Archadeck

Founded: 1980 Franchising since: 1984
The first Archadeck office opened in Richmond, Virginia, in 1980, specializing in designing and building decks, screened porches, sunrooms, gazebos and other outdoor structures. In 1985 the second office opened, the beginning of a chain serving homeowners and builders throughout the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom.

2924 Emerywood Pkwy., #101 Richmond, VA 23294

Phone: (800)789-3325 Franchisee Association Archadeck Franchise Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 20 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	73	3	1	1
2007	73	5	1	1
2006	75	5	1	1
2005	85	5	1	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
Outside the U.S.: Canada

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 300,000-400,000 population

Total investment: $91.7K-142.9K Franchise fee: $39.5K/49.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 3.5-5.5%+ Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	Yes	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $65K-110K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 20 days
• At franchisee's location: 9 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media

Franchise 500® rank:
#355 (2006); #289 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2006; 2005;

Low-Cost Franchises:
#77 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#100 (2006); #78 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#186 (2005);