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Advanced Laser Restoration®

Home & Commercial Services Year: 2024
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What Is Advanced Laser Restoration?

Advanced Laser Restoration offers laser cleaning and restoration of metal, stone, wood, plastic, and other contaminated surfaces. It operates as a mobile business, with franchisees developing and operating mobile units under the Advanced Laser Restoration name. The core service bundle includes rust, paint and graffiti removal, bio-film and powder coating removal, oil and grease removal, and asbestos and lead removal, and an affiliate supplies vehicles and laser equipment to franchisees.

Advanced Laser Restoration Franchise: Pros and Cons

The franchise's clean legal profile—zero disclosed lawsuits, judgments, settlements, penalties, enforcement actions, or fraud claims—greatly reduces legacy legal risk, but the franchisor runs zero company-owned units, so it lacks firsthand operational testing and must rely entirely on franchisees to surface and validate system improvements.

Pros

Zero disclosed lawsuits, judgments, settlements, government penalties, franchisor enforcement actions, and fraud claims — well below typical for Home & Commercial Services — gives the system a clean legal profile and reduces legacy legal risk you’d inherit as an operator.
Item 7 maximums for franchise fee, assets, reserves and training are all $0, with minimum assets listed at $250 — far below typical startup estimates in this sector, which keeps your initial cash requirement and ongoing reserve burden very low.
Zero outlet terminations, zero non-renewals, and zero reacquired outlets — well below typical — indicates few operators have left or been removed, which points to stable franchisee retention across the system.

Cons

Zero company-owned units — well below typical — means the franchisor doesn't run its own locations, so they lack firsthand operational testing and must rely entirely on franchisees to surface and validate system improvements.
No mandatory ongoing training required — an unusual absence (about 92.6% of peers require it) — means you may not receive regular, enforced refresher training, placing more responsibility on you to keep staff skills and processes current.

Territory Protection

54/100
Good

Grants a protected operating area where the franchisor will not place other physical units. The franchisor retains the right to sell via e-commerce and alternative distribution channels, to develop additional units in the surrounding market, and to deploy different trademarks; protection is contingent on meeting performance contingencies and market-density provisions.

Training & Support

42/100
NORMAL

The brand provides a focused 56-hour training curriculum designed to prepare two designated individuals for launch. The program includes on-site launch support to aid operational readiness; franchisees are responsible for travel and living expenses, and on-site support is provided for an additional fee.

How Much Do Advanced Laser Restoration Franchise Owners Make?

Advanced Laser Restoration franchise locations reported average gross sales of $2,824 and median gross sales of $1,000 in 2024, based on financial performance data disclosed in Item 19 of the Franchise Disclosure Document.

Average Gross Sales:
$2,824
Median Gross Sales:
$1,000
High Gross Sales:
$15,583
Low Gross Sales:
$10.00
Sample Size:
22
Percent Attaining Average:
27.27%
Franchise vs Corporate Performance: Only franchised outlet job-level data is provided (no company-owned results), so comparisons to corporate performance cannot be drawn from this Item 19.
Performance Variability Analysis: There is high variability in job revenue—average job revenue is 2,824.24 while the median is 1,000.00 and the top job is 15,582.75—indicating a skewed distribution with a small number of high-value jobs raising the mean.
Data Scope and Limitations: The figures cover 22 reported jobs from five franchised outlets over Feb 1, 2023–Jan 31, 2024 and are job-level (not per-outlet) metrics; no expense or audited data are provided.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to open an Advanced Laser Restoration franchise?

The total initial investment for an Advanced Laser Restoration franchise ranges from $184,570 to $375,320, according to the 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document. This includes the franchise fee, real estate, equipment, training, and working capital.

What is the Advanced Laser Restoration initial franchise fee?

The initial franchise fee for Advanced Laser Restoration is $50,000, as stated in the 2024 FDD. This fee is paid upon signing the Franchise Agreement.

How much do Advanced Laser Restoration franchise owners make?

Advanced Laser Restoration franchise locations reported average gross sales of $2,824 and median gross sales of $1,000 in 2024, based on Item 19 of the Franchise Disclosure Document. Actual earnings vary by location, market, and operator experience.

Does Advanced Laser Restoration have any franchise lawsuits or legal issues?

Advanced Laser Restoration received a legal risk score of 100 out of 100 in the 2024 FDD analysis. The franchise reported no material legal proceedings.

Does Advanced Laser Restoration offer exclusive franchise territories?

Advanced Laser Restoration received a territory protection score of 54 out of 100. Grants a protected operating area where the franchisor will not place other physical units.

What training does Advanced Laser Restoration provide to new franchisees?

Advanced Laser Restoration received a training and support score of 42 out of 100. The brand provides a focused 56-hour training curriculum designed to prepare two designated individuals for launch.

How many Advanced Laser Restoration franchise locations are there?

Advanced Laser Restoration had 6 total locations as of the 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document.

What type of business is Advanced Laser Restoration?

Advanced Laser Restoration offers laser cleaning and restoration of metal, stone, wood, plastic, and other contaminated surfaces.

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