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Plumbing Paramedics

Home Services - Plumbing & HVACFranchising since 2021Website
Investment
$96K – $193K
21st pct Plumbing & HV…
Avg revenue
$1.4M
17th pct Plumbing & HV…
Royalty
5.0%
8th pct Plumbing & HV…
Units
15
21st pct Plumbing & HV…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $96K – $193K including a $40K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $1.4M/year (median $1.4M).
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 55/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
PHP Franchise, LLC
Parent company
Threshold Brands, LLC
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
17700 Saint Clair Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44110
Auditor
Plante & Moran, PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$49.0M
vs $47.9M 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 Plumbing Paramedics unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $1,375,990
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: $96K–$193K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $20K–$50K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

92%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$165K
EBITDA margin
12.0%
Total invested
$180K
Payback
13 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.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Plumbing Paramedics units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$1.4M

on $6.9M purchase

Total debt

$5.5M

SBA $3.4M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Plumbing Paramedics franchisees operate emergency and routine plumbing repair services, managing dispatch, technician teams, and customer service within their protected territory. Day-to-day activities include scheduling appointments, overseeing technician calls, invoicing customers, and maintaining equipment inventory while paying ongoing royalties to corporate.

CEO
Theodore Demarino
Founded
2021
FDD year
2026
States available
2

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$96K – $193K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$20K – $50K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$40K
Royalty
5.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$1.4M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$1.4M
Item 19 type
Historical Gross Sales
Sample size
3 units
vs category median 20 · small
Range (low → high)
$686K$2.1M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank17th
vs Home Services - Plumbing & HVAC peers
Investment cost rank21th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank8th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank21th
vs Home Services - Plumbing & HVAC peers
Risk score rank50th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
15
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
1.0%
Net growth (yr3)
+0.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+200.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2024
15±0
Franchised units
2025
15
Franchised units
2026
5
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 15 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 · 15 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
2
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

55
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE55 / 100

Plumbing Paramedics presents caution-level risk due to undisclosed profitability metrics, micro-franchise scale, affiliate litigation history, and aggressive royalty floors that obscure true franchisee economics.

Score breakdown · what drove the 55 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosed — impossible to assess true profitability or ROI
  2. 02MINOROnly 15 units system-wide with unknown growth trajectory — extremely small franchise network raises viability concerns
  3. 03HIGHRecent litigation: Consent Order against affiliate MaidPro regarding franchise fee deferral violations indicates compliance and disclosure issues within parent organization
  4. 04MINORRoyalty floor of $1,500/month ($18,000/year) is aggressive for low-revenue months and creates cash flow risk
  5. 05MEDHigh initial investment ($95,935–$193,260) with no disclosed net income benchmarks makes break-even timeline opaque

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
population-based
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
1
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
1.5 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Ohio

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
38 hrs
On-the-job training
22 hrs

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

17 numbers

Locked
(808) 586-••••
HI
(501) 681-••••
TX
(401) 222-••••
RI

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FDD download

Plumbing Paramedics · FDD (2026) PDF

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