Chem-Dry Franchise Review and FDD Snapshot
Residential & Commercial Cleaning
Chem-Dry
The franchise offered is for the operation of a Chem-Dry business which provides carpet cleaning, upholstery cleaning, spot removal, protective services and other authorized services to residential and commercial customers.
Business Snapshot
- Industry: Residential & Commercial Cleaning
- Headquarters: Nashville, TN, US
- Parent group: BELFOR Franchise Group
- Website: https://chemdry.com
- Parent website: https://belforfranchisegroup.com
Economics Highlights
- Initial fee: $57,500 for first franchise ($23,500 Initial License Fee + $34,000-$37,000 Initial Package). Discounts: 10% if paid in full within 6 months; VetFran 20%; First Responders 10%. Non-refundable.
- Royalty: Monthly Franchise Fee: $479.50, due 10th day of month starting 4 months after training or signing (for existing). Subject to annual CPI increase (2.9% for 2025).
- Brand fund: Brand Marketing Fund (BMF) Contribution: $160 monthly, up to $300 with 30 days' notice. Used for national advertising, no proportionate benefit guaranteed.
- Local ad minimum: Initial: $1,000/month for 4 months, then $2,000/month for 8 months (incl. $1,000 digital). Ongoing: 15% of Gross Revenue.
- Item 19 median AUV: $99,609
- Item 19 coverage: Not available
What Chem-Dry Does
The franchise offered is for the operation of a Chem-Dry business which provides carpet cleaning, upholstery cleaning, spot removal, protective services and other authorized services to residential and commercial customers.
This page is generated from Franchise Fox franchise and FDD-derived data. Reported franchisee counts and economics usually come from the most recent available FDD snapshot rather than manually edited marketing copy.
Scale and Filing Notes
The current Franchise Fox dataset has strong FDD coverage, but live location counts are still sparse in the denormalized export. For now, the best “size” signal is reported franchisee count.
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