| Concrete blocks are very heavily used in the | | | | delivered. This could well mean renting business |
| building trades. A wide variety of projects is built | | | | premises but by now the business will be |
| using cement blocks. | | | | profitable enough to pay for the extra overhead |
| Home projects such as outdoor fireplaces and | | | | costs and still turn out a very good profit. |
| barbeques are very often constructed using | | | | Concrete block making machines are available |
| blocks. Home foundations and garages are | | | | from a number of companies. They are definitely |
| another use. Very large buildings are also built | | | | quite costly but can pay for themselves by |
| using cement blocks. | | | | increasing production. Another way is to obtain |
| They have been in use for all kinds of | | | | plans to build a cement block machine yourself at |
| construction for decades and continue to grow in | | | | much lower cost than the commercial models . |
| popularity and sales. They are low cost,easy to | | | | This home built machine is made using automobile |
| build with and very versatile. | | | | parts and sheet metal and is a fairly easy |
| Anyone who is looking for a good home based | | | | construction project. Should you not be a welder,a |
| business which can provide a really nice part time | | | | welding shop can do the welding for you at quite |
| income will find the ideal opportunity in making | | | | moderate cost. This home built concrete block |
| concrete blocks. The part time business can in | | | | machine is absolutely as good as the much more |
| time be grown into a very lucrative full time | | | | expensive commercial machines and will turn out |
| business. | | | | several hundred blocks per day. |
| Starting your business can be done with very little | | | | When you are a concrete block manufacturer it is |
| investment. Hand molds can be used at first and | | | | a great idea to produce other concrete products. |
| one person can make to up to 100 blocks per | | | | There is plenty of demand for items such as |
| day this way. Molds are made from plywood and | | | | sundials,bird baths,garden ornaments,patio blocks |
| sheet metal and can be very inexpensive. | | | | and a variety of other concrete products. |
| Molds are filled with concrete mix,of the right | | | | There are readily available plans for making these |
| kind,then the blocks are turned out to dry and | | | | products without the use of costly commercial |
| cure. The concrete mix for the blocks can be | | | | molds. These items are a profitable addition to |
| mixed by hand on the ground or it can be done | | | | any concrete business. The profit margin on them |
| with a cement mixer. | | | | is always a lot higher than on cement blocks so |
| One person can make 100 cement blocks quite | | | | they are well worth making. |
| easily for a full days production with hand molds. | | | | The manufacture of concrete blocks and other |
| After the business has grown to the extent that | | | | concrete items is a great business which can be |
| more blocks are required for larger orders a | | | | started at very low cost and can be built into a |
| concrete block making machine is the best way | | | | very successful full time enterprise. Anyone can |
| to go. With this type of machine hundreds of | | | | work at a day job and start the concrete |
| blocks can be turned out per day. | | | | business as a part time enterprise. When it has |
| It will also be necessary now to acquire a helper | | | | grown to the extent that full time work is |
| to take the blocks from the machine and place | | | | required to fill the demand you then will become a |
| them on drying racks. Enough storage space will | | | | full time highly successful entrepreneur. |
| be needed to dry all the blocks before they are | | | | |