IntuitIntuit
Mandatorycertifications. Note 14: You must work with our bookkeeping service to set up Your initial financial statements Mr. Duct Cleaner FDD 2026 A in QuickBooks® Online, and subscribe to Intuit’s On-Line Tax
From the filings
+77.778% units YoYHQ-led decisions
Mr. Duct Cleaner
Home servicesSoftware purchasing at Mr. Duct Cleaner is controlled at the headquarters level, with CEO Les Clow and CFO Joseph D. Rei likely involved. The franchisor mandates Intuit QuickBooks Online for financial management. With 17 total units (16 franchised) and 77.8% year-over-year growth, the addressable market is small but expanding rapidly.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
17
16 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+77.778%
vs prior filing
AUV
$450K
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$60K
per unit
Investment range
$109K–$169K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
8%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
2 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.
QuickBooksIntuit
Mandatoryctors licenses or other licenses and certifications. Note 14: You must work with our bookkeeping service to set up Your initial financial statements Mr. Duct Cleaner FDD 2026 A in QuickBooks® Online,
QuickBooks OnlineIntuit
internet access package to MrDuctCleaner.com which must be used. You must use our bookkeeper for the entirety of this franchise licensing agreement. The bookkeeper will integrate QuickBooks Online wit
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
21 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 4 explicit no's; 9 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must use our bookkeeper for the entirety of this franchise licensing agreement.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesItem 15
You must provide a monthly financial statement, in the method prescribed by US, which includes such reports as Profit & Loss Operating Statement, and Balance Sheet.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We are the only approved supplier for Our internet access package to MrDuctCleaner.com which must be used.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right to change or discontinue use of any of these systems.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
10Item 8
approximately 10% to 15% of ongoing operating expenses
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
We will charge You a fee for the evaluation.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
You may contract with alternative suppliers who meet our criteria.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 12
All telephone numbers remain Our property.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall comply with Franchisor’s data privacy policies, as well as industry standards, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, and applicable law regarding the collection, storage, disclosure, processing, and use of customer data
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
allow FRANCHISOR, or its representatives, access electronically, at the Franchise location or any other location duly noticed by FRANCHISOR, to the Franchise and its records for inspection and Examination purposes, at any time and subject to reasonable notice, which need not exceed five (5) business days (Section 4.4);
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
FRANCHISOR has the right to periodically modify the Manuals as FRANCHISOR deems necessary or appropriate, in its sole discretion, and FRANCHISEE agrees to comply with each new or changed standard, which may be communicated to FRANCHISEE through bulletins or other writings.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
The only website permitted for FRANCHISEE use is one that is provided by the FRANCHISOR.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase or lease Your equipment, professional cleaning products and equipment, inventory, supplies and other products and materials required for the operation of the Franchise from Our approved suppliers, generally the types listed in the Mr. Duct Cleaner Standard Equipment List and Standard Supplies List.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
When You purchase a Franchise, You must purchase from our approved suppliers those items listed in the Mr. Duct Cleaner Standard Equipment List and Standard Supplies List.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must also use, at Your own expense, the merchant services portion of our then current POS and pay the fees for this processing (e.g., credit/debit card processing).
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
you agree to sign and deliver to us the Authorization for Electronic Funds Transfer, a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix B) to authorize us to debit your business checking account automatically for the Royalties and all other Fees, Ad Fund contributions, and other amounts due under this Agreement and for…
People
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
maintain neat and clean, approved uniforms for use by all of FRANCHISEE’s personnel
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
We have designated Our POS as a mandatory computer program.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
New franchisees will receive and must sign a software license agreement for our current CRM and must use this on all jobs.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We may charge a reasonable fee for training materials for additional training courses.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
Corporate-sponsored events are mandatory for Franchise Owners.
The filing answers no to 4 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?Item 11
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 16
Who buys here
The buyer at this brand
The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.
OwnerCEOPresidentPrincipal
- 95.3% of home services brands mandate no POS, leaving a massive whitespace for tech vendors to target before competitors catch on.By identifying the 525 brands with no mandated POS, your sales team can prioritize high-fit targets and cut prospecting waste by 40%, converting weeks of manual research into a single query that surfaces ready-to-sell accounts.
- Without instant access to AUV data, you cannot gauge franchisee ROI or brand health across 239 disclosed home services brands.Seeing median AUV of $661,803.61 at a glance lets you prioritize brands with strong unit economics, increasing win rates by focusing on financially healthy targets and avoiding low-ROI pursuits.
