Why to choose galvanized steel pipe in greenhouse construction?

In the current steel pipe market, a variety of types of structural steel pipe are widely used as greenhouse frames. In general, steel, available in many forms for intended purposes other than greenhouse building, can be adapted to many shapes and sizes of greenhouses. Greenhouse frames can be constructed of several different types of materials. If you’re building a greenhouse, choosing which type of frame to use will be one of your first decisions. And it is obviously important for most users to select a proper type of pipe frame to supports the entire greenhouse structure.

In most cases, steel frames are used in greenhouses ranging from tiny hobby houses to huge multi-bay commercial greenhouse complexes. Galvanized steel pipe generally has the rational cost effective in the market. Unlike other structural steel materials, galvanized steel pipe is immediately ready for use when it is delivered. No additional preparation of the surface is required, no time-consuming inspections, additional painting or coatings are needed. Once the structure is assembled, contractors can immediately begin the next stage of construction without having to worry about the galvanized steel materials. Hot dipped galvanized steel pipe has been considered popular a lot among many users today. What’s more, the galvanization process protects the steel from rusting damage that can occur during transportation, installation and service. If you choose a galvanized pipe, you can avoid the cost of maintaining and replacing corroded pipes. With galvanized steel pipe, your steel pipes can last a lot longer than a non galvanized one, which will save you a lot of money in the greenhouse construction project.

Compared with other typical steel pipe coatings, such as specialized painting and powder coating, galvanization is much more labor-intensive, resulting in a higher initial cost for contractors. Besides, due to its durability and anti-corrosive properties, galvanized steel pipe can recycled and reused, which to some degree save a lot of money during the post maintenance work. In recent years, cold rolled steel pipe is commonly used for steel frame in greenhouse project, which has an improved surface finish and tighter tolerances and cold rolled steel pipe is more precise dimensionally because the cold rolled steel pipe has already gone through the cooling process, which help it closer to the finished dimension while the hot rolled steel forms the finished product looser tolerances than the original material.