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The Gutter Guys was founded by Michael Williams in 1988. Michael had been working in the restaurant and hospitality business for the previous fifteen years and needed gutters and downspouts on his new home. Amazed at the total lack of professionalism in the gutter companies he encountered while getting gutter installation estimates, he decided to start The Gutter Guys. Using his extensive knowledge of and passion for customer service, Michael's company now serves more than 300,000 happy customers throughout four mid-Atlantic states: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Not only did Michael develop the recipe to satisfy his customers, he also found the right recipe to recruit and retain quality employees. While discussing how to utilize and reward skilled employees with his business advisor and CPA Chuck Johnson, the idea of franchising came up. Not franchising in the normal sense, but as a way to expand the geographic area the business served and give employees an opportunity to become self employed while remaining with The Gutter Guys.
Chuck was so instrumental in helping to develop a system to give The Gutter Guys' employees a chance to become franchise owners that he was invited to join the company. Chuck accepted and sold his well-established accounting practice to join The Gutters Guys full time. Since that time, we have helped twelve of our employees become self employed franchisees of The Gutter Guys.
Below is a quick comparison of The Gutter Guys against other Building & Remodeling franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of The Gutter Guys with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
5 Day Kitchens | $27,000-$95,000 | 4 - 5% Sliding Scale | $88,100-$375,600 | |
ABC Seamless | $12,000 | 2%-5% | 0.5% | $86,000-$268,500 |
American Asphalt Sealcoating | $15,000 | 5-7% | $35,000-$45,000 | |
Amramp | $49,250 | 12% Phased over 4 years | Nat'l 1%-3% Local 3%-6% | $130,785-$211,345 |
AR Homes by Arthur Rutenberg | $50,000 | 2%-4.25% | $360,000-$637,000 | |
Archadeck | $49,500 | 3%-6% | 1.5% | $75,950-$103,550 |
Build Your Own American Dream Home | $25,000 | $40,000 | ||
Candlewick Homes | $50,000 | 5% | $300,000-$1,300,000 | |
City Wide Facility Solutions | $70,000 | 5% | 1% | $233,150-$404,100 |
Closet & Storage Concepts | $44,500 | 5% | $96,500-$499,000 | |
Closet Tailors | N/A | $40,000-$150,000 | ||
Concrete Raising of America | $34,900-$42,500 | 4-8% | $34,900-$249,400 | |
Crop & Drop Counter Tops | $35,000 | $154,000 | ||
DECKStraordinaire | $5,000 | 6% | $9,500 | |
Dream Doors | $50,000 | Fixed monthly Franchise fee | $85,000-And Up | |
Dry-B-Lo | $15,000-$25,000 | 7.5% | $65,700-$147,500 | |
Epcon Communities | $50,000 | 1% to 2% | $500/ month | $887,200-$4,569,000 |
Forcefield | N/A | $84,000-And Up | ||
G.J. Gardner Homes | $50,000 | $200,000-$300,000 | ||
Garage Living | $60,000 | 6.5% | 6% Local + 2% Nat'l | $236,750-$313,500 |
Global Garage | N/A | $88,000-$225,000 | ||
Gutter Genie | N/A | $75,000-$135,000 | ||
Hickory Dickory Decks | $50,000 | 6% | $50,001-$100,000 | |
Houston Remodel Pros | N/A | $50,000 | ||
IdeaVision | N/A | $12,400 | ||
Kitchen Solvers | $35,000 | 6% | 1% | $88,031-$113,292 |
Kitchen Tune-Up | $72,000 | 7%-2% | 1% | $94,973-$129,077 |
LEI Home Enhancements | $49,500 | $71,100-$141,700 | ||
