Dreammaker Bath & Kitchen Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen is a remodeling franchise specializing in bathroom and kitchen renovations. Franchisees run local operations, managing design consultations, estimates, and renovation crews and subcontractors within a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A DREAMMAKER BATH & KITCHEN franchise requires a total initial investment of $235K – $507K, including a $48K – $76K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.5M[2]. 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
- $235K – $507K
- 77th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- $1.5M
- 43rd pct Home Services
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 32nd pct Home Services
- Units
- 43
- 38th pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
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
- Total investment $235K – $507K including a $48K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.5M/year (median $1.2M).
- Verdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 81/100 (higher is better).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Worldwide Refinishing Systems, Inc.
- Predecessor
- or parent company
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- President and CSO
- Douglas A. Dwyer
- Incorporated in
- TX
- HQ
- 4547 Lake Shore Drive, Suite 202, Waco, Texas 76710
- Auditor
- Pattillo, Brown & Hill, L.L.P.
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $3.4M
- vs $3.2M prior year
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Overview
About
- CEO
- Douglas A. Dwyer
- Headquarters
- TX
- Founded
- 1975
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 23
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 65% above the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown13 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $48K | $76K | |
| Software Support Fee | $4K | $4K | |
| Vehicle | $0 | $11K | |
| Equipment, Supplies & Inventory | $30K | $34K | |
| Insurance | $8K | $12K | |
| Initial Advertising & Promotional Deposit | $36K | $60K | |
| Initial Education Fee | $2K | $2K | |
| Training, Travel, Lodging & Food | $4K | $8K | |
| Deposits, Permits & Licenses | $0 | $2K | |
| Real Estate | $72K | $179K | |
| Professional Fees | $8K | $13K | |
| Additional Funds - 9 to 12 mo. | $18K | $101K | |
| Refundable Design Center Deposit | $5K | $5K | |
| Total initial investment | $235K | $507K |
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
- $235K – $507K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $18K – $101K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $48K – $76K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- tiered · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $4K |
| Training fee | $2K |
| Transfer fee | $20K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Inventory (initial) | $30K – $34K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 22% above the home services norm.
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$147K
10.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
34%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
35 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $1.5M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $1.2M
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- Gross Sales
- Sample size
- 40 units
- vs category median 32
- Range (low → high)
- $225K→$5.3M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $471K→$2.9M
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Transparency tier
- revenue_only
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 355 Home Services brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $1.5M/year in gross sales. Median is $1.2M — top performers pull the average up, so a typical unit earns less. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 4.0x.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 9.0% (near the Home Services average).
Disclosure
Transparency score 6/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System roughly stable (+2.4% 3-year CAGR) with 43 units.
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 Dreammaker Bath & Kitchen Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 43
- Opened
- 3
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 2
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 4.7%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +2.4%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +2.4%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 3
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 2
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 3
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Termination rate
- 7.1%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 8 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 1 7(a) loan on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 1
- Loan volume
- $108K
- Median loan
- $108K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
- limited sample (1 loan) — rate not shown below 10
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
- 1
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Stagnant franchise system with minimal growth, undisclosed profitability metrics, and significant capital requirements raise concerns about franchisee returns and franchisor financial stability.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Largest disclosed settlement: $84,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Pattillo, Brown & Hill, L.L.P.
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 81 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — cannot assess actual profitability despite $1.47M average revenue
- 02MINORMinimal system growth at 2.4% YoY with only 43 units suggests market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 03MEDHigh initial investment range ($235K-$507K) paired with undisclosed profitability creates ROI uncertainty
- 04MINORDeclining royalty structure (7% to 3%) indicates franchisor may be struggling to retain units or justify ongoing support
- 05MINOR10-year term is longer than industry standard (5-7 years), locking franchisees into potentially unfavorable economics
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.0% 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 | 10 years |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 200,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | No |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 15 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 1 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 12 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Waco, McLennan County, Texas |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | TX |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 17 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Via webinar (Foundations Core Training); HQ Waco TX or designated location (reserved right)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Site selection
- Franchisee selects within territory, subject to franchisor approval; must use designated tenant representative
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- QuickBooks Online Advanced and Customized Management Software
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: QuickBooks Online Advanced and Customized Management Software
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
61 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
DREAMMAKER BATH & KITCHEN · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a DREAMMAKER BATH & KITCHEN franchise?
The total investment to open a DREAMMAKER BATH & KITCHEN franchise ranges from $235K – $507K, with an initial franchise fee of $48K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do DREAMMAKER BATH & KITCHEN franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the DREAMMAKER BATH & KITCHEN FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.5M. The median is $1.2M. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is DREAMMAKER BATH & KITCHEN's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for DREAMMAKER BATH & KITCHEN (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many DREAMMAKER BATH & KITCHEN franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, DREAMMAKER BATH & KITCHEN has 43 total units in the United States, including 43 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 3 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is DREAMMAKER BATH & KITCHEN a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates DREAMMAKER BATH & KITCHEN as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 81 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.