How much does a Lifetime Green Coatings franchise cost?
Opening a Lifetime Green Coatings franchise takes a total initial investment of $127,500 to $238,250, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports total of $178,401 across 16 outlets.
Lifetime Green Coatings franchises Lifetime Green Coatings Businesses. Category: Home Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Lifetime Green Coatings franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $127,500 to $238,250. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Payroll ($20,000 to $42,000), Additional Funds – Three Months ($15,000 to $42,000), and Service Vehicle ($4,000 to $41,500). Together they make up about 53% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $60,000, about 47% 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 | $60,000 | $60,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $0 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Lease Deposits – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $1,500 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $0 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Initial Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $15,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Service Vehicle2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $4,000 | $41,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Computer, Software and Point of Sales System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $3,500 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Grand Opening Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $5,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Insurance Deposits – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $750 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Payroll2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $20,000 | $42,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Travel for Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $500 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $2,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Licenses and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $250 | $750 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Additional Funds – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $15,000 | $42,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13 | $127,500 | $238,250 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13 |
Source Lifetime Green Coatings, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Lifetime Green Coatings franchisees actually report earning
Total
$178,401
Lifetime Green Coatings' 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 2024 Calendar Year. Basis: Operational Franchise Outlets.
Sample size: 16 outlets. The FDD also reports total of $193,004. 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 FDD does not report data for New Franchise Outlets because they were not open for the entire 2024 Calendar Year.
- The FDD does not report data for Franchise Outlets that were either terminated or ceased operations for other reasons during the 2024 Calendar Year, including Franchise Outlets that transferred their Territories to other Franchise Outlets and thereafter stopped operating during the full 2024 Calendar Year.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Lifetime Green Coatings outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Lifetime Green Coatings, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Lifetime Green Coatings outlets there are, and how many closed
Lifetime Green Coatings ended 2024 with 38 franchised outlets and 1 company-owned outlet. In that year 19 franchised outlets opened and 16 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Lifetime Green Coatings opened 54 franchised outlets and 16 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 38, from 0 to 38 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 13 were terminated and 3 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 46% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 47 |
| 2023 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 47 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 47 |
Source Lifetime Green Coatings, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 47, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Lifetime Green Coatings 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 Lifetime Green Coatings' estimated range is $182,875. It costs less to open than 51% of Home Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 46% for Lifetime Green Coatings. That is higher than 100% of the 82 Home Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Earnings disclosure. 77 of the 105 Home Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Lifetime Green Coatings 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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