Franchise opportunities compared
Ace Handyman Services vs Kitchen Refresh
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.
Initial investment · Item 7
Ace Handyman Services
$97,200 – $226,000
2026 FDD · Item 7Kitchen Refresh
$21,280 – $133,950
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Ace Handyman Services
$70,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15Kitchen Refresh
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Ace Handyman Services
6% of gross revenues
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16Kitchen Refresh
Not available
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Ace Handyman Services discloses 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, Kitchen Refresh: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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Kitchen Refresh
System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Ace Handyman ServicesKitchen RefreshItem 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.
Ace Handyman Services vs Kitchen Refresh: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Ace Handyman Services or Kitchen Refresh?
- Ace Handyman Services: $97,200 – $226,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Kitchen Refresh: $21,280 – $133,950 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Kitchen Refresh. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Ace Handyman Services or Kitchen Refresh?
- Ace Handyman Services: 401 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 61); Kitchen Refresh: 8 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Ace Handyman Services and Kitchen Refresh disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Ace Handyman Services has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 location groups; Kitchen Refresh has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
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Full Ace Handyman Services report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Kitchen Refresh report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
