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Ace Hardware Painting Services franchise — is it worth it?
High risk No franchised units open yet
Ace Hardware Painting Services is a home services franchise with an initial investment ranging from $89,030 to $148,000.
Everything below is free, read straight off Ace Hardware Painting Services's registered filing, with where the numbers land against home services peers. Weighing Ace Hardware Painting Services against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Ace Hardware Painting Services's most recent FDD (registered 2023). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-27134 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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Ace Hardware Painting Services franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Ace Hardware Painting Services does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Ace Hardware Painting Services — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (77% of home services franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn Ace Hardware Painting Services's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Home services & home improvement franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Ace Hardware Painting Services lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Ace Hardware Painting Services's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2023) does disclose 5 legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Ace Hardware Painting Services itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. 3 of those proceedings were brought by franchisees against the franchisor — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for. Item 3 of the source FDD describes each case.
Ace Hardware Painting Services closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Ace Hardware Painting Services will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Ace Hardware Painting Services's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a home services of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Ace Hardware Painting Services reports no franchised units open yet — there is no operating track record to churn.
Who owns Ace Hardware Painting Services?
Ace Hardware Painting Services's franchise is offered by Ace Painting Franchising, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2023), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Home services franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Ace Hardware Painting Services is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Ace Hardware Painting Services franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Ace Hardware Painting Services — who is the franchisor?
Ace Hardware Painting Services's most recently filed FDD (2023) names Ace Painting Franchising, LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Ace Hardware Painting Services franchise cost?
Ace Hardware Painting Services's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $89,030 – $148,000, with an initial franchise fee of $50,000 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against home services peers it sits in the top quartile (median $162,725).
How much profit does a Ace Hardware Painting Services franchise make?
Ace Hardware Painting Services makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Ace Hardware Painting Services at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Ace Hardware Painting Services disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Ace Hardware Painting Services's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 77% of home services franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against Ace Hardware Painting Services?
Ace Hardware Painting Services's most recently filed FDD (2023) discloses 5 legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Ace Hardware Painting Services itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. 3 of the disclosed proceedings were brought by franchisees against the franchisor.
Is Ace Hardware Painting Services a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Ace Hardware Painting Services's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against home services peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is high risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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