I'm starting a business in Va. making wood patio furniture. I have a number of designs and want opinions on how popular you think this would be. These projects would be of the pre made style that you put together yourself, shiped as a diy project complete with Instructions, parts & pictures for east assembly. Can also provide product in any color you want. Will post pictures at a future date.
2007-12-24 08:37:09 · 3 answers · asked by Smokey 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I want to agree with # 1 though not in a crude way,,,no real offense to him.
Your TARGET MARKET might be narrow at first, and KIT stuff is usually not directed at those who want upscale, and instant. No offense meant to them either. I know a few, very well off people who get their hands dirty.
WOOD is a great premise, and certainly you might also appeal to the Corona, Beach Crowd, who might still want casual, affordable, aesthetically more pleasing than Poly webbing, steel framed, fold up chairs, but again, you should do some market research as to who might actually NOT want to go to a Discount chain, spend $8 and be sitting on a beach or patio within 25 minutes of the purchase.
Sell me a decently constructed Adierondacks Chair, even unfinished but assembled, in Ash, Poplar, Birch, and you can charge me $100 more than I'd pay for a Center Field, Nylon Sling Chair,,,even with two cup holders.
I suspect you have researched some or all of the sceanrios, such as cost to produce, PROFIT, shipping/handling, Venoors, quality control and service call backs should a screw or allen wrench be left out of the package, etc. etc.
Steven Wolf
Oh throw in a fold out/down, foot rest...LOL.
2007-12-24 10:45:19 · answer #1 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-04 12:39:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good idea. Just be certain to advertise in the upscale and vacation areas. Those folks hardly care to wipe their own arsses and woul'd hire out if they could. Custom outdoor furniture would be a big hit. Although I doubt they would be inclined to put em together themselves so you may have to offer them with delivery and set-up as well.
2007-12-24 10:01:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-16 22:14:13 · answer #4 · answered by Beverly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