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Granny flatsSecond homesRenosInstallsLicensed in QLD
A second home being craned onto piers in a Queensland backyard, a worker waving and a dog watching
Notoriously small

Second homes, craned in properly

We're the licensed builder that gets granny flats and second homes onto backyards across South East Queensland. Renos, extensions and installs too.

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Free block check. Send us your address and we'll tell you straight if a second home fits. Check my block

Give your backyard a second home

Getting a granny flat in is harder than it should be. Council rules nobody explains, cranes that can't reach, and builders who quote low then go quiet.

We're a licensed builder that checks your block first, puts the price in writing, and gets it done. Modular and craned in, or built on site. Same crew, start to finish.

How it works

A family of six standing in front of their new dark-clad second home on handover day
Handover day.
Why small

Notoriously small

Small homes. A small crew. You deal with the builder, not a call centre.

Small homes are all we doGranny flats, second homes and installs. One kind of job, done over and over, so we know where it goes wrong before it does.
A small crewThe builder is on site. The person who quotes your job is the person who builds it, and the one who answers your email.
No small jobsA deck, a bathroom, a full second home. Every one gets the same licence, the same paperwork and the same care.
What we do

Mo rooms, no problems

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Out the back

Granny flats and second homes

Modular and craned in, or built on site. We check the block first.

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Your place

Renovations

Kitchens, bathrooms, raise and restump. Done properly.

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More room

Extensions

Built so you can't tell where the old bit stops.

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For builders

Installs for other companies

Footings, crane day, connections, sign-off. Outhaus trusts us with theirs.

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On the tools

Granny Flat Cribs. Real jobs, no renders
Builder fixing sheeting on a frame on site
Building it right, Laceys Creek
A dark second home arriving on a tilt tray truck at a rural block
Delivery day
A dog in front of cows and two second homes in a paddock
Site supervisor
Builder cutting sheet material with a track saw
Cut once
Kitchen fit-out inside a second home
Fit-out, kitchen in
A finished dark-clad second home with a timber deck on a green lawn
Decked and done
Two builders standing in front of a blue steel-framed module under a big open shed
Steel frame up, Laceys Creek
Two white-clad modules on stands in the shed, a painter in hi-vis on a ladder finishing the cladding
Clad and painted in the shed
A carpenter in a tool belt opening a stack of tool cases on the workbench
Kit out, ready to go
A white and a dark second home side by side on a paddock at dusk, chairs set around a fire pit
Two homes, one paddock
Inside a white second home, a green sofa under two windows beside a white kitchen with a timber benchtop
Inside, finished
A sage green stone basin under a brushed brass wall tap, dark square tiles and a folded rust towel
Bathroom, fitted off
We answer emails.From a builder, not a call centre.
We tell you straight.If it won't work, you hear it first.
Price in writing.Itemised. No surprises on crane day.
We clean up.Your yard looks like a yard again.

How it works

  1. Send the job

    One form: your address, the land and what you're after. Photos help.

  2. We check it

    Council map, access, crane, services. Straight answer.

  3. Price in writing

    Itemised, so you know what you're paying for.

  4. We get it in

    Craned in or built on site, signed off, keys in your hand.

Read before you build

The stuff nobody tells you

All guides
Owner builder or licensed builder?Why we often suggest owner builder on a modular install, and what you give up.Read it What it really costsThe home, the site costs people forget, and the paperwork.Read it Your contract, explainedDeposits, cooling-off, variations and why each clause is there.Read it How long it takes3 to 8 months from first call to keys. Here's where the time goes.Read it
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Send us the job. We'll tell you if it fits

One form: your address, the land, what you're after, plans and photos. It lands in our quote inbox and a licensed builder replies by email.

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General questions: howdy@bigsmall.au

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