Marble and stone workshop: cut and install

Homeowners, builders, interior designers, kitchen and bathroom renovators and commercial fit-out contractors.

Quoted price per job, based on stone, edge details, cutouts and installation. You can add margin by supplying the slab as well.

• Stone cutting and finishing
• Accurate templating and quoting
• Managing a workshop safely
• Dealing with suppliers and designers

• Check your state's licensing body and your local council about licences, zoning and approvals for a stone workshop
• Silica dust and wet cutting: check current work health and safety rules for stone processing, including monitoring and extraction
• Engineered stone has been banned in Australia, so check what you can lawfully cut and supply
• Public liability, property and equipment insurance, and workers compensation once you hire
• Equipment, rent and slab stock are big costs, so make sure the work is lined up before you commit

Estimates put startup costs at typically around $40,000 to $200,000, depending on equipment, rent and slab stock. These are big costs, so make sure work is lined up before you commit.

Estimates suggest monthly revenue of typically around $15,000 to $60,000, depending on your mix of homeowner, builder and commercial jobs. That is revenue, not profit. Expect at least around 35 hours a week.

Check your state's licensing body and local council about licences, zoning and approvals. Also check current work health and safety rules on silica dust, wet cutting, monitoring and extraction, what you can lawfully cut and supply given the engineered stone ban, and insurance.