How much does it cost to open a carpet & surface cleaning franchise?

Across 35 published carpet & surface cleaning brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $96,600, and low ends run from $3,400 to $206,930 (FDDs from 2025 to 2026). The low end is each franchisor's cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost; the median is a Franopolis calculation.

Which carpet & surface cleaning franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?

By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: Surface Specialists ($3,400–$56,000, 2026 FDD); U Got Stink? ($18,400–$83,515, 2026 FDD); ZIPS Cleaners ($23,000–$867,700, 2026 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.

How many carpet & surface cleaning franchisors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

26 of 35 published carpet & surface cleaning brands (74%) have reviewed Item 19 financial performance figures on file. A brand without them on Franopolis may still disclose them in an FDD we have not reviewed.

Which carpet & surface cleaning franchises have the most locations?

By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: Chem-Dry (963); Heaven’s Best (432); Heaven's Best and Heaven's Best Carpet Cleaning (432). Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Carpet & Surface Cleaning Franchises: 35 Brands, Costs & FDD Figures

Median uses the low end of each brand's reviewed Item 7 total in its latest FDD — the cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost. Not a ranking or recommendation.

Item 19 figures only

Carpet & Surface Cleaning brands (35)

Bar-B-Clean
Item 7: $78,200 – $99,120 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 107 outlets
Chem-Dry
Item 7: $74,150 – $249,500 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 963 outlets
Color Glo International
Item 7: $80,800 – $96,375 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 53 outlets
Dryer Vent Superheroes
Item 7: $87,000 – $150,750 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 58 outlets
Dryer Vent Wizard
Item 7: $84,900 – $163,400 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 163 outlets
DUCTZ
Item 7: $62,654 – $224,764 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 63 outlets
DURACLEAN
Item 7: $108,705 · 2025 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 101 outlets
Fibrenew
Item 7: $102,105 – $122,280 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 237 outlets
Fish Window Cleaning Services, Inc.
Item 7: $111,900 – $179,900 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 276 outlets
Gorilla
Item 7: $128,950 – $214,500 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 1 outlets
Heaven’s Best
Item 7: $55,960 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 432 outlets
Heaven's Best and Heaven's Best Carpet Cleaning
Item 7: $55,960 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 432 outlets
JDog Carpet Cleaning Floor Care
Item 7: $42,909 – $206,447 · 2025 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 22 outlets
Lapels Dry Cleaning
Item 7: $40,900 – $1,711,738 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 83 outlets
Martinizing
Item 7: $40,900 – $796,742 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 153 outlets
Men In Kilts
Item 7: $101,375 – $148,195 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 47 outlets
MilliCare Floor & Textile Care
Item 7: $201,000 – $253,000 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 48 outlets
Mr. Duct Cleaner
Item 7: $96,600 – $141,055 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 13 outlets
Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning
Item 7: $194,500 – $412,900 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 91 outlets
Pink’s Window Services
Item 7: $128,000 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 164 outlets
Purair
Item 7: $206,930 – $282,500 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 0 outlets
ReCoat Revolution
Item 7: $136,500 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 11 outlets
Shine Window Care and Shine Holiday Lighting
Item 7: $141,570 – $203,095 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 75 outlets
Sir Grout
Item 7: $128,175 – $198,520 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 91 outlets
SS
Sparkle Squad
Item 7: $136,892 – $162,217 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 99 outlets
Squeegee Squad
Item 7: $69,525 – $263,550 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 84 outlets
Stain Erasers
Item 7: $115,103 – $391,898 · 2025 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 0 outlets
SS
Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner
Item 7: $83,000 – $509,745 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 264 outlets
SS
Surface Specialists
Item 7: $3,400 – $56,000 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 131 outlets
The Grout Doctor
Item 7: $24,065 – $38,085 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 80 outlets
TS
The Seals Franchising
Item 7: $101,200 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 1 outlets
Tide Laundromat
Item 7: $204,382 – $1,751,885 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 8 outlets
U Got Stink?
Item 7: $18,400 – $83,515 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 12 outlets
Window Gang
Item 7: $138,600 – $246,500 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 52 outlets
ZIPS Cleaners
Item 7: $23,000 – $867,700 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 18 outlets

Carpet & Surface Cleaning franchise benchmarks

How much does it cost to open a carpet & surface cleaning franchise?: Across 35 published carpet & surface cleaning brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $96,600, and low ends run from $3,400 to $206,930 (FDDs from 2025 to 2026). The low end is each franchisor's cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost; the median is a Franopolis calculation.
Which carpet & surface cleaning franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?: By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: Surface Specialists ($3,400–$56,000, 2026 FDD); U Got Stink? ($18,400–$83,515, 2026 FDD); ZIPS Cleaners ($23,000–$867,700, 2026 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.
How many carpet & surface cleaning franchisors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: 26 of 35 published carpet & surface cleaning brands (74%) have reviewed Item 19 financial performance figures on file. A brand without them on Franopolis may still disclose them in an FDD we have not reviewed.
Which carpet & surface cleaning franchises have the most locations?: By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: Chem-Dry (963); Heaven’s Best (432); Heaven's Best and Heaven's Best Carpet Cleaning (432). Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Calculated by Franopolis from published brands' reviewed figures. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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