Frequently Asked Questions

What is Age in Place

Age in place refers to staying on at home as you age instead of moving into a retirement village. This has become a more popular choice especially when other family members share the same address. The choice family’s make is to build a separate dwelling (granny flat) in the backyard to allow ongoing independence and privacy for the elderly (or vise versa) while still being close by

What Are Age In Place Features

The beauty of constructing a granny flat specifically for age in place is that support features can be installed during the build, saving on disrupting and inconvenient retro-fits, some requiring significant modifications and cost. By building new, reinforcing for supports, setting specific passageways and forming functional work areas and access areas, occupants can move in to a clean dust-free ready-made home

How Big is a Granny Flat

Granny Flats can be built up to 60 squared metres floor space. That is the maximum size allowed, comfortable enough to include two bedrooms. Note, attached decks or pergolas, for example, are not included in the floor calculations.

How Big Does My Block Need to Be

You can have a granny flat built on your block if your land is 450m2 or greater and has a minimum street frontage of 12m. Siting requires a rear setback of 3m and 900mm to the sides and 3m clear of trees taller than 6m (subject to your LEP).

Do I Need Building Approval

Being a habitable building, building approval is required. This is to ensure your building is built at or above minimum standards of safety, amenity and longevity, and appropriate for the area it is built.

Are You Licenced

Like all quality builders, we are fully licensed and carry the required insurances for the building works as well as home warranty insurance, as required by law.

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