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Window screen repair

Fits best: a window cleaner adding an easy upsell.

Upfront cost$2K–$6Kexcl. vehicle and startup fee
Price per job$300$25–60 per screen, $200–500 per home
Monthly sales*$8K~25 jobs a month in season
Est. run rate*$60K8 active months · 60–75% gross margin

Pros

  • ✓Very low cost; sells itself on window jobs
  • ✓High margin per job
  • ✓No special license to start

Cons

  • !Small standalone market
  • !Seasonal: busiest spring–fall
  • !Little repeat business, so marketing never stops
Your first three years

What to expect

  1. Year 1

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

  2. Year 2

    Reach steady volume, around 25 jobs a month in season. Add window cleaning for the same customers and plan your first hire.

  3. Year 3

    Step from operator to owner. Keep as an add-on inside an exterior-care brand.

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

Keep as an add-on inside an exterior-care brand.

The details

Vehicle
Van or car
Repeat customers
Low
Licensing
Low
Season
Spring–fall
Runs on
ProTrak HandyTrak

Easy upsell on window cleaning visits.

*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 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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