September 1999
The Director - Features
Renovate, Expand or Build New?
Wallpaper and lighting fixtures are not the only decisions you will need to make
Funeral home owners thinking about renovating and/or expanding an existing funeral home have much to consider. Each funeral home has it own unique set of design criteria and challenges that affect the final result. Even with the many variables impacting each unique situation, there are some basic steps that are very important to ensuring a successful renovation, expansion or, in some cases, even a new facility.
Renovate, Expand or Build New?—Wallpaper and lighting fixtures are not the only decisions you will need to make, written by Bob Killingsworth, provides seven steps funeral home owners must complete before undergoing any major renovations or expansions.
Killingsworth is president of J. Stuart Todd, Inc., an architectural firm in Dallas, TX, specializing in funeral home design, renovation and expansion.