Live Green, Live Smart Builders | $27,500 | $39,500-$90,000 | ||
Luxury Bath Systems | $16,000 | 0 | $20,000-$40,000 | |
Med+/ MedPlus Home Health Care | $24,000 | $50,000-$75,000 | ||
Millenia Manufactured Homes | N/A | $130,000-$170,000 | ||
More Space Place | $29,500 | 5% | $102,800-$185,100 | |
Next Day Access | $48,000 | $103,025-$135,200 | ||
Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | $15,000 | 5% | $41,000-$167,000 | |
Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom | $15,000 | 5% | $42,400-$120,700 | |
Owner/Builder Network, The | $30,000 | 10% | $98,950-$208,300 | |
PremierGarage | $35,000-$75,000 | $3.5K-7.5K/yr. | $129,950-$408,000 | |
PuroSystems | $35,000 | 8-10% | $81,500-$122,400 | |
Renovation Professionals | $24,500 | 4% | $28,500-$50,980 | |
Revland | $35,000 | $196,400-$501,750 | ||
RSU Contractors | $20,000 | $66,000-$156,500 | ||
Storm Guard Restoration | $49,000-$100,000 | 6.25% | 0.75% | $169,400-$295,100 |
UBuildIt | $35,000 | $1,000 monthly | $113,500-$223,800 | |
United States Seamless | $8,500 | Varies | $49,500-$147,000 | |
United Water Restoration | $49,000-$210,000 | $3,000/mo or 2% | $159,342-$441,874 |
Below is a quick comparison of The Gutter Guys against other Home Repair & Renovation franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of The Gutter Guys with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
A-1 Concrete Leveling | $85,000 | 6% | $120,500-$150,900 | |
ABC Seamless | $12,000 | 2%-5% | 0.5% | $86,000-$268,500 |
Ace DuraFlo Systems | $21,900 | 6-8% | $46,200-$410,100 | |
Allkare Restoration Services | $17,500 | 8% | 3% | $46,500-And Up |
American Asphalt Sealcoating | $15,000 | 5-7% | $35,000-$45,000 | |
American Leak Detection | $29,500-$120,000 | 6-10% | $76,755-$259,550 | |
B-Dry System | $35,000-$60,000 | 8% | $70,000-$105,000 | |
Bath Fitter | $30,000 | 0 | $120,000-$175,000 | |
Bathmaster | $7,000 | $18,700-$29,750 | ||
Blue Sky Fence & Deck | $34,500 | $50,000-$100,000 | ||
California Closet Company | $40,000 | 6% | $127,500-$377,000 | |
City Wide Facility Solutions | $70,000 | 5% | 1% | $233,150-$404,100 |
Closet & Storage Concepts | $44,500 | 5% | $96,500-$499,000 | |
Closet Factory, The | $46,500 | 5.75% | $208,500-$356,000 | |
Concrete Craft | $19,950 | $300-$2K/mo. | $300/mo. | $141,790-$220,070 |
Concrete Raising of America | $34,900-$42,500 | 4-8% | $34,900-$249,400 | |
CORE Group Restoration | $30,000 | $76,000-$371,150 | ||
CRATE | $22,000-$46,000 | 2%-4% | $38,500 - $42,000 annually | $100,424-$177,999 |
Deck Rescue | N/A | $40,000-$70,000 | ||
Deckare Services | $14,500 | 5% | $25,000-$40,000 | |
Disaster Kleenup | $20,000-$50,000 | $625-$2.1K/mo. | $750-$5K/yr. | $22,145-$94,750 |
Dry-B-Lo | $15,000-$25,000 | 7.5% | $65,700-$147,500 | |
Everdry Waterproofing | $67,500 | 6% | $127,550-$244,550 | |
EXOVATIONS | $35,000 | 5% | 1% | $93,050-$158,750 |
Fibrenew | $47,000 | $695/mo. | $87,812-$99,452 | |
Floods4Less | $28,500 | 8.5% | $200.00 per week or 3.5% | $155,111-$238,210 |
Furniture Medic | $33,000 | 7% | 2% | $80,799-$90,136 |
Gemini Tub Repair | $15,000 | $49/wk. | $30,500-$34,800 | |
Granite America | $12,500-$40,000 | $32,250-$576,200 | ||
Granite Transformations | $25,000-$75,000 | 2% | 1% -2% | $98,600-$346,000 |
Grout Doctor Global Franchise Corp. | $12,000-$16,000 | 9%-6% | $20,435-$33,445 | |
