Opportunities / Painting and finishes
Class 1Tub and shower refinishing
Fits best: a meticulous solo operator.
Pros
- ✓Done in a day; strong margin
- ✓No special license to start
- ✓Works all year
Cons
- !Fumes and safety gear; niche demand
- !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 12 jobs a month by month 12.
- Year 2
Reach steady volume, around 25 jobs a month. Add tile and grout cleaning for the same customers and plan your first hire.
- Year 3
Step from operator to owner. Add countertop and tile refinishing.
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
Add countertop and tile refinishing.
The details
- Vehicle
- Van
- Repeat customers
- Low
- Licensing
- Low
- Season
- Year-round
- Runs on
- ProTrak RemodelTrak
Ventilation and respirator required; done in a day.
*Monthly sales and run rate are illustrative industry benchmarks for one owner-operated crew at steady volume: price per job × typical jobs a month (25), times 12 active months. They are revenue, not profit, and are not projections, promises or EntrepX member results. Basis: EntrepX working estimate.