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Roof Scientist franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
Roof Scientist is a home services franchise with a relatively low initial investment of $1,000-$3,000, though the franchise fee is substantial at $59,900.
Unlock what the free page above only hints at:
- The actual Item 19 earnings — reported average unit revenue, not just “disclosed.”
- How it compares — every number ranked against home services peers (median & quartile).
- Litigation detail — each case, franchisee vs. corporate, with summaries.
- Outlet churn & the questions to ask — behind the net change above: closures, terminations, transfers, and what to put to the franchisor.
Figures above are as disclosed in Roof Scientist's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: Minnesota Dept. of Commerce — CARDS franchise registrations · filing 32817-202501-03. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
How much does a Roof Scientist franchise make?
Roof Scientist is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The average revenue Roof Scientist reports, what that figure does and doesn't include, and where it ranks against home services peers are in the full report. See every home services brand that discloses earnings in the Home services & home improvement franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Roof Scientist franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Roof Scientist's 7% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Roof Scientist franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Roof Scientist franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. The full report sets Roof Scientist's disclosed revenue against its total ongoing fee load, so you can see what that revenue has to cover before anything reaches you.
Roof Scientist lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Roof Scientist's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Roof Scientist closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Roof Scientist will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Roof Scientist's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a home services of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Roof Scientist's latest tables show a growing franchised network. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Roof Scientist's churn ranks against home services peers, are in the full report.
The actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against home services peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Who owns Roof Scientist?
Roof Scientist's franchise is offered by HFB RoofCo Franchising, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at MN CARDS; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Home services franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Roof Scientist is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Roof Scientist franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Roof Scientist — who is the franchisor?
Roof Scientist's most recently filed FDD (2024) names HFB RoofCo Franchising, LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Roof Scientist franchise cost?
Roof Scientist's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $1,000 – $3,000, with an initial franchise fee of $59,900 and a 7% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against home services peers.
How much profit does a Roof Scientist franchise make?
Roof Scientist discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (7% of gross for Roof Scientist), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Roof Scientist franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The full report shows the disclosed revenue against the full ongoing fee load it has to cover.
Does Roof Scientist disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Roof Scientist reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The full report shows the actual revenue figures and how they rank against home services peers.
Are there lawsuits against Roof Scientist?
No — Roof Scientist's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Roof Scientist a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how Roof Scientist's investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against home services peers — which is exactly what the full report answers. For $99 you get the risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings (disclosed in this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.
Everything the sections above point to, in one place: Roof Scientist's risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against home services peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign.
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