Welcome to Backyard Pods
Introducing Australia’s most reliable, versatile, and affordable habitable building solutions. We’re here to help with designs, approvals, and the cheapest ways to get a backyard studio, granny flat, office pod, home extension, teenage retreat, guest cabin, portable building, or any other kind. The Backyard Pod floor structure ‘floats’ above-ground on foundation piers, allowing easy and economical installation even on sloping land. Anywhere in Melbourne, Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast, North Coast, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, and most regional areas you can make huge savings and build almost anything using genuine Australian-made, engineering-certified Backyard Pods. Build DIY, get built to lock-up, or have everything completed for you. See real-life customer examples.
Welcome to Backyard Pods
Introducing Australia’s most reliable, versatile, and affordable habitable building solutions. We’re here to help with designs, approvals, and the cheapest ways to get a backyard studio, granny flat, office pod, home extension, teenage retreat, guest cabin, portable building, or any other kind. The Backyard Pod floor structure ‘floats’ above-ground on foundation piers, allowing easy and economical installation even on sloping land. Anywhere in Melbourne, Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast, North Coast, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, and most regional areas you can make huge savings and build almost anything using genuine Australian-made, engineering-certified Backyard Pods. Build DIY, get built to lock-up, or have everything completed for you. See real-life customer examples.
Backyard studios
Backyard studios can range from a simple spare room with no plumbing to an elaborate guest suite or multi-purpose accommodation that’s not quite fully self-contained. Whatever your budget and available space, you can have a backyard studio without approval (non-habitable) or for any habitable purpose STCA. Browse our examples from Sydney, Newcastle, Central Coast, Melbourne, Brisbane, Blue Mountains, Gold Coast, and Sunshine Coast to get some ideas.
Granny flats
It can be easy to have a granny flat on your property in NSW, VIC, and QLD. Granny flats using Backyard Pods for construction are cheaper, more versatile, and easier to elevate or squeeze into tight spaces. You can have any design and layout you like with Backyard Pods – check out our free designs, just to get some ideas, or have a custom design done for you. We have granny flat examples in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Sunshine Coast for you to see how other people have been able to get their dream granny flats done cheaper with Backyard Pods. We’d love you to explore the granny flat potential of your property.
Backyard Pods come standard with horizontal Colorbond corrugated cladding but there are other options available in most areas. This customer from Long Jetty, on the outer reaches of Sydney NSW, chose our horizontal Bonville (square profile Colorbond) cladding for the front wall.
Showcasing the versatility of Backyard Pods is this astonishing double-storey elevated pod which extends the main home to make a two-bedroom granny flat with plenty of room underneath for the customer to accommodate an extra-large home gym down the track.
Our customers in the Blue Mountains got our help with approval and flatpack materials, then undertook their beautifully designed 2-bedroom granny flat (secondary dwelling) as a family DIY building project. Watch the video interview with our DIY builder customer.
This superb Brisbane granny flat is a credit to its owners. They dreamed of a self-contained backyard cabin that wouldn’t detract from the main residence. Understated on the outside, bright and stylish on the inside, this Backyard Pod granny flat makes a welcoming statement.
Guest cabins
Office pods
The demand for separate office pods has exploded in recent years for many reasons including WFH, running a home-based business, and students living at home. Most older homes weren’t designed with a separate study or study nook. When home extensions are prohibitively expensive, our office pods are the perfect answer. Some office pods are dedicated to deskwork while others are multi-purposed as a rumpus room, music room, or guest room with or without facilities. Where needed due to site or regulative conditions, you can even have a portable office pod by erecting the structure on steel skids instead of piers.
Hundreds of happy customers
Home-based business office for visiting clients – “The reason I chose Backyard Pods was due to the quality of the product and it was so easy to choose what suited my needs. The best decision I made was contacting Backyard Pods, I couldn’t be happier.” – MH
DIY garden studio – “Thanks, Backyard Pods. It was a big job for hubby but he almost single-handedly did it himself. I am very proud of him! I love the space and have future plans for the surrounding garden to tie in better.” – MH
Owner-builder guest cabin – “Here is our Backyard Pod! Can I firstly say I just love it. We built it as a spare room for when family or friends come to visit. With three teenagers in the house, this is my home away from home.” – JS
DIY craft studio – “Everyone who visits is blown away with the finished product. Now I just need to convince hubby we have enough room to build another one! Thank you, Backyard Pods!” – CB
DIY granny flat – “We came across Backyard Pods and from the initial contact through email to delivery was very smooth. Would fully recommend Backyard Pods to all who need extra room.” – PS
Garden studio installed by trade associate – “I decided to build a garden office and stumbled on Backyard Pods. The team including the installer were exceptionally helpful with my needs and concerns and I’m delighted with the final result.” – JR
Featured videos
Watch fast-motion building kit construction
Interview with talented DIY granny flat builder
Tour the off-grid Backyard Pod in the outback
Featured articles
Backyard studios, granny flats, home offices, man-caves, she-sheds, teenage retreats... the differences between building terminologies can be confusing. The term "sleepout" has evolved in meaning over the years, and the meaning can depend also on where you're located. What does a "sleepout" mean in today's language, when you're thinking of building in Australia?
The classic corrugated Colorbond cladding is standard for the external walls of Backyard Pods. The new square-profile Bonville cladding style is now available as an option in more areas of NSW and SEQ.
New livable housing design compliance standards are being imposed on new builds, home extensions, and renovation projects (starting with QLD and rolling out through other states).
Some people are very clear about their requirements for backyard building development. It's often a project they've been planning for years, with a clear-cut objective in mind. But if you're still on the fence about a backyard studio compared to a self-contained granny flat, here are some things to consider.
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Featured accessories
Easily attach items like external light fittings, power outlets, and taps with our corrugated wall-mounting plates. Available in either 2-span or 3-span sizing to buy individually or in a bulk pack of 10. Suitable for the Colorbond® external walls of Backyard Pods (horizontal or vertical) and all 762 corrugated profiles.
