
Mr. Sandless
Home Services · Flooring & Interior Services
- Active units
- 187
- Avg unit volume
- $171k
- Royalty
- 6.0%
Franchised, year-end 2024
Item 19 cohort year 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Mr. Sandless
Mr. Sandless Australia is at the forefront of wood floor refinishing, proudly recognized as the company that invented Sandless refinishing. This innovative approach allows homeowners and businesses to rejuvenate their wood floors without the mess and hassle of traditional sanding methods. With a highly efficient process, Mr. Sandless can revitalize any type of wood floor in just a few hours, delivering exceptional results with minimal odors and no dust. Our services extend beyond wood floors; we expertly recoat and polish kitchen cabinets, stairs, handrails, and even various floor types including tile and laminate. Renowned for our commitment to quality, we offer the best warranty in the industry and cater to both residential and commercial clients. Each week, we service over 500 rooms, ensuring that no one refinishes more wood floors than Mr. Sandless. Our environmentally friendly, kid and pet-safe solutions guarantee customer satisfaction, making us the preferred choice for floor refinishing across Australia.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$20k
- Brand fund
1.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
100 sq ft
- Additional Territory Fee
$5k
- Veteran discount
Not offered
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations—
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings—
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate—
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR—
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio—
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$171k
Item 19 cohort year 2025
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate8.1%
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment—
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
- Time to open60 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate6.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio—
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.