Make the outside shine. Put your name on the company.
Build an exterior cleaning business around the services you do well.
We're looking for experienced Bay Area window cleaners, gutter cleaners, and pressure washing professionals who want to go independent. We help with setup, winning jobs, and the business side.
No fee to apply. About 5 to 8 minutes.
Built for the Bay Area
We back businesses across all nine Bay Area counties. This is where we know the market, the licensing, and the neighborhoods, and where we can show up in person.
- Alameda
- Contra Costa
- Marin
- Napa
- San Francisco
- San Mateo
- Santa Clara
- Solano
- Sonoma
Live outside these counties? Apply anyway and tell us where. We expand based on where strong candidates are.
Why ownership
Why owning this business is worth it.
Visible results
Clean windows, cleared gutters, and freshly washed surfaces give customers work they can see and recommend.
Related services
Start with your specialty and add other cleaning services when you have the skills, equipment, and coverage.
Repeat service opportunities
Seasonal cleaning and scheduled visits can help turn one job into a longer customer relationship.
The honest part
What usually makes it hard
Most people who are excellent at this work never start a company. It is rarely the work that stops them. It is everything around it.
- Estimating access, surface condition, and job time
- Choosing equipment and safe methods for each surface
- Scheduling routes around weather and seasonal work
- Winning customers and following up for repeat visits
What Framework does for a exterior cleaning business
You bring the skill and reputation. We help build everything around it.
If selected, we build a launch plan with you. It includes:
- Company setup
- Permits and insurance coordination
- Brand and website
- Customer acquisition
- Quoting and service packages
- Scheduling and route planning
- Invoicing and bookkeeping systems
- Equipment planning and hiring
The specifics depend on the business and on you. We work them out together, in writing, before anyone commits.
No fee to apply. About 5 to 8 minutes.
Apply nowWho we look for
Who is a strong candidate
We care more about your ability and ambition than whether you've started a business before.
- Professional experience in window cleaning, gutter cleaning, or pressure washing
- Careful work around customers' homes and landscaping
- Strong safety practices and judgment about job access
- Reliable customer communication
- Desire to own a company
Licensing and eligibility
Confirm local business, water-use, wastewater, safety, and insurance requirements for your services before launch. Cleaning and repair work can have different requirements. We can help coordinate the review.
Applicants must satisfy all applicable licensing, professional, and regulatory requirements for their field. Framework can help coordinate the process but does not grant, waive, or substitute for any license or credential.
- We put up to $25,000 into customer acquisition for each business we back.
- Framework also covers year-one setup and software costs where applicable, and works alongside you on systems, hiring, and growth.
- You own and control the company.
- Our standard structure is 7% ownership and 7% annual revenue royalties. There is no franchise fee.
- If your business becomes more valuable, our 7% becomes more valuable too.
Some regulated professions, including law practices, require a different legal structure with similar economics. We review the exact terms with you, in writing, before anyone commits.
Your next chapter
Ever seriously thought about owning your own exterior cleaning business?
Tell us about your experience. If it looks like a fit, we'll set up a conversation. No fee, no commitment.
Let's build what's next, together.
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