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Start a shed installer business in Randburg, Randburg

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The numbers

Startup cost

R2,689 to R13,446

Typical price

R840 per install

Could earn

R16,800/month

Time to first revenue

Medium

Difficulty to set up

Medium

Repeat customers

Low

Premises

Not needed

Can start solo

Yes

Can start part-time

Yes

What it could earn

Three ways to run the same business. Illustrative scenarios built from the assumptions shown, not earnings you should expect.

starter

R5,040/mo

R840 × 1 install × 6 days = R5,040/month

Part-time while still employed, a job or two a week

established

R16,800/mo

R840 × 1 install × 20 days = R16,800/month

Full-time solo, a settled round of repeat customers

scaled

R36,960/mo

R840 × 2 installs × 22 days = R36,960/month

A second pair of hands, or a denser round with less travel

Ways to run it

The same trade, priced and staffed differently. Which one you pick sets the ceiling.

Install only

Customer's own shed, built in a day

Base and install

You lay the base first, roughly double the job

Who pays for this

HouseholdsGarden centres without a fitting teamAllotment holders

Why this works in Randburg, Randburg

Demand in Randburg, Randburg is strong, and the work is a fair share of repeat work. Setting up is a bit of work, and you could be paid for your first job within a few weeks.

Where the first customers come from

  1. Garden centre referrals
  2. Google Business Profile
  3. WhatsApp Business
  4. Local Facebook groups
  5. Gumtree

Before you take on work

  • Public liability insurance
  • Larger outbuildings exceed permitted development and need planning permission
  • Electrics in an outbuilding are notifiable work

How WenBuidl helps

Tell Buidlr what you want to build and it sets up the business: your own page, quoting and booking, a CRM that remembers every customer, invoicing, and an assistant that answers and follows up while you are on a job.

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