Crawlspace Medic franchise
2026 filing · May 11, 2026GrowingShares sales figures
Crawlspace Medic at a glance
A home service business that repairs crawlspaces, controls moisture and fixes structural and foundation problems for homeowners. At the end of 2025 there were 26 Crawlspace Medic locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Industry
- Home service
- Franchisor
- CSM Franchise Group, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $119K–$242K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $59,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 9%
- 9% of gross revenues, paid weekly, plus 2% to the brand development fund, a 0.5% technology fee and a 0.5% customer service fee
- Brand fund
- 2%
- 2% of gross revenue, paid weekly
- Agreement length
- 5 years
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 26
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 26
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- +13
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 9
- Most in Georgia, North Carolina and Alabama
Support and records
From CSM Franchise Group, LLC’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 145; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Crawlspace Medic among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Crawlspace Medic | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $180,550 | Costs less than 72% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $59,000 | Higher than 85% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 9% | Higher than 94% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 26 | More than 54% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $1,614,499 | Higher than 81% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 8.9× | Higher than 95% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Crawlspace Medic franchise costs
Opening one Crawlspace Medic costs an estimated $118,900 to $242,200. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: CSM Franchise Group, LLC, 2026 filing, page 15
Crawlspace Medic franchise fee
The franchise fee is $59,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: CSM Franchise Group, LLC, 2026 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 9% of gross revenues, paid weekly, plus 2% to the brand development fund, a 0.5% technology fee and a 0.5% customer service fee. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of gross revenue, paid weekly. |
| Technology Fee | 0.5% of Gross Revenue Per Unit |
| Additional Training | Currently $500 per person per day plus expenses incurred. |
| Local Advertising Marketing and Promotional Expenditures | You must spend a minimum of $5,000 per quarter on local advertising. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: CSM Franchise Group, LLC, 2026 filing, page 9
Other fees as filed, from pages 9–11. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Crawlspace Medic publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average revenue
- $1,614,499
- Median revenue
- $1,401,363
Yearly figures for 2025, covering affiliate and franchised locations in fiscal 2025. The average is about 8.9 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: CSM Franchise Group, LLC, 2026 filing, page 35
SBA loans to Crawlspace Medic franchisees
Lenders approved 3 SBA 7(a) loans for Crawlspace Medic franchisees from 2019 to 2025, $1.46M in all. None has been paid off or charged off yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Crawlspace Medic | Typical home service brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +13% / +100% | +2.1% / +15% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 0% / 7.7% | 5.3% / 20% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical home service brand is the median of the 180 brands in home service franchises with three years of counts.
How Crawlspace Medic compares
Of the 475 home service franchises on this site, Crawlspace Medic is the 251st cheapest to open and the 254th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Crawlspace Medic | Typical home service brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $119K | $115K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $242K | $202K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $59K | $50K | $40K |
| Royalty | 9% | 7% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Sales per location | $1.61M | $588K | $794K |
| US locations | 26 | 40 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 367 of 475 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 475 brands in home service franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 (+1) | 6 | +1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 (+9) | 0 | +10 | −1 |
| 2025 | 26 (+3) | 0 | +3 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
Crawlspace Medic passes four of the five tests on our list of the best franchises to own; it had fewer than 100 US locations three years ago.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: CSM Franchise Group, LLC, 2026 filing, page 36
Where Crawlspace Medic locations are
At the end of 2025, Crawlspace Medic had franchised locations in 9 states. The most are in Georgia, North Carolina and Alabama.
- Georgia6
- North Carolina6
- Alabama3
- South Carolina3
- Tennessee3
- Virginia2
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 6 |
| North Carolina | 6 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| South Carolina | 3 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
Source: CSM Franchise Group, LLC, 2026 filing, page 37
Who owns Crawlspace Medic?
Crawlspace Medic franchises are sold by CSM Franchise Group, LLC.
From CSM Franchise Group, LLC’s 2026 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: CSM Franchise Group, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 8, bankruptcy on page 8
Crawlspace Medic filings
The figures on this page come from CSM Franchise Group, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued May 11, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | May 11, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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