1-800 WATER DAMAGE Franchise Review and FDD Snapshot

Disaster Restoration & Remediation

1-800 WATER DAMAGE

We offer qualified individuals the right to operate a business offering water damage restoration services, mold remediation, odor removal, fire, smoke and-related cleaning and remediation products and services utilizing the 1-800 WATER DAMAGE system.

Reported franchisees 99

Investment range $72,903 to $315,448

Average unit volume $439,865

Latest FDD filing year 2025

Business Snapshot

Industry: Disaster Restoration & Remediation
Headquarters: Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
Parent group: BELFOR Franchise Group
Website: https://1800waterdamage.com
Parent website: https://belforfranchisegroup.com

Economics Highlights

Initial fee: $59,000 for standard franchise (up to 350k population); tiered for conversions ($24k-$44k based on sales); discounts for veterans (20%) and first responders ($2,500 off first territory). Non-refundable.
Royalty: Tiered: 10% of Gross Sales up to $499,999.99 for remediation services; 9% over $500k; 8% over $1M; 7% over $2M. 3% for reconstruction after $500k remediation sales. Minimum $500/month after 13 months. Paid monthly by EFT on the 10th for prior month.
Brand fund: 2% of Gross Sales, monthly via EFT.
Local ad minimum: No minimum required, but recommended >3% of Gross Sales.
Item 19 median AUV: $439,865
Item 19 coverage: Not available

What 1-800 WATER DAMAGE Does

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Scale and Filing Notes

Latest effective date 2025-03-28

Tracked states Not available

Net unit change, 3 years -3

Tracked locations in export 0

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.

1-800 WATER DAMAGE Franchise Review and FDD Snapshot