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Make Concrete Blocks And Garden Ornaments--Your Solid Business Opportunity

By: John Mowatt

Making concrete blocks,garden ornaments and other concrete products is a wonderful business opportunity.

Concrete bird baths are,by far,the best selling garden ornament.There is a huge demand and they sell readily.You can make a variety of these easily with hand made molds and you can sell them to local building supply or garden stores. Transporting these heavy items from a distant supplier is expensive.These businesses will be happy to find a local supplier who has low costs and competitive prices.With no transportation costs you can make an excellent profit from your work.

You can also make many other types of concrete garden ornaments and garden furniture from available plans.Vases,large and small,including 'Ali Baba' style vases,are easy to make without molds.You can learn the simple production methods quickly and make a wide variety of these.They are very popular decorative items for patios and gardens.Your basic business of concrete block making can be supplemented by these items.They are easy to produce and very profitable.

You can make many other types of garden ornaments from either hand made or commercial molds and you will find a ready sale for your products. By starting part time,in your garage,you eliminate all risk.Plywood and sheet metal are the only materials needed to make your cement block molds which makes starting cost low.The appropriate concrete mix is made from Portland cement,gravel,sand and water in the correct proportions.As your business builds you can decide to go full time when you are ready.

For volume production of concrete blocks you will need a concrete block making machine.Commercial models are available.They are quite expensive however. The other option is to build your own machine.From available plans you can build a fine concrete block making machine.The components are used auto parts,sheet metal and a few odds and ends. You can build one of these at very low costand it can turn out all the blocks you will need very easily.

As business grows you will probably need to rent premises large enough for the racks needed to store your cement blocks for drying.You will also need a helper to move the blocks from the machine to the racks.At this stage however your business will make enough profits to more than justify the extra costs. You can start your own concrete product business on the proverbial shoestring. Hard work will build a great business which will grow steadily and be very profitable.You can give up your job and be a full time concrete products manufacturer.The sky is the limit in this business. Demand never dies for concrete products and you can have an income you could only dream about while working at a job.

Article Source: http://articles411.com

John Mowatt is retired after many years in the concrete products business.He writes about this business and also about health and fitness subjects.For more information and resources go to www.concreteblockmaker.com

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