Nearing retirement Jim, a father of two young adults was looking for options to get his children into the property market. The family decided to purchase a block of land with an existing house and add a granny flat to double the income by renting two properties.
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Owner-builder Neil wanted to add a bedroom to his home, and our backyard cabin proved to be fast, simple, and affordable.
When Neil decided to add guest accommodation to his Coolum Beach home, there was already an existing deck where the room was most likely to go. So, rather than remove it, he opted to build our mass timber backyard cabin alongside the deck, creating a stunning flow-on effect from the main house. Better still, it looks as though it’s always been there!
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After weighing up his options to downsize, Ulrich built a luxury retreat at his daughter’s house that ticks every box.
When Ulrich retired and sold his house in Newcastle, the search was on to find a suitable new home. After extensive research, Ulrich and his family fell in love with our sustainable Scandinavian granny flats, and the spacious 2-bedroom Iceland design was chosen as the perfect fit. With expansive living space and a generous undercover deck, it’s the ideal home to enjoy the freedom of retirement!
Read more Luxury retreat Iceland built for father-in-law, Canberra
Our Sicilia Panorama 30 was built and displayed at HIA Home Show in Sydney from Friday to Sunday, 13-15 March 2020. The Home Show was held in the new International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney located in Darling Harbour. People could come to touch and feel our most popular Sicilia model and meet our builders’ team servicing Sydney and around within a 300 km radius.
Read more Sicilia 1 bedroom on display at HIA Home Show, Sydney
The year 2019 was a prolific one, it saw the construction of new Scandinavian cabins, granny flats and houses spread across Australia. YZY Kit Homes were used in varying ways. The larger units were utilized as homes, independent living spaces specially designed for teenagers, guest houses or bed and breakfasts. The smaller studio-type cabins were utilized as art studios, home offices, music rooms, pool houses and sheds.
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Homeowners Catherine and Alex recently added granny flat Rhodes at the back of their property in Sydney. The growing family needed more space and a new added independent dwelling completely changed their life. Now two older teenagers get to enjoy their new space and privacy; parents have their house back for themselves and the youngest child.
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When drummer and vocalist Brian ‘Lanky’ Moore retired, he decided to fulfil a lifelong dream and build his own music room.
However, after initially getting quotes to extend his home, the dream seemed out of reach. ‘Early quotes on a house extension were prohibitive, and I conceded it would never happen,’ he explained. By chance, he drove past our Armidale display cabin, and the dream was reunited. ‘From quote to completion, the process was seamless and professional, reasonably priced, and with no DA required, was erected in a week!’
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Japan Log House Association performed a test simulating an earthquake magnitude 7.3 in Richter scale, proving that solid timber homes are incredibly durable.
Read more Solid timber home takes earthquake resistant test