How much does a Rainbow Restoration franchise cost?
Opening a Rainbow Restoration franchise takes a total initial investment of $159,336 to $330,900, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales of $612,588 across 275 outlets.
Rainbow Restoration franchises businesses. Category: Home Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Rainbow Restoration franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $159,336 to $330,900. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds – 6 – 9 Mo. ($40,000 to $100,000), Equipment, Supplies & Inventory ($40,461 to $65,000), and Vehicle ($10,000 to $55,000). Together they make up about 66% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $40,000, about 25% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30-31 | $40,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30-31 |
| Vehicle2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 | $10,000 | $55,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 |
| Equipment, Supplies & Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 | $40,461 | $65,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 |
| Insurance Annual General liability/ | $12,000 | $18,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 |
| Advertising & Promotional and Local Marketing Spending2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 | $5,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 |
| Training (All 4 trainings-Technical, Business, ASD, 31IRST, OCT, AMRT), Travel, Lodging & Food2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 | $6,400 | $10,200 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 |
| Deposits, Permits & Licenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 | $1,675 | $3,600 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 | $2,500 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 |
| Recruiting and Onboarding2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 | $650 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 |
| Lead Safe equipment, supplies and certification2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 | $650 | $3,100 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 |
| Additional Funds – 6 – 9 Mo.2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 | $40,000 | $100,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 31 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30-31 | $159,336 | $330,900 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30-31 |
Source Rainbow Restoration, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 30-31, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Rainbow Restoration franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales
$612,588
Rainbow Restoration's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 2024 Reporting Period. Basis: Franchised businesses in business 12 months or more and reporting using our Software System.
Sample size: 275 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales of $1,049,780. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- 33 franchised businesses that opened during the year 2024 and therefore were not in operation for the entire 2024 Reporting Period were excluded.
- 12 franchised businesses that underwent a transfer and as a result were not reporting sales for the entire Reporting Period were excluded.
- 1 franchised business that did not submit any Gross Sales reports during the Reporting Period was excluded.
- 9 franchised businesses that reported $0 in Gross Sales for the entire 2024 Reporting Period were excluded.
- 16 franchised businesses closed during the 2024 fiscal year and did not report data for the entire 2024 Reporting Period, so their data was excluded.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Rainbow Restoration outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Rainbow Restoration, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 77-80, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Rainbow Restoration outlets there are, and how many closed
Rainbow Restoration ended 2024 with 330 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 33 franchised outlets opened and 16 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Rainbow Restoration opened 74 franchised outlets and 59 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 15, from 315 to 330 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 44 were terminated, 9 were not renewed, and 6 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 6.3% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 16.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 313 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 330 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 87 |
| 2023 | 314 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 313 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 87 |
| 2022 | 315 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 314 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 87 |
Source Rainbow Restoration, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 87, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Rainbow Restoration compares with other Home Services franchises
Measured against the 105 Home Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Rainbow Restoration's estimated range is $245,118. It costs more to open than 79% of Home Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 6.3% for Rainbow Restoration. That is lower than 52% of the 82 Home Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Rainbow Restoration's franchised system grew 4.8%. The typical Home Services franchise here grew 6.6%.
- Earnings disclosure. 77 of the 105 Home Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Rainbow Restoration is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Home Services franchise side by side.
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