About
‘Amaroo’ has been designed for Wes & Jo. They wanted to make the most of their property by creating a two bedroom small home to rent out under Queensland’s new secondary dwelling laws.
They are now legally renting out this beautiful small home – and enjoying a 12.5% return on investment.
We designed this modern granny flat with an open plan living and kitchen area, combined bathroom and laundry, and creative L-shape internal layout creating two entrances to a 20m2 deck via large sliding glass doors.
The kitchen includes space for a double door fridge, overhead cupboards, soft closing drawers, and a stone bench top & breakfast bar.
A large walk-in shower has been included in the bathroom/laundry, with ample storage and space for a tub, washer and dryer.
The home has been specifically located on the property to create privacy from the main home, nestled amid a beautiful backyard garden and trees.
It is also orientated towards north to make the most of natural sunlight all year round. This is one of our primary goals when designing a small home – maximising passive solar sustainability.
There is space for a single car to park outside Amaroo for the future tenant, allowing them to come and go in privacy down an extended driveway.
Amaroo is Indigenous for ‘beautiful place’ – and we think it lives up to that name.
In just one day of advertising, Wes & Jo had eight enquiries wanting to live in this home.
This is the perfect way for homeowners to maximise their property value and secure a great return on investment. You want to invest in a quality granny flat design and build that anyone would want to live in.
This is another great build from the team at Penman Homes.
Plan
- 70m2
20m2- 2
- 1
- Combined bathroom & laundry
- Raked skillion ceilings
- Combined kitchen bench & breakfast bar
- Loads of storage
Design
- Personalised design to fit your vision and property
- Stylish, modern features to add value to your property & lifestyle
- Passive solar design to minimise energy costs
- Customised style to complement your existing home
- Designed to Local Council & building requirements
- Wheelchair accessible design (where required)
Pre-Granny Flat Construction
- Luxury granny flat construction quote
- Standard building contract
- Building certification/approval
- Energy efficiency rating
- Termite control system
External Inclusions
Framing/Footings:
- Choice of steel or timber frame
- Choice of stumps/piers or concrete slab
Roofing:
- Colorbond (or like) roofing, fascias, gutters to your colour of choice
Walls:
- Weathertex or Hardies contemporary wall cladding, painted to colour of choice
Glass Doors/Windows:
- Feature sliding or stacking glass doors
- Powder coated aluminium windows & sliding glass doors with keyed locks
- Fly screens on all windows & doors (optional security screens)
- Feature timber trim around windows & doors
Insulation:
- Roof and wall insulation to energy efficiency requirements
Decking:
- Minimum 12m2 covered outdoor deck
- 140mm merbau timber decking with Intergrain stain
- (optional) Composite Eko Timber decking
Other:
- Min. 80lt electric hot water unit
- Wall/fence mounted clothesline
- External tap attached to dwelling
Internal Inclusions
Walls/Ceilings:
- High or raked ceilings
- 10mm plasterboard to walls and ceiling
- Water resistant plasterboard to wet areas
- FC sheeting to deck ceilings (optional feature timber)
Flooring:
- Hybrid timber flooring to living room
- Tiles to wet areas
- Hybrid timber flooring or carpet to bedrooms and robes
Storage:
- Built in wardrobes with double hanging space
- Laundry and linen cupboard storage
- Storage areas in walls and/or ceiling space
Electrical:
- Quality LED downlights throughout
- (optional) feature strip lighting & wall sconces
- Ceiling fan/light to bedrooms and living area
- Double power points throughout
- TV point in living room and bedrooms (optional)
- Data cable point
- Safety switches & direct wired smoke alarms with battery backup
- Split system air conditioning unit/s (optional)
- Electrical submeter
Paint:
- Painted throughout, personalised to your taste
Kitchen:
- Fully custom designed kitchen
- Soft closing kitchen drawers/ cupboards
- Overhead cupboards
- Stone or laminated benchtop
- Oven, hotplate, rangehood
- Dishwasher (optional)
Bathroom:
- Wall hung vanity unit with basin
- Shavers cabinet or feature mirror
- Safety glass shower screen
- White toilet suite
- Quality bathroom fittings in your choice of colour
- Tiles to shower walls and skirting (optional full floor to ceiling tiles)
- Towel rails & toilet roll holder
- Exhaust fan
Post Construction
- All connections to: main electrical power, water, sewerage, storm water
- Full house clean
- 12 months defects period
- Structural warranty in accordance with State Building Regulations
- Instruction manuals/warranty certificates
- Final inspection certificate
“We love our Funky Little Shack! It is all we imagined and more! The house design is amazing, and it works perfectly with the space we had available. The whole project with FLS was a positive experience. We had specific ideas about what we wanted. They submitted the plans to council and managed the whole process. We are thrilled with the result and are very pleased we chose FLS. We would thoroughly recommend them to anyone wanting to build a unique and beautiful Funky Little Shack.” Wes & Jo P
