Salons

Laundry and Utility Budget and Scope for Salons

Compare like-for-like scopes by separating base work, specialist items and upgrades before requesting a quote.

Explore the ideas
Straight kitchen cabinets with a long counter and under-cabinet lighting
Service inspiration: keep task surfaces and storage easy to reach.

Compare the options

Set the brief
List the functions the finished space must support, then assign items to base scope or upgrades.
Compare
Get quantities and materials described consistently across quotes. Ask who covers making good and waste removal.
Before buying
Set aside a contingency for survey-dependent work and price likely substitutions before choosing finishes.
Worked example

A bathroom update includes new vanity storage, tile, mirror lighting, and a replacement shower screen, with priorities still undecided.

List functional repairs separately from finish upgrades and compare equivalent vanity storage and screen hardware. Keep a clear allowance for survey-dependent plumbing or substrate work.

How to test it

Read the exclusions back with each supplier and ask what must be purchased or arranged separately.

Apply it to this space
Layout
Keep laundry equipment beside a sorting surface and separate clean towel shelving from used towel drop.
Detail
Use moisture-tolerant finishes and labeled baskets with a clear path for replenishment.
Trade-off
More utility storage reduces client-facing floor area.
  • Trace used towel to clean storage
  • Check appliance doors and baskets do not block access
Kitchen with pale green base cabinets and a continuous tiled backsplash
Service inspiration: choose surfaces that can be wiped along work areas.

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Photographs for design inspiration
Parallel kitchen with teal cabinets and a continuous counter run
Service inspiration: organize equipment along opposing work runs.

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