How much does an One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning franchise cost?
Opening an One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning franchise takes a total initial investment of $143,273 to $286,702, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross revenue of franchisees in group of $2,226,902 across 86 outlets.
One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning franchises heating and air conditioning businesses. Category: Home Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open an One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $143,273 to $286,702. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds – (3 months) ($60,000 to $90,000), Full Time General Manager / Operations Manager ($0 to $25,750), and Professional Fees and Licensing ($4,635 to $20,600). Together they make up about 48% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $43,000, about 30% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 | $43,000 | $43,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 |
| Grand Opening Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 | $0 | $6,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 |
| Rent/ | $3,090 | $9,270 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 | $1,030 | $4,120 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 |
| Computer, Technology Systems, and Software2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 | $1,854 | $4,120 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 |
| Office Furniture and Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 | $1,545 | $4,120 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 |
| Machinery, Tools and Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 | $3,090 | $10,300 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 |
| Vehicles2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 | $8,240 | $15,450 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 |
| Vehicle Upfitting2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $0 | $5,150 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Signage for Vehicles2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $0 | $8,240 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Office Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $1,030 | $5,150 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Travel Expenses for Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $2,575 | $5,150 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Initial Vehicle Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $2,575 | $8,240 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $4,120 | $8,240 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Start-up Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $2,575 | $5,150 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Professional Fees and Licensing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $4,635 | $20,600 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Vehicle Registration Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $2,266 | $4,532 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Decals for Consumer Units2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $309 | $515 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Telephone Services2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $309 | $515 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Personal Tools for Technicians2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $1,030 | $3,090 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Full Time General Manager / | $0 | $25,750 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30 |
| Additional Funds – (3 months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30 | $60,000 | $90,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28-30 | $143,273 | $286,702 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28-30 |
Source One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28-30, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Revenue of Franchisees in Group
$2,226,902
One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024. Basis: ONE HOUR HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING Franchised Businesses.
Sample size: 86 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross revenue for franchisees in group of $3,838,222. 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
- Tables 1 and 2 exclude 15 franchisees representing 28 Territories that opened in 2024.
- Tables 1 and 2 exclude 7 franchisees representing 10 Territories that ceased operations during the 2024 fiscal year.
- Tables 1 and 2 exclude 2 franchisees representing 8 Territories that did not report revenue in fiscal year 2024.
- One franchisee did not operate in 7 Territories in the 2024 fiscal year; those Territories were excluded from presentation purposes.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 74, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning outlets there are, and how many closed
One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning ended 2024 with 411 franchised outlets and 28 company-owned outlets. In that year 37 franchised outlets opened and 11 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning opened 105 franchised outlets and 35 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 70, from 341 to 411 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 13 were terminated, 13 were not renewed, and 9 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 3.2% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 31.
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 | 385 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 411 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 81 |
| 2023 | 352 | 52 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 385 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 81 |
| 2022 | 341 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 352 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 81 |
Source One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 81, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning 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 One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning's estimated range is $214,988. It costs more to open than 71% of Home Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 3.2% for One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning. That is lower than 75% of the 82 Home Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning's franchised system grew 21%. 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. One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning 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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