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Beauty Salons · Toronto & GTA
Beauty Salon Renovations in Toronto and the GTA
Planning a salon renovation in Toronto or the GTA? At Odima Commercial, we build beauty salons around your services, equipment, staff workflow, customer experience, and opening plans.
Services, Stations, and Customer FlowWater, Power, Lighting, and VentilationStorage, Cleaning, and Staff AreasReception and Retail
Beauty SalonsCommercial renovation and construction in Toronto and the GTA
Beauty Salon Renovations and Build-Outs
Your salon needs to look inviting while handling water, power, products, tools, cleaning, staff movement, and a steady flow of appointments. We plan renovations, commercial build-outs, and leasehold improvements for hair salons, nail salons, lash and brow studios, makeup studios, and combined beauty businesses.
Our team connects the customer-facing design with the stations, wash areas, storage, equipment, building systems, landlord requirements, and trade work behind it.
Planning Your Beauty Salon Space
A well-planned salon starts with how you actually work. We look at your services, staff levels, appointment flow, and equipment needs, then design the layout so it supports your day-to-day operations for both clients and staff.
Services, Stations, and Customer Flow
- We review your service menu, booking patterns, staff count, equipment, retail areas, and backbar needs to determine the right placement for stations, shampoo areas, treatment rooms, waiting zones, retail displays, and support spaces.
- We also map how clients move from reception to service, payment, and exit, while making sure your team has enough space to move between stations, access tools, and reset efficiently between appointments.
Water, Power, Lighting, and Ventilation
- We align your layout with required building systems. Shampoo units, sinks, laundry, and equipment all impact plumbing, drainage, hot water, and electrical planning.
- We also factor in lighting, heat from equipment, product use, odours, and occupancy to plan proper task lighting and ventilation. Sharing your equipment list early helps us place rough-ins, power, plumbing, and millwork correctly before construction.
- Depending on your services, Toronto Public Health requirements may also influence sink placement for handwashing and equipment cleaning.
Storage, Cleaning, and Staff Areas
- Your salon needs more than client-facing space. We plan storage for towels, products, retail stock, cleaning supplies, waste, staff items, tools, and laundry.
- By integrating these areas early, we keep service zones clear and make daily operations smoother. This gives your team easier access to what they need and keeps the salon easier to clean, restock, and run between appointments.
Beauty Salon Areas We Plan and Build
We plan each space around how it will be used, how your staff moves through the day, and what your clients need to feel comfortable. Here’s how we approach the key areas of your salon.
Reception and Retail
Your reception area sets the tone for the rest of the visit. We plan it around check-in, waiting, payment, product displays, and appointment traffic so clients can move in and out comfortably without crowding the entrance.
Styling Stations
Your styling stations need to work just as well for your team as they do for your clients. We coordinate mirror sizes, chair spacing, lighting, power, tool storage, and working clearances so your stylists can work comfortably throughout the day.
Shampoo Area
We review your basin models and layout, then coordinate water, drainage, hot-water requirements, chair clearances, splash-resistant surfaces, and nearby product storage so the area is practical for both staff and clients.
Colour Preparation
We consider where products are mixed, stored, washed, and accessed, along with work surfaces, ventilation, and staff movement, so your colour station supports a busy service schedule.
Treatment and Private Service Rooms
For waxing, facials, lashes, brows, makeup, and other private services, we plan rooms around the needs of each appointment. That includes privacy, lighting, storage, power, sinks, work surfaces, and cleaning areas, giving your staff a practical space to prepare and perform services.
Laundry, Staff, and Storage Areas
Your back-of-house areas keep the rest of the salon running. We plan dedicated space for towels, tools, cleaning products, retail stock, staff belongings, waste, and laundry equipment so these items stay organized and away from the main client path.
What Our Beauty Salon Renovation Services Include
Your salon renovation covers both client-facing areas and behind-the-scenes construction needed for daily operation, including interior work, service areas, building systems, and equipment integration.
Interior Construction
We build out your approved layout with demolition, framing, partitions, drywall, doors, ceilings, flooring, painting, and finishes. All work is coordinated with plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and equipment trades for proper integration.
Salon and Customer Areas
We create functional spaces for staff and clients, including reception, retail, styling stations, shampoo areas, colour zones, treatment rooms, staff rooms, laundry, storage, and washrooms. Layouts are designed for efficient workflow and smooth client movement.
Building Systems
We coordinate all required systems, including lighting, electrical, plumbing, drainage, hot water, HVAC, ventilation, data, fire protection, accessibility upgrades, and other approved trade work based on your layout and equipment needs.
Fixtures and Equipment
We integrate salon fixtures and equipment such as chairs, basins, mirrors, millwork, technology, reception desks, cabinetry, backbar units, security systems, signage, and other supplied items.
Choosing a Beauty Salon Property
The right unit impacts your renovation scope and budget. We assess the space based on your services, stations, equipment, storage, and customer flow.
