Examples of Backyard Pods – granny flats, studios, home offices, sleepouts, home extensions, and more!
VIC | NSW | ACT | SE QLD
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.
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.
Practical teenage retreat with ensuite 3.6m x 7m at Preston, Melbourne VIC
A disused shed was knocked down to create this teenage retreat with private facilities. With extended eaves on one side only, and a soft green-neutral colour palette, we think it blends well into this back garden at Preston in Melbourne.
Poolside rumpus with bathroom 3m x 9m at Reedy Creek, Gold Coast QLD
For this family at Reedy Creek on the Gold Coast, their poolhouse pod became their much-wanted media room where they could entertain friends and have guests stay overnight. This poolhouse is bright and fresh in cool Surfmist to blend with the local Burleigh vibe and swimming pool surrounds.
DIY guest cabin with ensuite 4.5m x 6m at Anglesea, near Geelong VIC
Our customers in Anglesea, southwest of Melbourne beyond the famous Bells Beach, wanted a guest cabin including an ensuite at the rear of their property. They successfully undertook their project as DIY owner-builders using a flatpack building kit from Backyard Pods.
Portable home office pod 3m x 3.3m on skids at Torquay, coastal VIC
Our customer wanted a low-cost home office pod against the boundary fence (usually a no-no) and erected on skids, as a portable building, so they could relocate it in the future.
Approved home office 3.6m x 8m with timber accents in Bald Hills QLD
When our customers in Bald Hills, a suburb of Brisbane QLD, needed a spacious home office and rumpus room 3.6m x 8m in their backyard, it wasn’t as easy to start building as they first thought. This approved home office and rumpus room added value to the property at a lower cost using a flatpack building kit from Backyard Pods.
Stunning DIY granny flat 4m x 15m at Old Bar, near Taree NSW
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.
Rentable granny flat 4.5m x 10m with veranda on sloping block in bushfire zone at Ocean View QLD
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.
Sky-high granny flat 3.6m x 8.5m with deck and veranda at Oxenford, Gold Coast QLD
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.
Backyard studio 4.5m x 9m with veranda at Eltham in Melbourne VIC
What more would an Eltham homeowner desire than a fully approved backyard studio from Backyard Pods, with a welcoming veranda, and the beautiful timber-framed windows and doors with stained-glass features making this brand-new pod feel timeless and full of character.
Backyard art studio with sink 3.6m x 6m in Woodland Grey at Doreen, Melbourne VIC
Not everyone needs a granny flat in the backyard, or even a studio with an ensuite. For many people, all they need is an extra room for use as a home office, music studio or design space, man cave, or breakout room. This air-conditioned 3.6m x 6m art studio with a sink in Doreen, a suburb of Melbourne, is a great example.
Stunning backyard office pod 3m x 6m in Colorbond ‘Deep Ocean’ at West Ryde, Sydney NSW
A stunning WFH backyard office pod home extension at West Ryde, Sydney NSW, features a 3m x 6m kit from Backyard Pods in Colorbond 'Deep Ocean' colour - a great example of using bold exterior colours for a contemporary architectural statement.
Sleek backyard office pod 3.6m x 3m anchored to slab in Canberra ACT
Backyard Pods normally have our foundation piers elevating the flooring structure above ground level. Where an existing slab is dry and suitable, some customers successfully anchor the integrated flooring (for structural integrity) to their slab. Our customer in Canberra sat their Backyard Pod on a slab and it looks very sleek in 'Night Sky' with black accents.
Boho-style guest cabin and private retreat 4m x 6m at coastal Avalon VIC
Here’s an inspiring Backyard Pods Geelong story from a customer who built a divine boho-style guest cabin and private retreat using one of our flat-pack kits. Start with our low-cost, simple, strong structures (with higher-than-usual ceiling heights) and use your imagination to create your space your way.
Home-based business office 4m x 5m at Lithgow, Blue Mountains NSW
Mark, a successful financial advisor in the Blue Mountains NSW, came to Backyard Pods wanting a low-cost, professional-looking home office building where his clients would feel comfortable visiting. After waiting 15 years for his home-office dream to finally come true, Mark loves his new office with country-style veranda and his clients are very impressed!
