Natural natural stone is used today in various fields of human activity, from jewelry to construction. One has only to apply imagination and you can get a work of art from an ordinary stone. And it seems that no man-made creation can be compared in beauty, with the gifts of nature. However, today technologies also make it possible to obtain such building material as natural stone for paths.

• Types of natural stones and their features
• Where to start production of stone?
• How much can you earn from making a stone?
• A step-by-step plan for starting a natural stone production for paths
• How much money is needed to start a business
• What equipment to choose for the production of natural stone for paths
• What is the OKVED for the business of producing natural stone for paths
• What documents are needed to open
• Which taxation system to choose
• Do I need permission to open

Plaster products occupy an important place in the decoration of interiors and exteriors. Natural gypsum stone of various colors and textures looks interesting for finishing various surfaces and paving the sidewalk. It can be imitation of brickwork or marble tiles, or it can be narrow garden paths made of sandstone.

In its beauty and naturalness, it is in no way inferior to its natural counterpart, but at a price it is more affordable. Therefore, today a business based on its production is developing quite successfully. If you are selling decoration materials, you can expand your product range by producing such stones. Well, if you are only thinking about your business, then you can start with a similar production.

Types of natural stones and their features

There are a great many stones in nature - precious (beautiful strong transparent crystals), semi-precious, semi-precious (opaque minerals), original (rare for collections). Let's dwell on the most famous of them used in the construction industry.

Where to start production of stone?

To open a business, you need to: acquire molds, raw materials, find a suitable room, study and test the technology of pouring and painting. You will also need to find distributors and think over the advertising of the product. As a rule, it will take a little time, since today suburban construction is quite popular and garden paths made of stone are considered a squeak of fashion.

To open a workshop and launch the production of products, a small room of about 20 m2 with heating is enough for work in the cold season. The process of producing stone from plaster does not create much noise and production can be started in a garage, shed or utility room. The workshop must be equipped with level tables and a drying cabinet to speed up drying of products.

Plaster facing stone can be made without expensive equipment. Such production does not need a lot of start-up capital. The main item of expense is the acquisition of high-quality molds, they withstand from 1000 to 15,000 castings, in the future you can purchase several molds of the same type.

The plaster solution is poured into special molds, after 15 minutes the finished product can be taken out of the mold. An artificial stone can be painted by adding powder pigments to a gypsum solution, this will allow the product to be painted from the inside, while the product will not be white at the joints and cuts. Also, the product can be colored by applying liquid pigments to the elastic mold with a brush. The result is an almost natural and very inexpensive stone for laying garden paths.

How much can you earn from making a stone?

It is possible to produce about 8 m2 of finished products from one mold in one working shift. And from five forms you can get 40 m2 of decorative stone. The cost of 1 m2 of gypsum stone is $ 10, for one shift this amount will be about $ 400. The cost of materials is small, a bag of gypsum weighing 50 kg costs about $ 7, and from it you can get from 5 to 10 m2 of artificial stone. Decorative additives, pigments and dyes are also used, they are also not very expensive. For 40m2, you will need various additives and dyes for $ 25. In total, the average cost of production of 40 m2 is no more than $ 120. Total we get:

You can sell artificially created natural stone through organizations engaged in repairs. Or sell in small batches to private buyers who are engaged in the fact that custom-made garden paths from natural stone. Or you can provide such a service yourself, thereby you can have a lot of profit and get constant sales of products.