How much does a Boulder Designs franchise cost?
Opening a Boulder Designs franchise takes a total initial investment of $146,815 to $172,380, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
Boulder Designs franchises Boulder Designs businesses. Category: Home Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Boulder Designs franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $146,815 to $172,380. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Processor Machine Trailer, Equipment, Marketing, and Supplies Package ($57,250), Initial Training ($12,000), and Additional Funds (3 months) ($4,180 to $9,180). Together they make up about 45% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $63,000, about 43% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $63,000 | $63,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $12,000 | $12,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Site lease2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $0 | $3,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Processor Machine Trailer, Equipment, Marketing, and Supplies Package2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $57,250 | $57,250 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Shipping Cost2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $0 | $5,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Vehicle lease or financing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $1,500 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Hand Tools/ | $750 | $3,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Computer & Office Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $0 | $1,750 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Telephone/ | $0 | $750 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $50 | $200 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Travel and living expenses while training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $50 | $750 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Vehicle Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $35 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Licensing and permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Legal/ | $500 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Shop Assistance Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $6,500 | $6,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Additional Funds (3 months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $4,180 | $9,180 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9-10 | $146,815 | $172,380 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9-10 |
Source Boulder Designs, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9-10, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 19
What Boulder Designs franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
We do not make any representations about a franchisee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet.
Source Boulder Designs, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 37, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 20
How many Boulder Designs outlets there are, and how many closed
Boulder Designs ended 2024 with 77 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 13 franchised outlets opened and 22 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Boulder Designs opened 45 franchised outlets and 67 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 20, from 97 to 77 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 1 was terminated, 41 were not renewed, and 25 closed for other reasons. Those openings and departures do not add up to that change, because the FDD's own Item 20 row for 2024 does not add up either. We publish the franchisor's figures exactly as printed; see the note under the table below.
On average, about 24% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 4.
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 | 84 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 771 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 42 |
| 2023 | 95 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 42 |
| 2022 | 97 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 95 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 42 |
Source Boulder Designs, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 42, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Compare
How Boulder Designs 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 Boulder Designs' estimated range is $159,598. It costs less to open than 55% of Home Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 24% for Boulder Designs. That is higher than 93% of the 82 Home Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Boulder Designs' franchised system shrank 21%. 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. Boulder Designs is not 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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