FacebookMeta
Mandatoryin your Operations Manual, which can be changed at our discretion from time to time. You must remove any post we deem to not follow these policies and procedures or take down any Facebook, Instagram,
From the filings
+2.674% units YoYHQ-led decisions
Mr. Sandless
Home servicesSoftware purchasing at Mr. Sandless is controlled at the headquarters level by President Daniel J. Prasalowicz. The most recent 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document does not mandate any specific technology systems or name preferred vendors, leaving the tech stack largely undefined for vendors. With 192 franchised units and a 2.67% year-over-year unit growth rate, the addressable market is a single-operator-dominated system where every location is a potential software buyer.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
192
192 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+2.674%
vs prior filing
AUV
$166K
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$20K
per unit
Investment range
$42K–$91K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
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.
7%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
4 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.
InstagramMeta
Mandatoryperations Manual, which can be changed at our discretion from time to time. You must remove any post we deem to not follow these policies and procedures or take down any Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitte
LinkedInLinkedIn
Mandatoryd at our discretion from time to time. You must remove any post we deem to not follow these policies and procedures or take down any Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), Bluesky, and LinkedIn pages or pr
TwitterX
Mandatoryal, which can be changed at our discretion from time to time. You must remove any post we deem to not follow these policies and procedures or take down any Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter),
BingMicrosoft
ertising Fund is not audited. In our most recent fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, we spent 100% of the Advertising Fund on Online Advertising on Google and YouTube, Yahoo and Bing for customer le
YahooYahoo
d. The Advertising Fund is not audited. In our most recent fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, we spent 100% of the Advertising Fund on Online Advertising on Google and YouTube, Yahoo and Bing for c
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nimal monthly costs of the charges by Google for this email. Reputation Management We have contracted with an online SEO management company to manage all Google Business Profiles, Yelp profiles, and o
YouTubeGoogle
s incurred. The Advertising Fund is not audited. In our most recent fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, we spent 100% of the Advertising Fund on Online Advertising on Google and YouTube, Yahoo and B
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
22 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 6 explicit no's; 6 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?
YesFranchise agreement
We reserve the right to specify the accounting and/or bookkeeping procedures, formats, systems and forms you will use in the operation of the Business.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We will have the right to access your computer database at any time, at your expense, and you must provide us with any necessary user IDs and/or passwords for our access.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Within sixty (60) days after the close of each of your fiscal years, you must deliver to us annual financial statements, including but not limited to profit and loss statements, for the preceding year prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or such other accounting methods that are…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We are currently the only approved supplier for the Franchise Starter Kit, invoices and after-care packs.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
We have the right to add, eliminate, modify and substitute any of the Authorized Products and Services or the designated suppliers in our sole discretion, and there are limits in this Agreement on our ability to do so.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
436175Item 8
In the year ended December 31, 2025, we derived $436,175 (26%) of our total gross revenues of $1,660,870 from required franchisee purchases, including convention fees, administration fees, ad fund fees, franchise kit, toll-free number fee, Gmail, materials and supplies.
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?
5Item 8
approximately 5% to 7% of the total cost of operating your Business.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesFranchise agreement
If we incur any costs in connection with testing a particular product or evaluating an unapproved supplier at your request, you or the supplier must reimburse our reasonable testing costs, but not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500), regardless of whether we subsequently approve the item or supplier.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you wish to purchase any item that we have not yet approved, or you wish to purchase from a supplier that we have not yet approved, you must make a written request to us and furnish us with any information we may reasonably need to evaluate the proposed item or supplier.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, we may exercise our authority, pursuant to such documents, to obtain any and all of your rights to the telephone numbers of the Franchised Business and all related telephone directory listings and other business listings, and all Internet listings, Mr. Sandless FA…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Our representatives shall have access to audit, examine, inspect and copy all such books, accounts, records, memoranda, computer files and systems to review, inspect and poll such data.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We have the right to amend and supplement the Operations Manual from time to time in our discretion.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
You are not permitted to maintain an individual website related to the Business, or to establish a URL (uniform resource locator) incorporating any variation of the “Mr. Sandless” name or the Proprietary Mark without our prior written approval, which we are not required to provide.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
During the 7 days immediately before the scheduled grand opening of your Business and through the first month of operation, you must expend at least $1,500 on grand opening advertising and promotion within your territory.
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
You must spend a minimum of $1,500 each month for local advertising.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
When establishing the Business, you must purchase or lease products, including supplies, branded clothing, inventory items and equipment, from designated or approved suppliers, which may include us, and you must enter into service agreements with approved vendors, as directed by us.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
When establishing the Business, you must purchase or lease products, including supplies, branded clothing, inventory items and equipment, from designated or approved suppliers, which may include us, and you must enter into service agreements with approved vendors, as directed by us.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
Either you or a Designated Manager must devote full time and effort to the operation of the Business.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
We may require that designated uniforms or clothing be worn by you and all of your employees.
