are sitting on clouds. Conant Automotive Retailer’s Vice President of Facilities and Information Technology, Richard Fisler, wanted the 9,464-square-foot space to have “elegance within simplicity,” without being too bold.
Another important design element was to dichotomize the showroom. By using two colors of tile, the showroom would have an outer area designated to customer traffic, and an interior 5,164-square-foot area designated for showcasing the vehicles. Above all, the tiles had to support the weight of the cars.