What does a greenhouse kit actually cost
I’m super excited to have my new greenhouse… but I was pretty surprised at the cost.
Once it was all said and done, the sticker price was less than half of the actual price I paid. I was pretty surprised about all of the unexpected costs that came up.
A $3350 greenhouse quickly became over $8000.
In this week’s video, I break down all of the hidden costs that come with buying a greenhouse.
This way you can see exactly what you might want to budget for, besides the actual cost of the kit!
Watch below or click here to watch in YouTube
Time Stamps:
- 0:25 Greenhouse Kit
- 1:20 Tax and Shipping
- 2:08 Greenhouse Base
- 5:17 Installing Greenhouse Kit
- 8:17 Extra Supplies
- 10:19 Permit
- 11:47 You Don’t Need a Greenhouse for a Winter Garden
- 12:30 Raised Beds
- 14:02 Soil
- 14:52 Electricity
- 15:57 Fabric & Stones
- 17:03 Plants
- 17:57 Automatic Windows
- 18:42 True Greenhouse Cost
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Greenhouse Kit Cost Breakdown
What I Paid
These are all standard greenhouse costs that you should account for, or find a way to do it yourself for free
- Greenhouse Kit $3350
- Tax $460
- Shipping $275
- Greenhouse Base (6x6x10 cedar * 6 pieces) incl tax $970
- Crushed Stone (including delivery) $250
- Contractor to help with base $200
- Contractor to help with kit assembly $300
- Extra screws, brackets $150
- Greenhouse tape $30
- Permit $100
- TOTAL = $6085
These are some of the extra costs I chose to pay for to improve the interior of the greenhouse
- Cedar for Raised beds (cost for each bed with tax = $739 – I made 2 beds or this would do 4 shallower beds)
- 4x4s $36 x 2 = $72
- 2x2s $3 x 6 = $18
- 2x6s $20 x 24 = $480
- 2x4s $12 x 2 = $24
- 1x4s $10 x 6 = $60
- Soil for Raised beds – $75 per bed (I made 2 beds)
- Landscape fabric $100
- Rocks (including delivery) $250
- Electricity hook up $100
- Plants $0
- Automatic windows $115 each (I bought 2)
- TOTAL = $2308
That makes this greenhouse cost a total of $8393
What I Could Have Paid (with not as much DIY)
These are all standard greenhouse costs that you should account for if you want to pay to have the assembly done for you
- Greenhouse Kit $3350
- Tax $460
- Shipping $275
- Greenhouse Base installed $1800 (6×6 cedar + crushed stone)
- Greenhouse kit assembly $1500
- Extra screws, brackets $150
- Greenhouse tape $30
- Permit $100
- TOTAL = $7665
These are some of the extra costs I chose to pay for to improve the interior of the greenhouse. If I didn’t have some of the supplies on hand and needed to bring in additional help, this is what it would have cost
- Cedar for Raised beds (cost for each bed with tax = $739 – I made 2 beds)
- 4x4s $36 x 2 = $72
- 2x2s $3 x 6 = $18
- 2x6s $20 x 24 = $480
- 2x4s $12 x 2 = $24
- 1x4s $10 x 6 = $60
- Soil for Raised beds – $250 per bed (I made 2 beds)
- Landscape fabric $100
- Rocks (including delivery) $250
- Electricity hook up $200
- Plants $1000
- Automatic windows $115 each (I bought 2) + install $100
- TOTAL = $3858
That makes this installed greenhouse cost a total of $11,523!
