🚿 The Franzy Five

Welcome to the Franzy Five — your 5-minute fix on the most compelling franchises and the trends shaping the industry. Each week, we spotlight one standout concept worth watching, then round up key stories driving growth across food, fitness, home services, and beyond. Think of it as your shortcut to understanding where the smartest money in franchising is headed — and why.

The Home Services Franchise Built for Year-Round Demand

Plumbing emergencies don't wait. Neither do HVAC failures. This franchise combines both into one scalable, recession-resistant system.

The Brand Story

This brand was built around a simple insight: the most valuable service businesses solve problems customers can't ignore. When a pipe bursts or the AC goes out, price shopping stops. Urgency takes over.

The brand brings together two of the largest, most essential trades under one roof: plumbing and HVAC. Instead of running a single-trade operation with seasonal swings, franchisees operate a dual-engine business that stays busy year-round. Plumbing drives consistent service calls, while HVAC delivers high-ticket installs, maintenance contracts, and seasonal surges.

What separates this from independent operators is structure. Franchisees launch with a fully built platform — marketing systems, call handling, recruiting playbooks, pricing frameworks, and ongoing coaching — all designed to remove guesswork and accelerate scale. In an industry dominated by fragmented mom-and-pop shops, franchisees position themselves as professional, branded operators in markets that desperately need reliability.

The Data Angle

From a numbers standpoint, this is one of the more compelling home-services models out there. The investment range of $153K to $327K sits well below many multi-trade home-services franchises, while still supporting a full professional launch. Yet the reported average gross revenue of $1.46M is well above what single-trade plumbing or HVAC operators typically produce.

That spread is driven by the model itself. Plumbing provides steady inbound demand and emergency calls, while HVAC unlocks larger job sizes, replacement projects, and recurring maintenance agreements. Cross-selling between the two increases average ticket value without increasing customer acquisition costs.

The macro tailwinds are hard to ignore. Plumbing sits inside a $124B market, HVAC inside an $80B market, both fueled by aging housing stock, climate volatility, and a nationwide shortage of skilled tradespeople. The economics favor operators who can brand, recruit, and systemize. Independent technicians struggle with marketing, pricing, and staffing. Franchisees don't.