1-Tom-Plumber Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
1-Tom-Plumber is a plumbing and drain services franchise handling repairs, drain cleaning, and emergency water work for homes and businesses. Franchisees run local operations, dispatching technicians and managing scheduling and sales.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A 1-Tom-Plumber franchise requires a total initial investment of $516K – $2.8M, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). SBA 7(a) loans show a 0.0% charge-off rate across 12 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $516K – $2.8M
- 87th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 15th pct Home Services
- Units
- 43
- 41st pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- 0.0%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Home Services avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $516K – $2.8M including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSTotal Sales = total receipts from operation; unaudited, compiled from franchisee CRM/POS reports for 20 franchisees operating the full calendar year 2024. No expenses shown.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 70/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 0.0% across 12 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- GROWTHSystem growing at 311.1% CAGR over 3 years with 43 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- 1 Tom Plumber Global LLC
- Parent company
- Clintar, Inc. (d/b/a EverSmith Brands)
- Ultimate parent
- EverSmith Brands Holding Company (controlled by Riverside Micro-Cap Fund V, L.P. and V-A, L.P. / The Riverside Company)
- Predecessor
- have offered franchises under the
- Prior franchisor entity
- Incorporated in
- Ohio
- HQ
- 6700 Forum Dr, Ste 150, Orlando, Florida 32821-8013
- Auditor
- Rudler, PSC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $4.2M
- vs $2.3M prior year
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Affiliated brands
- Kitchen Guard Franchising
- MilliCare Franchising
- The Seals Franchising
- U.S
- and its predecessor have offered Clintar Commercial Outdoor Services franchises s
- TruServe Groundscare
- Restoration Specialties Franchise Group
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Ken Hutcheson
- Headquarters
- Florida
- Founded
- 2020
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 19
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 636% above the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown22 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $50K | $50K | |
| Real Estate | — | — | |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements | $500 | $15K | |
| Less Landlord Contributions | $0 | $500 | |
| Furniture and Fixtures | $2K | $13K | |
| Equipment Package | $315K | $1.7M | |
| Architects and Engineering | — | — | |
| Other Professional Fees | $2K | $2K | |
| Opening Inventory | $1K | $1K | |
| Opening Supplies | $19K | $95K | |
| Computers, software, Telecommunication, networking | $2K | $10K | |
| Interior and Exterior Signs | $0 | $15K | |
| Training and Pre-Opening Expenses | $3K | $6K | |
| Pre-Opening Labor & Travel | $4K | $20K | |
| Market Introduction | $5K | $20K | |
| Insurance | $500 | $1K | |
| Utility Deposits | $0 | $250 | |
| Deposits and permits | $1K | $1K | |
| Security System | $742 | $742 | |
| Lease Deposit | $0 | $2K | |
| Total initial investment | $516K | $2.8M |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $516K – $2.8M
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $100K – $800K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $1K |
| Training fee | $3K |
| Transfer fee | $13K |
| Inventory (initial) | $1K – $1K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
1-Tom-Plumber did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one 1-Tom-Plumber unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
4%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Total Sales = total receipts from operation; unaudited, compiled from franchisee CRM/POS reports for 20 franchisees operating the full calendar year 2024. No expenses shown.
- Item 19 type
- historical gross sales
- Sample size
- 20 outlets
- vs category median 32
- Range (low → high)
- $543K→$3.8M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- limited
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 0 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · below
Compared against 321 Home Services brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 8.0% (near the Home Services average).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands.
Operator retention
System expanding at 311.1% CAGR over 3 years across 43 units — operators are staying and new ones are joining.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Home Services averages
How 1-Tom-Plumber Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 43
- Opened
- 19
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 5
- Turnover rate
- 10.8%
- Company-owned
- 6
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 86%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- Outlier (see FDD)
- Likely small-sample artifact
- 3-yr CAGR
- Outlier (see FDD)
- Likely small-sample artifact
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 14
- Closed (3yr)
- 28
- Terminated (3yr)
- 4
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 19 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
19
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 12
- Loan volume
- $4.0M
- Median loan
- $330K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 0.0%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 9
- Defaults
- 0
- Typical loan rate
- 9.2%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 20.0%
- brand beats franchise avg ↓
- Jobs supported
- 81
- 2.0 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 17%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 92% went to startups / new businesses, 8% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contract, franchised businesses charge off at 20.0% vs 14.5% for independents — franchising is associated with 38% higher SBA default risk in this category.
Top lenders financing 1-Tom-Plumber franchisees
Showing 3 of 9 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
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Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into 1-Tom-Plumber's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 9 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 9 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 5-year lending trend
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With a 0.0% charge-off rate across 12 loans, banks have historically viewed this brand favorably for lending.
What could kill this investment?
SBA loans charge off at 0.0% — 100% below the 16.0% national norm, i.e. lower lender-observed risk.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
High investment, missing financial disclosures, active litigation, and going concern red flag present meaningful risk despite growth metrics.
Litigation (Item 3)
1 Tom Plumber Global Inc. v. Blue Ridge Plumbing and Drain LLC, et al. (S.D. Ohio, Case No. 1:25-cv-00396). Filed June 13, 2025 by franchisor against franchisee and guarantors to enforce non-compete, confidentiality, and collect royalties; franchisee counterclaimed for breach, defamation, tortious interference, abuse of process. Referred to mediation.
Largest disclosed settlement: $75,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Rudler, PSC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 70 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average revenue/net income not disclosed) prevents ROI validation
- 02HIGHActive litigation involving non-compete/royalty collection suggests enforcement disputes and franchisee disputes
- 03MINORHigh investment range ($515K–$2.8M) with 6% royalty creates significant break-even pressure without earnings data
- 04MINORRapid unit growth (60.9% YoY) may indicate aggressive recruitment masking underlying unit economics or retention issues
- 05HIGHGoing Concern flagged as False despite strong growth, suggesting potential franchisor financial instability
- 06MEDOnly 43 total units indicates nascent system with limited track record and operational maturity
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | exclusive |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory sizeℹ | defined by zip codes / population |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 50 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 3 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 6 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Orlando, Florida |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Florida |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
1 Tom Plumber Global Inc. v. Blue Ridge Plumbing and Drain LLC, et al. (S.D. Ohio, Case No. 1:25-cv-00396). Filed June 13, 2025 by franchisor against franchisee and guarantors to enforce non-compete, confidentiality, and collect royalties; franchisee counterclaimed for breach, defamation, tortious interference, abuse of process. Referred to mediation.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 70 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 44 hrs
- Training location
- Corporate Headquarters or other designated location / Franchisee Central Office
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 4 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee selects, franchisor accepts/rejects
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- ServiceTitan (with Quickbooks)
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: ServiceTitan (with Quickbooks)
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
30 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
1-Tom-Plumber · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a 1-Tom-Plumber franchise?
The total investment to open a 1-Tom-Plumber franchise ranges from $516K – $2.8M, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do 1-Tom-Plumber franchise owners earn?
1-Tom-Plumber does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the 1-Tom-Plumber FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the 1-Tom-Plumber FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is 1-Tom-Plumber's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, 1-Tom-Plumber has a charge-off rate of 0.0% across 12 loans, meaning 0.0% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many 1-Tom-Plumber franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, 1-Tom-Plumber has 43 total units in the United States, including 37 franchised units and 6 company-owned units. 19 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is 1-Tom-Plumber a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates 1-Tom-Plumber as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 70 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.