BOR Restoration Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a BOR Restoration franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
BOR Restoration discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2023-2024 gross sales data for 16-32 franchisees open 12+ months. 2024 avg $718,089; median $577,545. High $1.8M; low $182K. No operating expense deductions shown.
What a BOR Restoration franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $35,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 7% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 12% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $186,484 – $231,034 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
7% royalty or $500-$1,500 min/month; 5% local ad or $1,500 min; 2% national branding; $695 tech fee; multiple additional fees (training, conferences, audits, management).
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
BOR Restoration system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 72 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 1 |
| Transferred to new owners | 5 |
| Closure rate | 1.4% of outlets |
3 closures (2023-2024); minimal terminations/non-renewals suggest low failure rate.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2025. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is BOR Restoration worth it? — how it compares to 29 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 12% of sales | steeper than 73% of restoration & remediation franchises |
| Startup cost | from $186,484 | pricier than 73% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 1.4% of outlets | better than most (median 2.7%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every restoration & remediation franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a BOR Restoration
The franchisor's framing: 2023-2024 gross sales data for 16-32 franchisees open 12+ months. 2024 avg $718,089; media… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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BOR Restoration franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a BOR Restoration franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $186,484–$231,034, including a $35,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do BOR Restoration franchise owners make?
- 2023-2024 gross sales data for 16-32 franchisees open 12+ months. 2024 avg $718,089; median $577,545. High $1.8M; low $182K. No operating expense deductions shown. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the BOR Restoration franchise fees?
- BOR Restoration's FDD discloses a $35,000 initial franchise fee, a 7% royalty on gross sales, a 5% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 12% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 7% royalty or $500-$1,500 min/month; 5% local ad or $1,500 min; 2% national branding; $695 tech fee; multiple additional fees (training, conferences, audits, management).
- What is the BOR Restoration franchise profit margin?
- BOR Restoration does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 2023-2024 gross sales data for 16-32 franchisees open 12+ months. 2024 avg $718,089; median $577,545. High $1.8M; low $182K. No operating expense deductions shown. Recurring fees alone take about 12% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the BOR Restoration franchise failure rate?
- 3 closures (2023-2024); minimal terminations/non-renewals suggest low failure rate.
- How many BOR Restoration locations are there?
- BOR Restoration's FDD reports 72 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 5 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does BOR Restoration have complaints or lawsuits?
- BOR Restoration discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a BOR Restoration franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. BOR Restoration scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 12% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with BOR Restoration or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.