Franchise opportunities compared
1-800 WATER DAMAGE vs CD ONE PRICE CLEANERS
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Before you compare
- 1-800 WATER DAMAGE figures come from its 2026 FDD and CD ONE PRICE CLEANERS figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- 1-800 WATER DAMAGE and CD ONE PRICE CLEANERS disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (1-800 WATER DAMAGE: 4, CD ONE PRICE CLEANERS: 8). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  1-800 WATER DAMAGE |  CD ONE PRICE CLEANERS |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $71,403 – $312,398 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $15,000 – $263,350 2025 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $59,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 7% · percentage of Gross Sales; tiered by annual Gross Sales Royalty — Remediation Services 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19 | $8.00 lly- financed program and are signing the Renewal Addendum, your royalty will remain — 8% 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | 2% of percentage of gross sales Brand Marketing Fund Contributions 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20 | $2.00 s ’ notice Marketing Fund contribution – Customer Development and Retention Payments — 2% 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 160 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64 | 104 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 69 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −18 Calculated: 178 at end of 2023 → 160 at end of 2025 | +28 Calculated: 76 at end of 2022 → 104 at end of 2024 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | 2015 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | 2015 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Franchised (19 locations) — revenue — Top 25% Franchisees $944,433 other Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61 Franchised (46 locations) — revenue $512,051 other Revenue per Territory · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62 Franchised (19 locations) — revenue — “Top 25% Franchisees” $1,949,638 other Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61 +1 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Middle Third Plant Stores $1,130,785 other Middle Third Plant Stores Highest · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All Plant Stores 48.5 percent other All Plant Stores Above average percent · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top Third Plant Stores $1,371,959 other Top Third Plant Stores Average grossrevenue · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64 +5 more groups in the full report |
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.