Requirements for the premises of a carpentry workshop. The best tools that masters choose

The demand for high-quality furniture and other products made of natural wood is constantly increasing, so opening a carpentry workshop is a promising business with small investments.

How to open a carpentry workshop

The Russian furniture market is overflowing with low-quality products made from chipboard and fiberboard, the main advantage of which is their low price. However, more and more buyers are paying attention to high-quality products made from natural wood - not only furniture, but also doors, windows, souvenirs, and kitchen utensils. Therefore, opening such a workshop can turn into a profitable business.

It is profitable to open a carpentry workshop even in a small town

Advantages of a carpentry workshop as a business

Business benefits include:

growing demand for high-quality wooden products;
the ability to produce products with individual designs that have a high price;
small initial investments (from 100 thousand rubles);
quick payback;
low competition compared to other types of business with low turnover.

Video: how to turn a hobby into a carpentry business

Woodworking company business plan

Before purchasing equipment and hiring personnel, it is necessary to draw up a business plan that will reflect market analysis, product sales prospects, planned expenses and income.

Business registration

You can register a company in any form convenient for you - for a small carpentry business, individual entrepreneurship is quite suitable. Registration of an individual entrepreneur takes only 3 days and costs 800 rubles. (state duty). You can open an LLC, but in this case you will not be able to quickly withdraw money (only once every three months and after paying tax). However, if you are starting a business with partners, an LLC is a suitable option.

When registering, you must enter the OKVED code 16.23.

A license is not required to manufacture carpentry products. Certification will be needed if you produce children's toys.

Choosing a workshop space

Almost any room is suitable for a carpentry workshop - even a garage or basement. The main thing is that the future workshop was dry, since wood is afraid of moisture. The workshop area for comfortable work should be from 50 square meters, ideally 300. For large-scale production, it is necessary to rent 700 “squares”. If you will produce large products - windows and doors, then the length and height of the room must be at least 4 meters.

Other requirements: good ventilation, natural light, low humidity, temperature not less than 16–18 degrees, electricity (220V, ideally 380), fire safety.

It is advisable that the windows of the carpentry workshop occupy at least 20% of the floor area

If you, for example, plan to produce doors, then you need to divide the workshop into separate production areas:

drying boards;
production of solid woodwork;
production of individual elements;
assembly of elements into one product;
sanding and painting.

Market and competitor analysis

If funds allow, you can order market research from a specialized company. However, most of the information can be collected independently. If you already work in a similar industry, then you probably already know the local conditions. Otherwise, visit specialized companies and stores, see what they offer on the market and in construction supermarkets. This way you can analyze prices, understand the products offered, find out which models are popular, and ask about the origin of the wood.

Meet interior designers who will supply you with custom orders

Assortment compilation

The list of products offered by carpentry workshops is very wide. These are entrance and interior doors, windows, furniture, various small items for the kitchen, souvenirs, and children's toys. It is better to first choose one direction, and then you can diversify your activities.

Doors and windows are products of constant demand. Although wooden window frames are constantly being replaced by plastic, wood is still valued for doors, especially interior doors.

Solid wood doors will last much longer than chipboard doors

The manufacture of kitchen utensils benefits from mass demand and great variety. You can make wooden coasters for hot dishes, cutting boards, rolling pins, napkin holders, bread bins, containers for spices, cutlery stands, spatulas, etc. They are inexpensive, but with a large production volume the profit will be serious. And if you decorate them with decorative elements, you can sell them as souvenirs.

Wooden utensils have to be renewed quite often

One of the interesting trends in this area is gingerbread rolling pins and boards with indentations and bulges in the form of patterns, fruits, and animals.

Gingerbread rolling pins are made of beech and impregnated with linseed oil

Wooden souvenirs are very diverse - from magnets to carved boxes. You can produce a “knock on wood” souvenir. This amulet is made from a birch log or board, decorated with pieces of birch bark.

This is what the “Knock on Wood” amulet looks like in its simplest form

As for furniture, no special explanation is required. Chairs, benches, tables, cabinets, chests of drawers and much more are made from wood.

