Net House Installation and Repair

Net houses built on CCA-treated or galvanised poles, covered in the shade net percentage your crop needs.

Green shade-net house on treated wooden poles, with the net edge buried in a trench

Each plant has its own need for sunlight and shade. Picking the right shade net percentage is key to getting the best from the crop.

Net houses are installed and repaired using treated poles, or galvanised poles if you prefer, and agricultural shade net in a range of colours and percentages.

What’s included

Shade net at 20%, 40%, 60% or 70%
CCA-treated poles, 3.6 m high
6 m x 6 m standard construction
Galvanised 90 x 2 mm or 60 x 2 mm poles as an option
Repairs to existing net houses

A white net house over freshly worked soil under a blue sky

Shade netting

Agricultural shade nets come in different colours and combinations. Net houses are built with 20%, 40%, 60% or 70% agricultural shade net.

A wider range is stocked, from 6-10% white up to 80-85% black.

6-10% shade, white
12-40% shade, white
18-50% shade, white
25-40% shade, white and grey
30% shade, black
40% shade, black and green
50% shade, green
70% shade, black
80-85% shade, black

Poles

Standard poles are CCA-treated 75/100 to 100/125 mm, 3.6 m high, set out on a 6 m x 6 m grid. The treatment contains copper, chromium and arsenic, which helps the poles last longer.

Galvanised 90 mm x 2 mm or 60 mm x 2 mm poles are optional, depending on the client's requirements.

CCA-treated poles, 75/100 to 100/125 mm
Height3.6 m
Standard construction6 m x 6 m
Optional galvanised poles90 mm x 2 mm or 60 mm x 2 mm

Benefits

Net houses help with growing vegetables, flowering plants, foliage plants, medicinal and aromatic plants and herbs.

They give protection from natural disturbances such as wind, rain, hail, frost, birds and insects, and help create a favourable micro-environment for production.