A Broome County, NY nail salon usually funds a remodel in two pieces: an equipment loan or lease for the stations and pedicure chairs, and a term loan for the ventilation, plumbing and build-out that stay with the space. Splitting them matches each cost to how long it lasts.
This Harborpark Funding Group article explains how Broome County, New York nail salons fund a remodel: stations, pedicure chairs, ventilation and plumbing, buying an existing salon and a worked two-part budget.
How to Buy a Nail Salon Business With Its Stations Included
Buying a nail salon business with its stations included means paying for equipment, the lease, the client list and the name in one price. A lender sizes the loan against the salon's past earnings and looks at the condition of the stations and chairs, because a buyer facing an early remodel needs that cost in the plan.
Nail salons numbered 26 employers in Broome County, NY in 2023, with 124 paid employees, and 15 of them had fewer than five employees (County Business Patterns). Nonemployer Statistics counted 44 nail salon businesses without paid employees for 2024, a separate program and year.
Ask the seller for the equipment list with purchase dates, any equipment leases that transfer, and two or three years of tax returns. The term loan page covers acquisitions.
Hair Salon Equipment Financing Options for a Combined Hair and Nail Studio
A combined hair and nail studio buys both lines of equipment: styling chairs, shampoo bowls and dryers on the hair side, and manicure tables, pedicure chairs and lamps on the nail side. Hair salon equipment financing options cover both in one package from many lessors, which keeps one payment instead of several.
Beauty salons numbered 54 employers in Broome County, NY in 2023 (CBP). A studio that shares one space between hair and nails should show the sales from each side separately, so a lender can see what each part earns. The salon page covers both trades.
Ventilation, Plumbing and Chairs: Costs a Broome County, NY Remodel Covers
The parts of a nail salon remodel that stay with the space are often the largest: source-capture ventilation at each table, general exhaust and fresh air, plumbing and drains for pedicure chairs, electrical for lamps and dryers, flooring and lighting. They have no resale value apart from the building, so lenders finance them as build-out, usually with a term loan.
Illustration only, invented figures: 6 manicure stations at $2,400 and 4 pedicure chairs at $6,200 come to $39,200 of equipment. Ventilation at $9,500 and plumbing at $14,000 add $23,500 of build-out, for $62,700 in all (our arithmetic).
Equipment Loan or Term Loan for a Salon Remodel
In this invented example, the $39,200 of equipment financed over 48 months at an invented annual rate of 11% costs about $1,013 a month, and the $23,500 build-out on a 36-month term loan at an invented 12% costs about $781 a month (our arithmetic). In this invented example, the two payments together come to about $1,794 a month.
An equipment loan alone could cover the stations and chairs but not the ducting. A term loan alone could cover everything, but the equipment would then not secure its own share. Equipment financing and a short working capital loan for the closed weeks round out the plan.
The Weeks a Salon Is Closed for Work
A remodel can close the salon for days or weeks, and rent and some payroll continue. A plan that phases the work, finishing the pedicure row while the manicure tables stay open, can keep part of the income coming in. The closed weeks belong in the budget.
Ask the contractor for a written schedule and build a cushion into it. Permits and inspections can add time.
A Nail Salon Remodel Checklist for a Lender
- Equipment quotes for stations, chairs and lamps.
- Contractor bids for ventilation, plumbing and electrical.
- The lease and the landlord's approval for the work.
- The salon's last two tax returns and its latest bank statements.
- A schedule showing which areas close and when.
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Phasing a Remodel So the Salon Keeps Earning
A nail salon does not have to close completely for a remodel. Contractors can often finish the pedicure row first while manicure tables keep working, then switch. Phasing costs more in contractor time and needs careful dust and fume control, but it keeps part of the appointment book filled and makes the loan payments easier to carry in the first months.
A phased plan should list each stage, its dates, the stations out of service and the expected sales during that stage. Lenders reading the plan can then see how the salon covers the payment while work continues, rather than assuming a full closure.
Questions to Ask Before Signing a Salon Equipment Lease
- What is the total of all payments, and what does the salon pay at the end to keep the equipment?
- Are delivery, installation and plumbing hookups included in the financed amount?
- Who carries insurance and repairs while the lease runs?
- Can the lease be paid off early, and what does that cost?
- Does the lessor take a lien on anything besides the leased equipment?
Comparing two offers on these points, rather than on the monthly figure alone, shows which one costs less over the life of the equipment.
By Harborpark Funding Group · Updated
