Greenhouse installation requires high level skills so as to achieve strong and long lasting results. Greenhouse installation from Grekkon Limited Kenya is done using highly trained technicians. The installation can either be of wood or metallic.
Generally, metallic greenhouse is much more expensive than wooden greenhouse although they stay much longer. Wooden greenhouses are considered to be low cost greenhouses in Kenya and are the most common.
Regardless of the type of greenhouse used, the goal is to produce high yielding varieties that will maximize farmer returns. Greenhouses constructed by Grekkon Limited are designed to give plants a conducive growing environment which will eventually maximize farmer returns.
Main Crops grown in a greenhouse.
High value crops are usually in the greenhouse. They include: Tomatoes, coloured capsicums and cucumbers etc.
Metallic greenhouse construction materials
- Metallic frames
- Profile and zig zag wires
- 8mm Tapping screws
- 200 microns UV treated greenhouse polythene sheet
- Drip lines and fittings
- Sand, Cement and Ballast
Wooden greenhouse construction materials
- 200 microns UV treated greenhouse materials
- Wooden posts, frames and timber
- Nails from 2’’ to 4’’
- Drip lines and fittings
- Sand, cement and ballast (Although not a must)
Greenhouse sizes in Kenya
Below are the common greenhouse sizes in Kenya
- 8m x 15m
- 8m x 30m
- 8m x 20m
- 8m x 24m
- 8m x 30m
- 16m x 15m
- 16m x 30m
Greenhouse installation prices in Kenya
| Size | Metallic | Wooden |
| 8m x 15m | KES 210,000 | KES 130,000 |
| 8m x 24m | KES 240,000 | KES 140,000 |
| 8m x 30m | KES 320,000 | KES 190,000 |
| 16m x 15m | KES 400,000 | KES 320,000 |
| 16m x 30m | KES 580,000 | KES 330,000 |
The above costs cover:
- Drip Irrigation kit with filtration system
- Greenhouse polythene UV treated
- 1,000 Hybrid Tomato Seeds
- Installation cost
Client is responsible for:
- Purchasing Tank
- Tank Stand
- Material transportation to site
