The Brothers that just do Gutters
Formerly known as Brothers Parsons
Bottom line
- Total investment $144K – $511K including a $50K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $1.2M/year (median $1.1M). Estimated payback in 1.0 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 51/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 148 loans (below the industry average).
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 The Brothers that just do Gutters unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
35%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 The Brothers that just do Gutters units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$970K
on $4.8M purchase
Total debt
$3.9M
SBA $2.4M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate gutter cleaning, installation, and repair services for residential and light commercial properties. Day-to-day operations involve managing crews, scheduling customer appointments, performing on-site gutter work, and handling customer service. The business is weather-dependent and seasonal, with peak demand in spring and fall.
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 · 11 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Declining franchise system with litigation history, undisclosed financial performance, and royalty structure misaligned with seasonal revenue volatility creates elevated risk despite moderate unit count and protected territories.
Score breakdown · what drove the 51 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 6.5% YoY (101 units) suggests system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02HIGHLitigation history across multiple affiliated brands (Executive Home Care, Assisted Living Locators) indicates pattern of legal disputes around non-compete and trademark enforcement—raises questions about franchisor governance
- 03MINOR2016 Virginia unregistered sales settlement suggests past compliance issues with state regulations
- 04MINORRoyalty structure with minimum weekly fee requirement creates fixed costs regardless of revenue—problematic for seasonal gutter business with weather-dependent demand
- 05MEDNo Item 19 (financial performance representations) disclosed—cannot independently verify claimed $1.2M avg revenue or $326K net income figures
- 06MINORRelatively high initial investment range ($143K–$510K) combined with declining unit growth increases franchisee risk
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
98 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
The Brothers that just do Gutters · FDD (2025) PDF