Surface Specialists
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-02-06
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$36,000 [p.10 · WI · 2026-02-06]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty Fee | 5% of your “Gross Receipts,” subject to $250 monthly minimum (See Note 2) [p.12 · WI · 2026-02-06] |
|---|---|
| Advertising Contribution | 1% of your Gross Receipts [p.12 · WI · 2026-02-06] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$43,200 [p.15 · WI · 2026-02-06] – $56,000 [p.15 · WI · 2026-02-06]
Base single-franchise offering as stated in the FDD's total row. Multi-unit or area-development formats are not broken out here.
Item 20 — Outlets
| Franchised outlets at start of year | 47 [p.38 · WI · 2026-02-06] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 44 [p.38 · WI · 2026-02-06] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | -3 [p.38 · WI · 2026-02-06] |
| Transfers | Not disclosed |
| Terminations | 0 [p.40 · WI · 2026-02-06] |
| Non-renewals | 0 [p.40 · WI · 2026-02-06] |
| Ceased operations (other) | 3 [p.40 · WI · 2026-02-06] |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 0 [p.38 · WI · 2026-02-06] |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
The filing's Item 19 contains no cohort eligible for headline presentation under this site's rules (franchised population, gross revenue/sales, annual, not a ranked subset).
All disclosed cohorts (3)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All franchised outlets (44 Reporting Franchisees) FY2025 - Average Gross Sales January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 excluded: failed consistency checks |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Initial Inventory Packet - Approximate Sales Value (Average based on 2026 pricing survey of 35 franchise owners) January 2026 pricing survey |
35 [p.36 · WI · 2026-02-06] | $115,997.30 [p.36 · WI · 2026-02-06] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Initial Inventory Packet - Approximate Sales Value (Median based on 2026 pricing survey of 35 franchise owners) January 2026 pricing survey |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $110,162.50 [p.37 · WI · 2026-02-06] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
“Of the 44 Reporting Franchisees who reported gross sales information for the Reporting Period and are included in this statement, 10 of the 44 franchisees (23%) attained or exceeded the average gross sales of $296,404.64.” [p.35 · WI · 2026-02-06]
Extraction notes
- One or more Item 19 figures failed source verification and were removed.
- Item 7 totals were extracted with model assistance and verified against the cited page.