The Screen Machine vs Concrete Craft Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of The Screen Machine vs Concrete Craft including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	The Screen Machine Franchise	Concrete Craft Franchise
Investment	$47,000 - $72,100	$141,790 - $220,070
Franchise Fee	$25,000	$19,950
Royalty Fee	5%	$300-$2K/mo.
Advertising Fee	-	$300/mo.
Year Founded	1986	2006
Year Franchised	1988	2008
Term Of Agreement	10 years	10 years
Term Of Agreement	10 years	10 years
Renewal Fee	$2K	-
Business Experience Requirements
	The Screen Machine Franchise	Concrete Craft Franchise
Experience	General business experience Marketing skills	-
Financing Options
	The Screen Machine Franchise	Concrete Craft Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/Yes	No/No
Start-up Costs	No/No	No/No
Equipment	No/Yes	No/No
Inventory	No/Yes	No/No
Receivables	No/No	No/No
Payroll	No/No	No/No
Training & Support
	The Screen Machine Franchise	Concrete Craft Franchise
Training	-	-
Support	Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives	-
Marketing	Co-op advertising, Ad slicks	-
Operations	Franchise can be run from home. 13% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	-
Expansion Plans
	The Screen Machine Franchise	Concrete Craft Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	-
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	No	No

Company Overviews

About The Screen Machine

The Screen Machine® is a mobile door and window screening business. They travel to your home or business to provide custom installation, fabrication and repair of window and door screening products. They specialize in screen doors, window screens, shade screens, pet grills, pet doors and other window covering products. The Screen Machine® currently offer their services in many locations throughout California. The Screen Machine® is considered by many to be the finest and friendliest window and door screening service in the country. They take pride in offering a wide selection of the highest quality window and door screening products available.

About Concrete Craft

Concrete Craft (formerly All American Decorative Concrete) has been making art out of ordinary concrete since 2006. Co-founders John Kostro and Dan Lightner originally wanted to go into business together and buy a swimming pool dealership. In the midst of their due diligence, they found that people didn’t like the boring, gray concrete around most pools. Seeing a need, they decided to switch gears and create a decorative concrete franchise. From there, they expanded the areas that could benefit from concrete resurfacing, from pools to walkways, driveways, patios, and more.

In 2015, Home Franchise Concepts saw the enormous potential in the marketplace, bought All American Decorative Concrete, and rebranded it as Concrete Craft.

#379 in Franchise 500 for 2021.