Online door reseller for builders and renovators

Small builders, renovation contractors, property managers and homeowners doing their own projects.

You buy at a trade price and add a margin to each order. Add-ons such as hardware, pre-hanging and delivery coordination can raise the value of each sale.

• Reading plans and door schedules
• Quoting accurately
• Building supplier and customer relationships

• Register for GST/HST (and PST or QST where it applies) once you pass the small supplier threshold; check with the CRA and your province
• Check your municipality for a home-based business licence
• Mistakes in sizes, swing direction or specifications can be costly, so confirm every order in writing
• Agree clear terms with suppliers on freight damage, returns and lead times
• Fire-rated or specialty doors may need to meet building code requirements, so check with the local building authority
• Commercial general liability insurance, and French-language rules for product information if you sell in Quebec

Startup costs are estimated at typically around $2,000 to $10,000, depending on your software, samples and marketing. Monthly revenue is estimated at around $2,000 to $10,000. These are estimates, so check them against your own supplier terms.

Check these points: GST/HST registration (and PST or QST where it applies) with the CRA and your province, any home-based business licence from your municipality, building code requirements for fire-rated or specialty doors, general liability insurance, and French-language rules for product information in Quebec.

Useful skills are reading plans and door schedules, quoting accurately and building supplier and customer relationships. Plan for at least about 10 hours a week. Mistakes in sizes or swing direction can be costly, so confirm every order in writing.