How this estimate works
The model first keeps the calculator's existing structure, base, automatic ventilation, and heating ranges. It then adds only the project-scope allowances you select. The total is the exact low and high sum of included lines. No excluded line is hidden inside it.
The added scope bands are deliberately broad because labor rates, trench length, soil, access, and local fees vary. They are Greenhouse Guide editorial planning allowances effective July 12, 2026, not official quotes and not figures endorsed by the sources below.
Editorial scope allowance bands
Source: Greenhouse Guide editorial planning allowances. Effective date: July 12, 2026.
- Site preparation and leveling
- $1,000 to $8,000
- Professional assembly
- $1,500 to $15,000
- Power run
- $2,000 to $10,000
- Power and water run
- $3,500 to $18,000
- Permit or HOA allowance
- $100 to $2,500
Verify structure pricing with the seller, site and assembly work with local contractors, utility work with licensed trades, and permit or HOA fees with the authority that controls your property.