PatchMaster Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a PatchMaster franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
PatchMaster discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it B.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Reports 51 franchisees (119 LSAs) for 2025. Median gross revenue $224,727; average $319,869. Excludes 59 newly-opened LSAs and 14 ceased operations. Gross profit excludes ongoing royalties, minimums, marketing, technology fees.
What a PatchMaster franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $54,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 9% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 1% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 10% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $124,575 – $159,575 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 9%-5% tiered; brand fund 1%-3%; technology $300/mo; local ad minimum $2,000-$3,000/mo; multiple contingent fees (audit, training, enforcement, warranty deposit).
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
PatchMaster system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 180 |
| Ceased operations | 14 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 65 |
| Transferred to new owners | 10 |
| Closure rate | 7.8% of outlets |
14 ceased 2025; 65 terminations 2025; high churn despite growth claims.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is PatchMaster worth it? — how it compares to 29 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 10% of sales | about average |
| Startup cost | from $124,575 | cheaper than most (median $132,900) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade B | more honest than 83% of restoration & remediation franchises |
| Closure rate | 7.8% of outlets | worse than 72% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | more litigious than 60% of peers |
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 PatchMaster
The franchisor's framing: Reports 51 franchisees (119 LSAs) for 2025. Median gross revenue $224,727; average $319,86… 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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PatchMaster franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a PatchMaster franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $124,575–$159,575, including a $54,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do PatchMaster franchise owners make?
- Reports 51 franchisees (119 LSAs) for 2025. Median gross revenue $224,727; average $319,869. Excludes 59 newly-opened LSAs and 14 ceased operations. Gross profit excludes ongoing royalties, minimums, marketing, technology fees. We grade this disclosure B for honesty.
- What are the PatchMaster franchise fees?
- PatchMaster's FDD discloses a $54,500 initial franchise fee, a 9% royalty on gross sales, a 1% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 10% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 9%-5% tiered; brand fund 1%-3%; technology $300/mo; local ad minimum $2,000-$3,000/mo; multiple contingent fees (audit, training, enforcement, warranty deposit).
- What is the PatchMaster franchise profit margin?
- PatchMaster does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Reports 51 franchisees (119 LSAs) for 2025. Median gross revenue $224,727; average $319,869. Excludes 59 newly-opened LSAs and 14 ceased operations. Gross profit excludes ongoing royalties, minimums, marketing, technology fees. Recurring fees alone take about 10% 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 PatchMaster franchise failure rate?
- 14 ceased 2025; 65 terminations 2025; high churn despite growth claims.
- How many PatchMaster locations are there?
- PatchMaster's FDD reports 180 total outlets, with 14 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 10 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does PatchMaster have complaints or lawsuits?
- PatchMaster discloses 1 legal matter 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 PatchMaster franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. PatchMaster scores B on disclosure honesty, carries about 10% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with PatchMaster or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.