ARCHADECK Outdoor Living
Bottom line
- Total investment $215K – $239K including a $60K franchise fee, 6.5% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.7M/year (median $1.1M). Estimated payback in 1.1 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 29/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 38 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 3450% CAGR over 3 years with 113 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
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 ARCHADECK Outdoor Living unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
76%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 ARCHADECK Outdoor Living units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
41.5%
5.68× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.07×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$3.2M
on $11.7M purchase
Total debt
$8.5M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Archadeck franchisees design, sell, and install custom outdoor living structures (decks, patios, pergolas, porches) for residential clients. Day-to-day operations include client consultation and design, material procurement, crew management, and hands-on construction/installation. The business is project-based with highly variable seasonal demand and significant labor-intensive delivery.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 3 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).
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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Moderate-risk franchise with solid fundamentals but concerning absence of earnings disclosure, modest growth trajectory, and high upfront capital relative to reported profitability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 29 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) disclosed — cannot independently verify the $204,559 average net income claim
- 02MINORModest unit growth of 6.6% YoY suggests market saturation or competitive pressure in outdoor living category
- 03MEDHigh initial investment ($215k-$239k) relative to disclosed net income creates 13+ month payback period with zero margin for error
- 04MINORTiered royalty structure incentivizes growth but may mask profitability issues for franchisees stuck at $1M-$2M revenue range
- 05MINOROutdoor living/deck construction is highly seasonal and weather-dependent, creating cash flow volatility not addressed in disclosure
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
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
62 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
ARCHADECK Outdoor Living · FDD (2026) PDF