When it looks ‘impossible’ to build a granny flat, that’s when you call Backyard Pods. Our customer in Bli Bli, Sunshine Coast, had the dream for a deluxe poolside granny flat that would seamlessly hide a visual nightmare of tanks and plumbing underneath.

Most people want a backyard studio as home office and occasional guest room, or somewhere for the teenagers to hang out that’s separate from the main house. But needs are not always conventional, as you can see from these examples.

Backyard Pods are available in widths from 2.5m to 4.5m and lengths from 3m to 16m. With so many sizes to choose from, and so many different purposes for a pod-style building project, what are the most common sizes that people are choosing?

Our flagship website, Backyard Pods, includes numerous real-life customer project examples and their construction journies to help everyone with ideas for their own projects. Meantime, our new superstore, Flatpack Building Kits, is now ready for streamlined quoting and ordering of almost everything needed for your project.

It used to be a nightmare trying to attach flat-surfaced external light fittings, power points, taps, etc, onto a corrugated iron (Colorbond) wall. But our corrugated wall mounting plates make the job super-easy.

More people in Brisbane wanting granny flats are choosing Backyard Pods as the most affordable and versatile option. We've taken three Brisbane granny flats as case studies to show the benefits compared to traditional builds, prefabs, or modular options.

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.

Changes to regulations in Victoria mean that it's easier to build a granny flat in Melbourne and regional areas. It's not correct to think you can just go ahead and build a granny flat without approval, however. Our network partner in Melbourne, a VIC-registered architect, is highly experienced and successful at getting granny flat building permits approved for Backyard Pods customers, and you can start by getting advice.

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.

Normally, decks are not engineered to support another building on top of them. So, when people want to add a room (like a home office) onto the top of an existing deck, it’s not normally doable. Luckily, our customer at Noosaville, on the Sunshine Coast, found Backyard Pods and made their dreams come true.