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Drywall Installations

For the builders out there who have found their niche. Drywall is a great, easy-to-use material that can offer a great business opportunity.

Published

9 years ago

Nov 26, 2009

Entrepreneur

Business At A Glance

Drywall Installations

Startup Costs: $2,000 – $10,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Online Operation? No

Business Overview

Drywall installation and finishing is messy work that not many people enjoy doing; which is great for you, if this is the type of new business you wish to start. The drywall trade does require some practice to master. However, if you are patient, you can master the drywall trade quickly.

The fastest way to establish and expand a drywall business is to market the service directly to homebuilders and renovators. Additionally, market the drywall service to home painters and fire and flood restoration companies, as these businesses can also provide you with plenty of work. Drywall repair is an essential part of their service. These companies typically subcontract this work to an outside drywall contractor. At the time this directory was written, drywall rates were $50 per hour plus material for repairs and $1 to $1.25 per square foot for new finished drywall installation. However, you will have to conduct your own market survey in your local area to establish drywall installation and finishing rates.

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Roof Installations

Get a good roof over customers’ heads with this business and you’ll find yourself on top of the world.

Published

9 years ago

Nov 26, 2009

Entrepreneur

Business At A Glance

Roof Installations

Startup Costs: $10,000 – $50,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Online Operation? No

Business Overview

The best aspect about starting a roofingservice is that unlike a new kitchen, a new roof is usually a need, nota want. Residential and commercial roofing manufacturers use manydifferent materials, such as asphalt, steel, cedar, and compositematerials.

The first step to get the business set in motion is todecide what type of roofing, and on what type of building you will beconcentrating your marketing effort on. Regardless of whether youconcentrate on residential or commercial, a roofing service will alwaysbe in high demand. Simply put, to get business there are many optionsavailable to you, including subcontracting for a new homebuilder, advertising directly to the end consumers, and becoming amanufacturer’s authorized installation representative. requirements:depending on the type of roof replacement service you will beoperating, the requirements will vary in terms of skilled staff,equipment, regulations, and operating location. In some areas of thecountry, a builder’s license is required to carry out roofinginstallations. Liability insurance is also and absolute must,regardless of the type of roofing installations you specialize in.

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Hardwood Floor Sanding

You’ll always cover your tracks with a hardwood floor sanding business.

Published

9 years ago

Nov 26, 2009

Entrepreneur

Business At A Glance

Hardwood Floor Sanding

Startup Costs: $2,000 – $10,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Online Operation? No

Business Overview

Many do-it-yourself homeowners are more than happy to stain hardwood floors. However, when it comes to sanding new hardwood floors or sanding off old finishes and scratches from old hardwood floors, that’s another story entirely.

Let’s face it, sanding hardwood floors can be a backbreaking task, not to mention the fact that it requires a certain amount of experience, skill, and ability to sand the floors correctly. Perhaps these are good reasons for starting your own hardwood floor sanding service. As previously mentioned, there is a skill requirement that must be taken into account. However, with practice on your own hardwood floors, this skill can definitely be learned in a relatively short period of time. To keep start-up costs to a minimum you can rent the required floor sanding equipment as needed, until the business is profitable and established. Generally, floor sanding is billed on a per square foot basis, so you will want to check current rates in your local area. Successfully marketing a hardwood floor sanding service can be achieved by promoting your service to the end user or by subcontracting your services to local construction and renovation companies. Once the business is established, the owner-operator of this type of specialty construction service should have no problems in creating a yearly income in the range of $40,000 to $50,000.

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Gutter Protection

Help clients never have to clean their gutters again with a gutter protection service.

Published

9 years ago

Nov 26, 2009

Entrepreneur

Business At A Glance

Gutter Protection

Startup Costs: $2,000 – $10,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Online Operation? No

Business Overview

Do you want to make $50,000 or more per year, and be independent within a week from now? If so, then starting a gutter protection business may be exactly the type of new business enterprise that you have been searching for. What is a gutter protection business? Gutter protection is a product that quickly snaps into place over the top of four- and five-inch gutters.

Once installed, gutter protection allows water to pass into the gutter, but not debris, such as leaves and small branches. Of course, the greatest benefit to a product like this is the fact that the homeowner no longer has to risk life and limb on a ladder to clean the rain gutters two or three times per year. If this product is so easy to install, then why would the homeowners not simply install it themselves? Because of the fact that many homeowners do not even realize that this product is available, and because it still requires a lot of ladder work to install. To effectively market this product and service, you will want to design and distribute a promotional and informational flier.

The flier should highlight all the benefits of having this product installed, as well as indicate your contact information for your business. A demonstration booth, which can be assembled for use at home and garden shows and malls, is a fantastic way not only to demonstrate the product benefits, but also to generate sales leads from potential customers. The following are reasons why a homeowner should have this product installed; you may want to include these benefits in all advertising and promotional information that you create for the business:

No more cleaning rain gutters yourself or hiring people to do so, which saves money and time.
No more risking personal injury by having to clean your rain gutters from an unstable ladder.
Debris prevented from entering your home’s drainage system, which can eliminate any chance of costly repairs to the drainage system.