Opportunities / Repair and install

Class 2

Fence installation

Fits best: a builder who likes outdoor projects.

Upfront cost$20K–$50Kexcl. vehicle and startup fee
Price per job$6,000$4,000–8,000 per job
Monthly sales*$36K~6 jobs a month in season
Est. run rate*$288K8 active months · 35–50% gross margin

Pros

  • ✓Big tickets and strong demand
  • ✓A service customers already understand and buy

Cons

  • !Materials-heavy with thinner margins
  • !Seasonal: busiest spring–fall
  • !Little repeat business, so marketing never stops
  • !More capital at risk than most
Your first three years

What to expect

  1. Year 1

    Launch in about 30 days. Learn the work, collect reviews and build toward 3 jobs a month by month 12.

  2. Year 2

    Reach steady volume, around 6 jobs a month in season. Add deck and fence staining for the same customers and plan your first hire.

  3. Year 3

    Step from operator to owner. Add staining contracts and gates.

A typical path, not a promise. Your Owner Assessment and 3-year playbook set your actual plan.

Natural add-ons

Sell more to the same customers

Growth path

Add staining contracts and gates.

The details

Vehicle
Truck plus trailer
Repeat customers
Low
Licensing
Medium
Season
Spring–fall
Runs on
ProTrak RemodelTrak

Post driver, auger, saws; materials are a big pass-through.

*Monthly sales and run rate are illustrative industry benchmarks for one owner-operated crew at steady volume: price per job × typical jobs a month (6), times 8 active months. They are revenue, not profit, and are not projections, promises or EntrepX member results. Basis: EntrepX working estimate.

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