How much does a Honest Abe Roofing franchise cost?
Opening a Honest Abe Roofing franchise takes a total initial investment of $197,600 to $277,749, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median of $2,559,409 across 5 outlets.
Honest Abe Roofing franchises roofing businesses. Category: Home Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Honest Abe Roofing franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $197,600 to $277,749. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds ($36,350 to $75,949), Grand Opening Advertising ($30,000), and Real Estate/Building Improvements ($20,000 to $30,000). Together they make up about 49% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $59,500, about 30% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $59,500 | $59,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Training Expenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $1,350 | $4,300 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Real Estate/ | $8,100 | $10,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Licenses, Permits, and Deposits2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $1,500 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Real Estate/ | $20,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment, and signage2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $18,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Insurance2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $7,500 | $10,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Professional Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $2,000 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Uniforms2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $2,500 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Grand Opening Advertising2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $30,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Vehicle Expenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $10,800 | $18,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Additional Funds2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $36,350 | $75,949 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $197,600 | $277,749 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
Source Honest Abe Roofing, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 19
What Honest Abe Roofing franchisees actually report earning
MEDIAN
$2,559,409
Honest Abe Roofing's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. Basis: 5 franchisee-owned outlets in the system that were open and operating for the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2025; gross sales were adjusted to a per Territory basis.
Sample size: 5 outlets. The FDD also reports average of $2,074,684. 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
- Three franchisee-owned outlets were excluded because they did not meet the reporting criteria of being open for the entire 2025 fiscal year.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Honest Abe Roofing outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Honest Abe Roofing, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 43, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 20
How many Honest Abe Roofing outlets there are, and how many closed
Honest Abe Roofing ended 2025 with 8 franchised outlets and 8 company-owned outlets. In that year 2 franchised outlets opened and 7 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Honest Abe Roofing opened 10 franchised outlets and 18 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 8, from 16 to 8 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 10 were terminated, 1 was bought back by the franchisor, and 7 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 41% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 2.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 45 |
| 2024 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 45 |
| 2023 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 45 |
Source Honest Abe Roofing, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 45, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Compare
How Honest Abe Roofing 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 Honest Abe Roofing's estimated range is $237,675. It costs more to open than 78% of Home Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 41% for Honest Abe Roofing. That is higher than 99% of the 82 Home Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Honest Abe Roofing's franchised system shrank 50%. 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. Honest Abe Roofing 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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