Kitchen Solvers Franchise Costs, Fees & FDD

Year Business Began: 1982

Franchising Since: 1984

Headquarters: La Crosse, Wisconsin

Estimated Number of Units: 60

Franchise Description: KS La Crosse Investments, LLC is the franchisor. The franchise offered is for the operation of a Kitchen Solvers business within a particular geographic territory. The business features kitchen and bathroom update, beautification and remodeling services for residential and commercial buildings.
Training Overview: Franchisees must complete the Pre-Opening Training Program to the franchisor’s satisfaction before they begin to operate the business. The Pre-Opening Training Program is held at the franchisor’s headquarters in La Crosse, Wisconsin as well as via telephone and internet. The Pre-Opening Training Program generally lasts about two months. There will be an initial two-week training period at the franchisor’s corporate office in La Crosse, Wisconsin (unless the franchisor designates otherwise). The franchisor may sponsor at least one convention per year in a location that it designates for all of its franchisees. If held, franchisees are required to attend this annual convention. The franchisor may require franchisees to attend any additional training it determines appropriate, and the franchisor reserves the right to charge franchisees a fee to attend any additional training.

Territory Granted: The franchisor grants franchisees the right to operate a Kitchen Solvers business within a particular territory. The method used to describe territorial boundaries of franchises will be one or a combination of the following: county lines, highways or streets, or zip codes. A standard territory will consist of a maximum of 85,000 owner occupied households. If the franchisor permits a franchisee to acquire additional contiguous zip codes so that the territory consists of more than 85,000 owner occupied households, then the franchisee must pay the additional population fee. In any event, the territory may not contain more than 110,000 owner occupied households. During the term of the Franchise Agreement, the franchisor will not establish either a company-owned Kitchen Solvers business or another Kitchen Solvers franchise within the territory or modify the territory without written permission, provided that franchisees are in complete compliance with the terms and conditions of the Franchise Agreement.

Obligations and Restrictions: If franchisees are individuals, they must directly supervise and manage the business in the territory. If franchisees are a corporation, partnership or other business entity, they must designate in writing to the franchisor an individual who will directly supervise and manage the operation of the business in the territory. In either instance, the individual who will directly supervise and manage the operation of the business in the territory must complete the training program. Franchisees must offer and sell only those products and services that the franchisor has approved. Franchisees may use only marketing and promotional materials that the franchisor has approved.

Term of Agreement and Renewal: The length of the initial franchise term is 10 years. If franchisees satisfy renewal requirements, they will have two options to renew for an additional 10-year renewal term each.

Financial Assistance: The franchisor does not offer any direct or indirect financing to its franchisees. The franchisor is unable to estimate whether franchisees will be able to obtain financing for any of their investment and, if they are able to obtain financing, the franchisor cannot predict the terms of the financing. The franchisor does not receive payment from any person for obtaining or placing financing. The franchisor does not guarantee a franchisee’s obligations to third parties.

Estimated Initial Investment

Name of Fee	Low	High
Initial Franchise Fee	$60,000	$60,000
Pre-Opening Training (for travel and living expenses during training)	$2,000	$3,000
Supplies Package	$5,900	$5,900
Local Marketing	$9,000	$9,000
Rent/Leasehold Improvements (Showroom)	$0	$4,500
Office Equipment & Computer System	$0	$4,500
Vehicle	$0	$2,100
Vehicle and/or Trailer Wrap	$1,000	$2,500
Insurance Premiums	$1,000	$3,500
Utility Deposits and Business Licenses	$100	$750
Attorney’s Fees	$500	$1,000
Bookkeeping Fees	$50	$125
Accounting Fees	$750	$1,500
Back Office Expenses	$0	$450
Installation Tools	$0	$7,250
Technology Fees	$807	$807
Additional Funds (3-month period)	$20,000	$30,000
ESTIMATED TOTAL	$101,857	$136,807

 
Other Fees

Type of Fee	Amount
Continuing License Fee	An amount equal to the greater of: (i) the monthly minimum fee, or (ii) a specified percentage of monthly gross sales.
Local Marketing	5% of expected annual gross sales (with a minimum spend of $3,000 per month for the initial 3 months of operation, unless the franchisor approves otherwise).
Technology Fee	Currently, $268.90 per month.
Business Development Fee	1% of gross sales.
Transfer Fee	$5,000
Pre-Opening Training	Pre-opening training for up to two people (the franchisee and approved manager) is included in the initial franchise fee. While the franchisor currently does not do so, it may charge a fee for any additional people who attend pre-opening training.
Audit	Will vary under circumstances (generally $500 to $2,000).
Late Fee	$25 late fee added one day after the due date; plus $10 per day of delinquency.
Insurance– 3 Months (Single Territory)	Estimated at $1,500 - $3,500, annual premium which will vary under the circumstances.
On-site Training Fee	$350 per day plus expenses.
Annual Convention Registration Fee	The then-current registration fee.
Convention No-Show Fee	$850 if the franchisee fails to attend the annual convention without prior approval not to attend.

The above information has been compiled from the FDD of Kitchen Solvers. Year of FDD: 2025.
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