Every building leaks eventually, and the damage compounds. A waterproofing business finds where the water gets in and fixes it — properly, with a guarantee.
Why it works here
Water ingress is common, seasonal and non-discretionary once active, and bodies corporate need waterproofing repeatedly — recurring, referral-rich work.
The step-by-step
1. Register the business and open a business bank account.
2. Build genuine diagnosis and application skill, and acquire tools, access equipment and safety/fall-protection kit.
3. Take out public liability, work-at-height and hot-work insurance.
4. Pursue manufacturer applicator accreditation for guarantee-backed systems.
5. Diagnose the real source before quoting, and never shortcut surface preparation.
6. Target homeowners, bodies corporate and managing agents, and pursue maintenance contracts.
Roughly what it costs to start
Startup is low — the asset is diagnostic and application skill, not heavy plant.
The honest hard part
It’s won or lost on diagnosis and preparation — waterproofing that fails comes back as a guarantee callback done at your own cost.
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