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. 

When building a granny flat, once all the decisions are made for the building size and layout, you should plan your interior storage requirements for your occupants to live comfortably and clutter-free. Read our clever ideas and tips for granny flat storage solutions.

When you’ve got a sloping block of land, it can be hard to imagine how a home extension or granny flat could be constructed high enough to compensate for the slope and connect with the primary residence. See examples of elevated pod home extensions and granny flats.

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.

The cost of wastewater and sewerage connections for a granny flat can leave some people unexpectedly reeling. But depending on your property, there are ways to save including using a macerator to avoid costly backyard trenchwork.

Having an office pod is like a must-have for the family home and Backyard Pods are the go-to people for office pods. Here are some ideas and suggestions for building an office pod from the office pod experts.

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.