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    Footprints Floors vs FreeStand Home Solutions

    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.

    Footprints Floors2026 FDDFreeStand Home Solutions2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Footprints Floors

    $81,905

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18

    FreeStand Home Solutions

    $115,950

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 1

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Footprints Floors

    $68,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

    FreeStand Home Solutions

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Footprints Floors

    6% · 6% of Gross Sales or applicable minimum monthly royalty fee, whichever is greater

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    FreeStand Home Solutions

    7%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Before you compare

    • Footprints Floors figures come from its 2026 FDD and FreeStand Home Solutions figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Footprints Floors: 2, FreeStand Home Solutions: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Footprints Floors

    $81,905
    Total Estimate — Single Territory
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18

    FreeStand Home Solutions

    $115,950
    Total estimated initial investment $115,950–$242,000
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 1
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Footprints Floors

    $68,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

    FreeStand Home Solutions

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Footprints Floors

    6% · 6% of Gross Sales or applicable minimum monthly royalty fee, whichever is greater
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    FreeStand Home Solutions

    7%
    Royalty below 71% occupancy
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Footprints Floors

    0.25% of percentage of monthly gross sales; currently greater of 0.25% of gross sales or $100 per month, up to greater of 2% of gross sales or $500 per month
    Brand Development Fund
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    FreeStand Home Solutions

    1%
    Marketing fund contribution — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Footprints Floors

    85
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56

    FreeStand Home Solutions

    1
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Footprints Floors

    +4
    Calculated: 81 at end of 2023 → 85 at end of 2025

    FreeStand Home Solutions

    +0
    Calculated: 1 at end of 2022 → 1 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Footprints Floors

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    FreeStand Home Solutions

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Footprints Floors

    2013
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    FreeStand Home Solutions

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Footprints Floors

    2008
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    FreeStand Home Solutions

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Footprints Floors
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $1,109,568
    median Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — "All Operational Franchise Outlets" — page 47
    $1,020,554
    other Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    FreeStand Home Solutions
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    6 properties
    other Affiliate property count at end 2019
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 38

    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.

    Footprints Floors vs FreeStand Home Solutions: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Footprints Floors or FreeStand Home Solutions?
    Footprints Floors: $81,905 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18); FreeStand Home Solutions: $115,950 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 1). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Footprints Floors. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Footprints Floors and FreeStand Home Solutions royalties compare?
    Footprints Floors: 6% · 6% of Gross Sales or applicable minimum monthly royalty fee, whichever is greater (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12); FreeStand Home Solutions: 7% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Footprints Floors or FreeStand Home Solutions?
    Footprints Floors: 85 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56); FreeStand Home Solutions: 1 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Footprints Floors and FreeStand Home Solutions disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Footprints Floors has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; FreeStand Home Solutions 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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