Miscellaneous Maintenance Businesses

The Grout Doctor

Salt Lake City, UT · Founded 2001 · GDRC

Grout Doctor Global Franchise Corp. offers franchises for The Grout Doctor® mobile service businesses specializing in residential and light commercial grout, tile and stone cleaning, sealing, re-coloring, repair, re-grouting and re-caulking maintenance services, refinishing, permanent protective coatings and other supplemental services.

2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
80
units (2025)
-3.6%
year over year

Units by Year

86
2022
82
2023
83
2024
80
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$24,065 – $38,085
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$15,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
23%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

9% of monthly gross sales up to $8,000; 8% of monthly gross sales between $8,001-$12,000; 7% of monthly gross sales between $12,001-$15,000; 6% of monthly gross sales between $15,001-$35,000; 2% of monthly gross sales over $35,000

Leadership

  • Daniel J. Start

    CEO

  • Christina Phelps

    CFO

  • Christina Phelps

    CMO

  • DANIEL J. START

    President

  • JENNIFER BRADY

    Vice President - Sales

  • JULIANNA AHREND

    Vice President of Communications / Data Center Manager

  • JAMES C. SNEYD

    Director of Sales and Marketing and Shareholder

  • REGINA A. FISCHER

    Director and Shareholder

On File

FDD years
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Franchisee records
19
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
0
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
24 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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