Hi Everyone,
Hope someone can give me their thoughts on a Shed Building business I would like to setup. I basically want to start small and build good quality sheds with hopefully little overheads. My thoughts are to have all timber delivered to customer’s home and build in situ which will keep costs down. I’m designing a quality built shed (all shiplap tanalised timber) in Google Sketchup and I’d also like to stand out from a couple of similar local companies by offering insulation in the shed. There is also a company nearby dealing in mismatched windows. I enjoy working with wood am fortunately financially secure so I don’t need to make a lot of money, perhaps £100 per shed? I will also include option to build a base (concrete or timber). I’ve roughly priced up materials for my idea but not sure if it’s feasible. I know the bigger companies buy in bulk so not sure there'd be room for little 'ol me. Would anyone hazard a guess on how much discount I could achieve at trade price? As I don’t have trade account at the moment I can’t price up properly.
-Is £100 profit per shed realistic?
-Is it feasible to have materials delivered to customer direct?
-Are trade prices that much cheaper than usual price?
-Would it be worth adding double glazed windows for extra security, would it be a clincher for people to buy?
-What type of insurance would I need?
-Any obvious hurdles to overcome with my plan?
-Am I in dreamland with this idea?
Thanks in advance for anyone’s thoughts.
Kind Regards.
Hope someone can give me their thoughts on a Shed Building business I would like to setup. I basically want to start small and build good quality sheds with hopefully little overheads. My thoughts are to have all timber delivered to customer’s home and build in situ which will keep costs down. I’m designing a quality built shed (all shiplap tanalised timber) in Google Sketchup and I’d also like to stand out from a couple of similar local companies by offering insulation in the shed. There is also a company nearby dealing in mismatched windows. I enjoy working with wood am fortunately financially secure so I don’t need to make a lot of money, perhaps £100 per shed? I will also include option to build a base (concrete or timber). I’ve roughly priced up materials for my idea but not sure if it’s feasible. I know the bigger companies buy in bulk so not sure there'd be room for little 'ol me. Would anyone hazard a guess on how much discount I could achieve at trade price? As I don’t have trade account at the moment I can’t price up properly.
-Is £100 profit per shed realistic?
-Is it feasible to have materials delivered to customer direct?
-Are trade prices that much cheaper than usual price?
-Would it be worth adding double glazed windows for extra security, would it be a clincher for people to buy?
-What type of insurance would I need?
-Any obvious hurdles to overcome with my plan?
-Am I in dreamland with this idea?
Thanks in advance for anyone’s thoughts.
Kind Regards.
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