Carved furniture looks rich and elegant

Board and logic games made of wood are valued by parents for their environmental friendliness and durability. If you coat the products with paint, the products will cost less. Children's toys without the use of varnishes and paints usually cost more, since the surface must be perfectly smooth. Please note that to produce children's toys you need to obtain the appropriate certificate.

Jenga (aka Tower) is a popular board game for almost any age.

Finding ways to sell finished products

The easiest way to sell products is to negotiate with existing outlets in stores and on the market. Of course, getting into large retail chains is very difficult, so it’s worth trying to negotiate with small stores with a narrow focus. You can open your own kiosk or sell products directly from the workshop. A good option is to make an online store where you can post attractive photos of your products. This way you can sell products not only in your locality, but also in other cities and regions. You can advertise in free newspapers and post information on social networks. If you produce high-quality products at prices lower than those of your competitors, then word of mouth will help you.

Unusual wooden furniture will attract customers with high paying ability

Purchasing the necessary equipment

Equipping a carpentry workshop is the biggest expense for this business. It's good if you already have part of the tool. You can purchase used equipment (but always in good condition).

Table: necessary equipment for a carpentry shop

Some equipment can be made independently according to drawings: lathe, vice, workbenches.

A good solution would be a woodworking center that combines various equipment, which saves space. It can be bought for 100–200 thousand rubles.

If you want to save money, choose a domestic woodworking center

Don’t forget about the carpenter’s hand tools: knives, mallets, jigsaws, chisels, calipers, tape measures.

The exact list of equipment depends on what products you will produce

Materials

A variety of materials are used in carpentry, the choice of which depends on what products you will produce and what level of income you are targeting. For example, the most durable furniture is made from oak, while alder is better suited for the production of elegant furniture. Expensive models are made from walnut. Ash is suitable for carving, and beech is used for bent furniture.

Example of bent furniture

Furniture made from exotic species - mahogany and ebony - is very expensive; it is usually made only to order. Coniferous trees (pine, spruce) are suitable for creating interior doors.

It is also necessary to purchase consumables: wood glue, oil, sanding belts, brushes, paint products, nails, screws.

A separate expense item is accessories: various corners, wheels, closers, handles, etc.

Personnel search

To produce carpentry products, you will need at least two assistants. This is provided that you organize the work of the workshop yourself. If this is not possible, you will have to hire a production manager (technologist) or a workshop foreman. You may also need a handyman, a sales manager, a customer service specialist, or an accountant.

If you want to make unusual products, you will need a creative employee - a designer.

Keep in mind that woodworking involves risk, so it is necessary to organize training for employees. It would also help to have a job description that describes the duties and functions of employees.

Look for carpenters with experience and creativity

Is carpentry business profitable: calculation of profitability

Let's say you open a carpentry shop producing windows and doors with two employees in a rented premises, the workload is about 40%.

Table: one-time and monthly expenses

Business expense item	Monthly expenses, thousand rubles.	One-time expenses, thousand rubles.
Business registration	-	41
Renting premises	15	-
Payment for electricity	7	-
Equipment purchase	-	400
Workshop setup	-	85
Purchase of raw materials	436	-
Purchase of additional materials	7	-
Salary	215	-
Social Security contributions	11	-
Administrative expenses	10	-

Thus, the total costs will be about 1 million rubles.

Table: production diagram

Profitability

revenue from wholesale sales - 752.4 thousand rubles;
production and non-production costs - 701 thousand rubles;
net profit - from 116.78 thousand rubles;
profitability - from 21%.

The remaining time of employees can be spent on individual orders, which can bring in another 100–200 thousand rubles per month.

The investment will pay off in an average of 7–10 months.

If you open a small carpentry workshop, you can get by with a modest amount of 100 thousand rubles:

equipment - 75 thousand rubles;
raw materials - 10 thousand rubles;
rent of space - 6–7 thousand rubles.

With a profitability of 23%, the profit will be about 30 thousand rubles. per month, and the initial costs will pay off in a period of 4 months to six months.

Video: carpentry workshop as a business idea

Opening a workshop for the production of doors, windows, and furniture is a successful model for a small business with a small amount of initial investment, which can be organized even in your own garage.

