Salon / barbershop refresh
$95/SF
$18,500 minimum
Paint, flooring, lighting, and fixture updates where plumbing stays put.

Real Standards · 2026
Salon and med-spa work splits on plumbing. Moving water to new wash or treatment stations is what separates a refresh from a build-out, and it is the first thing we check on the walk.
Refresh
$95/SF
layout unchanged
Standard salon
$155/SF
stations + plumbing
Med-spa
$195/SF
treatment rooms
Premium
$245/SF
brand finish
Salon & Med-Spa
$95/SF
$18,500 minimum
Paint, flooring, lighting, and fixture updates where plumbing stays put.
$155/SF
$45,000 minimum
Styling stations, wash stations, plumbing to stations, millwork, and finishes.
$195/SF
$65,000 minimum
Treatment rooms, plumbing and electrical to equipment, reception millwork, brand finishes.
$245/SF
$95,000 minimum
Higher-end finish package, custom millwork, and specialty treatment-room requirements.
All i30 Builders full-project prices include normal mobilization, ordinary protection of adjacent areas, labor, standard materials listed in the scope, project coordination, normal cleanup, and a one-year workmanship warranty on the listed scope.Every job in this category is custom, so these are budgeting standards rather than quotes. Landlord fees, FF&E, equipment, and specialty inspections are separate line items called out explicitly in the written scope.
What Drives the Final Number
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Common Cost Questions
Salon or barbershop refresh: $95/SF ($18,500 min). Standard salon build-out: $155/SF ($45,000 min). Med-spa build-out: $195/SF ($65,000 min). Premium med-spa: $245/SF ($95,000 min). All-in, including permits, inspections, project management, and the one-year workmanship warranty.
Because it is plumbing, not furniture. New wash or treatment stations need supply and drain lines run to a slab that was not planned for them, which can mean cutting and repouring concrete plus rerouting under-slab drainage. Keeping stations where the plumbing already runs is the single biggest saving available on a salon scope.
Yes. We phase after hours, contain dust, clean up and reset nightly, and hand the floor back ready for the next day's bookings. Occupied work carries a multiplier for the protection and reset, and it appears as its own line in the scope.
Yes. Med-spa treatment rooms carry dedicated electrical for equipment, more demanding ventilation, and finish requirements a styling floor does not, which is why they price above a standard salon build-out.
Yes, written scope, locked at signing. Change orders happen only if you request a scope change, and they are priced and approved in writing first. Hidden conditions behind walls are excluded by default and surfaced as change orders if found.
All i30 Builders full-project prices include normal mobilization, ordinary protection of adjacent areas, labor, standard materials listed in the scope, project coordination, normal cleanup, and a one-year workmanship warranty on the listed scope.
Recent Work
Tell us the square footage, whether the space is second-generation or raw, and your target opening date. Free site visit; written scope back within 5 business days.