Who sets the rules
Who sets the rules in your business: you, or the brand?
Last updated · FloorIt
With FloorIt, you set your own prices, choose your own finish, keep your own hours and take jobs anywhere. A franchise gives you a system to follow, and its FDD and contract spell out which choices are still yours. Here is each choice side by side, so you know what you would control.
Choice by choice
| With FloorIt | With a franchise | |
|---|---|---|
| Your prices | You set them, with a price sheet from the training | Check the FDD and the brand's rules |
| Your finish and supplies | Ours or another, with no minimum order | Check if you must buy from approved suppliers |
| Where you work | Anywhere. Your ad territory only covers our ads | Check the territory rules in the FDD |
| Your hours | Yours. Many start on weekends | Check the brand's operating rules |
| Other services | Add what you like, under your name | Check the FDD |
| Marketing after launch | Leads bundled with your finish reorders, plus your own ads if you want more | Often an ad fund, and some set a monthly ad minimum |
The franchise column is a list of things to check, not a claim about any one brand. Every franchise is different.
Your prices are yours
The training teaches you how to price a floor, not what to charge. You fill in your own price sheet: a rate per square foot, a minimum job, and prices for stairs, extra rooms and furniture moving. You look at it again after 10 jobs.
Your finish is your choice
There's no rule that you buy finish from us, and no minimum order. We want you to reorder ours because it works on your jobs, not because a contract says so.
You can work anywhere
Your ad territory is an area where we won't run ads for another FloorIt partner while you're active. It doesn't stop you from working outside it. Take jobs wherever your customers are.
What FloorIt does ask of you
- Pass the course quizzes before your leads start
- Show up to every booked estimate, or move it ahead of time
- Log what happened with every lead
- Carry insurance and any license your area needs
These aren't about control. They protect the homeowners we send you, and they keep leads coming. If booked estimates are missed, we pause leads until you're back on track.
Why a rulebook isn't all bad
Some people want every step decided for them, and a franchise system does that. FloorIt gives you scripts, checklists and worksheets too. The difference is that you can change them to fit you.
Keep reading
- FloorIt vs. a franchise: the guide: How FloorIt differs from a floor care franchise: whose name is on it, how the money works, the rules, your area, leaving, and when a franchise fits better.
- Your ad territory: How a FloorIt ad territory works: an area around your business where we won't run ads for another partner while you're active and keeping your estimates.
- Finish reorders: Do FloorIt partners have to buy finish from us? No, and there's no minimum order. What your first 12 gallons cover, and what to check in any finish.
- What we don't do: What FloorIt does not do: no income promises, no floor work done for you, no running costs covered after launch, no licenses for you, no lock-in.