How Speedy Patch Drywall Repair Aims to Become The Leading Brand In Its Segment

Speedy Patch Drywall Repair was founded just over four years ago in Columbus, Ohio. Since then, the emerging drywall repair franchise has grown to several locations throughout the Midwest and established itself as the go-to name in drywall repair for homeowners in its service areas. That rapid growth is likely just the beginning for the franchise, which aims to sign over 10 franchisees by the end of 2022. The brand’s success can be attributed primarily to its speed of service and low price points, both critical differentiators in the booming home services market.

Speedy Patch was founded by father-and-son team Christian and Evan Cagle in 2018. Evan, the younger Cagle, represents the family’s fourth generation of drywall finishers, but neither he nor his father had made a career of the trade yet. Evan was still in college, and Christian had spent the previous 15 years in public education. Speedy Patch started as a side hustle to earn extra money while helping family and friends around the family’s community in Columbus. But when the Cagle’s started advertising online, Speedy Patch quickly became a full-time business.

“We knew that drywall repair is always in need, so we had no doubt that we had a viable business — but we were surprised by just how much demand there was once we started getting our name out there,” said Christian. “Once we got some momentum, it never let up, and we’ve seen exponential growth ever since.”

Christian says cost and speed have been the brand’s primary focus since the start and continue to drive the brand’s franchise model today.

“The name Speedy Patch is a promise that we keep — we are significantly faster than our competitors — and we discovered very early on that our speed of service also allows us to charge less. Most drywall repair brands will complete a job over multiple trips when that’s really not necessary. We saw that as a major opportunity to reduce the labor required for any given job. Not only do we complete nearly all jobs in a single visit, but we will also schedule jobs so they can be completed back-to-back in a single trip.”

By completing jobs faster than competitors, Speedy Patch has built an enviable brand following, allowing the franchise to grow rapidly despite its minimal spending on marketing.

“This is a no-frills brand. We are lean and streamlined, and we don’t spend much money on putting our name out there because we’ve found so much organic growth just by providing a better, less expensive service for customers,” Christian said.

As Speedy Patch prepares to enter new markets across the U.S. through its franchising opportunity, Christian says the brand’s low-cost model is generating the same organic growth among franchise professionals as it has found among consumers.

“When we first started, we deliberately built a low-cost operational model because we wanted to pass those savings along to customers. Now, that low-cost operational model is also proving an enormously powerful differentiator in the franchise world,” he said. “We offer one of the lowest initial investments in our segment, and since there’s no brick-and-mortar shop and very little equipment, there’s minimal overhead to run the business, which means our franchise owners can quickly recoup their investment and re-invest in their growth.”

Christian says Speedy Patch is prepared to grow rapidly through franchising in the coming months and is currently seeking qualified franchisee prospects in Ohio and the surrounding states.