How to Build a Lemonade Cart

Building a cart can increase the profitability of your lemonade business.

Lemonade can be a tempting refreshment on a hot day. Thus, although selling lemonade is often pictured as an after-school job, it can be quite a profitable business, even for adults. By making a lemonade cart, selling lemonade becomes a moving business. The cart can be moved to special events and busier areas at a moment's notice. While food carts are available for purchase in most areas, building a lemonade cart can be done in a few simple steps.

Things You'll Need

• 4 64" 2x2 beams
• 20 32" 2x2 beams
• Cooler
• Screws
• 4 sheets of particle board
• 6 wheels
• Paint

Instructions

1. Build the frame of the cart. Using the four 64-inch 2-by-2 beams and four 32-inch 2-by-2 beams, build a basic rectangular frame for the cart.

2. Reinforce the frame by inserting one 2-by-2 beam in the middle of each smaller side of the cart and two 2-by-2 beams in each larger side of the cart. Reinforce the bottom of the cart using four 2-by-2 beams. Secure each of these beams with screws.

3. Measure the size of the cooler you wish to use in the cart. Place two 2-by-2 beams along the edges of the cooler, securing them with screws into the top section of the cart. Insert a beam along the bottom of the cooler to provide more support.

4. Cut particle board pieces to fit along three sides, the top and the bottom of the cart. Screw the particle board on the outside of the cart.

5. Attach six wheels to the bottom of your cart.

6. Paint and decorate the cart as desired.

Tips & Warnings

• Before building and using a lemonade cart, check with local authorities about any required permits.

References

• Lemonadebusiness.com: How to Build a Lemonade Stand
• Women's Forum: How to Build a Lemonade Stand