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    Appell Striping vs One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning

    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.

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    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Appell Striping: 2, One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning: 11). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureAppell StripingOHOne Hour Heating & Air Conditioning
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $224,907
    Totals
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17
    $143,273 – $286,702
    Total initial investment low
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 30
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $5,000
    A $50,000 Territory Fee and $5,000 Initial Training Fee are also due at signing.
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)
    8%/15% NA; $500/mo min m13
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10
    $6.00
    Royalty rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    1% of percentage of gross sales; $200 monthly minimum beginning in month 13
    Brand Fund Contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    $1.25
    Brand fund second tier rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    24
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50
    446
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 78
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +16
    Calculated: 8 at end of 2023 → 24 at end of 2025
    +40
    Calculated: 406 at end of 2023 → 446 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)
    April 2023
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 6
    2003
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    2023
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 6
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Franchised (5 locations) — revenue
    $402,390
    other Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48
    Company-owned (1 locations) — revenue
    $6,720,279
    other Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 2nd Quartile territories ranked by average Gross Revenue per territory
    $1,218,365
    other Table 1 territory · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bottom 25% territories ranked by average Gross Revenue per territory
    $242,722
    other Table 1 territory · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 25% territories ranked by average Gross Revenue per territory
    $7,717,296
    other Table 1 territory · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74
    +8 more groups in the full report

    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.

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