Frequently Asked Questions

We will provide up to three weeks of pre-opening training at our corporate training center, including both classroom sessions and hands-on training with corporate sales and installation staff. We will also provide you and your staff with on-site training around the time of your location’s grand opening, lasting up to three days. As a franchise owner, you will have access to all of Garage Living’s trademarks, approved product suppliers, and our exclusive business model and procedures. We’ll also present you with a copy of our confidential operations manual to help you run your home improvement franchise business properly on a day-to-day basis.

In general, we are seeking franchise candidates who have good communication and customer service skills, a strong work ethic, and a dedication to the local community. A solid understanding of business management is also important, and sales skills are also helpful. We expect that franchise owners have adequate capital to invest in the business, and we also expect franchise owners to be directly involved in the daily operations of the franchise business. But regardless of your background, we will provide the training and tools you need to run your Garage Living franchise effectively.

The projected initial investment range for a single start-up location is between $236,750 and $313,500. This investment amount includes a franchise fee of $60,000. As with any new business venture, it’s important that you have the capital needed to adequately fund your new business.

We are an approved SBA franchisor (USA only) which enables new franchises to secure funding (OAC) from $150,000 for working capital.

Franchisees will be required to pay royalties at a rate of 6.5% of gross revenues. These royalties allow us to fund our ongoing support services and the continued development of products and procedures, marketing tools, training programs, and systems upgrades.

Franchisees will be required to spend 6% of gross revenues toward local marketing efforts in their territory. Franchisees will also contribute 2% of gross revenues into the system marketing fund. Collected funds will be used to develop marketing strategies to promote the Garage Living brand and fund the creative costs to develop any local franchise marketing materials and campaigns.

The initial term of your franchise agreement is five years, with two subsequent renewal terms of five years each.