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Make Concrete Block Products--Make Money

By John Mowatt

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Manufacturing concrete blocks and other concrete products is a great business opportunity. It can be started part time while you work at your job.

You can start with very little investment and grow the business till it becomes a full time very profitable enterprise. When you start out as a cement block manufacturer you will concentrate on making standard blocks as used for building block walls or a block concrete foundation for a building.

As you get further into the concrete products business you will expand into making a number of different types of concrete block products. Concrete bricks of standard brick size are quite widely used and can be easily made. Many other types of concrete products are in constant strong demand.

Decorative cinder blocks of various styles are in strong demand for building block concrete walls and dividers. These can be made with various designs incorporated into the style of the block. They can also be made in colors by adding coloring to the concrete mix.

Concrete patio slabs are always a strong seller. They are used not only for patios but for pathways and driveways also.

You can wholesale your concrete blocks and other products to building supply stores or retail them directly to the consumer. You sell in quantity to the commercial outlets at,of course,a discount from the retail price. You sell directly to the consumer in smaller amounts at full retail price. Either way you will do very well with your low overhead costs.

Homes and commercial buildings with block concrete foundations are very common and this is a great market for your concrete precast blocks. This is a very good alternative to poured concrete foundations and is quite popular.

A concrete block machine is your best asset for volume production which keeps labor costs down. This enables you to quote the best concrete block prices.

You can buy a cement block making machine from a number of manufacturers. They are quite expensive but will pay for themselves with increased production. Most of them will turn out about 100 concrete blocks per hour.

Another way to go is to build your own machine which will save you a lot of money. A really good machine can be built from auto parts and sheet metal with a few odds and ends. This machine will produce 100 cement blocks per hour and is every bit as good as the commercial machines. It won't cost you an arm and a leg either so it will pay off very quickly.

As demand for your products grows you will find it necessary eventually to have a bigger space in order to accomodate the drying racks for large numbers of blocks. At this point your business will be a full time enterprise and will bring you rich rewards.

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