| Making concrete blocks and garden ornaments is | | | | you have no financial risk. You can start with just |
| a profitable business. You can start from home | | | | the cost of plywood and sheet metal to make |
| working in your garage with very little cost. Using | | | | your cement block molds. The ingredients for |
| hand molds you can produce a wide selection of | | | | your concrete mix are Portland |
| concrete products. | | | | cement,sand,gravel and water which you will find |
| Concrete blocks are a staple of the building trades | | | | at your local building supplier. When your business |
| and are used for all kinds of structures. | | | | grows you will decide when to go full time. |
| Everything from large buildings to small backyard | | | | When hand molds are no longer enough to make |
| compost boxes is built using concrete blocks. | | | | the large quantity of blocks you will need,to fill |
| Using hand molds you can turn out 100 blocks per | | | | orders,you will want to acquire a concrete block |
| day quite easily. | | | | machine. Several manufacturers supply these but |
| Concrete bird baths are a big seller. Demand is | | | | they are quite expensive. The other option is to |
| huge and they sell very well. These are easily | | | | build your own machine. |
| turned out from hand made molds and can be | | | | You can build an excellent concrete block machine |
| sold through garden stores and local building supply | | | | from auto parts,sheet metal and a few bits and |
| stores. They will be happy to have a local supplier | | | | pieces. Plans and instructions are available for this |
| since transportingconcrete products from distant | | | | project. The cost is low and it works as well as |
| sources is expensive. With no transportation costs | | | | any commercial model. |
| you can sell at a very competitive price and | | | | When your volume of production reaches a |
| make an excellent profit. | | | | certain level you will need bigger premises to |
| Plans are available for making all kinds of concrete | | | | house the racks for drying your concrete blocks. |
| garden ornaments and furniture from either hand | | | | A second person to move the blocks from the |
| made or commercial molds. Concrete vases of all | | | | machine to the racks will be required. The profits |
| sizes right up to huge 'Ali Baba' type vases do not | | | | from your business at this stage can readily |
| require molds. You can make a wide selection of | | | | absorb these extra expenses. |
| these using very simple production methods. | | | | You can start your concrete block business with |
| The basic concrete block manufacturing business | | | | very little money. It will grow into a full time very |
| can be supplemented by producing these very | | | | profitable enterprise with hard work. There is no |
| popular decorative items. Making them is easy and | | | | limit to how far you can go in this profitable |
| there is a strong demand for them. They are a | | | | business. Demand for concrete products continues |
| great addition to any concrete products business. | | | | to increase and you can earn an income you have |
| By starting part time working from your garage | | | | only dreamed about till now. |