Opportunities / Painting and finishes
Class 1Cabinet painting and refinishing
Fits best: a patient finisher who cares about a factory-smooth result.
Pros
- ✓High ticket compared with a full remodel
- ✓High margin per job
- ✓No special license to start
- ✓Works all year
Cons
- !Needs a spray setup and real skill
- !Little repeat business, so marketing never stops
What to expect
- Year 1
Launch in about 30 days. Learn the work, collect reviews and build toward 2 jobs a month by month 12.
- Year 2
Reach steady volume, around 4 jobs a month. Add interior painting for the same customers and plan your first hire.
- Year 3
Step from operator to owner. Bundle with resin countertops for a kitchen-refresh brand.
A typical path, not a promise. Your Owner Assessment and 3-year playbook set your actual plan.
Sell more to the same customers
Growth path
Bundle with resin countertops for a kitchen-refresh brand.
The details
- Vehicle
- Van
- Repeat customers
- Low
- Licensing
- Low
- Season
- Year-round
- Runs on
- ProTrak RemodelTrak
Spray rig and a spray booth or shop space.
*Monthly sales and run rate are illustrative industry benchmarks for one owner-operated crew at steady volume: price per job × typical jobs a month (4), times 12 active months. They are revenue, not profit, and are not projections, promises or EntrepX member results. Basis: EntrepX working estimate.