Opportunities / Exterior care

Class 1

Permanent LED roofline lighting

Fits best: a tech-friendly installer who likes a clean finished product.

Upfront cost$8K–$20Kexcl. vehicle and startup fee
Price per job$3,500$2,000–5,000 per home
Monthly sales*$21K~6 jobs a month
Est. run rate*$252K12 active months · 45–60% gross margin

Pros

  • ✓High ticket and installs all year
  • ✓No special license to start

Cons

  • !Product cost up front; few repeat sales
  • !Reviews and steady marketing decide who wins locally
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. Add holiday lighting install for the same customers and plan your first hire.

  3. Year 3

    Step from operator to owner. Build an outdoor-lighting brand with landscape lighting.

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

Build an outdoor-lighting brand with landscape lighting.

The details

Vehicle
Truck or van
Repeat customers
Low
Licensing
Low
Season
Year-round
Runs on
ProTrak RemodelTrak

Track plus app-controlled LEDs; installs year-round, unlike holiday lighting.

*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 12 active months. They are revenue, not profit, and are not projections, promises or EntrepX member results. Basis: EntrepX working estimate.

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