| Making concrete blocks is a really well founded | | | | will repay their high price with a large increase in |
| business. Concrete blocks are very widely used to | | | | production. |
| build a wide variety of projects. They are | | | | However there is another way to go--for much |
| definitely a primary commodity of the building | | | | less money you can easily make your own |
| trades. They will always be in strong demand | | | | concrete block making machine. Building a machine |
| since they are so versatile. | | | | is a relatively easy project. |
| A part time cement block business can be started | | | | Plans, complete with instructions, are available and |
| from your garage by making concrete blocks | | | | you can build a machine with which you can turn |
| using just easily made hand molds. Plans with | | | | out 800 concrete blocks in a working day. The |
| instructions for making these molds are readily | | | | machine is constructed from new or used auto |
| available. You can make the hand molds from | | | | parts, sheet metal and a few bits and pieces. Its |
| plywood and sheet metal. You then just fill them | | | | cost is only a fraction of the price of a |
| with the correct concrete mixture. The blocks are | | | | commercial machine and it will perform every bit |
| then removed from the molds and let dry before | | | | as well. |
| delivery to customers. | | | | You may also want to build a smaller size, hand |
| One person working alone can easily make 100 | | | | operated, machine which can make 200 blocks |
| concrete blocks in a good days work. Many | | | | per day and is really simple to build and work with. |
| building supply stores are on the lookout for a | | | | You can then manufacture any required quantity |
| local supplier who can sell concrete products to | | | | of low cost concrete blocks. This enables the |
| them at a good price. Since a local supplier has no | | | | acceptance of large orders which you could not fill |
| transportation costs a very good profit can be | | | | quickly using only hand molds. |
| possible while still keeping prices very competitive. | | | | When you are a concrete block manufacturer it is |
| After a time, as the business grows, the demand | | | | a obviously an excellent idea to also make other |
| for your blocks will probably exceed what you | | | | concrete items. You can make birdbaths, sundials, |
| can turn out using only hand molds. You will now | | | | garden ornaments, concrete garden furniture, |
| have to decide whether to make your part time | | | | window boxes, patio slabs, really big vases and |
| business a full time enterprise. | | | | urns for the garden. |
| You will need to make concrete blocks in large | | | | There is an excellent and growing demand for |
| quantity. To do this successfully you will require a | | | | these types of product and they are highly |
| concrete block making machine. | | | | profitable to manufacture. Your part time |
| Several manufacturers make cement block | | | | concrete business, which started out very small, |
| machines. Many of them are overseas however | | | | has now become a very profitable full time |
| and the machines are relatively costly. If you feel | | | | enterprise which will produce a far better living |
| that can afford the purchase go right ahead and | | | | than most jobs can. |
| buy your machine. They perform very well and | | | | |