Sir Grout franchise
2026 filing · April 10, 2026GrowingShares sales figures
Sir Grout at a glance
A tile and grout cleaning business sealing, recoloring and restoring tile, stone and grout. At the end of 2025 there were 91 Sir Grout locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Franchisor
- Sir Grout Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $128K–$199K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $60,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- $600 a month for the first three months, then 6% of monthly gross revenues or $1,250, whichever is greater
- Brand fund
- Yes
- $500 a month per territory, paid monthly
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 91
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 91
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- +40
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 25
- Most in Florida, Arizona and Pennsylvania
From Sir Grout Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Sir Grout among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Sir Grout | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $163,483 | Costs less than 75% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $60,000 | Higher than 88% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 91 | More than 75% of franchises |
How much a Sir Grout franchise costs
Opening one Sir Grout costs an estimated $128,310 to $198,655. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Sir Grout Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 29
Sir Grout franchise fee
The franchise fee is $60,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Sir Grout Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 19
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | $600 a month for the first three months, then 6% of monthly gross revenues or $1,250, whichever is greater. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | $500 a month per territory, paid monthly. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Sir Grout Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 21
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Sir Grout publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average revenue
- $622,650
- Median revenue
- $496,484
Yearly figures for 2025, per franchisee, 44 franchises (one or more territories) open all of 2025.
Sales are what the business takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Sir Grout Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, pages 58–60
SBA loans to Sir Grout franchisees
Lenders approved 3 SBA 7(a) loans for Sir Grout franchisees from 2022 to 2026, $450K 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 | Sir Grout | Typical cleaning brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +28% / +78% | +2.3% / +11% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 4.2% / 14% | 4.9% / 18% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical cleaning brand is the median of the 51 brands in cleaning franchises with three years of counts.
How Sir Grout compares
Of the 125 cleaning franchises on this site, Sir Grout is the 86th cheapest to open and the 34th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Sir Grout | Typical cleaning brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $128K | $97K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $199K | $165K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $60K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| US locations | 91 | 46 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 88 of 125 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 125 brands in cleaning franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 (+3) | 0 | – | – |
| 2022 | 51 (+8) | 0 | – | – |
| 2023 | 62 (+11) | 0 | +11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 71 (+9) | 0 | +13 | −4 |
| 2025 | 91 (+20) | 0 | +23 | −3 |
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.
More in the guides: cleaning franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Over 5 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 40 to 91 (+51, +127%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Sir Grout Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 69
2021–2022: Sir Grout Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 56
Where Sir Grout locations are
At the end of 2025, Sir Grout had franchised locations in 26 states and territories. The most are in Florida, Arizona and Pennsylvania.
- Florida16
- Arizona7
- Pennsylvania7
- California6
- New York5
- North Carolina5
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Florida | 16 |
| Arizona | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 |
| California | 6 |
| New York | 5 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Texas | 5 |
| Illinois | 4 |
| Maryland | 4 |
| Washington | 4 |
All 26 states
| Connecticut | 3 |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| South Carolina | 3 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| District of Columbia | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Utah | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
Source: Sir Grout Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 70
Who owns Sir Grout?
Sir Grout franchises are sold by Sir Grout Franchising, LLC.
From Sir Grout Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on page 8. |
|---|---|
| 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: Sir Grout Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 8, bankruptcy on page 19
Sir Grout filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Sir Grout Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued April 10, 2026; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 10, 2026 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | May 1, 2024 | NASAA depository | Locations, 2021–2022 |
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