How much does an Aire Serv franchise cost?
Opening an Aire Serv franchise takes a total initial investment of $113,808 to $271,708, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales attained by this group of $1,084,793 across 158 outlets.
Aire Serv franchises businesses engaged in installing, maintaining and repairing residential and commercial heating, ventilating, air conditioning and indoor air quality services and equipment, selling and servicing water-based heating systems, and performing related services and selling related products. Category: Home Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open an Aire Serv franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $113,808 to $271,708. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Advertising, Marketing and Promotional Spending. ($30,000 to $60,000), Vehicle ($6,500 to $60,000), and Additional Funds – 3 Months ($15,000 to $45,000). Together they make up about 61% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $45,000, about 40% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30 | $45,000 | $45,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30 |
| Vehicle2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30 | $6,500 | $60,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30 |
| Equipment, Supplies & Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30 | $5,100 | $25,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30 | $3,000 | $6,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30 |
| Advertising, Marketing and Promotional Spending.2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30 | $30,000 | $60,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30 |
| Start-up package2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 | $1,708 | $1,708 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 |
| Training, Travel, Lodging & Food2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 | $4,000 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 |
| Deposits, Permits & Licenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 | $500 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 | $0 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 | $15,000 | $45,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 |
| Real Estate2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 | $3,000 | $6,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30-31 | $113,808 | $271,708 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30-31 |
Source Aire Serv, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30-31, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What Aire Serv franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales Attained by This Group
$1,084,793
Aire Serv's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 (the “Reporting Period”). Basis: Franchised businesses in business 12 months or more.
Sample size: 158 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales attained by this group of $1,638,144. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- 32 franchised businesses that opened after January 2024 and thus did not report data for the entire Reporting Period were excluded.
- 14 franchised businesses that underwent a transfer in 2024 and as a result were not operating and reporting for all of the Reporting Period were excluded.
- 4 franchised businesses did not report any sales during the Reporting Period and were excluded.
- 21 franchised businesses closed during the Reporting Period and therefore did not report data for the entire Reporting Period; their data was excluded.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Aire Serv outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Aire Serv, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 72, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Aire Serv outlets there are, and how many closed
Aire Serv ended 2024 with 208 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 32 franchised outlets opened and 21 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Aire Serv opened 60 franchised outlets and 56 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 4, from 204 to 208 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 28 were terminated, 6 were not renewed, and 22 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 9.2% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 11.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 197 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 208 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 78 |
| 2023 | 207 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 197 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 78 |
| 2022 | 204 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 78 |
Source Aire Serv, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 78, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Aire Serv compares with other Home Services franchises
Measured against the 105 Home Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Aire Serv's estimated range is $192,758. It costs more to open than 55% of Home Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 9.2% for Aire Serv. That is higher than 69% of the 82 Home Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Aire Serv's franchised system grew 2.0%. The typical Home Services franchise here grew 6.6%.
- Earnings disclosure. 77 of the 105 Home Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Aire Serv is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Home Services franchise side by side.
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