Granite Garage Floors Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Granite Garage Floors franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Granite Garage Floors discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross sales data for 24 franchises (55 territories) in 2025. Average $729,404; median $488,974. Range $23,755-$3,319,271. No profit/net income data provided.
What a Granite Garage Floors franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6.5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 8.5% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $149,500 – $222,200 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 6.5% + Brand Fund 2% + Technology $650/mo + multiple optional/required add-on fees (marketing, software, services).
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Granite Garage Floors system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 57 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Zero terminations/closures in 2025; rapid growth (14→57 outlets 2023-2025) may mask underlying issues.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Granite Garage Floors worth it? — how it compares to 85 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8.5% of sales | about average |
| Startup cost | from $149,500 | pricier than 69% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 2.8%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | about average |
Benchmarked against every home & trade services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Granite Garage Floors
The franchisor's framing: Gross sales data for 24 franchises (55 territories) in 2025. Average $729,404; median $488… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Granite Garage Floors franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Granite Garage Floors franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $149,500–$222,200, including a $50,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Granite Garage Floors franchise owners make?
- Gross sales data for 24 franchises (55 territories) in 2025. Average $729,404; median $488,974. Range $23,755-$3,319,271. No profit/net income data provided. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Granite Garage Floors franchise fees?
- Granite Garage Floors' FDD discloses a $50,000 initial franchise fee, a 6.5% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8.5% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 6.5% + Brand Fund 2% + Technology $650/mo + multiple optional/required add-on fees (marketing, software, services).
- What is the Granite Garage Floors franchise profit margin?
- Granite Garage Floors does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross sales data for 24 franchises (55 territories) in 2025. Average $729,404; median $488,974. Range $23,755-$3,319,271. No profit/net income data provided. Recurring fees alone take about 8.5% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Granite Garage Floors franchise failure rate?
- Zero terminations/closures in 2025; rapid growth (14→57 outlets 2023-2025) may mask underlying issues.
- How many Granite Garage Floors locations are there?
- Granite Garage Floors' FDD reports 57 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Granite Garage Floors have complaints or lawsuits?
- Granite Garage Floors discloses 1 legal matter in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Granite Garage Floors franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Granite Garage Floors scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 8.5% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 35947-202604-10 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Granite Garage Floors or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.