How much does it cost to open a Lifetime Green Coatings franchise?

The Lifetime Green Coatings Franchise Disclosure Document reports an estimated initial investment of $127,500–$518,250 (2025 FDD, Item 7). This is the franchisor's disclosed estimate, not a quote.

What is the Lifetime Green Coatings initial franchise fee?

The disclosed initial franchise fee is $1 (2025 FDD, Item 5).

What royalty does Lifetime Green Coatings charge?

The disclosed ongoing royalty is 7% · Percentage of Gross Sales; 7% generally and 9% for Out of Territory Customers, subject to minimum weekly royalty requirements (2025 FDD, Item 6).

Does Lifetime Green Coatings disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Yes. The Lifetime Green Coatings FDD includes an Item 19 financial performance representation (2025 FDD, Item 19). Figures apply only to the locations and period each one covers.

How many Lifetime Green Coatings locations are there?

The FDD reports 39 outlets at the end of 2024 (2025 FDD, Item 20). Existing locations do not indicate territory availability.

Lifetime Green Coatings

Lifetime Green Coatings LLC · reviewed 2025 disclosure data

Reviewed sources

Lifetime Green Coatings franchise specializes in eco-friendly protective coating solutions for residential and commercial surfaces, offering sustainable alterna

What the disclosures show

1Opening costs are estimated at $127,500 – $518,250 in the 2025 FDD (Item 7); several initial fee options apply.
2Item 19 includes reviewed figures, but which locations they cover is not recorded yet.
3Outlets grew by 3 in 2024, to 39 (Coverage not stated in the reviewed record, 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

Range across 3 single-unit formats

2025 FDD · Item 7

Formats disclosed in Item 7 (3)

Each format has its own total. The total depends on the format you choose.

Total Estimate - Base TerritoryPDF p. 21$127,500 – $238,250
Total Estimate - Base Territory Plus Additional Single Family DwellingsPDF p. 23$127,501 – $278,249
Total Estimate - Base Territory Plus Additional TerritoriesPDF p. 24$167,500 – $518,250

Standard single-unit franchise fee

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11
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.

RoyaltyMain ongoing fee

27 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.

Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record

Revenue

Period: 2021-2024 Calendar Years

Outlet Changes — Item 20

How has the outlet count changed?

Coverage not stated in the reviewed record · counts as of year end of each year.

2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 53

Net +38 outlets, 2022–2024

Year-end counts reported in Item 20. The scale starts at zero; the labels between the dots show each year's change. Openings and closures for 2024 haven't been pulled from the Item 20 tables yet, so no turnover or churn is shown.

Questions to investigate

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For the franchisor

Which line items in the 2025 Item 7 estimate ($127,500 – $518,250) 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 36 to 39 in 2024. 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 attorney what the Item 3 litigation disclosures mean for a new franchisee.
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 (2025 FDD)

[1]Standard initial franchise fee — Item 5 · PDF p. 11
[2]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record · PDF p. 48; PDF p. 52; PDF p. 51
[3]Outlet counts — Item 20, Table 1 · PDF p. 53

"PDF p." is the page in the PDF file; "printed p." is the number printed on the FDD page. Source document: GetFDD listing

Territory & operations

51 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

Litigation disclosure

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.

At a glance

Business history

Owner participation

Territory language