Could you be the next Mr Fixit or Ms Maintenance? A hands-on career is ideal for anyone with practical skills, a passion for hard work and an ambition to be a business owner.

If you want to buy a franchise and you’re itching to get out and about, why not consider one of the following brands for your future?

3 handy franchises to buy

Lock & Roll

Lock & Roll is a specialist window and door repair, maintenance and upgrade service for domestic and commercial property owners and managers.

Franchisees need to come with practical skills and a personable nature, and will undertake a four-to-six week initial training program.

While handy DIY skills will be a big help in the job, anyone buying a business also needs to have organisational skills and an attention to detail.

Lock & Roll offers an income guarantee for the first 12 weeks to help newbie franchisees establish themselves.

Expect to pay $40,000 franchise fee and the cost of a van.

Deck Seal

Spend $60,000 to $70,000 to invest in a Deck Seal business. The firm was established 12 years ago in Victoria, and has since restored and preserved more than 7000 decks for residential and commercial clients.

The work isn’t just deck-based though. Think more timber structural services such as fences and screens, bench seats, garage doors, outdoor furniture, planter boxes, even high pressure washing and concrete/paving cleaning and sealing.

Deck Seal has refined its processes over the years and sourced top quality products to ensure a high standard of work.

Franchisees come from diverse employment backgrounds such as construction, government duties, corporate industry and the motor vehicle industry but share practical skills, a capacity for hard work, and are self-motivated.

Fox Mowing & Gardening

A specialist franchise that focuses on all things garden, backed by 20 years of mowing franchise experience. Franchising since 2012 the brand aims to deliver a gardening service with a difference.

Franchisees can expect ongoing training and marketing to help build the business, and will pay about $16,000 for the right to operate a Fox Mowing franchise for a substantial 10 years, with one option to renew.

There are finance options available and extra costs include equipment.

Right now more than 110 franchisees are in the network, each operating in their own territory.