Shack Shine franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Shack Shine franchise takes $162,550 – $283,800 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $40,000 – $60,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 8% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 2%. To qualify, Shack Shine asks for $50,000 in liquid cash. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Shack Shine franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $40,000 | $60,000 | $40,000 to $60,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $162,550 | $283,800 | $162,550 to $283,800 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $162,550 | $283,800 | $162,550 to $283,800 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means Shack Shine's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 8% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 2% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 5 years |
See the full Shack Shine cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Shack Shine's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Shack Shine's disclosed cost sits against the Home Services category:
- Minimum startup cost of $162,550 — about 1.4× the Home Services median of $116,350.
- Initial franchise fee of $40,000 — about 27% below the Home Services median of $54,450.
Category medians are computed from the Home Services brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Home Services franchises
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How Shack Shine's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2016–2022: began the window at 0 units; 40 units opened, 12 closed, ending at 35 units. (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only.)
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Shack Shine or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Shack Shine for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Shack Shine is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Shack Shine grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Shack Shine can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Shack Shine franchise
Shack Shine is a home services franchisor with 35 units at the end of 2022 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2016 and 2022, it began the window at 0 units; its filings record 40 unit openings and 12 closures, ending at 35 units (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is Shack Shine Home Services (USA) Inc.. The filings indicate financing options are available; terms come from the franchisor, not from us.
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
The franchised business being offered is SHACK SHINE, which is a professional residential house detailing business.
Shack Shine franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Shack Shine franchise cost?
- $162,550 – $283,800 all-in to open, per Shack Shine's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Shack Shine units are there?
- 35 units at the end of 2022 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Shack Shine's units held up?
- 74.5% of units at risk between 2020 and 2022 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).