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PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION
Cleaning & Restoration · independent · est. —
Paul Davis Restoration provides emergency mitigation and reconstruction services for properties damaged by water, fire, storms, and mold, working largely through insurance claims. A franchisee operates a territory-based restoration business with crews, vehicles, and equipment, serving homeowners, businesses, and insurance carriers.
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A franchise is a business where you (the franchisee) pay a company (the franchisor) for the right to open and run a location using their brand and system — think a local Anytime Fitness or Taco John's owned by a small-business owner, not the corporation.
Before you can buy in, U.S. law requires the franchisor to give you a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) — a long legal filing covering its fees, finances, and history. The numbers on this page come straight from that document:
- Franchise fee — the one-time cost to buy in.
- Royalty — the ongoing cut of your sales you pay the franchisor.
- Item 20 — how many locations opened and closed, the basis for our verdict (from Proven & strong down to Distressed — or Too new to judge).
The verdict
Not enough disclosure
Distress
No verified FDD extraction to judge from. Any figures shown are labelled sample data or independent federal records.
Exit rate · latest year
3.1%
vs 3.1% across 25 cleaning & restoration systems
Cost to open
$299K–$805K
Item 7 total investment range
SBA loan defaults
No loan record
no SBA 7(a)/504 loans found for this brand
Behind the verdict
the record, factor by factor · Item 20
3-yr trend · Item 20 Table 1
terminations + ceased-ops vs. all exits · Table 3
transfers vs. base · Table 3
actual vs. projected openings · Table 5
Item 19 disclosure + completeness
Systemwide units
2019–2021
Survival record
FDD Item 20 · outlet status by year
In fiscal 2021, 6 of 196 franchised outlets left the system — a 3.1% annualized exit rate, vs 3.1% across 25 cleaning & restoration systems. Not every exit is a failure — but this is the measurable floor.
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| Status (FTC) | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets at start | 193 | 190 | 196 |
| Opened | 8 | 9 | 22 |
| Transfers | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Terminations | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Non-renewals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceased — other reasons | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outlets at end | 190 | 196 | 212 |
| Net change | -3 | +6 | +16 |
What it costs — and what it drags
FDD Items 5–7 · fees, investment, royalty
Buying in means a $130K franchise fee (Item 5) and a total investment of $299K–$805K (Item 7). The franchisor publishes an earnings claim (Item 19) — read its methodology closely.
To open (Item 7)
$299K–$805K
all-in investment range
Franchise fee (Item 5)
$130K
upfront, one-time
Royalty (Item 6)
4%
of sales, ongoing
Your figure — cross-check against this brand's Item 19 and current-owner validation.
Royalty you'd pay / yr
$40K
4% of sales, before profit
Over a 10-yr term
$400K
royalties alone, excl. ad fund
This is not profit. It's the only money the FDD actually pins down — what you put in, and the royalty you owe on every dollar of sales. Your real take-home depends on labor, rent, food cost, and ramp-to-breakeven, none of which any FDD discloses.
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news-sourced · bankruptcies, closures, lawsuits
No recent closures, bankruptcies, or major lawsuits found in the news for PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION. That's a good sign — but it reflects news coverage, not a guarantee.
A broker is paid by the franchisor to place you. An independent CPA is paid by you — and the job is pressure-testing PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION's numbers, including talking you out of a bad deal.
Talk to an independent CPA before you buy →PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION franchise questions, answered from the filings
What percentage of PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION franchises closed last year?
In PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION's latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2021), 6 of 196 franchised outlets left the system — an annualized exit rate of 3.1% — compared with 3.1% across 25 cleaning & restoration systems tracked here. That counts terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons." There is no official failure rate, and not every exit is a failure, but this is the measurable floor.
How much does a PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION franchise cost?
Per PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION's 2026 FDD, buying in requires an initial franchise fee of $130K (Item 5) and a total initial investment of $299K–$805K (Item 7).
What royalty does PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION charge?
PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION charges an ongoing royalty of 4.0% of gross sales, per Item 6 of its 2026 FDD.
Does PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $2.8M. Read it closely: franchisors choose which units and which metrics to include.