In recent years it's becoming increasingly common for extended relatives to live together on the one home. The mortgage and household savings offered to grown up children moving back in with their parents, or even parents with children make this an attractive proposition for many Australians.

If you have parents who are getting too old to maintain a large home of their own or your would like the extra family to assist with your family life, a granny flat may be the right solution for you. Many of clients have adult children that have travelled for a number of years or are adjusting to life post-divorce by moving back in with their parents - the Granny Flat is a modern and spacious solutions for even the most particular children's tastes (:-)

Other motivations for client purchasing Granny Flats Kits includes the need to feel safe for either an elderly parents or in-laws or a young mother or wife that stays at home with children while the husband travels a different times for work. By far the biggest reason our clients decide to make a Granny Flat part of their home is financial.

Sometime the elderly parents are willing to sell their home and move to a detached Granny Flat with their children and contribute to the cost by selling their previous home.

The cost of a Granny Flat Kits Home has changed recently to range between $35,000 to $85,000 for a standard sized flat. With the average home sale price exceeding $300,000 in most states a sale can mean the balance of the sale proceeds can be taken from the primary home mortgage total. This reduces monthly payments for the children's mortgage reduces the pressure on the family and creating a better lifestyle for all.

INCREASING VALUE

Whether you add on to your existing home to create a granny flat, or opt for a separate dwelling, you can increase the value of your property and improve the lifestyle of your parents or relatives/extended family while doing it.

So you're wondering what are my option?

• You can add onto your existing home.
• You can convert existing areas, for example a shed or outdoor area into a flat.
• You could build a new dwelling for that fits the available space on your land.
• Order a ready-made pre-enineered granny flat from a company that will deliver it and erect it for you.
• Buy your own DIY granny flat kit and assemble it yourself or employ a builder to do it for you.

Obviously not all of these options are equal in terms of the increased value you can add to your overall property price. Kits and DIY dwellings might seem on the surface to be a simple solution but some clients find it difficult to match them to the streetscape and design of their existing home.

If you have a unique home design you may consider using a designer to customize an off the rack Granny Flat Kit or even custom build one on-site with a build team. Obviously a custom designed and constructed Granny Flat type will add the maximum value to most homes and it's simply a question of budget that decides many of our clients purchases.

HERE"S A GAME CHANGING OPTION -

Imagine if you can just have a builder supplier provide the structural and vanilla coloured facade of your Granny Flat and you could provide your own paint, floor covering, fixtures, and fittings. You can now customized the look and feel of you DIY or SEMI-INSTALLED Granny Flat to your own taste and requirements.

 

THE BORING RULES

Many states like NSW, VIC, and QLD in Australia and almost half of the major states in the USA that we ship too now provide specific and reduced rule sets for home owners wanting to add a Granny Flat to their property.

Governments are in favour of increasing the density of dwellings of all of their municipalities to increase their rates and tax revenue as well as providing a low homeless and balanced supply/demand equation in their housing statistics for political and media reports to shine on them favourably. Keep this in mind whenever the local council representative you may be dealing with chimes in with another objection to one of your requests. If you are prepared to fight for you aproval you will win 9 out of 10 times.

The Building Code of Australia as well local council regulations are usually the only regulatory bodies you will need to consult (along with licensed tradesman of course). If you buy from a company specialising in DIY flats and delivered and installed models like Add Some Space Australia, we take care of all of these problems for you.

 

OTHER DIY GRANNY FLAT ISSUES

If you opt for a kit, you will probably have to arrange a plumber to install drainage and an electrician to link up the electricity from the cottage or flat to the mains power. Adding on to your existing home, or having a separate dwelling designed to suit your family will require design work but this will also give you the highest return on your investment.

There are pros and cons for all the different options.

OTHER DIY GRANNY FLAT ISSUES

While cetyle needs are catered for.

So if you’re thinking about any of these issues or you'd simply like to have a chat about your option please call us for and let us help ensure that your decision will be the best for everyone involved and for the value of the future home sale as well.