Franchise opportunities compared
Ace Handyman Services vs Alair Homes
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Before you compare
- Ace Handyman Services figures come from its 2026 FDD and Alair Homes figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Ace Handyman Services and Alair Homes disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Ace Handyman Services: 4, Alair Homes: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Ace Handyman Services | AHAlair Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $97,200 – $226,000 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $111,450 – $187,000 2025 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $70,000 Mini AHS Business franchises are only granted for territories with 45,000 or fewer households. 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 6% of gross revenues Royalty Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 | $2.50 Royalty rate over $7m to $10m 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | 2% of actual gross revenues National Brand Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 | $10,000 Brand Fund Payment per Franchise Agreement 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 401 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 61 | Not available No reviewed outlet counts |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +22 Calculated: 379 at end of 2023 → 401 at end of 2025 | Not available Only one year reported |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | 26 Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2025 · Calculated turnover 6.7% of outlets at start of year 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 61 | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | February 2001 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | 2000 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Franchised (68 locations) — revenue and other measures $1,514,055 mean Total Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55 Franchised (60 locations) — other measures and revenue $332,217 mean Total Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58 Franchised (19 locations) — other measures and revenue $775,337 mean Total Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51 +1 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record $4,068,134 other Gross Revenue · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60 |
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.