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Home & Commercial Trades · Glass, Window & Screen Repair

The Glass Guru Franchises for Sale

Residential and commercial glass repair and replacement, from shower doors and mirrors to foggy window restoration. A van-based trades business run from a small office and warehouse.

74
Total units
$156K+
Initial investment

Brand Performance Snapshot

Franchised and company-owned unit counts for 2023 through 2025, as reported in the franchisor's FDD.

Unit count by year
Franchised Corporate
72
2023
71
2024
74
2025
73
Franchised units
1
Company-owned units
74
Total units
+2.8%
3-yr unit growth

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The Glass Guru Franchise Model Overview

The Glass Guru franchisees install, repair and replace glass for homes and businesses: shower enclosures, mirrors, windows, doors and storefront glass, plus a proprietary foggy-window restoration service that defogs failed insulated glass without replacing the unit. Work is booked by phone and online and delivered by technicians in branded vans out of a modest leased office and warehouse of roughly 1,000 to 2,000 square feet inside the territory. The investment is a low-to-mid six-figure service business; the franchise fee scales with territory population and is the largest single swing in the range. Fixed monthly minimums on royalty, brand fee, technology and local advertising mean volume matters early. An owner must oversee the business and a full-time designated manager, owner or hire, runs daily operations, with monthly consultation calls with the franchisor. Several states require glazing or contractor licensing. The system is mature and roughly flat, nearly all franchised, with a handful of transfers each year.

Ideal owner profile

Owner who can supervise a full-time designated manager or run daily operations personally
Experience managing field technicians, scheduling and job estimating in a trades business
Comfortable with local marketing to homeowners, property managers and commercial accounts
Able to obtain any state glazing or contractor licensing the territory requires
Low-to-mid six-figure capital with working reserves to cover fixed monthly minimums

Investment Snapshot

Initial franchise fee $49,500 – $199,500 (based on territory population; $49,500 covers up to 250,000); 10% veteran discount
Total initial investment $155,805 – $385,280
Royalty 7% of Gross Sales (minimum $1,750/month after first 180 days)
Ad / brand fund 2% of Gross Sales brand fee (minimum $500/month after first 180 days); $1,250/month minimum local advertising required
FDD year 2026 (unit data through 2025)
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