A-1 Concrete Leveling vs Concrete Craft Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of A-1 Concrete Leveling vs Concrete Craft including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	A-1 Concrete Leveling Franchise	Concrete Craft Franchise
Investment	$120,500 - $150,900	$141,790 - $220,070
Franchise Fee	$85,000	$19,950
Royalty Fee	6%	$300-$2K/mo.
Advertising Fee	-	$300/mo.
Year Founded	1992	2006
Year Franchised	1993	2008
Term Of Agreement	15 years	10 years
Term Of Agreement	15 years	10 years
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	A-1 Concrete Leveling Franchise	Concrete Craft Franchise
Experience	General business experience	-
Financing Options
	A-1 Concrete Leveling Franchise	Concrete Craft Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	Yes/No	No/No
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	No/No
Equipment	No/Yes	No/No
Inventory	No/Yes	No/No
Receivables	Yes/No	No/No
Payroll	Yes/No	No/No
Training & Support
	A-1 Concrete Leveling Franchise	Concrete Craft Franchise
Training	-	-
Support	Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations	-
Marketing	Ad slicks	-
Operations	Franchise can be run from home. 8% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	-
Expansion Plans
	A-1 Concrete Leveling Franchise	Concrete Craft Franchise
US Expansion	-	-
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	No	No

Company Overviews

About A-1 Concrete Leveling

In 1982 , Grover Miller developed his first self-contained pumping unit for leveling concrete. A small hole is drilled into an existing slab, and slurry is injected under the slab, lifting it back into its original position.

A-1 Concrete Leveling franchisees use Miller's technology to level concrete surfaces such as sidewalks, steps, driveways and runways

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.