Small business experts are seeing growing interest in businesses that can be started at home or in the garage with a small start-up investment. There are entrepreneurs who would like to make products for sale with their own hands or with a small number of faithful assistants. This is explained by the unsuccessful experience of hiring unscrupulous workers.

An effective way to make money on “golden hands” is to open a “joinery”. But before you start starting a business, you should definitely draw up a competent business plan for a carpentry workshop. This is already a big step towards financial success.

Market and target audience analysis

15 years ago, plastic windows and doors stamped from PVC and rolled steel flooded into the Russian building materials market, ruining numerous carpenters. However, recently the production index of wood products has been steadily increasing, not only in our country, but also abroad.

Today wooden window blocks are in demand. According to this indicator, the level of 700 thousand square meters has been exceeded in the Russian Federation. meters. For other carpentry products, more than 1 million cubic meters were produced and sold. meters. Consumers are striving for environmental standards and are increasingly trusting plastic products. If in 2010 87% of residents called metal-plastic windows a good choice, then in 2017 this figure dropped to 74%. That is, now the halo of potential customers for carpentry products makes up a quarter of the adult population and continues to grow.

What products does the carpentry workshop produce?

The carpentry workshop carries out deep processing of wood, turning it into a product ready for installation. Frequently ordered products include:

window blocks for double-glazed windows;
entrance/interior doors and decks to them;
flights of stairs;
verandas and gazebos (disassembled);
antique furniture and for baths;
architectural and finishing wood products;
boats, carts, sleighs.

The production of wooden products with low added value (such as boards, linings, bars, block houses, decking) can be afforded by large wood processing industries. A small carpentry workshop cannot withstand competition with them.

Professional skills and production technology

Whether the owner of a private carpentry works himself or hires carpenters, in any case he needs to know his business. And although those who are well versed in woodworking open their workshops, specialized books will help deepen their knowledge, for example, “An Illustrated Guide to the Production of Carpentry and Furniture Products” by S. Shumega and “Carpentry” by G. Kulebakin. L. Hayrapetyan’s reference book will help with wood glues and methods of their use.

A carpentry shop owner must also be able to read complex blueprints and learn PowerShape and CorelDRAW programs for 3D product modeling and control of CNC woodworking machines, respectively. As for professional skills, special knowledge and skills are required. Even something as simple as cutting with a circular saw requires good preparation. You also need to be able to plane edges for gluing and mill grooves with high precision.

Andrey Sivov, the owner of the carpentry shop, told the website that, in addition to windows, he had to make complex furniture for a restaurant, a real carriage, an “onion” for a rural church and much more. That is, he dealt with a fairly wide range of orders.

How to choose a room for carpentry

If an entrepreneur decides to work alone or with a couple of assistants, you can limit yourself to what you have. A small carpentry workshop requires a warm room with forced ventilation with an area of 20 to 40 square meters. meters. It must, of course, meet fire safety standards. The fact that they are betting on their own or small rented premises is explained by the unstable market, which comes to life in the summer and stagnates in the winter.

If a businessman’s goals are more ambitious, he needs to open a full-fledged production facility with a warehouse and drying facility. True, the starting investments in the second case are already serious. A detailed business plan for a carpentry shop should be developed with calculations and design at the very first stage. This work can be carried out by experienced consulting companies that are able to calculate the optimal business process.

“Most often, pensioners or people over 40 open small workshops in basements or garages. Fortunately, sound and heat insulating materials allow this. The main thing is that you don’t have to pay rent,” Andrey Sivov shared his observations. - A carpentry shop with several dozen workers is a serious business with multimillion-dollar investments. The most desperate novice businessmen who are confident in large and stable orders are going to this business.”

Staff

It would be more correct to classify a full-fledged carpentry shop as a medium-sized business. Its discovery justifies itself only when it is possible to organize continuous production of, for example, window blocks or doors. However, large developers, for technological reasons, prefer plastic windows and factory doors, despite the growing popularity of wood. Although working from home simplifies the carpentry business, there are successful examples of small carpentry shops employing 5-6 people. At the same time, the entrepreneur focused on working with contracts and searching for orders. For carpentry production you will need the following workers:

The wage fund amounts to 375 thousand rubles. If you add personal income tax, contributions to the pension fund and other taxes, then you need to have 500,000 rubles for only one month of work, while reaching the designed capacity can take six months.

