The Home Services Franchise Repairs, Maintains and Refurbishes All Exterior Components of Homes
Preserve Services is THE one-stop franchise for repairing, maintaining and refurbishing all exterior components of homes. Customers appreciate the convenience of a single company delivering many services. Franchisees appreciate its multiple revenue streams and quick, low-cost startup.
Sean O’Connor (below), who worked his way through college as a painting contractor, founded Preserve Painting in 1995 after graduation. Upon realizing his clients needed more than paint to complete many projects, he transitioned to Preserve Services branding and began providing additional complementary services: roofing, maintenance carpentry, decks and siding.
“We chose these services because they allow quick project completion and strong profit potential. Interior remodeling requires endless choices in materials and can take many months to complete,” O’Connor says. “For example, on a typical roof, the consumer simply picks a shingle color. With one click in our proprietary software, the franchisee orders project materials. While the cost of a roof is substantial, the average job takes just one to two days to complete. When a roof is installed, there may also be the need for additional work, like replacing a rotted eave. The damaged lumber must be removed and new wood installed, primed and painted. That’s how our services multiply franchisees’ income and give them the ability to create multimillion-dollar construction businesses.”
Customer Service
Franchisees see their clients regularly for varied projects, and “that frequency builds trust,” O’Connor says. “Franchisees become the client’s construction expert, their go-to resource, for home exterior projects. One client might spend as much as $150,000 on a project. Re-siding homes, replacing windows and doors, or installing a roof are high-ticket items that require a lot of trust from a client, and franchisees build that trust through long-standing relationships. Repeated work with one happy client increases referrals and saves on marketing.”
To start an independent multi-service business like Preserve Services from scratch would take years, he says. “That’s the beauty of franchising. Preserve Services trains the franchisees, gives them the best tools and technology, and continually coaches them to build a profitable business quickly. Our headquarters in Salem, Mass., helps franchisees achieve controlled growth without becoming overwhelmed.”
The Preserve Services franchise development team looks for particular traits in its owners: People who want to build sustainable, multimillion-dollar businesses, not small businesses. They are smart, trustworthy and energetic, wanting to work hard and reap the benefits of that hard work. They can juggle a lot of diverse projects; they enjoy people and are self-motivated. A restaurant manager, a corporate manager, a salesperson, a small contractor and even a recent graduate are potential franchisees who have one common denominator — they were successful in whatever they did.
Franchisees can be up and running in less than a month, with minimal start-up overhead. “Our franchisees are home-based, investing their time and hard work, not massive amounts of money,” O’Connor says. Franchisees need only a laptop, a truck and access to Preserve Services’ systems and marketing.
Why Preserve Services?
Preserve Services franchisees benefit from:
- Proprietary project management software that automates estimate writing, material ordering and reports.
- Steady demand. Homes will always need exterior upkeep, and decks have become extremely popular. Preserve Services makes deck selection easy with in-home shopping.
- Data-driven sales and marketing analytics maximize lead generation.
- Comprehensive classroom and field training.
- Corporate support whenever questions arise.
- Strong relationships with manufacturers for bulk discounts and training on new products and trends.
- Work-life balance. Franchisees have flexibility to spend time with family and friends, travel and have a life outside of work. They control their schedule so there are no nights or weekends at work and no business travel.
For more information about Preserve Services, visit the company’s website.