Point of sale
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have the right to access your computer database at any time, at your expense, and you must provide us with any necessary user IDs and/or passwords for our access.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
We have the right, but are not obligated, to provide continuing education training programs or seminars for previously trained franchisees, Designated Managers, Technical Managers and employees and to require you and/or any employee to attend and successfully complete these programs or seminars.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
4.3 Attendance at Annual Conventions You must attend all Annual Conventions, if scheduled, unless exigent circumstances exist and you receive our prior approval not to attend, or in the event that the nature of the exigent circumstances renders obtaining prior approval impracticable, you must notify us of the reasons…
The filing answers no to 6 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
- 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
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?Franchise agreement
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.
HQ leadership: CEO/President + VP Ops/Franchise + a first dedicated IT/systems owner.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
- 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.
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- 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.
The vendor opportunity at Mr. Sandless
Mr. Sandless operates 192 franchised units, all run by single-unit operators. No company-owned locations are reported. The system grew unit count by 2.67% year-over-year, adding a handful of new locations. Average unit volume sits at $165,516, with a 6% royalty on gross sales. For a software vendor, the addressable market is every one of those 192 units, plus the headquarters entity. Because every franchisee is a single-unit operator, there is no multi-unit buyer who can make a bulk decision across several locations. That means any franchisee-level sale is a one-at-a-time effort, while an HQ-level deal could influence the entire system.
The top states by unit count are California (9), New York (7), South Carolina (6), Ohio (5), and Pennsylvania (5). The remaining units are spread thinly across other states, with 101 mapped operators accounting for roughly 101 located units. This geographic dispersion matters: a cloud-based tool that works across state lines without local infrastructure will face fewer adoption barriers than something requiring on-premise installation.
Who controls software purchasing
The 2026 FDD lists a single executive in Item 1: Daniel J. Prasalowicz, President. In a system this size, the president typically holds authority over technology decisions that affect the brand, including any system-wide software, reporting tools, or vendor partnerships. There is no CIO, CTO, or VP of Technology named, which means the buying center is lean. If you are selling to Mr. Sandless, your first conversation is likely with Prasalowicz or a delegate he assigns.
Because no parent company is on file and the brand appears independently owned, there is no larger corporate structure to navigate. That simplifies the org chart but also means there is no separate procurement department disclosed. Vendors should prepare to justify ROI directly to the top.
Mandated and current tech stack
The FDD does not capture any mandated or recommended technology systems. No POS provider, no CRM, no scheduling or estimating software, no field service management platform is named. This absence is itself a signal: either the franchisor leaves technology choices entirely to franchisees, or the brand has not yet standardized its tech stack in a way that rises to the level of FDD disclosure.
For a software vendor, this is a double-edged sword. On one hand, there is no incumbent to unseat at the system level. On the other, there is no mandate forcing franchisees to adopt your product. You will need to sell the franchisor on the value of standardization, or sell directly to individual operators who are free to choose their own tools.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the FDD, which typically describes procurement obligations, contains no extract in the available data. That means we cannot confirm whether Mr. Sandless requires franchisees to buy from designated suppliers, maintains an approved supplier list, or allows open purchasing. In practice, many home-services franchisors of this size operate a hybrid model: they may recommend vendors but stop short of mandating them.
Renewal terms offer a potential trigger for software conversations. The initial franchise term is 10 years. Franchisees who comply with the agreement can renew for two consecutive additional 5-year terms. To renew, they must give written notice between 90 and 180 days before expiration, update equipment and service vehicles at the franchisor’s request, and sign the then-current form of franchise agreement. That equipment-update clause could be a lever: if the franchisor decides to require a specific software tool as part of the “updated equipment” standard, renewal cycles become forced adoption events. The first wave of 10-year renewals for units opened around 2016 would be approaching now, making this a timely moment to engage.
How to read the Mr. Sandless FDD
The full FDD is embedded below. It was filed with state franchise regulators in 2026 and contains the legal and operational disclosures that govern the franchise relationship. For software vendors, the most relevant sections are Item 1 (the franchisor and its executives), Item 8 (procurement restrictions), Item 11 (franchisor assistance and required technology), and Item 17 (renewal and termination). Because this FDD does not disclose mandated tech, your reading should focus on what is not said as much as what is: the absence of a named tech stack is a gap you can position your product to fill.
If you need a ranked list of franchise systems where your software category is most likely to gain traction, FranCloud can build that list from FDD data across thousands of brands.
Questions vendors ask
Mr. Sandless, answered from the filing
President Daniel J. Prasalowicz is the sole executive listed in the FDD. As the top officer, he is the most likely decision-maker for enterprise-level software agreements.
The 2026 FDD does not disclose any mandated or recommended POS, operational, or business management technology systems or vendors.
There are 192 franchised units. All are operated by single-unit franchisees, with no multi-unit operators on file.
The FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so whether the system uses designated suppliers, approved suppliers, or an open model is not publicly disclosed.
Initial terms are 10 years. Renewals allow two consecutive 5-year terms. Renewal requires 90–180 days' written notice, creating potential re-evaluation windows around those deadlines.
The FDD is filed with state franchise regulators in 2026. You can review it directly in the embedded PDF viewer below.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
101 operators run 101 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit101
Top states by locations
| CA | 9 |
|---|---|
| NY | 7 |
| SC | 6 |
| OH | 5 |
| PA | 5 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.