If you focus on carpentry markets for one-time contracts, which exist in any locality, it is reasonable to start alone. Then, when starting out, you don’t have to put anything into the salary fund: as much as you earned, that’s what you received.

Carpentry workshop equipment

For high-quality woodworking, you need to buy a wood moisture meter. This will allow you to purchase material with the moisture content required by GOST 24700-99 and avoid fire-hazardous drying. Such devices are calibrated for different types of wood: birch, pine, beech. Pocket models can be purchased for 1 thousand rubles, higher quality moisture meters cost about 10 thousand rubles.

Of course, you will need hand and power tools. Its cost for a workshop with 3 carpenters can reach 50-70 thousand rubles. What you need to buy is well described in “Carpentry” by G. Kulebakin.

You will also need machines, or at least one combined unit, which has a sawing section, a jointing unit, a thicknessing unit, a milling section and a tenoning carriage. The machine does not take up much space, is optimal for a small room, and has a relatively low price tag of 220 thousand rubles. Plus, it would be nice to order a CNC wood milling machine, but you need to take into account that a good model sells for 500 thousand and more.

To equip a small carpentry shop with 3 employees with the necessary equipment, you need to reserve 300 thousand rubles.

Advertising

In order for clients to appear, the owner of a carpentry shop, even if he works alone, must devote time and money to advertising. Otherwise, potential buyers simply will not know about the services. Promoters and handing out flyers are unlikely to help. It is easier and more effective to express yourself in electronic media. Every city or town has a local administration portal where a section has been created for free advertisements. Advertising on building materials databases is most effective. At the entrance to a construction market or lumberyard, you should rent a few square meters for a stand. Display your products at the stand. Then you can expect calls to appear within a few days.

Total costs and payback period

For a workshop that a single master opened in his garage, you will need from 100 to 400 thousand rubles, depending on the type of equipment purchased. This will include advertising costs. A small amount of start-up costs predetermines interest in this business.

If you rent premises in an industrial complex, you must take into account at least another three months of payment for “square meters”, as well as payments for utilities and security. That is, you need to add an additional 120 thousand rubles. If you are going to hire 2 assistants, you should increase the starting investment by another 100 thousand rubles.

Joinery products, as a rule, are sold with a high added value - about 40%. With a successful start, the investment will pay off in one warm season - that is, in 6-7 months.

For a large carpentry shop, the situation looks different. The payback period depends on the size of the business: the larger the production, the further the break-even point is from the start - but the higher the income. We give approximate guidelines in the table:

	Amount of investment	payback	Hall area	Owner's estimated income
"Lonely" workshop	100-200 thousand rubles	6 months	30 sq. meters	20-40 thousand rubles per month
Carpentry shop	2-4 million rubles		500-700 sq. meters	up to 250 thousand rubles per month

How to open a carpentry workshop: step-by-step plan

Since most entrepreneurs start alone or with relatives (for example, with a son or brother), it is for this format that we will write the sequence of actions for opening a carpentry business:

Register as an individual entrepreneur if you plan to hire no more than 2 assistants, or as an LLC to open a carpentry shop with several dozen workers.
Find a place for a carpentry workshop. If you choose a garage or basement of a house, carry out fire safety measures in accordance with the law. If you decide to rent the premises, enter into an appropriate agreement.
Purchase and install equipment. It is logical to purchase wood for a specific order.
Make samples of goods and place them as advertising in construction markets and lumber yards. Tell about yourself in local electronic media. This way you will be able to find clients.

Business risks

Although many articles on the RuNet say that a carpentry workshop as a business is doomed to success, in reality this is far from the case. On the Internet you can find advertisements for the sale of almost new woodworking machines, and from the first owners. Reason: “due to lack of demand.” Regardless of what environmentalists say, PVC windows and doors dominate the market.

The carpentry business is characterized by seasonality. Window blocks, flights of stairs and garden gazebos are usually in demand in the summer. The main risks of business in carpentry workshops are a weak order market and strong competition from large players.

