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Stratus Building Solutions franchise — is it worth it?
Low risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed
Stratus Building Solutions offers a commercial cleaning franchise with a relatively low initial investment.
Everything below is free, read straight off Stratus Building Solutions's registered filing, with where the numbers land against cleaning & restoration peers. Weighing Stratus Building Solutions against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Stratus Building Solutions's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-31410 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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How much does a Stratus Building Solutions franchise make?
Stratus Building Solutions is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly from this filing, so we don't print one; Item 19 of the source FDD has the tables. See every cleaning & restoration brand that discloses earnings in the Cleaning & restoration franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Stratus Building Solutions franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Stratus Building Solutions's 5% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Stratus Building Solutions franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Stratus Building Solutions franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
Stratus Building Solutions lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Stratus Building Solutions's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025) does disclose 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 Stratus Building Solutions 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.
Stratus Building Solutions closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Stratus Building Solutions 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 Stratus Building Solutions's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a cleaning & restoration 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. Stratus Building Solutions's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 10.2%, against a cleaning & restoration median of 4% — worse than the category. Net franchised outlets moved +557 to 3,144 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Stratus Building Solutions?
Stratus Building Solutions's franchise is offered by Sarayan Building Solutions, Inc — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Cleaning & restoration franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Stratus Building Solutions 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.
Stratus Building Solutions franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Stratus Building Solutions — who is the franchisor?
Stratus Building Solutions's most recently filed FDD (2025) names Sarayan Building Solutions, Inc as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Stratus Building Solutions franchise cost?
Stratus Building Solutions's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $6,400 – $80,425, with an initial franchise fee of $3,600 and a 5% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against cleaning & restoration peers it sits in the top quartile (median $180,063).
How much profit does a Stratus Building Solutions franchise make?
Stratus Building Solutions discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (5% of gross for Stratus Building Solutions), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Stratus Building Solutions franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
Does Stratus Building Solutions disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Stratus Building Solutions reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly, so check Item 19 of the source FDD for the numbers.
Are there lawsuits against Stratus Building Solutions?
Stratus Building Solutions's most recently filed FDD (2025) discloses 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 Stratus Building Solutions itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing.
Is Stratus Building Solutions a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Stratus Building Solutions's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against cleaning & restoration peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is low 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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