Business Plan

Helping Hand Career Builders: 

Hammered Nail Building Construction Certified 4-Year Trade School

Includes: 

Helping Hand classes will start with 30 students; in 30 days, we’ll have another 30 students.

The Average Number of Workers Involved on a regular 

The construction Site has 22 workers.

How many people are leaving the construction industry? 2.5% during the first five months of 2023. Over the previous decade, the construction industry's quit rate averaged just 1.8%.

Why does no one want to work in construction? They believe the work is too laborious or doesn't pay well.

The construction sector is expected to have the most significant employment increase, adding 790,400 jobs through 2024.

Why do people quit construction? Lack of proper compensation and benefits.

What is Type 3 4 5 construction? Type 3: Ordinary: New or old buildings with non-combustible walls but a wood-framed roof. Type 4: Heavy Timber: Older buildings made from thick lumber. Type 5: Wood-framed: Modern buildings with combustible framing and roofs.

What is construction Type A vs B?

Building materials and practices used in Type I construction provide the highest level of fire protection. Type V, on the other hand, is the least stringent. Each type of construction is further described as “A” or “B.” Suffice it to say that a type B designation is primary, and type A is enhanced. Jan 21, 2021

• Cabinets and Countertops
• Carpentry
• Framers 4-5
• Carpet Cleaning
• Ceiling
• Cleaning
• Demolition
• Drywall and Insulation
• Two experienced workers will install, maintain, and repair electrical power, communications, lighting, and control systems in homes, businesses, or factories.
• Excavation of heavy construction equipment consisting of a boom, arm, bucket, and cab on a rotating superstructure atop an undercarriage with tracks or wheels. Experienced workers 2-4.
• Flooring
• HVAC
• Junk Removal
• Landscaping 3
• Masonry 2
• Painting and Staining
• Plumbing
• Roofing
• Stone and Tile

13 percent of surveyed contractors believe that roofing is the most physically demanding job

7 trends in types of construction

· Residential Projects. ... 

· Commercial Projects. ... 

· Green Building Projects. ... 

· Institutional Projects. ... 

· Heavy Civil Projects. ... 

· Mixed-Use Projects. ... 

· Industrial Projects.

Electrical work or carpentry, were considered some of the hardest jobs to become adept at followed by carpentry, HVAC, cabinets and countertops, masonry, plumbing, and drywall and insulation.

An average of 22 subcontractors are needed to build a home.

The list below is the number of professional contractor workers to instruct a class of 30 students.

• Landscapers - 3 employees
• Excavators – 2 to 4 employees
• Concrete Workers – 3 to 4 employees
• Framers – 4 to 5 employees
• Brick Masons – 2 employees
• Electrons – 2 employees
• Plumbers - 2 employees
• Dry Wall Installers – 2 to 4 employees 
• Painters/ Cleaners – 2 to 4 employees
• Rough Carpenters – 4 to 5 employees 
• Finish Carpenters – 2 employees
• Appliance / Floor – 2 employees

Circular Saw 

Drill 

Hammer

Screwdriver

Measuring tapes 

Air Compressor Level

Chalk Line Chisels

Utility Knife Wrenches

Grinder Skid Steer

Masonry Saw Concrete Mixer

Plate Compactor Construction Generator

A can of luminous yellow spray paint could be used to mark areas.

A 100-foot-long measuring tape 

A Laser level could be used to transfer the proper levels. 

A roll of the builder’s line could be used to mark straight lines after you marked out the prominent corners of the house.
A square-point shovel 

A rounded point shovel

Four feet or so tall wooden stakes

Form stakes.

Bracing stakes

Compact bolt cutters Heavy-duty bolt cutters Hydraulic bolt cutters

Angle grinder to cut any steel that would be used at the site.

Concrete trowel to smooth out concrete. 

Construction Concrete Power Trowel Machine

Plastering scraper Durable Trapezoid Plastering Trowel 

Water 

Spirit level. 

Hacksaw Crosscut  Rip Coping 

A 550-gallon water tank - Amazon $1,179.00

Block laying pins-2 pack line pins-$7.99

Bricklayer’s Hammer-$47.39
Block laying trowel: Common sizes include 24 inches, 36 inches, and 46 inches-$45.08 Lowe’s

A cement mixer, for the easy mixing of cement-$4,299.99

A Lump hammer to break concrete blocks to size.

4-lbs. Heavy Duty Hardened Steel & Fiberglass Handle Club Lump. $38.27 Amazon 

Pipe cutting saw.

Pipe fixing lubricant-Home Depot $10.23

Home Depot $16.27  Home Depot $19.95 

Grip pliers 9 in. Automatic Safety Wire Twisting Pliers

Tying wire roll-Lowe’s $36.60 each

A straight level ensures the concrete is poured right-Certified MTP $229.98

Construction wheelbarrow-Ace Hardware $160.00

A claw hammers, Amazon $20.00

Dewalt Circular Saw Brake-Amazon $140.00

Siding Nail Guns,  Air compressor framing guns  air compressor

Home Depot $329.00   Home Depot $84.76  Finishing nail gun

Finishing Nails Guns, 

Home Depot $17.00

Home Depot Bevel-$19.55

32 Ft. Ladder Home Depot $479.00

18 Ft. Gorilla Multi-Position Lader Home Depot $199.00

Staple gun-Home Depot $35.97

Tile and slate cutters-Home Depot $179.00

Roofing hammer-Home Depot $34.97

Screw gun-Home Depot $99.00

M18 18V Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless 1/2 in. Compact Drill

Hilti steel concrete nail gun-Home Depot $449.00

Electric drill-Home Depot $79.00

Saber saw Home Depot $279.00

Multimeter Plyer set-Home Depot $39.97

Screwdriver set-Home Depot $20.97

Hammer Chisel

Pipe-uct glue

Hole saw.

Insulation saw
Fiber glass and wood

Face Mask RZ Mask-$39.95

Face Mask

Hearing & Respiratory Protection 

Reusable Silicone Half Mask Respirator

Amazon $26.30

Amazon Gloves $29.65

Safety glasses to protect eyes-Wiley X Peak $185.00

Plasterboard saw $23.36, Lowe’s

Plasterboard drill and screws-Home Depot $299.00

Plasterboard hoist, Home Depot $218.20
 

SDS drill and bits-$25.00 Home Depot

Wooden float Home Depot $12.44
 

Brush-Home Depot $12.00

Snips and Metal cutters-Home Depot $43.00
Paint roller set.

Skid Steer

Trencher

Plate Compactor

Bobcat