GarageExperts Franchise

GarageExperts International, LLC was formed in California on September 22, 2008 and began offering franchises on December 12, 2008. Its business focuses on custom garage floor coatings and storage systems for residential customers, together with industrial floor coatings for retail and commercial buildings. The operation is primarily mobile, with an approved office and warehouse supporting product deliveries, storage and the installation business.

Mike Meursing has served as chief executive officer since the company’s formation in 2008. His earlier experience includes founding affiliated supplier Versatile High Performance Coatings in 1999. That supplier provides floor coatings, cabinets, slatwall, installation equipment and other materials used in the franchise system. The April 2026 disclosure identifies Mike Mushinski as president since November 2024, with leadership appointments in franchise development, operations and marketing supporting the organization.

The franchisor converted from a California entity to a Delaware entity in March 2023 and then to a Texas entity in January 2026. Those conversions are changes in corporate organization, rather than a new founding date. Its headquarters and training facility are in Grapevine, Texas. The disclosed affiliate structure also includes parent LJFG Enterprises and trademark licensor Envision IP, both formed in December 2023.

Item 20 reports 104 franchised outlets at the end of both 2023 and 2024, increasing to 110 at the end of 2025. The historical tables report no company-owned outlets through 2025; Item 1 separately identifies an affiliate operating company stores in Texas beginning in March 2026. These are dated disclosures, rather than a current outlet-count claim. The FDD presents Standard and Micro franchises with different initial investment schedules; the financial overview on this page follows the Standard format.

Source: GarageExperts April 30, 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, Items 1, 2, 5, 7 and 20.

Initial training and the people who attend

Item 11 describes approximately eight days of initial training at the Grapevine, Texas facility. Its curriculum table lists 65 classroom hours and zero on-the-job hours: welcome and orientation (1), marketing (7), technology (4), cabinet design (6), cabinet installation (8), flooring installation (24), sales (6), operations and ordering (2), employee and staff matters (2), finance and business planning (4), and quality assurance (1). Installation subjects are included in the curriculum, but the table classifies their hours as classroom instruction. Training uses manuals, presentations and vendor samples.

Initial training is included for up to two people. The franchise agreement requires all general managers and at least one major owner to attend and successfully complete it within three months of the agreement’s effective date; the business cannot open before the required participants successfully finish. The franchisee pays travel, accommodation, meals and other attendance expenses. Item 7 budgets $2,500–$10,000 for training expenses, but its budget note assumes two people attending for five days, which differs from Item 11’s approximately eight-day program. The expense allowance should not be read as a five-day training commitment.

An optional one-week ride-along with an existing independent franchise is available on request, subject to availability. The attending franchisee pays travel, food and lodging. The owner is responsible for providing enough trained employees and installers, and for training them to the franchisor’s satisfaction before opening and throughout operation.

Preparing the location and launching

Pre-opening assistance includes the operations manual, vehicle design guidance, initial training and criteria for selecting an office and warehouse. The franchisee finds the premises within the trade area and obtains approval before signing a lease. GarageExperts reviews a complete site submission, ordinarily within 14 days; approval is not a promise that the franchisor will find the property or supply staff.

Item 11 describes a typical 45–90-day opening period and a right to terminate if operations have not begun within 120 days. It also gives 180 days to locate a site. Those provisions differ, so the site-selection period should not be treated as an automatic extension of the opening deadline.

Business coaching and operating systems

After launch, owners can contact headquarters, business coaches and training staff by phone, email or online meeting for operating questions. The FDD provides for reasonable efforts to answer these inquiries without an additional charge. Requested consultation, on-site visits or remedial training can carry charges and expenses, so this is not an unlimited free on-site service.

Resources include a brand website listing, customer and marketing databases, lead management, designated social media accounts, access to branded promotional materials and updated operating guidance. FranchiseCentral supplies technical resources, operating documents and trackable telephone services, subject to the franchisor’s control. The disclosed software requirements include a laptop and mobile phone, Office 365, proprietary 3D design software, ServiceMinder CRM, QuickBooks Online and ProfitKeeper. Owners pay for and maintain the required technology; the monthly technology fee is $450 for the first territory and $200 for each additional contiguous territory. Required call-center handling of incoming digital telephone inquiries is currently funded through the National Advertising Fund, with a disclosed right to charge separately in the future.

Marketing and continuing education

Owners must spend at least 6% of gross revenue on local advertising, with a $50,000 minimum in the first year after opening. This ongoing obligation is separate from the initial advertising allowance in the investment schedule. National Advertising Fund contributions are 1.5% of gross revenue, subject to monthly minimums of $125 in months 1–6, $250 in months 7–12 and $500 from month 13 after the agreement’s effective date. The fund does not promise spending in each owner’s market in proportion to that owner’s contributions. Local advertising materials require approval.

Refresher training is available when offered or requested, with tuition included for up to two attendees and owner-paid attendance expenses. The agreement provides for two refresher days and fees of up to $500 per additional attendee, subject to stated annual increases. Item 11 describes mandatory additional training as no more than one two-to-four-day program per calendar year with no tuition charge; the agreement’s additional-training provision does not state the same duration limit. Optional training can cost up to $500 per person per day, also subject to stated increases, plus expenses.

Attendance at the annual convention is required when held, unless excused for good cause. The disclosed current fee is $1,500 for the first attendee, collected at $125 per month, and $450 for an additional attendee sharing the room. Fees can change with actual event costs and location; travel remains the franchisee’s expense. Convention charges are separate from tuition-free mandatory training.

Who runs the business

The general manager must be acceptable to GarageExperts, work full time exclusively in the business and complete initial training. That manager does not have to be an owner. The franchisor’s best-practice guidance calls for a full-time salesperson within six to nine months of opening; it is operating guidance rather than a sales-result promise.

Source: April 30, 2026 FDD, relevant fees in Item 6; Items 7, 11 and 15; franchise agreement training and operating provisions. Differences between the disclosure narrative, budget assumptions and agreement are retained above.

GarageExperts is a fit for an owner who wants to combine customer-facing sales with the practical work of leading an installation business. Floor coatings and storage systems give the team related services to present during a garage project, while the disclosed commercial flooring scope broadens the types of customers it can serve. Cabinet design training, installation instruction, designated product suppliers and business coaching provide specific resources for developing that operation. The appeal is tangible: an owner can connect a customer’s plans with a designed solution, coordinate the team and deliver a visible improvement. It suits organized entrepreneurs who enjoy project communication, employee development and responsibility for service quality.

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