Salons
Shampoo Bays Easy Maintenance Design for Salons
Plan how the space will be reset, cleaned and repaired during an ordinary week. Use that routine to decide the details.
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Walkthrough checklist
- List the daily cleaning steps and the equipment that needs to reach each surface.
- Check floor junctions, furniture gaps and exposed corners where dirt or damage tends to build up.
- Keep frequently serviced parts accessible and specify replaceable pieces where wear is concentrated.
Worked example
Imagine a care bedroom with a heavy cabinet blocking a floor junction and a power strip behind the bed, complicating cleaning and equipment checks.
Keep cleaning access and essential service points reachable in the furniture plan. Use stable cable management and movable storage where suitable, then rehearse the cleaning and equipment-check routine with staff.
How to test it
Walk through a full clean and a common repair with whoever will maintain the room. Record the places they cannot reach.
Apply it to this space
- Layout
- Arrange basins in a quieter zone with towel and product storage within staff reach.
- Detail
- Use water-resistant surfaces, comfortable neck support, and low-glare adjustable light.
- Trade-off
- More basins improve throughput but can make the wash zone feel busy.
- Recline a chair and test aisle clearance
- Check towel retrieval without leaving the basin
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