Conclusion

A small carpentry workshop, open on its “square meters”, has an excellent chance of survival, despite the dominance of plastic windows, factory doors and ready-made stairs. For a “young” and full of energy pensioner, this business can indeed bring a good increase in pension.

In this material:

The carpentry business will not lose its popularity anytime soon. The thing is that natural wood has a special, unique energy and an unusually attractive appearance.

Just like many centuries ago, people who make high-quality products from natural wood not only enjoy respect in society, but also have a good income. In addition, having a carpentry workshop, it is not necessary to produce exclusively furniture. These can be other interior items, for example: picture frames, wooden decorative dishes, table and floor vases and much more. If you know how to carve wood or can hire someone who can do it, then this will be a huge plus. After all, carved elements can decorate not only frames and decorative boards, but also the furniture itself. Then the price will increase several times. But first you need to draw up a business plan for a carpentry workshop.

How to start a business producing natural wood products

The question arises, how to open a carpentry workshop and start making money from it. First you need to solve the following questions:

find premises for rent where your carpentry shop or, at worst, a small carpentry workshop will be located;
register as an individual entrepreneur (IP);
find suppliers of raw materials;
find and install machines, without which it is simply impossible to produce carpentry products in large quantities;
conduct a marketing campaign.

Registration of individual entrepreneurs is a standard procedure with local administration authorities. There is no difference whether you are registering a large workshop or a tiny workshop. If you want to produce something, you must have the appropriate documents and you must pay taxes. Individual entrepreneurs have a fixed tax.

It should be taken into account that firefighters show increased interest in workshops of this type (which is quite natural). Try to make sure that all documents are in order. In the room where your workshop will be located, you need to install a fire shield.

As for the premises itself, in order not to spend money on rent, at the initial stage, your own garage will do, if it does not have a car and its size is large enough. But this is only for a very small workshop. Ideally, you should look for a room with an area of at least 50 m² and a ceiling height of 4 m. It is recommended that your workshop (or workshop) have a rectangular shape if you have to process long boards. This is where you will install all the necessary equipment.

It’s a truism: your potential suppliers must sell you a quality product at a low price. But your entire business will rest on this truth. Look for cheap and good quality. The inexpensive price of raw materials will subsequently allow you to set a low price for your products, which customers will certainly like.

And good quality will allow the production of appropriate products. Carpentry manufacturing as a business will primarily rely on well-organized supplies.

Machine tools play an important role. Which machines must be installed, and which ones can be completely dispensed with to avoid unnecessary costs?

The minimum required for a carpentry workshop to operate successfully:

Circular Saw;
miter saw;
jointer;
surface planer

For power tools, you will need a drill with a router, and for hand tools, you will need planes, jointers, chisels, hacksaws, and mallets. Production is unthinkable without all this.

Studying the market

So, you have a workshop equipped with all the necessary machines. You have the necessary documents in your hands, which you can safely present to representatives of the tax inspectorate, fire safety officials, and even the local police officer. Now you need to decide what exactly you will produce.

If you do not plan to sell your products yourself, but will sell them for sale, then you need to produce only what sellers order. Be prepared to fulfill all their whims and not ask unnecessary questions. But you don’t have to look for buyers yourself. You can find sellers by visiting furniture stores and markets. If the product is good, then many people will want to sell it.

If you yourself start looking for buyers, the product will be sold much faster (you will come up with discounts and various promotions). In addition, it will be more interesting to produce goods. The line can be expanded indefinitely. So, for example, if there are a lot of summer cottages under construction in the vicinity of your city, produce garden furniture, you can’t go wrong. Add here a swing that can be hung from a tree or mounted on racks.

If the location of your workshop is near new buildings, then produce furniture for apartments. Find out the price of new buildings and produce furniture in the appropriate price category. You can also specialize in the manufacture of frames and doors.

Don’t forget about the various little things that new residents will buy to furnish their home. Here is an example that may help you find the right direction in souvenirs. There is a talisman called “Knock on Wood.” It is a birch log sawn lengthwise. A stylized figurine of a spirit is carved at the bottom of the log. People believe in such things and willingly buy them to install in the hallway or living room. The cost of such an improvised amulet is pennies. And the selling price is several times higher.

Instead of a conclusion

These are, perhaps, the main points that a person who decides to start producing carpentry should pay attention to.

