OVERVIEW
This checklist exists to help an owner communicate how the business expects to use water and drainage and verify that the responsible professionals have addressed those needs before plumbing work is installed, concealed, inspected, or accepted. Plumbing decisions can become difficult and expensive to change after concrete, walls, floors, and finishes are complete, making early coordination important.
The checklist connects plumbing decisions to actual operating requirements. It addresses tub locations, water and hot-water demand, drainage, bathing systems, hair control, laundry, utility sinks, wet and dry zones, cleaning methods, maintenance access, and future capacity. It also provides structured areas for documenting existing conditions, equipment information, professional responsibilities, inspections, testing, corrections, and required records.
It is a planning and coordination resource, not a plumbing design, engineering calculation, code interpretation, installation instruction, inspection, or product approval. Project-specific technical requirements must be determined by qualified professionals, manufacturers, utilities, and applicable authorities.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- How to confirm floor-plan and workflow inputs before plumbing planning
- How to document existing water, sewer, drainage, and plumbing conditions
- How to organize water-using equipment and manufacturer information
- How to determine tub quantity from staffing, volume, pet sizes, utilities, and future goals
- How to evaluate tub working height, access, cleaning, and maintenance
- How to coordinate wet and dry work zones
- How to review water pressure, flow, simultaneous demand, and hot-water capacity
- How to plan hair control, drainage access, floor drains, slope, and waterproofing
- How to coordinate laundry, utility sinks, cleaning stations, and product systems
- How to document shutoffs, service points, leak response, and maintenance access
- How to review future plumbing capacity before construction decisions are finalized
- How to document inspections, testing, corrections, approvals, and turnover records
BUSINESS BENEFITS
Using a standardized plumbing and wet-zone planning process helps connect the facility's physical systems with its actual workflow and operating requirements. The checklist creates a consistent record for equipment information, existing conditions, professional responsibilities, approvals, inspections, testing, maintenance access, and unresolved concerns. It also helps identify issues involving simultaneous water use, drainage, hot water, accessibility, service access, and future capacity before work is concealed. Documenting these items supports clearer coordination between owners, designers, plumbers, contractors, suppliers, utilities, authorities, and other responsible professionals.
RECOMMENDED FOR
- Grooming Salons
- Pet Spas
- Veterinary Grooming Departments
- Daycare and Boarding Facilities
- Academies
- Multi-Location Businesses
- Franchise Locations
IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
Use the checklist while comparing a property's plumbing feasibility, planning the floor plan and equipment, selecting tubs and water-using systems, finalizing plumbing drawings and bids, preparing for rough-in, completing inspections and testing, and before accepting the plumbing work or opening. Complete the operational inputs first, coordinate the information with qualified professionals, document decisions and required approvals, and maintain drawings, equipment schedules, permits, inspection records, test records, warranties, manuals, and maintenance requirements. Use the related SOPs when the checklist refers to broader floor-plan, bathing, sanitation, electrical, ventilation, or buildout procedures.
