Alair Homes franchise
2025 filing · December 12, 2025Shares sales figures
Alair Homes at a glance
A custom home building, renovation and commercial contracting business.
The business
- Industry
- Home service
- Franchisor
- Alair Enterprises USA, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $112K–$188K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $81,550
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 2%–4%
- 4% of gross revenue up to $5 million a year, stepping down to 3%, 2.5% and 2% above $5 million, $7 million and $10 million, paid twice a month
- Brand fund
- Yes
- Up to 1.5% of gross revenue
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- None
- No exclusive territory
- Franchisor financing
- Some financing offered
Where it is
- Franchised, 2025
- 53
- As printed in the filing
From Alair Enterprises USA, Inc’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Alair Homes among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Alair Homes | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $149,925 | Costs less than 77% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $81,550 | Higher than 97% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $4,947,730 | Higher than 98% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 33× | Higher than 100% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Alair Homes franchise costs
Opening one Alair Homes costs an estimated $111,850 to $188,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are initial franchise fee ($81,550) and bond requirements ($5,000 to $30,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $81,550 | ||
| Initial Brand Fund Fee | $10,000 | ||
| Bond requirements | $5,000 | $30,000 | |
| Truck | $0 | $6,200 | |
| Computer System and telephone | $1,900 | $4,000 | |
| Vehicle Wrap/Site Signage | $1,500 | $3,000 | |
| Print Material | $50 | $500 | |
| Branded Clothing | $250 | $750 | |
| Licenses and Permits | $250 | $3,000 | |
| Insurance | $2,850 | $9,000 | |
| Professional Fees | $1,500 | $5,000 | |
| Miscellaneous Expenses | $1,000 | $5,000 | |
| Additional Funds – three months | $6,000 | $30,000 | |
| Total | $111,850 | $188,000 | |
Source: Alair Enterprises USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 27
Alair Homes franchise fee
The franchise fee is $81,550. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Alair Enterprises USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 17
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 4% of gross revenue up to $5 million a year, stepping down to 3%, 2.5% and 2% above $5 million, $7 million and $10 million, paid twice a month. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | Up to 1.5% of gross revenue. |
| Computer System and telephone | $1,900 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Alair Enterprises USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 19
Other fees as filed, from page 27. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Alair Homes publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $4,947,730
- Median sales
- $4,030,973
Yearly figures for 2024, covering U.S. franchises in their second year or more at the end of 2024 (38 locations). The average is about 33 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Alair Enterprises USA, Inc, 2025 filing, pages 60–61
SBA loans to Alair Homes franchisees
Lenders approved 2 SBA 7(a) loans for Alair Homes franchisees from 2024 to 2025, $300K in all. None has been paid off or charged off yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
How Alair Homes compares
Of the 475 home service franchises on this site, Alair Homes is the 228th cheapest to open.
| Figure | Alair Homes | Typical home service brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $112K | $115K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $188K | $202K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $82K | $50K | $40K |
| Sales per location | $4.95M | $588K | $794K |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 367 of 475 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 475 brands in home service franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 45 (+5) | 0 |
| 2024 | 52 (+7) | 0 |
| 2025 | 53 (+1) | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. U.S. counts for fiscal years ending August 31.
These figures don't add up as printed: the 2025 counts come to 53, but the filing shows 54. Worth asking the franchisor.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: home-based franchises and franchise failure rates.
Source: Alair Enterprises USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 62
Who owns Alair Homes?
Alair Homes franchises are sold by Alair Enterprises USA, Inc.
From Alair Enterprises USA, Inc’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on pages 15–17. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Alair Enterprises USA, Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on pages 15–17, bankruptcy on page 17
Alair Homes filings
The figures on this page come from Alair Enterprises USA, Inc’s 2025 filing, issued December 12, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | December 12, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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