Manufacturing concrete blocks and other concrete products is a very profitable business. I can make this statement quite unequivocally since I have been in this business for most of my life. You might be wondering why making something as common as cinder blocks should be such a great source of income. Well, here are seven good reasons:
1. You can start as a home business. You can operate from your garage at no additional cost. You can start this way and as the business grows you can move to larger facilities to accommodate your concrete block making machine and drying racks for hundreds of concrete blocks.
2. You can start your concrete block business with handmade molds. It manufactures them from plywood and sheet metal at very low cost. These molds are easy to make in your home workshop from available drawings and instructions. Using manual molds, a person can produce 100 concrete blocks per day quite easily.
3. The demand for concrete blocks and many other concrete products you can make never wavers. They are an asset that construction trades use to build all types of structures, from small backyard projects to large buildings. As construction continues, there will be demand for your products.
4. Concrete blocks are not wonderful gadgets of a day. Some items are in high demand for a very limited period and then fade from the scene. Think of the hula hoop or the Rubik’s cube. Things like this are short-term insanity that is quickly replaced by the next one. However, concrete products continue to be in demand year after year and the demand is constantly increasing.
5. When you start a business from home, there is no great monetary risk. You can start with a few hundred dollars. All you need is plywood and sheet metal to build your hand molds and a supply of the basic materials for your concrete mix. These are Portland cement, gravel, sand, and water. All of these can be obtained from your local construction suopply store.
6. When you supply your products to buyers in your local area, you don’t have high transportation costs. Concrete products are expensive to ship from a remote manufacturer due to their weight and size. It can supply local customers at a great price and make an excellent profit.
7. When your business grows to the point where you can no longer make enough blocks with manual molds, you will need a machine to make concrete blocks. The only downside is that it is expensive. The machine will pay its cost by considerably increasing its output. The alternative is to build your own inexpensive machine from auto parts and some odds. Can you build your own machine? Yes, you can definitely make it from plans with instructions that are readily available.
I could go on to many more reasons why you can do so well in the concrete product manufacturing business. These seven reasons will serve as your basis. Making concrete blocks and other concrete products is a profitable business that you can start part-time while you still have a job. The risk is small and the rewards are great. Why not find out more about him?