How much does a Surface Specialists franchise cost?
Opening a Surface Specialists franchise takes a total initial investment of $43,200 to $56,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales of $139,941 across 46 outlets.
Surface Specialists franchises Surface Specialists Businesses. Category: Home Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Surface Specialists franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $43,200 to $56,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds - 3 Months ($4,000 to $9,500), Insurance ($1,800 to $3,000), and Real Estate and Leasehold Improvements ($0 to $2,500). Together they make up about 27% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $36,000, about 83% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $36,000 | $36,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Real Estate and Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $0 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $200 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Equipment and Fixtures2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $300 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Deposits and Business Licenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $100 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $1,800 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Computer System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $800 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Additional Funds - 3 Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $4,000 | $9,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7-8 | $43,200 | $56,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7-8 |
Source Surface Specialists, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 7-8, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 19
What Surface Specialists franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales
$139,941
Surface Specialists' 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 12-month period from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 ("Reporting Period"). Basis: Surface Specialists Businesses of Reporting Franchisees.
Sample size: 46 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales of $307,782. 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
- One of the 47 operational franchisees as of December 31, 2024 had not been in operation for at least a full year and was not included among the 46 Reporting Franchisees.
- Seven of the 46 Reporting Franchises submitted a single report combining Average Gross Sales for multiple territories.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Surface Specialists outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Surface Specialists, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 28-30, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 20
How many Surface Specialists outlets there are, and how many closed
Surface Specialists ended 2024 with 47 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 1 franchised outlet opened and 2 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Surface Specialists opened 4 franchised outlets and 4 outlets left the system. The franchised system ended the period the same size it started. Of the outlets that left, 1 was terminated and 3 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 2.9% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 35.
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 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 33 |
| 2023 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 33 |
| 2022 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 33 |
Source Surface Specialists, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 33, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Compare
How Surface Specialists 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 Surface Specialists' estimated range is $49,600. It costs less to open than 96% of Home Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 2.9% for Surface Specialists. That is lower than 80% of the 82 Home Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Surface Specialists' franchised system grew 0.0%. 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. Surface Specialists 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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