Home Services & Specialty Trades

Garage Living

Founded in 2005, Garage Living® is a premium garage transformation company headquartered in Canada. With 40 franchises across North America, each location offers clients turn-key garage transformations managed by professionally trained designers, installers, and service personnel. Each project is designed to the client’s specific needs with the end goal of creating functional, clean spaces that can be used year-round.

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Ways to own

Standard franchise

Single unit Not specified

Money you'll need

Personal cash (liquid capital)
$75,000
Cash or near-cash you contribute yourself
Total project cost
$246,450 – $324,900
Fee, build-out, equipment and early working capital
Net worth required
$500,000
Initial franchise fee
$60,000
Included in total project cost

Ongoing fees

Royalty
6.5%
Advertising / brand fund
2% National Marketing Fund
Other recurring fees
Not disclosed
Agreement term
Not disclosed

Your role

Ownership style
Not specified
Expected time
Not disclosed
Home-based
No
Staffing
5
Location
Not disclosed

Training and support

Training
Training and support program details: Online training is available through the Garage Living Academy and courses can be conducted from home. Classroom training is typically conducted at our head office in Vaughan, ON or an alternate site. In-field training is provided at head office, an alternate site or in the local market. Before your Franchised Business opens, we will provide you and up to two additional people (for a total three trainees) with a mandatory initial training program in the operation of your Business, which must be completed to our satisfaction not later than 30 days before your Business opens. Our training program is conducted at our headquarters in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, at one of our Affiliate’s businesses in Ontario, Canada or another location that we designate. Business Planning - 7 Hours Online, 7 Hours Classroom Sales & Product Knowledge - 4 Hours Online, 4 Hours Classroom, 15 Hours In-field Administration/Accounting - 20 Hours Online, 2 Hours Classroom, 2 Hours In-field Marketing - 3 Hours Classroom + In-field support Installation - 5 Hours Classroom, 35 Hours In-field In-Market Support - 30 Hours In-Market Cost for Training: $2000 - $4000 for up to 3 trainees Lodging and airfare included: No Site Selection Assistance: Yes Lease Negotiation Assistance: Yes Mentor following training: Yes Length of mentoring Franchisee: 12-24 months; Includes dedicated, franchise coach - indefinitely
Ongoing support
Site selection: Yes Lease negotiation: Yes Mentoring: Yes; 12-24 months; Includes dedicated, franchise coach - indefinitely

Financing information

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Brand facts

Founded
2005
Franchising since
2015
Franchised units
40
Company-owned units
1
Headquarters
Vaughan, ON

Where it's offered

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About this information

Listing reviewed by our editors on October 13, 2026. Source materials dated September 14, 2026. Figures come from franchisor-provided materials and can change; always confirm against the brand's current Franchise Disclosure Document.

We don't publish revenue, profit or return estimates. If a franchisor provides financial performance information, it appears in Item 19 of its FDD with the context needed to interpret it.

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