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Duraclean

Cleaning - Commercial & JanitorialFranchising since 1946Website
Investment
$109K – $174K
52nd pct Commercial & …
Avg revenue
65th pct Commercial & …
Royalty
Units
102
71st pct Commercial & …
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $109K – $174K including a $30K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 9 loans (below the industry average).
  • No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Duraclean International, Inc.
Incorporated in
Illinois
HQ
1585 Barclay Blvd., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Auditor
Porte Brown LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$1.5M
vs $1.5M 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 Duraclean 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: $109K–$174K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $7K–$21K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

48%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$75K
EBITDA margin
10.0%
Total invested
$155K
Payback
25 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

Duraclean franchisees operate commercial and residential cleaning and restoration services, including carpet cleaning, upholstery cleaning, water damage restoration, and related services. Day-to-day activities involve managing service crews, scheduling appointments, performing quality control, and managing customer relationships to generate $500–$6,000+ in monthly revenue.

CEO
Vincent J. Caffarello
Founded
1930
FDD year
2025
States available
28

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$109K – $174K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$7K – $21K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$30K
Royalty
$ 83 minimum for up to $ 500 of revenue produced plus 8% …
Ad fund
n/d
Total fee load
8.0%
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
102
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
3
Turnover rate
2.9%
Company-owned
10
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
90%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
1.2%
Net growth (yr3)
-3.2%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-3.2%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
92-3
Franchised units
2024
95
Franchised units
2025
95
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 28 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 · 28 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
9
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

65
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE65 / 100

Duraclean presents elevated risk due to a contracting unit base, undisclosed financial performance metrics, unprotected territory, and a financial structure that may not support adequate franchisee profitability.

Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORUnit count declining 3.2% year-over-year indicates shrinking franchise system and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
  2. 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure in Item 19 prevents accurate ROI assessment and hides performance data from prospects
  3. 03MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk where franchisor can place additional franchisees in your market, cannibalizing revenue
  4. 04MINORTiered royalty structure with $83 minimum means unprofitable months still require payment, reducing cash flow flexibility
  5. 05MEDInitial investment of $108,704–$174,004 with no disclosed average revenue makes payback period impossible to calculate
  6. 06MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years), creating renewal uncertainty and less time to recoup investment

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Primary Marketing Area
Protected territory
No
Initial term
5 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Illinois

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
40 hrs
On-the-job training
0 hrs
POS system
Duraclean Software
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

81 numbers

Locked
(718) 628-••••
ROBERT MESTRANDREA
NY
(603) 356-••••
SCOTT COTE RT.
NH
(803) 279-••••
MISTY MANER
SC

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FDD download

Duraclean · FDD (2025) PDF

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