Cheapest Restoration Franchises to Open

Ranked on the low end of the Item 7 estimated initial investment, which the FTC requires to cover everything needed to open: the franchise fee, build-out, equipment, opening inventory and initial working capital. It is the honest floor, not a deposit — and the high end of the same range is often double it.

1. 1Moldman Usa$18KItem 7 low
2. 2Groutsmith$43KItem 7 low
3. 3PuroClean$70KItem 7 low
4. 4Weathersby Guild$72KItem 7 low
5. 5Certified Restoration DryCleaning Network$85KItem 7 low
6. 6Fibrenew$101KItem 7 low
7. 7ADVANTACLEAN$117KItem 7 low
8. 8Sir Grout$128KItem 7 low
9. 9Bio-One$135KItem 7 low
10. 10FRSTeam$139KItem 7 low
11. 11MOLD MEDICS$141KItem 7 low
12. 121-800 WATER DAMAGE$143KItem 7 low
13. 13All Dry$155KItem 7 low
14. 14RestoPros$157KItem 7 low
15. 15Lightspeed Restoration$157KItem 7 low
16. 16Rytech$167KItem 7 low
17. 17Prism Specialties$167KItem 7 low
18. 18911 Restoration Franchise$168KItem 7 low
19. 19BOR Estoration$186KItem 7 low
20. 20CRS Packout$201KItem 7 low

Computed from Item 20 of each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document and recomputed as coverage grows. Brands are excluded where the filing's own outlet arithmetic doesn't balance — a mis-parsed table should not outrank a correct one. This list has never been, and cannot be, paid for. How this is calculated.