How much does a School Locker Installation & Repair cost to buy?

A typical School Locker Installation & Repair sells for 1.8x to 4x seller's discretionary earnings. With estimated SDE of $110K, expect to pay roughly $198K to $440K before adjustments for assets, debt, growth, and local market quality.

How much does it cost to start a School Locker Installation & Repair?

Startup costs range from $40K to $180K depending on location, equipment, and scale.

Service

School Locker Installation & Repair

Tiny doors, annual budgets, and thousands of repeatable repairs

Bottom line

Worth studying, but do not buy without strong local proof.

School locker contractors install, reconfigure, repair, and replace lockers for K-12 schools, gyms, universities, warehouses, police departments, and employee facilities. It is a narrow facilities niche with bid work, summer installation windows, recurring repair calls, and replacement cycles when buildings renovate.

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Acquisition score

Margin · multiple · SBA data

58Strong

Avg revenue

$550K/yr

$150K–$1.8M range

Profit margin

20%

~$110K SDE

Multiple

1.8–4×

of SDE

Est. buy price

$198K–$440K

startup: $40K–$180K

How It Works

The company quotes locker banks, orders metal/plastic lockers, schedules installs around school calendars, repairs hinges and latches, rekeys locks, anchors units, and handles punch-list work for facility managers or general contractors. Revenue comes from installs, repairs, reconfiguration, replacement parts, and renovation subcontracting.

BizBite verdict

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School Locker Installation & Repair has enough high-level data for a first look, but BizBite has not assigned a category-specific operating model yet. Treat the score as preliminary.

58Strong

low data confidence · 40/100medium financing fit

Why it may work

No strong positives yet. More verified data needed.

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Deal Calculator

Priced off $110K SDE — can this deal service its own debt?

2.56×

DSCR · Lender-comfortable

Purchase multiple — 2.7× SDE ($295K)

Category range: 1.8×–4× SDE

Down payment — 10% ($30K)

SBA minimum equity injection is 10% for change-of-ownership

Interest rate — 10.50%

Typical SBA 7(a) range: 9.5–12% (prime-based)

Loan term — 10 years

Standard SBA 7(a): 10 years for business acquisition

Purchase price

$295K

2.7× of $110K SDE

Cash to close

$38K

$30K down + ~3% closing

Debt service

$4K/mo

$43K/yr on $266K loan

Cash-on-cash

175%

cash back in ~7 mo

Debt service coverage · what the lender sees

2.56×+$6K/mo after debt

Most SBA lenders want ≥1.25× coverage; 1.5×+ is a strong file.

SDE = revenue × margin estimate for this niche; it includes owner compensation, so budget your salary out of cash flow. Excludes working-capital injection, capex reserves, and taxes. Actual SBA terms vary by lender and borrower.

Pros

+Highly specific trade with less digital competition than general handyman work
+Schools and institutions have recurring maintenance and renovation budgets
+Summer project windows can create concentrated high-margin installs
+Parts, locks, hinges, and rekeying create small repeat repair tickets

Cons

-Seasonality around school breaks can be intense
-Public bids and GC subcontracting can pressure pricing
-Growth depends on facility relationships and reliable installers

Best For

Facilities-service operators who can sell into schools, coordinate installs, and handle punch-list-heavy institutional work

Operating Costs

Costs include installers, trucks, tools, insurance, locker freight, storage, parts inventory, and bid/admin time. Locker wholesalers advertise dealer programs and installation support, while school facility maintenance budgets create recurring repair demand even between larger renovation projects.