Construction & skilled trades
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Construction & skilled trades business guides
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Construction & skilled trades
Epoxy Floors and Concrete Coatings
A resinous flooring business that grinds and repairs existing concrete, then installs epoxy, polyaspartic or polyurea coating systems on garage floors, basements, and commercial and light industrial floors.
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General Contracting and Remodeling
Contractor classifications and thresholds, qualifiers, permits, subcontractors, contracts, change orders, job costing, and closeout.
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Roofing Contractor
Contractor thresholds, registration, fall safety, permits, estimating, weather, insurance work, warranties, and closeout.
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HVAC Installation and Repair Contractor
Contractor classifications, qualifying experience, EPA Section 608, permits, insurance, service systems, estimating, and recurring maintenance.
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Electrical Contracting
State and local electrical licensing, qualifying experience, permits, code, safety, estimating, testing, and inspection closeout.
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Commercial Hardscaping
A commercial hardscaping company installs and repairs paver plazas and walkways, segmental retaining walls, concrete and stone flatwork, steps, seat walls and site amenities for property owners, HOAs, general contractors and facility managers, often alongside residential patio work to fill the calendar.
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Plumbing Contracting
A plumbing contracting business sells licensed plumbing work: emergency service and repair, fixture and water-heater replacement, drain and sewer service, and remodel or new-construction rough-in and finish.
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Portable Restroom Rental
A portable restroom rental company delivers, services and picks up portable toilets, hand-wash stations and restroom trailers for construction sites, events, farms and emergencies, and hauls the waste to a permitted disposal site.
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Two businesses in the same category can have very different labor needs, collection times, licensing burdens, and repeat-customer patterns. Use the business viability worksheet to compare your own assumptions.