Life Saver Pool Fence franchise
2026 filing · May 18, 2026Shares sales figures
Life Saver Pool Fence at a glance
A pool safety business installing removable mesh pool fences for homeowners. At the end of 2025 there were 22 Life Saver Pool Fence locations in the US, 21 franchised and 1 company-owned.
The business
- Industry
- Home service
- Franchisor
- LIFE SAVER FRANCHISING, INC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $72K–$106K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 3%
- 3% of gross sales, paid weekly
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 22
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 21
- Company-owned
- 1
From LIFE SAVER FRANCHISING, INC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Life Saver Pool Fence among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Life Saver Pool Fence | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $88,828 | Costs less than 90% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $35,000 | Lower than 61% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 3% | Lower than 98% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 22 | More than 51% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $503,281 | Lower than 73% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 5.7× | Higher than 91% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Life Saver Pool Fence franchise costs
Opening one Life Saver Pool Fence costs an estimated $71,658 to $105,998. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital. It is one of the low-cost franchises.
Source: LIFE SAVER FRANCHISING, INC, 2026 filing, page 21
Life Saver Pool Fence franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: LIFE SAVER FRANCHISING, INC, 2026 filing, page 16
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 3% of gross sales, paid weekly. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: LIFE SAVER FRANCHISING, INC, 2026 filing, page 17
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Life Saver Pool Fence publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $503,281
- Median sales
- $311,624
Yearly figures for 2025, covering eight franchised and one affiliate-owned outlets in 2025. The average is about 5.7 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: LIFE SAVER FRANCHISING, INC, 2026 filing, pages 53–54
How Life Saver Pool Fence compares
Of the 475 home service franchises on this site, Life Saver Pool Fence is the 85th cheapest to open and the 270th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Life Saver Pool Fence | Typical home service brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $72K | $115K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $106K | $202K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $35K | $50K | $40K |
| Royalty | 3% | 7% | 6% |
| Sales per location | $503K | $588K | $794K |
| US locations | 22 | 40 | 21 |
| 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 | 4 (+4) | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 (+5) | 1 |
| 2025 | 21 (+12) | 1 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: LIFE SAVER FRANCHISING, INC, 2026 filing, page 57
Who owns Life Saver Pool Fence?
Life Saver Pool Fence franchises are sold by LIFE SAVER FRANCHISING, INC.
From LIFE SAVER FRANCHISING, INC’s 2026 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 72–75. |
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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: LIFE SAVER FRANCHISING, INC, 2026 filing, litigation on pages 72–75
Life Saver Pool Fence filings
The figures on this page come from LIFE SAVER FRANCHISING, INC’s 2026 filing, issued May 18, 2026, on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | May 18, 2026 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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