Costco Greenhouse: Convince Your Spouse it's a Good Deal

[@Sypherz]

I wanted to put up a greenhouse last year and started a price list for materials. I was already up to $900 and hadn't even gotten everything on the list. Then I saw this greenhouse - it was precut, it was cedar, they would deliver, it was bigger than the one I was planning to build, and it ultimately was cheaper than making one from scratch. I ended up purchasing this one online from Costco to get the delivery. I have been pretty happy with it. I'm zone 4, I don't heat it, and I already have some winter-sown plants growing in it.

[@microhomesteadecology]

That's awesome!! Thanks so much for sharing your experience!! I think it's a great value for the price I saw in my area and I wouldn't hesitate to get it if I wanted a greenhouse.

[@marshmom2001]

We got one a month ago. I absolutely LOVE it. My first seedlings are almost ready to go into the ground. Get this!!!

[@microhomesteadecology]

Oh that sounds awesome! I am so glad to hear it is working well for you! Good luck this season!

[@marshmom2001]

@@microhomesteadecology Thank you!

[@tinyjungle_]

We love ours. Got this one for $600 as the floor model. Excellent quality imo.

[@microhomesteadecology]

What a great deal!!

[@ArchaegeoNeosophy]

The kit is amazing too in that EVERY SINGLE PIECE of wood is stamped with a number. All the screws have a label on their bag. If you lay out all the materials in number order it makes it super easy to find the called out piece in the instructions. The instructions are good, and they have a company hints video that goes over trickier parts, plus of course there are several builds on the net. Setting up a level foundation can be the most frustrating part, lots of hard labor depending on your ground. (I had to bring in 600# of paver gravel and 500# of paver sand, plus the 4x6's for the foundation support.

[@microhomesteadecology]

Good to know! Thanks for sharing your experience!!

[@christillery4831]

We bought the 8x9.7 greenhouse, and if the weather is good tomorrow, we start setting the walls. I put the walls together by myself and have 16 hours in that. Preparing the base took me about 6 hours. Seems to be a nice greenhouse, and we're excited to get it all together.

[@microhomesteadecology]

Thanks for sharing!! Happy growing!!

[@queenbmary1]

Thank you for that. I just saw that at Costco the other day and was wondering. I have one out of brick for the base but I would definitely consider getting another one and this could be it.

[@microhomesteadecology]

I think it's a really nice unit in all honesty. They have a bigger one available online as well, but the online prices were higher... I think this one was like $1500 online. The slightly bigger one was close to $2000.

[@cmflyer]

Thanks for the great review. I've had the New Yankee Workshop plans for an almost identical build for decades, but never built it. I'm 5a/6b in a canyon with pretty late soil warmup. This would help.

[@microhomesteadecology]

For sure! I think I'd get some seed starting heat mats for the shelves to help seedlings get through the night. There is a ton of room in there for 10/20 flats.

[@klosettreat]

It’s a great deal I think. The exact model is on Wayfair for about $2500. I just don’t have space for it unfortunately but they have a much smaller version 3x3 which my Costco has not started selling yet.

[@microhomesteadecology]

They have that small one out on the floor here at our local Costco. It's so stinking cute! I think it'd be perfect for someone with a small amount of space!

[@martyjewell710]

Just bought one today....and I have a full wood shop but yeah I figured my materials would be more than the kit. I'm in California and cedar is expensive if you can find it. Redwood isn't cheap also.

[@microhomesteadecology]

Oh I can only imagine! I think it is a heck of a unit for the price for sure!

[@kimchee94112]

HF has one for $400 6 x 8, I have two. Just purchased this Costco putting it together now. Huge difference in quality but my HF is over 10 years old and still going. I also have the large HF 10 x 12 ($1,000), don't like it won't hold up in a windstorm.

[@microhomesteadecology]

That's good to know! Thanks so much for sharing. I laughed out loud when I read that last line!

[@clashofclansshield8583]

This thing is only 999.97 at costco. There are a lot in stock in my area. One costco has 13 in its inventory. I grabbed one today.😊

[@microhomesteadecology]

That's a sweet deal!!

[@arnettaalbert153]

Where?

[@clashofclansshield8583]

@@arnettaalbert153 its out of season. You can get it online still maybe for about 1500$ or the 8x10 larger one for 1600$ after the $400 discount.

[@samlogosz8422]

I built a 8x16 with a 12/ 12 pitch roof for 1000. Lows has double wall polly sheets 4x8 for 55 dollars a sheet.

[@microhomesteadecology]

Nice! That's a good sized space. The one we built is about that too. I'm going to have to check Lowes now for that sheeting. That's a heck of a good price if the quality is similar to the stuff I found at Home Depot.

[@elmarty4803]

a lot of people have talked about how the pieces dont go together well and there are gaps in the materials. Boards and other pieces are warped and for the cost it doesnt seem satisfying. Now with buy the wood from the harware store they are rarely great quality these days. Wood warps as a general rule and it shrinks over time. It is very frustrating. Might be worth it to be able to put the greenhouse together and fix the gap issues.....but definitely quality control will always be an issue. Also.....the quality of wood will be an issue if you choose to do it yourself. Cheap Chinese crap as a I call it but that doesnt encompass the entirety of the corner cutting operations for all wood working project materials.

[@microhomesteadecology]

Valid points for sure when it comes to these kit type deals. I obviously don't know how it would hold up in an actual outdoor environment having just seen the floor model. My DIY Greenhouse has its own issues being made of hardware store material as you've mentioned. I'm sure I'll always have to fix little things here and there. Any wood space with the high heat and humidity of a greenhouse is going to have issues I'd imagine. But I still absolutely love mine and many of the folks I've seen talk about this one seem to love it to.