Kitchen Solvers Franchise

Kitchen Solvers has a franchise history dating to 1987 through its predecessors. The current franchisor, KS La Crosse Investments, LLC, was formed in Wisconsin in December 2010 and began offering franchises in February 2011. It is based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and licenses the Kitchen Solvers name and business system for locally owned remodeling operations.

The franchise’s service scope includes kitchen and bathroom design and decorating consultation, refacing and replacing cabinets, installing appliances, adding interior and exterior cabinet accessories, replacing countertops and related remodeling services. Customers include homeowners and commercial clients, and the business may also work with general contractors, interior decorators, insurance adjusters and other professionals. Owners are responsible for the day-to-day operation, including the people and processes needed to carry out customer projects.

The 2026 single-territory startup investment is estimated at $102,367–$149,152, including a $60,000 franchise fee and a $7,000 supplies package. The schedule also covers training travel, local marketing, insurance, business systems, possible vehicle or trailer costs and three months of additional funds. The lower estimate assumes that certain existing equipment and resources can be used. Kitchen Solvers recommends beginning from a home office; an optional showroom must meet its standards. Multiple-business development is offered under a separate agreement and investment schedule.

All franchisees participate in pre-opening training, and any manager running the business must successfully complete it. The program combines virtual work with training at the La Crosse headquarters, although the franchisor may designate a fully remote format. Subjects include the franchise vision plan, products, services and vendors, marketing, sales and operations, installation, software, financial management and personnel. The schedule also includes an installation job shadow with a local Kitchen Solvers franchise.

The program lists 49 classroom hours and eight hours of job shadowing. Training uses the Kitchen Solvers Business System Online Manual, instruction, demonstrations and practice. Owners pay attendee wages, benefits, travel and related expenses. Newly hired installers may be required to complete an additional day of training, and further training or franchise conferences may be required under the system’s continuing requirements.

Before opening, franchisees receive access to the online manual, site and design guidelines for an optional office or showroom, and approved product and equipment information on request. Ongoing assistance includes manual updates, business evaluations, marketing and sales promotion programs, support training and pricing assistance as the franchisor determines necessary. The technology setup includes the system website or landing page and designated email services. Owners manage local marketing and must obtain approval for their advertising materials.

Kitchen Solvers provides several ways to address a customer’s remodeling project, from cabinet refacing and accessories to replacement cabinets, countertops and broader kitchen or bathroom improvements. That range can suit an owner who wants to help customers define a project and coordinate its delivery. The system brings sales, measuring, installation and business procedures together around a specific home improvement category.

The ability to start from home gives owners a choice about their initial administrative setup. An approved showroom can be added for a different customer presentation and operating arrangement. Training in products, vendors, software and installation connects the sales conversation with the practical details of completing work, while the job shadow adds exposure to an operating franchise.

The ownership role centers on direct management, customer communication and coordinating the work of the business. An individual franchisee must directly supervise and manage the operation. A business entity must designate a trained person to do so, and that manager need not hold equity. This offers a clear path for an owner who wants to lead a local remodeling business using established brand procedures and ongoing franchise resources.

For a framework to compare service scope, staffing, equipment and local operating costs, read our home service franchise comparison guide.