And, of course, the craftsmen working for you must have fairly high qualifications.

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Carpentry can bring a stable income to a master with “golden” hands. If you know how to make unusual things from wood, have managed to build up a small client base and are ready to quit your usual job, open a carpentry workshop.

How to open a carpentry workshop - algorithm

Having decided to open a workshop, at first you may be confused about organizational issues. Don't be scared and follow the step-by-step plan to successfully start a business:

Draw up a business plan for your future enterprise: decide on the concept, calculate the number of employees, select the necessary equipment, estimate the level of production costs. Study the competitor market and calculate the return on investment of the enterprise.
Decide on the organizational and legal form of the workshop and register the business with the tax office. Obtain licenses and permits if necessary.
Find a room in which you will work. Important requirements: availability of electricity and heating.
Buy equipment, small tools and fittings.
Select materials to get started and purchase your first batch.
Find product distribution channels: stores, private buyers. Develop a business advertising campaign.
If necessary, hire employees and organize the overall workflow.

Business concept

The business concept directly depends on your abilities. If you have a technical mindset, have the skills of an engineer and the talents of a designer, you can engage in mass production of standard furniture: chairs, window frames, doors, tables. Possible areas of work:

bath furniture;
kitchen furniture;
cushioned furniture;
home decor elements;
designs for gardens and cottages.

To produce standard furniture, you need to have engineering thinking and be able to calculate dimensions

At first, it will not be possible to establish mass production of furniture of the same type - it will be difficult to compete with large companies, and it is better for a private craftsman to rely on the originality of the product.

The second option is a creative workshop with exclusive products. If carpentry is a way for you to show your artistic talent, feel free to open up and offer your clients unusual souvenirs and carved wooden household items. Immediately position the business as an elite one - otherwise it will be difficult to make money by making one-piece items.

Exclusive handmade furniture attracts customers with its unconventional shapes and uniqueness

Business plan for a carpentry workshop

Draw up a business plan for your enterprise based on the chosen concept. The size of the work space, the number of employees and the choice of distribution channels depend on it.

Market and competitor analysis

Order market research of the market in the region where you will work. If funds do not allow, independently find on the Internet all the companies engaged in the manufacture of furniture and household items from wood, and ask them for price lists. Compare price levels and read customer reviews of competitor workshops.

Find out if there is a great need for your products. Go to Yandex.Wordstat and enter typical customer requests - for example, “buy a handmade table”, “custom-made wooden furniture” and the like. Estimate how many times users make similar requests in your city.

The left column of Wordstat shows that users from Moscow and the region type requests for custom-made furniture 335 times a month, and the right column shows similar requests - there are about 1000 of them per month

Talk to managers of large companies and carefully find out the number of clients they have. Conduct street surveys.

Answer yourself these questions:

gender of the potential client;
age limits;
where he lives - in an apartment or a private house;
approximate income level;
in what case will he buy your product;
what other products does your client need;
what he must have in order to buy your products;
what problems does your product solve?

Based on the research results, draw up a portrait of a typical buyer of your products. Then move on to specifics: find such people and ask what wooden models they like, what type of wood they would choose for their home, cottage or office, etc. Formulate questions in advance so as not to get confused during the interview.

Drawing up an assortment of manufactured products

Based on customer needs and the chosen carpentry shop concept, create a product range and price list. Don't try to include more products there - focus on those that turn out better than others.

An example of an assortment for the production of standard furniture and household products:

doors and openings;
tables, stools, chairs;
shops;
hangers;
sun loungers;
armchairs.

You can choose several production areas or focus on one - for example, making kitchen furniture

For an artistic carpentry workshop, it is more difficult to determine the assortment, but it is also worth it:

jewelry box;
photo frames;
stands and paperweights;
carved chairs and armchairs;
hooks, shelves;
hangers.

An almost empty niche in carpentry is the production of wooden stands, convenient for recharging smartphones and storing small items

If you are going to provide additional services, include them in the price list. Possible list:

delivery to the entrance;
going up to the floor;
installation (if required).

The cost of products includes the costs of materials, electricity, workshop maintenance and employee labor. Carefully calculate each price point so as not to work at a loss.