How much does a Kitchen Tune-Up franchise cost?
Opening a Kitchen Tune-Up franchise takes a total initial investment of $129,930 to $188,850, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median sales – one territory of $358,151 across 79 outlets.
Kitchen Tune-Up franchises businesses that provide kitchen improvement products and services. Category: Home Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Kitchen Tune-Up franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $129,930 to $188,850. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Initial Territory Fee ($60,000), Additional Funds – before opening and first three months ($20,000 to $30,000), and Vehicle ($7,000 to $30,000). Together they make up about 64% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $19,950, about 15% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $19,950 | $19,950 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Initial Territory Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $60,000 | $60,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Travel and Living Expenses While Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $1,750 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Office/ | $500 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Vehicle2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $7,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Credit Card Processing Technology2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $30 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Miscellaneous Tools and Office Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $1,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $2,000 | $3,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Lead Safe Certification2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $300 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Contractor’s License and Bond2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $150 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Auto Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $1,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Commercial general liability insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $500 | $2,400 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $750 | $3,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Initial Marketing – 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $15,000 | $25,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Additional Funds – before opening and first three months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $20,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-14 | $129,930 | $188,850 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-14 |
Source Kitchen Tune-Up, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-14, 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 Kitchen Tune-Up franchisees actually report earning
Median Sales – One Territory
$358,151
Kitchen Tune-Up's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the calendar year 2024. Basis: franchisees with a single territory and with multiple territories that were in business throughout calendar year 2024.
Sample size: 79 outlets. The FDD also reports average sales – one territory of $479,767. 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
- The historical financial information excludes a total of 27 territories that were open and operating at the end of calendar year 2024: (1) new territories purchased by new franchisees opening during calendar year 2024 since those territories were not open for a full 12 months; and (2) transferred territories because neither the original nor new franchisees were open for a full 12 months.
- The FDD excluded the CRM System data of franchisees who were not open for all of 2024.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Kitchen Tune-Up outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Kitchen Tune-Up, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 34-37, 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 Kitchen Tune-Up outlets there are, and how many closed
Kitchen Tune-Up ended 2024 with 261 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 15 franchised outlets opened and 28 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Kitchen Tune-Up opened 79 franchised outlets and 51 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 28, from 233 to 261 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 23 were terminated, 6 were not renewed, and 22 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 6.7% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 15.
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 | 274 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 261 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 47 |
| 2023 | 257 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 274 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 46 |
| 2022 | 233 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 257 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 46 |
Source Kitchen Tune-Up, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 42-47, 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 Kitchen Tune-Up 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 Kitchen Tune-Up's estimated range is $159,390. It costs less to open than 56% of Home Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 6.7% for Kitchen Tune-Up. That is higher than 53% of the 82 Home Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Kitchen Tune-Up's franchised system grew 12%. The typical Home Services franchise here grew 5.5%.
- Earnings disclosure. 77 of the 105 Home Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Kitchen Tune-Up 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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