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Starting an Exteriors Company with No Experience

Anything considered a "hustle" and not necessarily a CENTS-based Fastlane

cashf1ow

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I've been kicking around the idea of starting an exterior repairs company-roofs, gutters, siding, shutters, decks, etc., but I have literally 0 experience or knowledge in this area. My general concept is to market, sell, and schedule jobs and then find subcontractors to physically do the work. If the business were to evolve then I would eventually hire my own crews for the physical work and for sales and office work with me at the top making the critical decisions. I have no idea how to price jobs or how to find reliable and quality subcontractors. Do I need a license to do this?

Does anyone have any experience or insight on this that they could share?
 
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I've been kicking around the idea of starting an exterior repairs company-roofs, gutters, siding, shutters, decks, etc., but I have literally 0 experience or knowledge in this area. My general concept is to market, sell, and schedule jobs and then find subcontractors to physically do the work. If the business were to evolve then I would eventually hire my own crews for the physical work and for sales and office work with me at the top making the critical decisions. I have no idea how to price jobs or how to find reliable and quality subcontractors. Do I need a license to do this?

Does anyone have any experience or insight on this that they could share?
@GravyBoat does this.
@Borregoed also does local services but can't remember the scope at the moment.

Hope they can pitch in :)
 
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I've been kicking around the idea of starting an exterior repairs company-roofs, gutters, siding, shutters, decks, etc., but I have literally 0 experience or knowledge in this area. My general concept is to market, sell, and schedule jobs and then find subcontractors to physically do the work. If the business were to evolve then I would eventually hire my own crews for the physical work and for sales and office work with me at the top making the critical decisions. I have no idea how to price jobs or how to find reliable and quality subcontractors. Do I need a license to do this?

Does anyone have any experience or insight on this that they could share?
Love your boldness.

I can't help you but just for curiosity: which skills do you have?

Based on how you talk, you seem very confident about sales.
 
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What’s up guys.

Thanks Mike for the tag

OP, you’re gonna want to niche down. Exterior repairs is an extremely broad scope. That could be concrete, drywall, roofing, gutters, etc. Those are all very different industries with different tools, bidding, timeframes etc.

My niche is rain gutters ONLY. We do some upsells such as roof cleaning & water damage prevention. But by and large it’s rain gutters.

Check my progress thread I just posted an update so you can see what’s really possible in a few years of hard work.

If you have specific questions hit me up or reply in my thread I’d be happy to answer there so everyone can see and benefit.

Lastly, don’t “kick around ideas.” Execute, give it 6 months, then weigh your options at that point. Ideas are for losers. Action is for winners.
 

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What’s up guys.

Thanks Mike for the tag

OP, you’re gonna want to niche down. Exterior repairs is an extremely broad scope. That could be concrete, drywall, roofing, gutters, etc. Those are all very different industries with different tools, bidding, timeframes etc.

My niche is rain gutters ONLY. We do some upsells such as roof cleaning & water damage prevention. But by and large it’s rain gutters.

Check my progress thread I just posted an update so you can see what’s really possible in a few years of hard work.

If you have specific questions hit me up or reply in my thread I’d be happy to answer there so everyone can see and benefit.

Lastly, don’t “kick around ideas.” Execute, give it 6 months, then weigh your options at that point. Ideas are for losers. Action is for winners.
Late for this...will check on your progress Gravyboat...but could not have said it better. So many different ways the exterior goes. I am focusing on only one. I saw you mentioned Houston in another thread, Are you still in Houston?

Thank you!
 

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