| Making concrete blocks is a solid business | | | | quite pricey. Buy one if you can afford it and it will |
| opportunity. Low cost startup from home and | | | | pay for itself with increased productivity. Building |
| constant demand for the product make this an | | | | your own machine is the cheaper way to go. |
| excellent way to start your own business. When | | | | Build your own machine? Yes you can build an |
| you make concrete blocks you are making a | | | | excellent machine from new or used auto parts |
| product which is in constant demand everywhere. | | | | and a few odds and ends. It is not hard to build |
| Concrete blocks are used in building everything | | | | and,if you can,t weld,your local welding shop can |
| from huge buildings right down to the smallest | | | | do that part of it for you at a reasonable cost. |
| backyard compost box. Demand is constant and | | | | This machine can turn out 800 blocks in a working |
| will never die as long as building is going on. You | | | | day and is as good as or better than the |
| can count on a good market for your cement | | | | commercial models. |
| blocks. You are not making widgets which go out | | | | Making your own machine is reasonably easy if |
| of fashion in a short time. | | | | you have any mechanical ability. The saving over |
| If you do not have a lot of money to invest,but | | | | purchase of a machine is big. You can also build a |
| are looking for a way to start your own | | | | smaller hand operated machine which is of simple |
| business,concrete block manufacturing may be | | | | construction and can turn out 200 blocks in a day. |
| your opportunity. You can start from home | | | | When you have a machine going you will need |
| working with hand molds in your garage. You can | | | | help to operate the machine and move the |
| easily turn out 100 blocks per day this way. Later | | | | completed blocks to the drying area. To house |
| when your business has grown and you need to | | | | your blocks while drying you will need more space. |
| make more cement blocks,to supply your | | | | When you are manufacturing concrete blocks you |
| customers,you can acquire or build a concrete | | | | will naturally want to add other concrete products |
| block making machine which can turn out | | | | to your line. There is a strong demand for bird |
| hundreds of blocks in a working day. | | | | baths, sundials,garden furniture,patio slabs and a |
| Plywood and sheet metal are needed to make | | | | variety of other products. You can add greatly to |
| hand molds. They are easy to make from | | | | your profits by offering these additional products |
| available plans. You simply fill the molds with the | | | | to your customers. The markup on these is often |
| appropriate concrete mix and turn out the blocks | | | | much more than on cement blocks. Plans and |
| to dry. Plans with instructions are available to | | | | instructions are available for all these items and |
| show how this is done. All you need to get | | | | they are certainly worth adding to your business |
| started are some plywood and sheet metal to | | | | line of products. |
| make the molds and a supply of Portland | | | | The small business which you started part time in |
| cement,sand,gravel and water. All of these are | | | | your garage can in a relatively short time become |
| easy to obtain locally at your lumberyard. | | | | a full time very profitable enterprise. The sky is |
| When the time comes to make more concrete | | | | the limit depending on how hard you are prepared |
| blocks than you can turn out,with hand molds,you | | | | to work at it. Go to it and soon you will be |
| will need a machine to make the blocks with. | | | | making a far better income than you could |
| There are a number of commercially made | | | | expect at any job. |
| machines available. They do a good job but are | | | | |