Grout Medic, The | $12,825-$16,750 | 5%-10% | $75/month | $24,675-$57,950 |
Grout Wizard | $12,000-$16,000 | 6%-9% | 3% | $20,615-$33,725 |
Gutter Guys | $15,000 | $59,800-$125,167 | ||
Hello Garage | $49,500 | $114,409-$137,154 | ||
HOCOA | $25,900 | $101,000-And Up | ||
Home Owners Club of America | $50,000 | $85,000-$110,000 | ||
Home Preservation Systems | $28,000 | 8% | $75,000 | |
HomePros | $19,500 | 7% | $101,285-$143,475 | |
HomeStory Doors and More | $20,000-$40,000 | varies | varies | $157,250-$298,500 |
HomeVestors of America | $32,000-$70,000 | Varies | Varies | $70,000-$426,250 |
Honest Abe Roofing | $35,000-$70,000 | $98,471-$330,285 | ||
Inspection Boys, The | $17,500 | 4-6% | 3% | $35,000-$55,000 |
Jet-Black | $25,000 | 1%-8% | $71,600-$125,340 | |
Just Moulding | N/A | $100,000-$246,000 | ||
KCS Applications | $15,000 | $350/yr. | $15,500 | |
Kitchen New Look | $50,000 | $65,000 | ||
Kitchen Wise | $50,000 | $76,850-$104,900 | ||
Koala Insulation | $49,500 | $119,926-$159,342 | ||
Luxury Bath Systems | $16,000 | 0 | $20,000-$40,000 | |
MarbleLife | $19,900 | 6% | 2% | $56,000-$140,000 |
Melt Shop | $35,000 | 6% | 2% | $368,240-$698,800 |
Miracle Method Surface Restoration | $45,000-$58,000 | 5.5% | 1.5% | $84,500-$180,000 |
N-Hance | $11,669-$47,752 | $353-$705/mo. | $200/mo. | $52,369-$168,747 |
Next Day Access | $48,000 | $103,025-$135,200 | ||
Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | $15,000 | 5% | $41,000-$167,000 | |
Patch Boys, The | $25,000 | 7% | 2% | $48,900-$75,900 |
PatchMaster | $19,500 | 9%-5% | 1% | $27,950-$49,800 |
Paul Davis Restoration | $100,000-$130,000 | 4% | $125/mo. | $186,390-$510,700 |
PERMA-DRY Systems | $18,500 | 5% | $180,000-And Up | |
PermaCrete | N/A | 0 | $1,000-And Up | |
Precision Door Service | $10,000-$100,000 | $500/wk. to 6K/wk. | 3% | $71,255-$314,955 |
PremierGarage | $35,000-$75,000 | $3.5K-7.5K/yr. | $129,950-$408,000 | |
PuroSystems | $35,000 | 8-10% | $81,500-$122,400 | |
Ram Jack Foundation Solutions | $50,000 | $53,200-$122,541 | ||
Ready Decks | $29,000 | 5% | $144,000-$213,000 | |
ReCeil It Ceiling Restoration | $17,500 | 7% | $38,900-$55,000 | |
Reface It | $15,000-$275,000 | $75,000-$140,000 | ||
Refresh Renovations | $75,000 | $128,927-$189,977 | ||
Restoration 1 | $54,900-$59,275 | 7% | 1% - 2% | $84,500-$193,125 |
Screen Machine, The | $25,000 | 5% | $47,000-$72,100 | |
Screenmobile | $39,500 | 7% | $75/month | $91,975-$183,770 |
Screenmobile, The | $39,500 | 7% | $75/mo. | $83,794-$164,240 |
SealMaster | $35,000 | 5% | 1.5% | $579,800-$924,500 |
Steam Brothers | $16,000 | 5-6.5% | $22,000-$53,500 | |
Stone Age Coatings | $50,000 | $60,000 | ||
Superior Walls | N/A | $1,069,000-$2,073,000 | ||
Surface Experts | $75,000 | $114,450-$203,050 | ||
Surface Specialists | $36,000 | 5% | $43,200-$56,000 | |
Systems Paving | $14,800-$17,800 | 6% | 2% | $39,950-$120,800 |
UBuildIt | $35,000 | $1,000 monthly | $113,500-$223,800 | |
United States Seamless | $8,500 | Varies | $49,500-$147,000 | |
United Water Restoration | $49,000-$210,000 | $3,000/mo or 2% | $159,342-$441,874 | |
USA Insulation | $50,000 | 5% | 2% | $170,500-$346,000 |
Weed Man | $20,000-$33,750 | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. | 20% of royalty fee | $69,790-$86,850 |
Wise Cracks Restorations | $25,000 | $67,000-$164,000 |