Garage Living
Home Services · Handyman & Repairs
- Active units
- 41
- Avg unit volume
- $1.6M
- Royalty
- 6.5%
Franchised, year-end 2024
of weekly Net Sales
About Garage Living
The company specializes in residential garage transformations, serving homeowners through a turnkey renovation process. Their product range includes polyaspartic flooring, custom cabinetry, specialty storage racks, and car lifts. The franchise model centers on professional design consultations and typically utilizes a showroom-based approach to help clients visualize and select high-end finishes for their garage spaces.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$60k
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
6.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,000 – 5,000 sq ft
- Veteran discount
Not offered
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations47
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings—
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate-4.1%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR-3.0%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio—
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$1.6M
Average Gross Sales for 2025 among 30 franchise business operations (37 territories) open ≥12 months; excludes 4 non‑conforming operations and Canada.
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate1.4%
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment—
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
- Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate—
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
- Sales-to-investment ratio—
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.