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.
Granny flat-style teenage retreat (DPU) 4m x 9m at Reservoir, Melbourne VIC
This small granny flat-style pod in Melbourne was built for a teenager to live independently (with visiting friends, entertainment, etc) yet still on the family property behind the main house. The design is contemporary and fully approved for accommodation purposes. Engineered floorboards, plenty of storage, practical kitchenette, custom stairs, and entry porch.
Classic man-cave Backyard Pod 3m x 6m at Canberra ACT
Man-caves are a tremendously popular idea (or she-sheds, whatever you want to call them). Here is a simple man-cave in Canberra made using a Backyard Pod kit 3m x 6m, our most popular size of all-time. Sometimes a Backyard Pod needs no real purpose, it's just a great extra space to hang out and do your own thing.
Garden studio 4.5m x 7m for arts and crafts at Warners Bay near Newcastle NSW
Mentioning Colorbond cladding in classic Cottage Green reminds most people of traditional Federation colour schemes. What's so exciting about this practical 4.5m x 7m craft workshop near Newcastle is Cottage Green used in a modern way with contrasting cream-beige aluminium window frames and the inclusion of louvre-style windows for extra ventilation.
Storage pod and darkroom 4.5m x 10m at Queanbeyan NSW near Canberra
Not all Backyard Pods are intended as nice-looking granny flats, home offices, or studios. Many are for purposes where functionality is more important than appearance. This 4.5m x 10m flatpack project under construction in Queanbeyan NSW, near Canberra, is an industrial-looking storage facility and darkroom on residential land.
DIY eco-friendly studio pod 3m x 6m in harsh rural environment, remote Central West NSW
The ‘extra space’ dilemma is solved on a rural acreage in Central West, NSW when a DIY Backyard Pod features many energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly materials and is powered ‘off-the-grid’ to become a potential combination guest sleep-out and home office.
Ultimate ‘man-cave’ 4m x 8m with veranda makes room for hobbies in suburban Sunbury VIC
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.
Self-contained garden apartment 4m x 10m with N4 wind rating for suburban Katoomba NSW
Granny flats Blue Mountains - how a customer at Katoomba easily built a low-cost backyard garden studio apartment or granny flat. But "don't call it a granny flat," he said of his deluxe 'bachelor pod' shared with his Golden Retriever. N4 wind rating for Backyard Pods complied with the Blue Mountains building regulations.
Accessible granny flat (DPU) 3m x 8m with eaves and veranda at Mornington, outside Melbourne VIC
Many people want to find out how much it costs to build a granny flat in Melbourne now that granny flats are allowed in areas of VIC. This custom granny flat behind a lovely home in Mornington Peninsula was permitted as a DPU but recent changes allow backyard rentals as well as independent living for family members.
Movable office pod 3m x 4m at National Art School, Darlinghurst, Sydney NSW
The National Art School in Darlinghurst, an inner-eastern suburb of Sydney, needed to enlarge and upgrade its security checkpoint to house new security and communications systems operated by on-site security staff. Situated at the former Darlinghurst Gaol, the heritage listing called for the new portable office pod to ‘touch the earth lightly’ and not interfere with the existing structural environment.
Easy DIY multi-purpose ‘family fun’ pod 3.6m x 6m at Windsor Downs, Sydney NSW
This family quickly and easily made their flatpack building kit from Backyard Pods into a much-loved backyard cabin for slumber parties, office work, a rumpus room, and music practice. It’s a great example of how a Backyard Pod can create an affordable space for everyone to enjoy and get real value from.
No-frills cheapest granny flat 3m x 10m at Redcliffe, Brisbane QLD
This family needed a low-budget granny flat so an elderly mother could be cared for close to the family home, whilst still maintaining her independence and privacy. Would this turn out to be the cheapest granny flat in Brisbane?
Low-cost ‘forever home’ granny flat 3.6m x 14m at Tamborine Mountain, Gold Coast QLD
Sharon’s elderly mother had a final wish – that her daughter would have a place to call her own. It followed for Sharon to build a low-cost granny flat on her son’s property at Mount Tamborine on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Sharon's granny flat has a custom kitchen and sewing room.
Multi-bedroom ‘Brady Bunch’ sleep-out pod 4.5m x 14m with eaves in suburban Aspley, Brisbane QLD
When this couple decided to move in together they had a happy hurdle to overcome. Where to accommodate their blended family? Brisbane’s own ‘Brady Bunch’, three boys and three girls ranging in ages from seven to 16, had outgrown the four-bedroom 1950’s fibro-Queenslander home in suburban Aspley.
Luxury self-contained ‘yoga retreat’ 4.5m x 10m with eaves for Byron Bay acreage, northern NSW
In this busy world of ours, we could all use a little space to breathe. With more and more of us working from home, it can be difficult to carve out time for rest, [...]
Relocatable commercial catering pod 2.5m x 4m on skids at wedding venue in Kalbar QLD
The wonderful White Chapel function centre at Kalbar, in Queensland’s beautiful Scenic Rim region, needed a cost-effective and relocatable small building to use for extra storage and preparation space at their operations on the site of an historic former Church. One of the key factors in choosing a solution was that it needed to be portable.
DIY Scandi-style ‘creative studio with ensuite’ 3m x 7m for suburban backyard in Canberra ACT
With basic construction skills and attention to compliance, you can save on your Backyard Pod with DIY. This prospect appealed to a family living in a suburb of Canberra. They needed versatile studio space to suit the various needs of a couple and three children. How did they achieve their plans?
