Granny flats – granny flat pods
VIC | NSW | ACT | SE QLD
DIY flat-pack kits / installed to lock-up / completely fitted out
Granny flats with Backyard Pods are not just the cheapest but more versatile. Every granny flat can be made in your custom design to suit your site and budget. Elevated sites, tight spaces, and difficult access are no problem with Backyard Pods either, as everything is delivered in compact flatpack kit form and assembled on-site. Browse studio-style, 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom granny flat designs and examples. Save $$$ thousands on granny flat construction compared to traditional construction costs as a DIY builder or owner-builder; or get built to lock-up then finish the internals yourself, or have a licensed builder complete your entire project for you, ready to move in, while you relax. We have granny flat examples in Sydney, Melbourne, the Blue Mountains, Newcastle, Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Sunshine Coast. Whichever way you’d like to approach your project, whether it’s for family accommodation or income-producing rental, we’re happy to help with granny flats all the way once you first get the idea.
Granny flat designs and examples
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 makes a welcoming statement.
Our customers in the Blue Mountains got our help with approval and flatpack materials, then undertook their beautifully designed 2-bedroom secondary dwelling as a family DIY building project.
It’s now just as easy to build a rentable granny flat in VIC or ACT as in NSW and QLD, for extra income. And when family members need separate accommodation, the granny flat is the perfect solution as well.
This sleek Backyard Pod in Colorbond Monument 4m x 11m with eaves cost less than HALF what builders had quoted for a conventional home extension in Brisbane.
With previous building experience and tools, our customer at Old Bar, near Taree in the Northern Rivers district of NSW, was able to take on their 4.5m x 15m granny flat as a DIY owner-builder project. Now this spacious, contemporary secondary dwelling is an absolute credit to the owner and an immensely valuable addition to the property.
If you’re building a granny flat on sloping land using Backyard Pods, you don’t necessarily need to excavate. Our customer at Ocean View, a bushfire-prone district north of Brisbane in QLD, chose to elevate their granny flat on one side, using extra-long piers, taking advantage of the breezes and views.
It looked like there was no way to build a granny flat at this Brisbane property due to the tight space and steep slope. But when the granny flat mission looks impossible, all of the issues were overcome by our network partners to achieve a successful and surprising result.
Many mid-life adults need to house their own parents with independence and more interaction and security on their own property. Granny flats and extended family living arrangements are the answer and with Backyard Pods, it costs less to create the privacy and security of a secondary dwelling.
Our customer wanted a prefab granny flat delivered complete and simply connected on-site. But not everyone who wants a prefab granny flat can get one to their site. That's where our flatpack kit 3.6m x 9m with extra-long piers came in! The entire 1-bedroom granny flat project was completed to move-in-readiness through our Backyard Pods network.
Our customer at Helensvale on the Gold Coast didn’t need a completely self-contained granny flat. Just a backyard cabin with a separate bedroom and ensuite, an open-plan living area, and a kitchenette. They can share laundry facilities with the main house. With a Backyard Pod kit 4m x 10m, combined with our veranda and deck kit 1.5m-wide, our customer met their needs on a budget even with a sloping block. Approvals and on-site works were handled for them by our QLD network.
