JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2019), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care discloses little or no owner-earnings data (Item 19) — the franchisor won't put real profit in writing.
What their own earnings claim actually says
No financial performance representations made. Franchisor prohibits employees from making oral/written projections. Actual records available for existing outlets only.
What a JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $15,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 2% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $42,909 – $206,447 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty: $400-$2000/month tiered by population. Marketing minimum 2% sales or $500/month. Initial marketing $3000-$6000.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 22 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 4 |
| Transferred to new owners | 3 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
12 terminations in 2024; 4 terminations in 2025. Modest growth with notable churn.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2019. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care worth it? — how it compares to 47 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 2% of sales | lower than most (median 8.5%) |
| Startup cost | from $42,909 | cheaper than most (median $97,240) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade F | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 2.4%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 2 | more litigious than 70% of peers |
Benchmarked against every cleaning services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care
The franchisor's framing: No financial performance representations made. Franchisor prohibits employees from making … 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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JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $42,909–$206,447, including a $15,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care franchise owners make?
- JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care discloses little or no earnings data (Item 19) — meaning the franchisor won't put real owner profit in writing. That's a red flag worth questioning.
- What are the JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care franchise fees?
- JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care's FDD discloses a $15,000 initial franchise fee, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 2% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty: $400-$2000/month tiered by population. Marketing minimum 2% sales or $500/month. Initial marketing $3000-$6000.
- What is the JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care franchise profit margin?
- JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care discloses no Item 19 earnings representation, so no profit margin can be derived from the FDD at all. Any margin figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
- What is the JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care franchise failure rate?
- 12 terminations in 2024; 4 terminations in 2025. Modest growth with notable churn.
- How many JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care locations are there?
- JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care's FDD reports 22 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 3 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care have complaints or lawsuits?
- JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care discloses 2 legal matters in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care scores F on disclosure honesty, carries about 2% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 2 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2019). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.