For former salons, we review existing plumbing, electrical, basins, drainage, ventilation, and past modifications. For retail or office units, we identify what new mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work is required.
Involving us early helps shape your design, lease decisions, budget, and timeline. In Toronto, we can also flag issues related to licensing, zoning, and Toronto Public Health requirements.
We manage the construction scope while your lawyer, consultants, landlord, and authorities handle approvals and compliance.
Tenant Improvement Allowances
Your commercial lease may include a tenant improvement allowance that contributes toward qualifying salon construction costs. The lease sets the amount, eligible expenses, payment timing, deadlines, required records, and conditions attached to the allowance.
Before including the allowance in your project budget, ask your legal, leasing, and accounting advisors:
We provide the construction records assigned to us under the project contract. Your advisors remain responsible for interpreting the lease, confirming the accounting treatment, and explaining the conditions that affect payment. Odima cannot guarantee that the landlord will approve or release the allowance.
- Which construction costs, professional fees, permits, taxes, equipment, and furniture qualify?
- When will the landlord release the funds, and does payment depend on completion, rent commencement, or another lease condition?
- Which invoices, declarations, permits, and closeout records must you submit?
- What happens to unused funds, who owns the improvements, and what must be removed when the lease ends?
Our Beauty Salon Renovation Process
Review the Unit and Service Model
Meet with us to discuss the property, service menu, station count, staffing, equipment, storage, lease information, budget, and operating goals. We review the existing conditions and identify the construction questions that need to be addressed.
Define the Salon Construction Scope
The project team connects the approved layout with the sinks, power, lighting, ventilation, millwork, finishes, equipment, owner-selected vendors, and property requirements. Responsibilities and open decisions are recorded before affected work proceeds.
Prepare the Project
Before construction begins, we coordinate the drawings, landlord submissions, permit requirements, material decisions, trade sequence, building access, deliveries, shutdowns, and owner-vendor dates included in the scope.
Build and Report
Once the required approvals are in place, our team coordinates the agreed site and trade work. You receive progress updates, questions requiring your input, and documentation of approved project changes.
Complete the Salon
After the approved construction and finishes are completed, we track deficiencies and coordinate the final sequence with salon equipment, mirrors, furniture, retail fixtures, signage, technology, stock, and staff setup.
What Affects the Cost and Schedule of a Salon Renovation?
Every salon renovation is unique, and costs depend on how your space is designed and used. Pricing is based on your drawings, existing conditions, number of stations and basins, treatment rooms, equipment, millwork, lighting, finishes, property requirements, and any owner-supplied items.
Common cost factors include:
Incomplete drawings or equipment information can leave important work unresolved during pricing. The estimate should identify any assumptions, allowances, and exclusions instead of hiding open decisions inside one total.
Your schedule also connects construction with furniture, mirrors, basins, equipment, signage, booking technology, inspections, stock, and staff setup. We track the dates affecting rough-ins, measurements, delivery access, and installation. Dates controlled by outside parties remain dependencies in the working schedule.
- Plumbing, drainage, hot-water, electrical, and ventilation requirements
- Reception desks, retail displays, mirrors, cabinetry, and storage
- Flooring and wall finishes used around hair, water, colour, and cleaning
- Mall or plaza rules, building access, evening work, and temporary shutdowns
- Furniture, equipment, signage, technology, and supplier coordination
Why Salon Owners Work With Odima
You receive one point of construction coordination for the customer areas, service stations, building systems, trades, landlord requirements, and owner-supplied items. Our team organizes the work around the approved plan and identifies who supplies and installs each part of the salon.
Odima brings over 10 years of commercial construction experience to your project. Our commercial work is supported by a 2-year labour warranty, a 7-year structural warranty, and $2 million in liability insurance.
Beauty Salons FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Discuss your projectWill Odima Coordinate Salon Chairs, Basins, and Mirrors?
Yes. If these are part of your project, send us the model details and supplier requirements early so we can coordinate rough-ins, backing, dimensions, and delivery access.
Can Odima Build a Salon in a Shopping Centre?
Yes. We coordinate your build around unit conditions, landlord approvals, working hours, loading access, service connections, insurance requirements, and the approved construction scope.
Can You Renovate an Existing Salon?
Yes. We review your existing stations, plumbing points, finishes, and millwork against your new salon plan to determine what can be reused.
Can My Salon Stay Open During the Renovation?
It depends on your construction scope and whether you can separate customers from the work area. We assess shutdowns, dust, noise, access, and safety before planning phased work.
What Should I Decide Before Construction?
Before construction starts, confirm your service types, station count, equipment, sink locations, lighting, storage, finishes, signage responsibilities, and landlord requirements so we can coordinate your build properly.
Next step
Plan a Salon That Works Between Appointments
Planning a salon renovation in Toronto or the GTA? Share your unit, service menu, equipment, station count, budget, and layout ideas with Odima Commercial. We will review the information and help you organize a buildable construction scope.
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