Thursday, December 9, 2010

Learn Fixing Toilets For Income

By David Kranz


Toilets may be a good way to earn extra income. Often times it does not cost a lot of money to repair them. There are two ways to do this. You can obtain toilets, fix them and sell them. You can go to homeowners and fix their toilets. Here are tips on how to repair toilets for income.

Buy and sell

Old toilets cost little. It may take some looking, to find them. You might consider placing an ad in your local newspaper. You could offer to pay a small amount for old toilets. When people replace them, they usually set them out for the trash. Driving by on trash day may increase your business.

Toilet repair business

You will not need specialized tools for repair toilets. It may take a while to get your business established. However, you will make extra income. There are not a lot of businesses that specialize in toilets. This may make you unique. Unique often gets the attention of the public.

You will need to be sure that you are in compliance with the law. Check to see if a license is needed. You may need to go to your local courthouse or government.

A homeowner may call you about toilet repair, for example. When they flush, the water will not shut off. It keeps running. You arrive at the house and examine the toilet. You see that the flush flap is bad. This will not cost much money. It will not take much time to replace either. You can be on the way to another job in minutes.

Another common toilet problem is the fill valve. They go bad frequently. When they do, the tank will not fill up with water. Fill valves are not expensive and are easy to replace. You can be on our way in thirty minutes time.

There will be times when toilet repair may be extensive. There may be a cracked tank for example. It may cost more to fix a toilet than to replace it. You should offer to install a new toilet. Your income will be from the installation. You may also slightly markup the toilet cost.

You may wish to keep parts like flush and fill valves in your vehicle. This will make it easier for you to fix things. You do not want to return if necessary. This will also make it easier on the homeowner. They may not wish to wait until you get parts.

Final thoughts

Do you want to learn how to repair toilets for income? It may not be that hard. A lot of repairs do not involve much time or expense. You may try to fix up old toilets and sell them. The best method may be to offer a repair service. Make sure that you obtain any necessary licenses. Check with local government, too. Keep a sufficient parts inventory. This will make your job easier. Your customers will not have to wait on repairs. You may be able to do more jobs in a day.




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