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MAKE CONCRETE BLOCKS-A BUSINESS WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION

Making concrete blocks and other concrete products is indeed a business with a strong foundation.These products are in strong demand everywhere.Concrete blocks are the basic commodity used in building everything from a backyard compost bin to a huge multi storey building.They will never go out of style.Unlike hula hoops or Rubik's cubes,which are in style today and gone tomorrow,concrete blocks are always in demand.If you manufacture cement blocks you will find customers ready to buy your product everywhere in North America and,in fact,nearly everywhere around the globe.

Concrete products are heavy and transportation costs,to distant destinations,are high.For this reason a local manufacturer has a great advantage over someone further away.Savings in transportation costs translate into very competitive pricing.If in addition you are a small one man operation,working from your garage,you have no staff to pay and no rent for your premises.You can price your products below those of your competitors and still make a very nice profit.

If you want an excellent business,which you can start with a very low investment,you will find concrete block making to be a fine opportunity.You can start in your garage,using hand made molds,for as little as a few hundred dollars.When business demands it you can expand,using a home built concrete block making machine,to turn out hundreds of blocks per day.

The only things needed to get a start are plywood and some sheet metal to make your molds.Plans are readily available,with instructions,to show how this is done. In addition you will need the basic materials,Portland cement,sand,gravel and water.You can buy all of these materials locally at your lumber yard.

After making a suitable number of molds,you shovel the concrete mixture into them,then remove the finished blocks for drying.This is a very simple process and one man can turn out 100 blocks per day quite readily this way.When business grows you will want to make more blocks and a concrete block making machine will be necessary.

Commercially made cement block making machines are expensive.If you have the money go ahead and buy one.It will pay for itself with the greatly increased productivity you can achieve.But there is another way.You can build your own concrete block making machine.Plans are available for building a very good machine using used auto parts and sheet metal.Some welding is needed but a local welding shop will do this if you can't.

You can make your own machine,quite easily,if you have a little mechanical skill. You can make a machine which will turn out 800 blocks per day.A smaller hand operated machine can also be built which is quite simple and will turn out 200 blocks per working day.You will probably need some help at this stage to operate the machine efficiently.You will also need sufficient space to store the blocks for drying.

Concrete blocks are your basic product but you can also make concrete garden ornaments,patio slabs,birdbaths,sundials,garden furniture and many other products which sell very well.Plans with complete instructions are available for all of these items. Your small business,begun in your garage or driveway,can soon become a large,and very profitable,enterprise.

Article Source: http://www.newagelivingarticles.com

John Mowatt is a freelance writer who writes about his concrete block manufacturing business.This is a family business from which he is now retired.He also writes on health and fitness.For more info and resources go to www.concreteblockmaker.com

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