The Granny Home is Becoming Extremely Popular in Australia
Perhaps you have a relative with whom you want to share your home and want to offer them the privacy of a self-contained annexe? Granny flats and annexes often afford more independence for relatives than living in the main dwelling.
The humble granny home, actually, belongs to a tradition that stretches back more than a century, to a time when widows used carriage houses to pad out their income, couples spent the summer in them and rented out the principle house to tourists, and workers, young couples and bachelors regarded them as const effective places to live within easy walking distance of work.
While the trend is to move away from more traditional brick and tile house building, Australian designers are exploring new construction methods that will take full advantage of innovative, new materials which are being introduced into the manufactured housing market.
Actually, when you think about it, the building methods developed for modular accommodation make more and more sense, when you consider the soaring costs of onsite building, the added expense of complying with OHS regulations, and the demands of ensuring new building work is environmentally-friendly and sustainable.
There are many Australian companies offering a variety of manufactured homes to appeal to every taste and budget. They offer a choice of floorplans so you are certain to find one that's just right for your requirements. They are also able to customise a floor-plan to conform with any special requirements. There is also a choice of exterior designs to select from.
So, whether you need a granny flat to be added to an existing house plot, or a sea-side home, or a lakeside cabin, it's good to know there are cost-effective solutions to be found.
Kit homes have many possible uses - they are perfect for granny flats, military accommodation, miners' accommodation, teenagers' retreats, lakeside cabins - anywhere where a piece of suitable land is available.