Dulles Glass Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Dulles Glass is a home services franchise providing glass repair, replacement, and custom glass installation for homes and businesses. Franchisees run local operations, managing service calls, materials, and installs.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Dulles Glass franchise requires a total initial investment of $348K – $546K, including a $40K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: D (Below average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $348K – $546K
- 84th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 34th pct Home Services
- Units
- 3
- 9th pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Home Services avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $348K – $546K including a $40K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSOperating revenue was $0 for FY2024, 2023, and 2022; franchisor began offering franchises October 7, 2024 and had no franchise revenue as of the audited period.
- RISKVerdict D (Below average), verdict score 33/100 (higher is better).
- DATANo Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Dulles Glass Franchising LLC
- CEO title
- Officer and Co-Founder / CEO
- Bahram Nasehi
- Incorporated in
- Virginia
- HQ
- 7610 Doane Drive, Manassas, Virginia 20109
- Auditor
- Kezos & Dunlavy
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $0
- vs $0 prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Bahram Nasehi
- Headquarters
- Virginia
- Founded
- 2022
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 2
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 99% above the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown30 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $40K | $40K | |
| Training Expenses | $8K | $16K | |
| Construction & Leasehold Improvements | $52K | $73K | |
| Warehouse Equipment | $4K | $6K | |
| Computer Equipment, Furniture & Fixtures | $10K | $15K | |
| Vehicle | $56K | $140K | |
| Equipment & Consumables | $800 | $2K | |
| Rent (3 months) | $8K | $15K | |
| Security Deposits | $3K | $5K | |
| Utility Deposits | $500 | $2K | |
| Opening Inventory | $13K | $15K | |
| Professional Fees | $2K | $3K | |
| Grand Opening | $30K | $30K | |
| Insurance | $2K | $6K | |
| Operating Expenses / Additional Funds - 3 months | $120K | $180K | |
| Initial Franchise Fee (Conversion Franchise) | $20K | $20K | |
| Training Expenses (Conversion Franchise) | $0 | $16K | |
| Construction & Leasehold Improvements (Conversion Franchise) | $0 | $73K | |
| Warehouse Equipment (Conversion Franchise) | $0 | $6K | |
| Equipment, Furniture & Fixtures (Conversion Franchise) | $0 | $15K | |
| Total initial investment | $410K | $1.0M |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $348K – $546K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $120K – $180K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $40K – $40K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 0.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 0.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $499 |
| Transfer fee | $0 |
| Renewal fee | $0 |
| Inventory (initial) | $13K – $15K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Dulles Glass did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Dulles Glass unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
15%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Operating revenue was $0 for FY2024, 2023, and 2022; franchisor began offering franchises October 7, 2024 and had no franchise revenue as of the audited period.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 10.0% (near the Home Services average).
Disclosure
Franchisor chose not to disclose financial performance representations. You will need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Home Services averages
How Dulles Glass Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 3
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 3
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 2 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
2
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Dulles Glass presents significant caution-level risk due to minimal unit count, missing financial performance data, false going concern status, and inability to project realistic returns on a $347.5k–$546.1k investment.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Kezos & Dunlavy
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 33 / 100 verdict
- 01MINOROnly 3 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal scale and viability
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure (avg revenue/net income) prevents ROI assessment on $347.5k–$546.1k investment
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, suggesting potential financial instability or corporate restructuring risk
- 04MED7% royalty on undisclosed average revenue makes break-even analysis impossible for prospective franchisees
- 05MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years), limiting long-term business security and ROI window
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 10.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 5 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 3 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 50,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 20 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 5 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 2 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Virginia |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | Virginia |
| Litigation count | 0 |
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 75 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 48 hrs
- Training location
- Manassas, Virginia
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 6 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- DAPP and Common Edge
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: DAPP and Common Edge
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
3 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Dulles Glass · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Dulles Glass franchise?
The total investment to open a Dulles Glass franchise ranges from $348K – $546K, with an initial franchise fee of $40K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Dulles Glass franchise owners earn?
Dulles Glass does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the Dulles Glass FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Dulles Glass FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Dulles Glass's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Dulles Glass (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Dulles Glass franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Dulles Glass has 3 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 3 company-owned units.
Is Dulles Glass a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Dulles Glass as a D-grade franchise with a verdict score of 33 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.