Examples of Backyard Pods – granny flats, studios, home offices, sleepouts, home extensions, and more!
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Browse examples of Backyard Pods in construction and completed by customers in suburban, city, and regional locations. Read how they built their Backyard Pods, whether as DIY projects or by getting installation to lock-up or fully completed (‘turnkey’). You’ll see how each Backyard Pod has been made unique by its owners in its design layout, colour choices, window and door choices, verandas and decks, etc. Find examples of backyard studios, office pods, granny flats (secondary dwellings) and granny pods (not quite self-contained), sleep-outs, pool houses, home extensions, commercial and movable buildings, rumpus room pods, man-caves, she-sheds, teenage retreats, yoga rooms, and more! We appreciate the small number of customers who take the time to send pictures. You might get ideas from their projects – everything from the cheapest budgets through to the deluxe. Whatever your dream with your Backyard Pod – just tell us and we’ll help. We have examples of Backyard Pods Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Newcastle, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, and almost everywhere in between.
Bush pod studio 3m x 6m under construction at Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains NSW
3m x 6m is the most popular pod size for backyard studios suitable for use as a home office with occasional guest accommodation when no plumbing is required. Our happy customers at Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains have taken stage-by-stage photographs of their Backyard Pod under construction.
Open plan granny flat 4m x 7m with feature wall cladding at Long Jetty, Sydney NSW
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.
2-storey home extension 2-bedroom granny flat at Eatons Hill, Brisbane QLD
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.
Contemporary poolside guest cabin with ensuite 3m x 6m completed at Seven Hills, Sydney NSW
This 3m x 6m Backyard Pod completed at Seven Hills, Sydney, shows that you don't need much space for a poolhouse with ensuite! It's energy-efficient too, featuring our range of Polar Eco View double-glazed modular doors and windows for energy efficiency and a lovely, open outlook to the lawn and paved pool patio area.
Granny flat display now open 3m x 8m tiny house at Campbelltown, Sydney NSW
Where to visit our granny flat display in Sydney, this compact 3m x 8m complete tiny house in Campbelltown, western Sydney, now open to book an appointment for your visit. It's a must-see for anyone in Sydney thinking about tiny houses or building a granny flat in the backyard - exclusive Backyard Pods display.
Backyard studio with ensuite 3.6m x 7m at Greensborough, Melbourne VIC
Intended as a home office with facilities, this versatile backyard studio with ensuite at Greensborough, Melbourne, is handsome on the outside and wonderfully spacious inside.
Home office 2.5m x 4m at Balgownie, Wollongong NSW
Our customer at Balgownie, near Wollongong NSW, took on their 2.6m x 4m home office construction as an owner-builder project. The unusual choice of Colorbond® Surf Mist with contrast detailing in Colorbond® Monument produced a sharp-looking, personalised result.
Backyard studio with ensuite 4.5m x 7m at Chiswick, Sydney NSW
While every Backyard Pod project begins with the flatpack building kit, it’s the choices made by our customers that determine the desirability of the completed result. Style-wise, this backyard studio guest cabin in Sydney is a complete knock-out.
Combo home office, sleepout, and music room 3.6m x 5m at Coburg, Melbourne VIC
You may love where you live but just need a little extra space to focus on work or study, do some yoga, have guests for a sleepover, or let your hair down with a band rehearsal. This backyard studio is a versatile addition to the family home.
Approved home office pod 3m x 4m in Five Dock, Sydney NSW
The cost of extending an established home to create an extra room is usually prohibitive, yet many people living in the inner-city need just a little extra space to work from home in peace and without disruption to family life.
Elevated poolside granny flat 3.6m x 8.5m at Bli Bli, Sunshine Coast QLD
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.
Superb 2BR DIY owner-builder granny flat 4.5m x 13m in Blackheath, Blue Mountains NSW
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.
Designer-style granny flat 3.6m x 9m on sloping block in Mount Cotton, Brisbane QLD
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.
Office pod 2m x 5m on top of deck in Noosaville, Sunshine Coast QLD
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.
Garden granny flat 4m x 8m with porch in Kingsville, inner Melbourne VIC
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.
Multi-purpose granny flat Brisbane QLD 4m x 11m with eaves in Everton Park
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 to get a granny flat built in Brisbane.
