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Inside a dental office

See what gets built, what gets installed, and how a study classifies each asset.

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This is an illustrative $2.4 million, 6,000-square-foot owner-occupied dental office, not a study of any real property. Change the numbers to explore proportional allocations; a study determines actual asset costs.

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The fictional Alderwell Dental office, a single-story red brick building with a blue entrance sign, canopy and a side parking lot
The finished practice
Sage upholstered dental chair, teal casework and a large recessed window in a finished treatment room
A daylight-filled treatment room
Roof-off view of eight perimeter operatories, two corridors and the central sterilization, imaging and staff room
Eight operatories and a clear clinical spine
Roof-off view of the reception area: a wood counter lettered Alderwell Dental, waiting chairs around low tables and the entrance canopy
A calm, welcoming reception

Blender renders of the same model the walkthrough uses.

Alderwell Dental: every component and its recovery period

Fictional building acquisition for $2,400,000 including $400,000 nondepreciable land; these allocations are authored educational assumptions, not an appraisal, engineering study or construction bid. The tables below list every component this walkthrough builds, the recovery period it is assigned in this illustration, and its illustrative allocation.

Authored educational assumptions; not a valuation or tax conclusion. A real study's allocation comes from the specific property's own records.

By recovery period

Recovery periodComponentsIllustrative amountBonus-eligible here
5-year5$380,000yes
15-year5$250,000yes
39-year (building)13$1,370,000no
Total allocated to depreciable property23$2,000,000

Component by component

ComponentRecovery periodIllustrative amount
Operatory cabinetryRemovable dental-specific cabinet modules support clinical work rather than general building use and receive 5-year treatment in this example.5-year$125,000
Dental equipment plumbingDedicated vacuum, compressed-air and equipment water branches serve dental equipment only and use 5 years in this example.5-year$95,000
Dental equipment circuitsTraceable equipment-only electrical branches are allocated to 5-year dental use in this example.5-year$90,000
Sterilization cabinetryRemovable procedure-specific instrument-processing cabinet modules receive 5-year treatment in this example.5-year$45,000
Removable carpet tilesReplaceable carpet tiles are separate floor coverings on the 5-year schedule in this example.5-year$25,000
Parking and stripingPaving, curbs and striping serve the site rather than the building and use 15 years in this example.15-year$150,000
Sidewalks and entry walkDetached site walks are 15-year land improvements in this example.15-year$30,000
Planting and irrigationInstalled planting beds, shrubs and irrigation are 15-year land improvements in this example.15-year$25,000
Parking and path lightsFreestanding parking and path lighting serve the site and use 15 years in this example.15-year$25,000
Monument signThe fixed freestanding monument and sign structure receive conservative 15-year site treatment in this example.15-year$20,000
Masonry and framingExterior walls and structural framing are permanent building components on 39 years in this example.39-year$450,000
Concrete foundationThe slab and footings support the building and remain on the 39-year schedule in this example.39-year$140,000
Windows and entry doorsPermanent glazing and building entry doors follow the 39-year building schedule in this example.39-year$110,000
Heating and coolingComfort heating and cooling serve the whole building and remain on 39 years in this example.39-year$110,000
Room walls and doorsFixed partitions and doors divide occupied rooms and remain on 39 years in this example.39-year$100,000
Building electricalGeneral lighting, receptacles and their building-serving distribution remain on 39 years in this example.39-year$95,000
Building plumbingDomestic water, sanitary drainage and general-use plumbing remain on 39 years in this example.39-year$75,000
Roof and rainwaterThe membrane roof, clerestory and parapets remain on the 39-year building schedule in this example.39-year$75,000
Tile and permanent floorsPermanent tile and adhered resilient floors remain with the building on 39 years in this example.39-year$60,000
Reception counterPermanently built-in reception counters and cabinetry receive conservative 39-year treatment in this example.39-year$45,000
Restrooms and fixturesToilets, lavatories and fixed restroom finishes remain on the 39-year building schedule in this example.39-year$45,000
Imaging room shieldingPermanent lead-lined partitions and shielding receive conservative 39-year building treatment in this example.39-year$35,000
Staff room cabinetryBuilt-in staff kitchen cabinets and sinks serve general occupancy and remain on 39 years in this example.39-year$30,000

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