Guest cabins, backyard cabins
Whereas all granny flats are potentially rentable, it makes sense to have a backyard cabin where guests can stay without being fully self-contained. Usually a backyard studio room with ensuite, and with or without a kitchenette, the backyard cabin can accommodate your guests for a casual overnight sleepover or longer term. In many locations, the backyard guest cabin could be rented as a short-term holiday stay. Many backyard studios serve a variety of purposes for the homeowner, such as with a combined home office and guest cabin, or teenage retreat. The backyard cabin can be your DIY building project, built to lock-up for you to finish the internals, or completely finished for you – the choice is yours anywhere in Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, and many other areas.
This so-called 'granny pod' in a suburb of Newcastle, once featured by us on Channel 9 News, was originally proposed for a member of the extended family who would be able to join the family for meals inside the main house, and use the main laundry. Time went by, needs changed, and today the 'granny pod' serves beautifully as a poolside guest cabin adjacent to the main home's deck and barbeque area.
You'll find Backyard Pods tucked away in quiet corners of the countryside and coastal areas of NSW, VIC, and QLD. This rustic off-grid cabin on a large lakeside block in a small Victorian coastal hamlet is what some dreams are made of. As a tiny house with a wood heater, kitchenette, and external off-grid facilities, lined with Scandi-style plywood interior, it's someone's hidden gem.
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.
Fully installed for our customer at Doncaster, a suburb of Melbourne, this budget-minded pool house or poolside studio pod has eaves and is a more light and airy alternative to trying to build a basement rumpus room underneath a high-set home, without needing costly excavation.
Who wouldn't like a poolside studio with bathroom and kitchenette in their backyard? At Cranebrook, in western Sydney NSW, this family squeezed an approved granny-flat style poolside studio into a tiny space with full approval and at very low cost. We're not keen on 'cream' Colorbond but here it matches perfectly with the existing Colorbond fence.
Many people want a backyard studio with bathroom for some idea they have in mind. This customer with a terrace house in Newtown, Sydney NSW wanted a yoga studio with bathroom in the backyard. With Backyard Pods, they were able to build what they wanted in a small backyard despite the difficult access. Interested in a backyard studio with a bathroom? Look at this one.
David and Mark have a beautiful property not far from Ballina in northern NSW, where they provide family respite accommodation. They had one respite cabin on the property, made from an upcycled mining donger (pre-used demountable building). But when the time came to create a second and even better cabin, their options were limited. Their property is nowhere near a capital city and the site is difficult for trucks to access, so any kind of prefab kit home would have been totally unsuitable.
Discover how this Sunbury VIC local built an ultimate 'man-cave' with veranda to enjoy his hobbies in his own backyard on a low budget. You won't believe the amazing atmosphere created inside by the proud owner with his collection of pinball machines and other eclectic vintage items.
Is it possible to fit a self-contained cabin into a 3m x 6m backyard pod? Yes! That’s the astonishing answer – complete with practical kitchenette and bathroom with optional full-sized bath. Check out this clever [...]