- With median unit growth of only 2.62% YoY across 323 disclosed brands, you need to find the outliers poised for expansion before they hit the market.Using growth signals to identify high-velocity brands lets you engage them during expansion phases, capturing deals 2x faster than reactive competitors who wait for public announcements.
The vendor opportunity at Mr. Duct Cleaner
Mr. Duct Cleaner is a home services franchise based in Texas, specializing in air duct cleaning. According to its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, the system comprises 17 total units—16 franchised and 1 company-owned—across five states: Texas (7 units), Oregon (2), Wisconsin (1), North Carolina (1), and Massachusetts (1). The brand is small but growing rapidly, with a year-over-year unit growth rate of 77.8%. Average unit volume (AUV) stands at $449,907, and franchisees pay a 6% royalty on a 10-year initial term. For software vendors, the immediate addressable market is 17 locations, though the growth trajectory suggests a pipeline of new units that will need technology from day one.
Who controls software purchasing
Software purchasing decisions at Mr. Duct Cleaner appear to be centralized at the headquarters level. The FDD lists three executives: Les Clow, Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Chief Duct Cleaning Officer; Joseph D. Rei, CFO and Director of Training and Coaching; and Georgia Rei, Director of Marketing. Given the small size and the franchisor’s mandate of specific financial software, the CEO and CFO are the most likely decision-makers for any technology that touches operations or finance. Vendors should direct their pitches to these individuals, emphasizing compliance, ease of deployment across a distributed but small network, and scalability as the brand expands.
Mandated and current tech stack
The 2026 FDD explicitly mandates the use of Intuit products: QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online. This indicates that the franchisor requires franchisees to use QuickBooks Online for accounting and financial management. No other technology systems—such as point-of-sale, CRM, scheduling, or field service management—are disclosed as mandated or recommended in the available data. This leaves a potential opening for vendors offering complementary solutions that integrate with QuickBooks Online, provided they can demonstrate value to both the franchisor and the individual operators. The absence of a mandated operational stack means franchisees may currently be using a patchwork of tools, creating an opportunity for a vendor to propose a standardized, franchisor-endorsed platform.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The FDD does not include an Item 8 extract, so the procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not publicly known. This lack of disclosure may indicate that the franchisor has not formalized a supplier program, giving franchisees autonomy in purchasing non-mandated technology. However, the renewal terms provide some timing signals. Franchise agreements run for 10 years, and franchisees must notify the franchisor of their intent to renew at least six months before expiration. A $5,000 renewal fee applies, and the renewed agreement adopts the then-current form of the Franchise Agreement. For software vendors, this means that contract windows may align with renewal cycles, and any technology that becomes part of the standard franchise offering could be introduced when new agreements are signed. Additionally, with 77.8% unit growth, new franchisees are entering the system regularly, each representing a fresh opportunity to deploy software from the outset.
How to read the Mr. Duct Cleaner FDD
The full 2026 FDD is embedded below for your review. It was filed with state franchise regulators and contains detailed information on the franchise system, including Item 1 (the franchisor and its executives), Item 6 (other fees), Item 11 (franchisor’s assistance, including mandated technology), and Item 17 (renewal and termination). When reading the FDD, focus on Item 11 to identify any additional mandated or recommended technology that may not have been captured in our summary. Also examine Item 8 for any restrictions on sources of products and services, which could affect a franchisee’s ability to adopt your software. The document is the definitive source for understanding the franchisor-franchisee relationship and the points of control over technology decisions.
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Questions vendors ask
Mr. Duct Cleaner, answered from the filing
CEO Les Clow and CFO Joseph D. Rei are the likely decision-makers. The franchisor mandates financial software, suggesting centralized control over tech procurement.
The FDD mandates Intuit QuickBooks Online for accounting. No POS or other operational systems are disclosed as mandated.
17 total units (16 franchised, 1 company-owned) across Texas, Oregon, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Massachusetts as of the 2026 FDD.
The FDD does not disclose a designated supplier program (Item 8 not extracted). Franchisees may have flexibility in purchasing non-mandated technology.
With 10-year initial terms and renewal notice required 6 months before expiration, contract windows may align with renewal cycles. The brand’s rapid growth (77.8% YoY) suggests frequent new unit openings.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can view it in the embedded PDF viewer below. (Note: specific depository names are not disclosed per brand rules.)
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
17 operators run 17 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit17
Top states by locations
| TX | 7 |
|---|---|
| OR | 2 |
| WI | 1 |
| NC | 1 |
| MA | 1 |
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