Glass Doctor Franchise Review and FDD Snapshot

Glass Doctor Franchise Review and FDD Snapshot


Exterior & Building Envelope

Glass Doctor

As a franchisee, you will either (i) install, repair and replace residential and commercial flat glass and shower enclosures and provide related services and sell related products pursuant to certain standards and specifications (“Home and Business Option”); or (ii) install, repair and replace auto glass, and provide related services and sell related products pursuant to certain standards and specifications (“Auto Option”).

Reported franchisees 171
Investment range $152,900 to $323,100
Average unit volume Not available
Latest FDD filing year 2025

Economics Highlights

  • Initial fee: $59,900 (minimum for 300,000 population; +$200 per 1,000 additional population; discounts available for roll-ins and other programs)
  • Royalty: 4% to 7% of Gross Sales, weekly (tiered by sales volume; minimums apply after initial period)
  • Brand fund: 2% of Gross Sales, weekly
  • Local ad minimum: Greater of $20,000 or 6% of prior year’s Gross Sales annually; first year $30,000
  • Item 19 median AUV: Not available
  • Item 19 coverage: Not available

What Glass Doctor Does

As a franchisee, you will either (i) install, repair and replace residential and commercial flat glass and shower enclosures and provide related services and sell related products pursuant to certain standards and specifications (“Home and Business Option”); or (ii) install, repair and replace auto glass, and provide related services and sell related products pursuant to certain standards and specifications (“Auto Option”).

This page is generated from Franchise Fox franchise and FDD-derived data. Reported franchisee counts and economics usually come from the most recent available FDD snapshot rather than manually edited marketing copy.

Scale and Filing Notes

Latest effective date 2025-04-04
Tracked states Not available
Net unit change, 3 years -27
Tracked locations in export 0

The current Franchise Fox dataset has strong FDD coverage, but live location counts are still sparse in the denormalized export. For now, the best “size” signal is reported franchisee count.