Preservan Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Preservan is a home services franchise specializing in wood rot repair and restoration for doors, windows, and trim. Franchisees run local operations, managing technicians, repairs, and customer accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Preservan franchise requires a total initial investment of $117K – $186K, including a $54K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $117K – $186K
- 45th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- n=2
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 30th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Units
- 11
- 20th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Cleaning & Maintenance · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Cleaning & Maintenance 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
- COSTTotal investment $117K – $186K including a $54K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports Average and Median rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 51/100 (higher is better).
- DATAItem 19 reports Average and Median rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Preservan Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- Bright Path Ventures, LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Ty McBride
- Incorporated in
- Oklahoma
- HQ
- 115 E California Avenue, Suite 340, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
- Auditor
- Metwally CPA PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $184K
- vs $683K prior year
Affiliated brands
- Wood Window Rescue
- operates a business that is the same as or similar to the Franchised Business and utilizes the Licensed Marks
- is the owner of the Licensed Marks
- maintains a pr
- has not in the past and does not now offer franchises in any lines of business
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Ty McBride
- Headquarters
- OK
- Founded
- 2022
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 7
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 52% below the typical cleaning & maintenance franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown16 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $54K | $54K | |
| Grand Opening Assistance Feenot refundable | $2K | $2K | |
| Marketing and Development Feenot refundable | $3K | $3K | |
| Territory Manager Training Feenot refundable | $4K | $4K | |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements | $0 | $3K | |
| Storage Unit | $300 | $700 | |
| Initial Inventory | $3K | $9K | |
| Epoxy | $5K | $6K | |
| Computer, Software, and Point of Sale System | $0 | $3K | |
| Service Vehicle | $8K | $15K | |
| Start-up Marketing | $11K | $20K | |
| Insurance Deposits - Three Months | $2K | $5K | |
| Travel for Initial Training | $3K | $8K | |
| Professional Fees | $1K | $3K | |
| Licenses and Permits | $0 | $2K | |
| Additional Funds - Three Months | $24K | $50K | |
| Total initial investment | $117K | $186K |
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
- $117K – $186K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $24K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $54K – $54K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- percentage_of_gross · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $27K |
| Renewal fee | $27K |
| Inventory (initial) | $8K – $15K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Preservan did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Preservan unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
44%
Within the 30–60% "attractive franchise" band
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Based on a sample of only 2
- Item 19 type
- Average and Median
- Sample size
- 2
- vs category median 32 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $137K→$406K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- revenue_only
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 192 Cleaning & Maintenance brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 8.0% — below the Cleaning & Maintenance average of 9.7%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports Average and Median rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
Net unit growth of +400.0% over 3 years (8 opened, 0 closed).
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 Cleaning & Maintenance averages
How Preservan Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 11
- Opened
- 8
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 91%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- Outlier (see FDD)
- Likely small-sample artifact
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 7 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
7
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
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
Negative franchisor net worth of -$219,417 with financial_distress flagged, though the franchisor generates $1,167,139 in revenue and is a young 2022 franchisor (11 units). No litigation, no bankruptcy, no auditor going-concern note; financials audited and Item 19 disclosed. Negative equity is the single concern.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $170,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Metwally CPA PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 51 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORNegative franchisor net worth -$219,417
- 02MINORfinancial_distress flag true
- 03MINORYoung system (2022), 11 units
- 04MINORNo going-concern note; audited with Item 19
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.0% 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 | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | household-based |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 3 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Oklahoma |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 41 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 41 hrs
- Training location
- franchisor facility and on-site
- Site selection
- franchisor
- POS system
- Jobber
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Jobber
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
14 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Preservan · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Preservan franchise?
The total investment to open a Preservan franchise ranges from $117K – $186K, with an initial franchise fee of $54K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Preservan franchise owners earn?
Preservan does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the Preservan FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Preservan FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Preservan's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Preservan (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 Preservan franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Preservan has 11 total units in the United States, including 10 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 8 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Preservan a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Preservan as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 51 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.