Roof Scientist
Formerly known as HFB Roof
Bottom line
- Total investment $218K – $390K including a $60K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $526K/year. Estimated payback in 1.8 years.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 70/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 4 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Roof Scientist unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
15%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Roof Scientist units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$421K
on $2.1M purchase
Total debt
$1.7M
SBA $1.1M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Roof Scientist franchisees operate roofing inspection, repair, and consulting services, likely utilizing proprietary diagnostic tools or methodologies to assess roof conditions and recommend solutions to residential or commercial clients. Day-to-day operations include customer site visits, roof inspections, damage assessment reporting, and coordinating repair or replacement services while managing their service territory.
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 · 16 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Minimal unit count, undisclosed franchisor financial health, affiliate litigation involving fraud allegations, and lack of transparent financial documentation create substantial risk for a new franchisee investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 70 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 4 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal scale and unproven replicability
- 02HIGHLitigation involving affiliate company (A1 Kitchen & Bath) alleging fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of contract suggests potential systemic issues with franchisor practices
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, signaling potential financial instability or uncertainty about the franchisor's viability
- 04MEDBlended royalty structure (7%-5% or minimum monthly fee) lacks transparency; minimum fee amount not disclosed, creating unknown ongoing cost burden
- 05MINORHigh investment range ($218k-$390k) combined with only 4 operating units provides insufficient data to validate ROI; average net income of $167k may not be achievable by new franchisees
- 06MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representations limits ability to validate claimed revenue and profit figures independently
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
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Roof Scientist · FDD (2026) PDF