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CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk
CR3 American Exteriors offers an area representative model in the home services category, requiring a $20,000 franchise fee and a 50% royalty.
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Figures above are as disclosed in CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative)'s most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 641418 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (77% of home services franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative)'s FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Home services & home improvement franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative)'s most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) does disclose 3 legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. Item 3 of the source FDD describes each case.
CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) closures & failure rate
Before you sign, CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative)'s most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a home services of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative)'s outlet tables did not machine-read cleanly; Item 20 of the source FDD has them.
Who owns CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative)?
CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative)'s franchise is offered by Tectum Franchising LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it. The same franchisor files separate FDDs for other brands, which is worth knowing — sibling brands share a franchise-support organization but disclose their own numbers:
Other home services franchises
Anyone weighing CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) franchise — frequently asked
Who owns CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) — who is the franchisor?
CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative)'s most recently filed FDD (2026) names Tectum Franchising LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. The same franchisor also files FDDs for CR3 American Exteriors. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) franchise cost?
CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative)'s most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at a range disclosed in Item 7, with an initial franchise fee of $20,000 and a 50% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote.
How much profit does a CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) franchise make?
CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative)'s most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 77% of home services franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative)?
CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative)'s most recently filed FDD (2026) discloses 3 legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing.
Is CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative)'s numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against home services peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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