Garage Force
Ilfrich Integrated Solutions, Inc. · reviewed 2026 disclosure data
Researching Garage Force franchise opportunities? Every figure below is cited to the FDD.
Garage Force is a home-improvement franchise that specializes in applying polyurea floor coatings for residential garages and commercial spaces. Its businesses sell coating services and related products to homeowners and commercial customers, issuing customer invoices for services and products.
Headline figures
Quick facts
- How much does it cost to open a Garage Force franchise?
- The Garage Force Franchise Disclosure Document reports an estimated initial investment of $132,900–$200,600 (2026 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 14). This is the franchisor's disclosed estimate, not a quote. Details
- What is the Garage Force initial franchise fee?
- The disclosed initial franchise fee for a standard single unit is $49,500 (2026 FDD, Item 5, PDF p. 10). Other fee options (for example multi-unit or conversion) are listed separately in the report. Details
- What ongoing fees does Garage Force charge?
- The disclosed ongoing royalty is 5% of gross revenues (2026 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 11). The brand or advertising fund contribution is 1% · percent of Gross Revenues (2026 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 11). Other recurring fees are listed in Item 6. Details
- Does Garage Force disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Yes. The Garage Force FDD includes an Item 19 financial performance representation (2026 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 32). Figures apply only to the locations and period each one covers. Details
- How many Garage Force locations are there?
- The FDD reports 306 outlets at the end of 2025 (2026 FDD, Item 20, PDF p. 34). Existing locations do not indicate territory availability. Details
From reviewed FDD figures only. Not a recommendation or projection.
What the disclosures show
- 1Opening costs are estimated at $132,900 – $200,600 in the 2026 FDD (Item 7); several initial fee options apply.
- 2Item 19 reports revenue and costs and profit for 69 franchised locations.
- 3Outlets grew by 78 in 2025, to 306 (Systemwide, as labeled in the FDD, Item 20).
From reviewed FDD figures only. Not a recommendation or projection.
Costs · Items 5–7
What does it cost to open?
Estimated opening costs and the fees payable to the franchisor.
Startup Investment — Item 7
Total estimated initial investment
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14
Standard single-unit franchise fee
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
Discounted and multi-unit options are separate; see all fees.
Ongoing Fees — Item 6
Selected recurring charges; payment bases and conditions remain attached to each fee.
- Continuing FeeMain ongoing fee · Gross Revenues exclude sales, use, and gross receipt taxes. [Page 11]
19 reported fees, each with its payment basis, are listed below; they haven't been sorted into recurring, initial and occasional groups yet.
Financial Performance — Item 19
What results are disclosed—and for which locations?
One reported population. Revenue is not owner income.
Franchised locations
Revenue, costs and profit · 69 locations
- Who is counted
- the 69 single unit existing franchised Garage Force Businesses that had been open and continuously operating in the U.S. on a full-time basis for at least one full calendar year as of December 31, 2025 (the “Qualifying Businesses”)
- Period
- 2025 calendar year
- Excluded
- This Item 19 excludes 232 Garage Force Businesses that were open and operating as of December 31, 2025 because: (i) 95 Garage Force Businesses had not been operating for at least one full year as of December 31, 2025, and (ii) 137 operate on a seasonal, part-time, or absentee basis, and/or have purchased multiple territories and are operating larger than our standard single unit territories, and as such, are not substantially similar to the franchised business being offered under this disclosure document. Also excluded from this Item 19 are 17 franchised Garage Force Businesses because they were terminated, not renewed, or ceased operations in 2025. Excluded from this Item 19 are 4 Garage Force Business that were reacquired by the franchisor during the 2025 calendar year.
Outlet Changes — Item 20
How has the outlet count changed?
Systemwide, as labeled in the FDD · counts as of For Fiscal Years 2023 to 2025 of each year.
2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 34
Net +120 outlets, 2023–2025
Year-end counts reported in Item 20. The scale starts at zero; the labels between the dots show each year's change.
2025 turnover at a glance
- Outlets at start · reported
- 228
- Exits · summed reported counts
- 17
- Churn · Franopolis calculation
Exits include closures, terminations and non-renewals. Churn divides exits by outlets at the start of the year; it is not a measure of earnings.
Questions to investigate
Prompts based on what this brand's reviewed disclosures do and don't show — not conclusions. Join free as a member to save questions to your research.
For the franchisor
Which line items in the 2026 Item 7 estimate ($132,900 – $200,600) vary most by market, and why?
Which initial fee option would apply to my situation, and what conditions or discounts affect it?
Which locations are included in the Item 19 figures, and which were excluded?
Reported units went from 228 to 306 in 2025. How many new units opened, closed or changed hands?
Is a territory available in my area, and how is it defined in my agreement?
For current and former owners
How did your actual startup costs and timeline compare with the Item 7 estimate?
How many hours a week do you work in the business, and in what role?
How do your results compare with the Item 19 figures, and what explains the difference?
What support from the franchisor has been most and least useful?
For your advisors
Ask a franchise attorney to review the territory, renewal, transfer and termination terms.
Ask an accountant to build a cash-flow plan using your own assumptions, not the franchisor's.
Sources & vintage history
Every displayed fact is retained with its disclosure vintage, item, page, and reviewed status. Prior vintages remain on file rather than being overwritten.
Citations (2026 FDD)
- [1]Estimated initial investment — Item 7 · PDF p. 14
- [2]Standard initial franchise fee — Item 5 · PDF p. 10
- [3]Item 19 — Franchised (69 locations) — revenue and costs and profit · PDF p. 32
- [4]Outlet counts — Item 20, Table 1 · PDF p. 34
"PDF p." is the page in the PDF file; "printed p." is the number printed on the FDD page. Source document: FDD
Territory & operations
165 addresses in Franopolis's imported location list. Coverage may differ from Item 20 outlet counts.
These are contract disclosures, not confirmation that any territory is currently available.
Legal & agreement
Bankruptcy disclosure
Initial term
Franchisor financial statements
No verified franchisor financial statement figures have been reviewed yet.
SBA-backed loans to franchisees
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Source: U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) & 504 FOIA data. Loan volume is not a measure of franchisee success.
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Independent analysis of franchisor-provided data. Not investment advice. Franopolis does not distribute FDDs. Last reviewed 10/5/2026.