Who is responsible for the costs associated with constructing and developing a Beauty Bungalows location?
Beauty_Bungalows Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must construct and develop your location at your own cost and expense. You must develop your location in accordance with such exterior and interior materials and finishes, dimensions, design, image, interior layout, décor, fixtures, furnishings, equipment, color schemes and signs consistent with System products and Marks. You must utilize an architect designated by us to draft a preliminary test fit floor plan and directly pay our designated architect for such. You must prepare all required construction plans and specifications to suit the shape and dimensions of your site and to ensure that the plans and specifications comply with applicable ordinances, building codes and permit requirements and with lease requirements and restrictions. The architect that you use for a full set of construction documents and required engineering must be approved by us. You must submit construction plans and specifications to us for our review before you begin construction of your Beauty Bungalows Franchise, and you must submit all revised and "as built" plans and specifications to us during the course of construction. Our review is not designed to assist with compliance with local ordinances and building codes, including ADA standards and requirements, or obtaining any required permits and is limited to review of such plans to assess compliance with our design standards.
In developing and operating your location, you must use only the fixtures, furnishings, equipment, and signs that we require and have approved as meeting our specifications and standards for quality, design, appearance, function, and performance. You must use our designated or approved suppliers for fixtures, furnishings, equipment, and décor for developing your location. These approved suppliers are the only ones that meet our specifications and standards for these items, and you must purchase these items from these approved suppliers. You may only display at your Beauty Bungalows Franchise the signs, emblems, lettering, logos, and display materials that we approve in writing. We have the right to install all required signs at the premises at your expense, although our current practice is to require you to install the signs.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 19–22)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beauty Bungalows's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for all costs associated with constructing and developing their location. This includes all exterior and interior materials, finishes, dimensions, design, interior layout, décor, fixtures, furnishings, equipment, color schemes, and signs. The franchisee must also use an architect designated by Beauty Bungalows to draft a preliminary test fit floor plan and directly pay the architect for this service.
Furthermore, the franchisee is responsible for preparing all required construction plans and specifications to suit the site's shape and dimensions, ensuring compliance with applicable ordinances, building codes, permit requirements, and lease restrictions. While the franchisee can use their own architect for a full set of construction documents, Beauty Bungalows must approve the architect. The franchisee must submit these plans to Beauty Bungalows for review before construction begins and provide revised plans during construction. However, Beauty Bungalows's review is limited to compliance with their design standards and does not ensure compliance with local ordinances or building codes.
The franchisee must use only the fixtures, furnishings, equipment, and signs that Beauty Bungalows requires and approves. These items must be purchased from designated or approved suppliers. Beauty Bungalows estimates that purchases from these suppliers will represent approximately 60% to 85% of the franchisee's total purchases when establishing the business. Beauty Bungalows has the right to install all required signs at the premises at the franchisee's expense, although their current practice is to require the franchisee to install the signs.
In summary, the franchisee bears the full financial burden of constructing and developing the Beauty Bungalows location, adhering to the franchisor's design and material specifications, and using approved suppliers. This arrangement is typical in franchising, where the franchisee invests in the physical setup while the franchisor maintains brand consistency.