| If you are looking for a business with a strong | | | | obtain all of these from local building supply storers |
| foundation,making concrete brick machine may be | | | | and lumberyards. |
| just what you want.Concrete blocks are a basic | | | | One man can make 100 concrete brick machine in a |
| commodity of the building trade. They are used | | | | days work with hand made molds. You simply fill the |
| everywhere and will always be needed.Concrete | | | | molds with the appropriate concrete mix then turn |
| products of all kinds are in strong demand | | | | the blocks out to dry.This is pretty simple.Then as |
| everywhere that building is going on.They will never | | | | your business expands you will want to acquire a |
| go out of style like a here today gone tomorrow | | | | concrete block making machine which can turn out |
| widget.They are used to build everything from small | | | | many more blocks per day than you can with hand |
| back yard projects to large buildings.If you are in the | | | | molds. |
| cement block business you have a market | | | | You can buy concrete block making machines from |
| everywhere in North America and in many other | | | | various sources.They are very expensive and do a |
| areas around the world. | | | | very good job.If you can afford it go ahead and buy |
| If you are looking for a good business,which you can | | | | one.It will greatly increase your productivity and will |
| start from home at low cost, making concrete blocks | | | | pay for itself.You can do it for much less |
| and other concrete products is a great | | | | however.You can build your own machine!Used auto |
| opportunity.Starting with a part time business,using | | | | parts and a few odds and ends along with some |
| hand made molds,you can get going with as little as a | | | | sheet metal are all you need for this.Plans are |
| few hundred dollars for supplies and materials.You can | | | | available and it is not a difficult project.If you have |
| operate out of your garage then as business grows | | | | welding skills you can do this part of the work |
| and you need more room you can expand to rented | | | | yourself,otherwise a local welding shop can do it for |
| premises.The secret is to keep your costs as low as | | | | you at fairly low cost. |
| possible to start with.Too many businesses fail in the | | | | Making your own machine is not really difficult if you |
| first year because they spend too much money | | | | have some mechanical skills. Your home built machine |
| unecessarily on rents and equipment.Start with the | | | | will make 800 cement blocks per day.A very |
| necessities and add more as you grow in profitability. | | | | simple,smaller,hand operated machine is also easy to |
| Concrete products of all kinds are obviously heavy | | | | build and it can make 200 blocks in a days |
| and bulky.To transport them for long distances is | | | | work.Operating these machines efficiently is a two |
| costly.As a local manufacturer you can supply these | | | | person job.One worker runs the machine and the |
| products to customers in your area for a lot less | | | | other takes the blocks from it and stacks them on |
| than a distant manufacturer can.Your savings in cost | | | | racks to dry.Obviously you will also need sufficient |
| of transportation allow you to price your products | | | | space to stack hundreds of blocks. |
| very competitively.As a small operation working from | | | | When you are in the concrete block machine making |
| your garage you have little overhead cost.No rent,no | | | | business it is a no brainer to also turn out other |
| staff wages mean low production cost.Again this | | | | concrete products which are in demand.Garden |
| translates into a very competitive price whilst still | | | | ornaments.concrete bricks,sundials,bird baths,window |
| allowing you to make a very solid profit. | | | | boxes,garden furniture,patio slabs are everywhere in |
| The only things needed to start up are sheet metal | | | | high demand.You can make all of them from readily |
| and plywood to make the molds. Plans and | | | | available plans with instructions.In time your small |
| instructions are available to show you how to do | | | | business which started in your garage can become a |
| this.To manufacture concrete blocks you will need | | | | very large business and will make you a lot more |
| Portland cement,gravel,sand and water. You can | | | | money than you can hope to earn at most jobs. |