Brick mailbox repair and small masonry business
A solo masonry service focused on the small jobs established masons refuse: repairing brick mailboxes that drivers back into every week, then expanding into HOA work like retaining walls and entrance features.
physical BOTH Service / Consulting / Agency
From Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast — 11 Proven Businesses My Viewers Started + How to Copy Them at 01:29
Problem: Big masonry companies won't take a $400 mailbox job, so damaged mailboxes in every neighborhood go unfixed.
For: Homeowners in new-build suburbs and homeowners associations (one HOA can own 200 mailboxes).
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Examples
- Andrew in Fort Worth, Texas: about $800,000 in two years, started with $2,000, never quit his medical devices day job, three crews and two admins, best month $80,000 at 30% gross / 15% net margin.
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