If you are handy man type person and you like working around the house then perhaps you have thought of starting a business and you can work helping other people with their homes. There is such a business that is a very simple business, which does not require a contractor's license. Cleaning and coating the wood on people's decks and patios.

Believe it or not this business is quite lucrative because people are willing to pay more to have it done correctly. It is not an easy business by any means but it is one, which you'll find enjoyable and one, which the customers very much desire. The pricing for cleaning patios and decks is quite high and a lot less work than a painting contractor might have to do.

Once you get to hang of it and your quality is excellent you'll enjoy the many referrals you get from homeowners associations, homeowners and businesses who you might clean for. You might be surprised as the number of businesses that have decks and patios or playground equipment and you might also find another niche helping those businesses keep care of their equipment and recreational areas.

Along with cleaning and coating decks and applying special finishes to protect them from a hot summer sod in the cold winters is the cleaning and coating of fences. Often you might get into a backyard of a wealthy client who wants you to coat their deck and the next thing you know you are coating the fence and the neighbors wood house. Sometimes coating a house with the wood finish could bring you as much as 10 to $20,000 or more depending on size and how much is wood. Not a bad business to start at all is it? Consider this in 2006.

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