How much would it cost to build a concession stand?

Answer 1

That's kind of a open ended question its sort of like asking how much will it cost to buy a house, Well it all depends on what kind of house you wish to buy.

Its the same with building a concession stand, Depending on what you are planning to sell, if you plan on doing the work yourself, the materials you plan on using in conctruction and the size of the stand can all make your costs vary by a very large margin.

Building a stand and equiping it dosent have to be a major expense and a basic stand can often be setup for a couple thousand dollars or if you wish for a delux stand with all the best items it can easly run you into the mid to high 5 figures range.

So I am sorry but the only real way to answer your question is to tell you that you will have to do some homework yourself

1 Decide on what you wish to sell

2 Decide what size trailer or stand you will need to sell your items out of

3 start pricing material for the stand, It can and will vary depending on what you plan on building with don't forget to check your state helth department regs on what is required.

4 Price equipment Dont forget to check out eBay, craigs list and some of the carnie sites they offen have good deals on new and used equipment.

5 Decide on if you can convert an existing trailer (Camping trailer ect) to your use or if you will build from scrach or have someone else do the work for you

Rember craigs list you can often get used campers or trailer running gears for little or even free saving you money for other items, Dont forget to check them out for other items like construction materials that can save you money.

Now add it all up and you will have your costs

To give you an idea on what I am talking about 2 years ago we built a trailer from the ground up using a old trailer running gear (craigs list ) bought for 50 dollars but when totaly finshed the total cost ran 1800 dollars with the size of the trailer being 5ft by 10ft

we are now in the process of building a bigger one 7ft by 16ft and the final cost should be about 4500 to 5000 when done with the final cost being decided by if we can get a mini dougnut maker for the amount we wish to spend or have to pay more then that for it.