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FV-00047·MODERATEExcellent81

A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair

Home Services - OtherFranchising since 1993Website
Investment
$124K – $244K
59th pct Other
Avg revenue
64th pct Other
Royalty
Units
43
48th pct Other
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $124K – $244K including a $50K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 15 loans (below the industry average).
  • System 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

Legal entity
A-1 Concrete Leveling, Inc.
Incorporated in
Ohio
HQ
388 S. Main Street, Suite 402B, Akron, Ohio 44311
Auditor
Assurance Dimensions, LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$921K
vs $1.0M prior year

Yale framework · single-unit ROIC

Returns Analysis

Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.

The model · Yale framework

What would one A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restoration
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $124K–$244K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $27K–$49K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

40%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$90K
EBITDA margin
12.0%
Total invested
$223K
Payback
30 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair franchisees diagnose and repair concrete settling, foundation cracks, and related structural issues using polyurethane injection and mudjacking techniques. Day-to-day work involves conducting site inspections, generating repair estimates, managing crews performing concrete leveling procedures, and coordinating follow-up maintenance with residential and commercial clients.

CEO
Robert Rasnick
Founded
1993
FDD year
2025
States available
15

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$124K – $244K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$27K – $49K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$50K
Royalty
Six Percent (6%) of Gross Receipts
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
43
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+0.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-7.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
40±0
Franchised units
2024
40
Franchised units
2025
43
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 12 states with active franchisees

The Territory Map

Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 12 states
Not registered

States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

Total loans
15
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

57
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE57 / 100

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.

Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average revenue and net income not provided) — impossible to validate ROI claims or profitability
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern status is False, indicating potential financial distress or operational instability at franchisor level
  3. 03MINOROnly 43 units with unknown growth trajectory — small system size limits data reliability and suggests weak franchisee recruitment
  4. 04MINORHigh initial investment range ($124K-$244K) combined with 6% royalty creates significant fixed costs with unverified income potential
  5. 05MED15-year term locks franchisees into lengthy commitment with no performance benchmarks or exit metrics disclosed
  6. 06HIGHNo litigation disclosure may indicate either clean history OR inadequate franchisee communication about disputes

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Geography/Zip Codes
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
15 years
Renewal term
1 year
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
No
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
5 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Ohio

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
14 hrs
On-the-job training
31 hrs
POS system
QuickBooks
Operating tech stack

Item 20

Franchisee Contacts

Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.

Franchisee contacts

24 numbers

Locked
(316) 945-••••
KS
(719) 499-••••
CO
(765) 230-••••
IN

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

A-1 Concrete Leveling and Foundation Repair · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above