One of the first things Sydney owners ask is how on earth a finished home gets into the backyard. With transportable granny flats the answer is simpler than most people expect, and it is a big part of why so many owners choose this route over a traditional build.
This post walks through exactly how delivery works, from the factory floor to the day your home is set down, and why the whole thing causes far less mess than building on site.
A transportable granny flat is built indoors in a controlled factory, not in your yard. We build the home over about 8 weeks while the weather stays outside and the trades work in one place. That means consistent quality and no rain delays holding things up.
While the home is being built, your site can be prepared in parallel. That overlap is part of why transportable builds feel quick. By the time the home is ready, your base is ready too. Our overview of modular homes in Sydney explains the factory approach in more detail.
Once the home is finished it is loaded and transported to your block. Our head office and factory is at 1355 The Northern Road, Bringelly, which puts us close to most of Sydney, and we also run a second factory at Elong Elong for jobs further afield. The transport is planned around the route, the size of the home and any access constraints along the way.
For most Sydney deliveries this is a straightforward road trip. We sort the logistics, permits and timing so you do not have to.
The part owners worry about most is getting the home from the street into the backyard. There are two common ways this happens:
We assess all of this before delivery day: street width, overhead power lines, kerbside space, soft ground and the path in. A good access plan is what makes install day smooth, which matters most on tighter inner Sydney streets.
Once the home is on site, the install itself takes about 2 days. The home is positioned on its prepared base, levelled and secured, then connected to the services that were roughed in during site prep. Final connections and checks follow, and the home is ready.
Compare that with a traditional build, where your backyard becomes a building site for months. With a transportable home the disruptive window is tiny. The family in the main house barely has their routine interrupted. You can follow the full sequence on our our process page.
The short on-site window is not just convenient, it has real benefits:
This is exactly why being factory-built and transportable suits Sydney granny flat projects so well. The backyard is only really occupied for the couple of days it takes to install.
Delivery is only one piece. Most blocks of 450 square metres or more in a residential zone can have a granny flat approved through the Complying Development Certificate (CDC) pathway, which a private certifier assesses in about 10 to 20 business days. That approval can run while the home is being built, keeping the whole project tight. See how approval works in NSW for the detail, and the FAQ page answers more common questions.
The factory build is about 8 weeks, then transport and install on site is about 2 days. Site preparation happens in parallel with the factory build, which keeps the overall timeline short.
That is common, and it is what cranes are for. We lift the home over the house or fence and set it in place. We assess access before delivery so there are no surprises on the day.
No. Building indoors in a factory means controlled conditions and consistent quality, with no rain delays. The home is a permanent dwelling once installed.
If a short, tidy install sounds like the right fit for your yard, we would love to show you how it works. Take a look at our granny flats and studios page, then contact us for a fixed quote and an access assessment. With over 30 years building transportable homes in NSW, we have delivered to just about every kind of Sydney block.
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