Build it yourself or buy it ready-made, what makes the difference in the greenhouse price? Unfortunately, it is difficult to generalize when comparing the different costs. Comparing the material costs alone would be a milkmaid's calculation that doesn't quite add up.

Small, simple ones are available for little money

There are greenhouses (77.12 €) for 189.00 euros, but buyers can also spend 1,389.00 euros for a prefabricated house and the complete sets for 4,999.00 euros are also available. All three copies with an almost identical footprint. However, considering the greenhouse price alone as a planning criterion would be fatal. Similar to your own residential building, you usually only build your greenhouse once in your life. The fact that there can be very different costs depending on the desired type of construction does not only apply to greenhouses. The quality, together with the equipment, almost always makes the difference, especially in the case of durable goods.

Greenhouse costs are all online!?

That's exactly what they do, and especially if you want to buy a prefabricated house, you will find reliable and transparent information on the greenhouse price on the portals of the brand manufacturers. Due to the large number of such offers that are considered serious, we should also do so at this point no value comparisons give. The prices stand and fall, depending on the season and ultimately the final purchase with most brands is also a bit “a matter of negotiation”. With a few exceptions, the so-called comparison or "test" portals are only suitable for really objective decision-making to a limited extent. The technical or horticultural competence is missing here as well as the brand neutrality and the usually unmissable affiliate link always leads to the same online department store.

Greenhouse price for DIY, cheap, but also cheap?

For questions relating to the greenhouse price, it would be dubious to make a binding statement regarding a comparison between self-construction and prefabricated houses. When it comes to the costs of building your own greenhouse by no means only the material prices be taken into account. The working time can be several weeks, a finished set is ready after a few hours. In addition, the effort (in time AND fuel) for the procurement of materials cannot be ignored when comparing the construction costs. And there is another cost factor for self-builders:

Tools required for the DIY greenhouse

In addition to solid do-it-yourself equipment, depending on the type of house, special tools are required which, if not available, have to be bought new or borrowed from a hardware store for a fee. Some examples:

  • Wood and metalworking: hand or table circular saw, chop saw, angle grinder, miter box, various hand saws;
  • Fastening tools: electric staple gun, cordless screwdriver, hot glue gun
  • Masonry and concrete work: concrete mixer, various masonry tools, vibrating plate, (499.00 €) hose level, angle ruler;

tips

If you are on a budget and short on time, you should first get some comparative quotes from several prefab manufacturers. Then you determine your own costs in the event that you do everything yourself and put a comparable house on your free land on your own.

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Garden design