A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $124K – $244K
- Disclosed sales
- not disclosed
- SBA charge-off
- 0.0%
- on 15 loans
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair is a home services franchise that lifts and levels sunken concrete and repairs foundations. Franchisees run local operations, handling inspections, estimates, and repair crews within a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair franchise requires a total initial investment of $124K – $244K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. This franchisor makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD. Item 19 is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and this filing states that it makes none, so no revenue or earnings figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that. SBA 7(a) loans show a 0.0% charge-off rate across 15 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: medium - issued 12 to 24 months ago; a newer filing is likely on file
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✓ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored4 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing; the rest are marked “Not cited” beside the figure.
Overview
- Investment
- $124K – $244K
- 47th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 21st pct Home Services
- Units
- 40
- 38th 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 median · 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 $124K – $244K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSThis franchisor makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD. Item 19 is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and this filing states that it makes none, so no revenue or earnings figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 70/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 0.0% across 15 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- GROWTHFlat: no net change in franchised outlets in the latest year (0 opened, 0 closed) (Item 20).
- DECLINESystem contracting at -7.0% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- A-1 Concrete Leveling, Inc.
- CEO title
- President and Chief Executive Officer
- Robert Rasnick
- Incorporated in
- OH
- HQ
- 388 S. Main Street, Suite 402B, Akron, Ohio 44311
- Auditor
- Assurance Dimensions, LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.2M
- vs $1.0M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Overview
About
- CEO
- Robert Rasnick
- Headquarters
- OH
- Founded
- 1993
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 15
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 10% above the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown12 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $50K | $50K | |
| Real Property, whether purchased or leased | $4K | $14K | |
| Equipment, fixtures, improvements | $38K | $115K | |
| Security deposits, fees and licenses | $700 | $1K | |
| Insurance | $2K | $3K | |
| Travel Expenses during Training | $0 | $3K | |
| Grand opening advertising | $0 | $3K | |
| Office Equipment | $2K | $5K | |
| Software Fee | $780 | $1K | |
| Uniforms | $200 | $600 | |
| Opening Inventory | $600 | $1K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 months | $27K | $49K | |
| Total initial investment | $124K | $244K |
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
- $124K – $244K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $27K – $49K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- Tiered by sales volume · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% |
| Transfer fee | $8K |
| Renewal fee | $0 |
| Inventory (initial) | $600 – $1K |
| Total fee load | 7.0% of rev |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD - a voluntary item under the FTC Franchise Rule - so no unit revenue figures are disclosed. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
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
No financial performance representation
This franchisor makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD. Item 19 is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and this filing states that it makes none, so no revenue or earnings figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that.
Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
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 7.0% (near the Home Services median).
Disclosure
This franchisor makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD. Item 19 is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and this filing states that it makes none, so no revenue or earnings figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Operator retention
System contracting at -7.0% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven consolidation or franchisee exits.
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 medians
How A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair Compares
Category median of published Home Services brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 40
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- -7.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- -7.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 0
- 0.00 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 1
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Continuity rate
- 100.0%
- Units that stayed open
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 15 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.
15
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 15
- Loan volume
- $1.3M
- Median loan
- $85K
- average
- Charge-off rate
- 0.0%
- on 15 loans · 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
- 10
- Defaults
- 0
Vintage analysis
A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair charge-off rate by loan vintage
Top lenders financing A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair franchisees
Showing 3 of 10 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Lender network · 7(a) + 504
SBA Lending Report
Full lending analysis for A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair from SBA 7(a) FOIA data.
Top SBA lenders
| # | Lender | Loans | Volume | Default % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Merchants Bank | 3 | $92K | 0.0% |
| 2 | State Bank | 2 | $124K | 0.0% |
| 3 | Wells Fargo Bank National Association | 2 | $142K | 0.0% |
| 4 | U.S. Bank, National Association | 2 | $421K | 0.0% |
| 5 | One Valley Bank, Inc | 1 | $40K | 0.0% |
| 6 | Fifth Third Bank | 1 | $100K | 0.0% |
| 7 | Liberty Bank, FSB | 1 | $75K | 0.0% |
| 8 | Home State Bank, National Association | 1 | $150K | 0.0% |
| 9 | The Huntington National Bank | 1 | $81K | 0.0% |
| 10 | STAR Financial Bank | 1 | $55K | 0.0% |
Geographic failure vector
| State | Loans | Defaults | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| INIndiana | 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
| ILIllinois | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| COColorado | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| IAIowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| MOMissouri | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| OHOhio | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| WVWest Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: SBA 7(a) + 504 FOIA loan-level data, matched by FranchiseVerdict
With a 0.0% charge-off rate across 15 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
Significant opacity around financial performance, combined with franchisor financial concerns and lack of system growth data, creates elevated risk despite territorial protection and no disclosed litigation.
Why this reads harsher than the A grade: the grade weighs financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency across the whole filing, while this summary lists individual flags without that weighting. The flags are worth checking with current owners; neither is investment advice.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
Item 3 states no litigation is required to be disclosed for the franchisor, parents, predecessors, affiliates, officers, or others.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Assurance Dimensions, LLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Item 8 discloses total revenue of $1,155,411 for fiscal year 2024.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 70 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average revenue and net income not provided) — impossible to validate ROI claims or profitability
- 02MINOROnly 43 units with unknown growth trajectory — small system size limits data reliability and suggests weak franchisee recruitment
- 03MINORHigh initial investment range ($124K-$244K) combined with 6% royalty creates significant fixed costs with unverified income potential
- 04MED15-year term locks franchisees into lengthy commitment with no performance benchmarks or exit metrics disclosed
- 05MINORNo litigation disclosure may indicate either clean history OR inadequate franchisee communication about disputes
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 7.0% 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 | 15 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 15 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Exclusive territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory population | 250,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 5 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 20 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 14 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Ohio |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | OH |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Item 3 states no litigation is required to be disclosed for the franchisor, parents, predecessors, affiliates, officers, or others.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 14 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 31 hrs
- Training location
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 6 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- QuickBooks
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: QuickBooks
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
24 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair franchise?
The total investment to open a A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair franchise ranges from $124K – $244K, 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 A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair franchise owners earn?
A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD - a voluntary item under the FTC Franchise Rule - so no unit revenue figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair?
A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair is franchised by A-1 Concrete Leveling, Inc.. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair 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 A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair has a charge-off rate of 0.0% across 15 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 A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair has 40 total units in the United States, including 40 franchised units and 0 company-owned units.
Is A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 70 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. 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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