Setting up a Dog Grooming Salon at Home
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Dog grooming from home
When grooming from home, there are big decisions to make. Are you converting a room, a garage or having a shed within your garden? Are you using any garden space? Are you able to take multiple dogs or do you just want to have one dog at a time? The main factors that need considering when working from home, funnily enough aren’t costs at all, but in fact are neighbours! Planning permission is essential to get but keeping your neighbours well-informed and happy is fundamental to a successful venture of working from home. Working from home means you get to work the hours that you decide and importantly, get to stay in the comfort of your own home. Overheads are significantly smaller than the other options, but you would need to renovate your living space and remember that your market would only be open to those that can travel to you. This would also mean that all of your clients would know your home address.
| Equipment | What it is for? | Approximate average cost (£) |
|---|---|---|
| Shampoo | You’ll need a range of shampoos to deal with skin conditions and coat types. | £25 per 4l bottle(prices range between £10 and £80 per bottle) |
| Clippers | Whether you go for corded or cordless, clippers are an essential tool for every groomer for quick, effective consistent grooming. | £200(prices range from £130-£350) |
| Clipper blades | You’ll need a range of these, including 30, 10, 8.5, 7F, 7, 6F, 6, 5F, 5, 4F, 4, 3F, 3, 2F, 2. | £30 per blade |
| Comb attachment | Comb attachments will attach to blade number 30, 15 and 10 and using attachment size 1-8. | £20-£50 per set |
| Clipper Oil | To make sure your clipper blades stay working well. | £7 per 500ml |
| Colognes and Perfumes | To give each dog a fantastic smell that each client can associate with your business. | |
| Ear Powder | To help clear out and disinfect ears. | £6.50 for 25g |
| Nail Clippers | To keep their nails clipped and free from infection | £18 for a set of 3 |
| Blood stopper | To manage little nips and cuts to the dog. | £8 |
| Slicker brushes | To brush out and de-matt hair | £12-£25 for 3 |
| De-shedding tools | To help remove the undercoat in short and medium coats | £40 for 2 |
| Combs | To help de-tangle and brush hair when it is needing to be styled and is less tangled | £8.50 |
| Coat King | To remove the undercoat on longer coated dogs. | £15-£20 each |
| Finishing Dryer | To dry the dog after a wash and removing excess water, ready for a groom. | £400-£700 each |
| Blaster | To remove excess water after an initial wash before using the finishing dryer. | £200-£800 each |
| Scissors | This can be a huge range but to cover the basics of a straight, curved and thinning pair to help style and shape. | £250 for 3, however, with experience this can be over £1000 |
| Grooming table | This can be hydraulic or set to a particular height. Having one that moves is useful for your back and the health of the dog, but is up to you. | £100-£500 (non-hydraulic)£400-£1000 (hydraulic) |
| Bath | Once again, there are a huge range available and the cost is affected by bath size and material used. | £400-£1000 |
| Steriliser | To sterilize your metallic equipment. | £80 |
| Leads and Nooses | To restrain and maintain safe control of each dog | £80 for a set |
| Cages | This is dependent on how long you wish to hold your dogs and the space you have to hold the dogs in. | £35-£350 per cage |
| Bath equipment | This would including a mitt, a sponge, a jug and combs specific for hygiene areas | £50 for a set |
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