--- title: "10 reasons to make Backyard Grannys your granny flat builder : Backyard Grannys" description: There’s so many builders to choose from. You’ll see why so many of your neighbors have chosen Backyard Grannys as their granny flat builder. image: https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hubfs/BYG2025/Resources/10%20reasons%20to%20make%20Backyard%20Grannys%20your%20granny%20flat%20builder/client-quote-fishburns-1.jpg --- Menu [Floor plans](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/granny-flat-designs) [Featured builds](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/granny-flats-portfolio) [How it works](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/how-it-works) [Price guide](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/pages/price-guide) [Investor guide](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/investors-information) [Contact](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/contact) [About us](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/about-us) [Showroom locations](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/locations) [Meet our team](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/our-team) [Awards](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/awards) [Resources](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources) [FAQs](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/faq) # 10 reasons to make Backyard Grannys your granny flat builder There’s so many builders to choose from. You’ll see why so many of your neighbors have chosen Backyard Grannys as their granny flat builder. ![Backyard Grannys](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hubfs/BYG2025/Resources/General/byg_logo_240x240.png) Backyard Grannys 06 Apr 2022 · [General tips](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/general-tips) Share to [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/10-reasons-to-make-backyard-grannys-your-granny-flat-builder/) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/10-reasons-to-make-backyard-grannys-your-granny-flat-builder/) · [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/10-reasons-to-make-backyard-grannys-your-granny-flat-builder/&text=10%20reasons%20to%20make%20Backyard%20Grannys%20your%20granny%20flat%20builder) · [Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/10-reasons-to-make-backyard-grannys-your-granny-flat-builder/&media=&description=10%20reasons%20to%20make%20Backyard%20Grannys%20your%20granny%20flat%20builder) ## 10 reasons to choose Backyard Grannys Who should build my granny flat?  [Get a free quote](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/10-reasons-to-make-backyard-grannys-your-granny-flat-builder/#PageForm) ## Key takeaways - Backyard Grannys offers reliable granny flat building services with a solid reputation established in 2011 in Newcastle, Central Coast, and Hunter Valley. - The company is recognized for its award-winning designs and innovative building technology. - Clients benefit from a range of services including custom building options, turn-key pricing, and post-project service warranties. - Backyard Grannys focuses exclusively on granny flats, providing tailored designs and high customer satisfaction.   With granny flats increasing in popularity in [Newcastle](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/locations/newcastle/) and the rest of [Australia](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/news/granny-flat-australia/), there are a lot of traditional building company’s trying their hand at becoming a granny flat builder. And why not? It’s a fantastic industry to work in with passionate clients who love their granny flats and the opportunity to work on really cool projects. There’s so many builders to choose from so we want to offer you a guide on what to look for in a granny flat builder. You’ll see why so many of your neighbors have chosen Backyard Grannys to [build their granny flat](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/news/ultimate-guide-building-a-granny-flat-nsw/). Here’s 10 reasons our clients choose Backyard Grannys. ### 1. History you can trust Established in 2011, Backyard Grannys has developed a solid reputation for being Newcastle, Central Coast and Hunter Valley’s most experienced, innovative, and trusted granny flat specialists. In that time we’ve built over 1000 granny flats and our clients benefit from the experience of our area’s first and longest lasting granny flat specialist builders. ### 2. Award winning Winner of the Master Builders Newcastle Excellence in Building awards 2 years running and Winner of the HIA Hunter Region Affordable Housing awards – Backyard Granny’s designs are celebrated as the best in the industry. ![award-winning-granny-flat-design-scaled-600x400](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/BYG2025/Resources/10%20reasons%20to%20make%20Backyard%20Grannys%20your%20granny%20flat%20builder/award-winning-granny-flat-design-scaled-600x400.jpg?width=760&height=507&name=award-winning-granny-flat-design-scaled-600x400.jpg) An award-winning design you can see for yourself. Book an inspection of our Silverdale display home. ### 3. Truly local granny flat builder Established in Newcastle and diligently serving our local area, we employ local experts and service local clients while using local suppliers, we also support our local area with numerous sponsorships and donations. Our clients know for sure when they build with Backyard Granny’s they’re supporting local. ### 4. Industry leading technology and systems One of the advantages of working with Backyard Grannys is the fact that we use the best industry technology that there is. Whether that’s software that we use in relation to mapping sites and researching properties or tried and tested processes that we’ve developed over 10 years. We can guarantee a result & quality finished product and a great customer experience along the way. ### 5. Construction specialists Being specialist granny flat builders, we’ve lived and breathed granny flats for the last ten years and love everything about them. We’re not just a housing company that builds grannys, or a builder that also does granny flats, We’re a granny flat building company. Everything we do is focused around building the best product – granny flats for our clients. ![construction-specialists-backyard-grannys-600x400](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/BYG2025/Resources/10%20reasons%20to%20make%20Backyard%20Grannys%20your%20granny%20flat%20builder/construction-specialists-backyard-grannys-600x400.jpg?width=760&height=507&name=construction-specialists-backyard-grannys-600x400.jpg) Not just a builder - a granny flat builder!   ### 6. Wide range of designs Our wide range of award winning designs mean our clients can build the perfect granny flat to suit their lifestyle, budget and investment needs. All our floorplans are architecturally designed by our in house designers who have refined our layouts to be functional while suiting various site needs. We offer a number of 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, 3 bedroom and 2 storey designs each with a range of looks to suit any client. ### 7. Long list of satisfied clients Having built so many granny flats we have a long list of satisfied clients who testify to their success building with Backyard Granny’s. We’ve worked hard to maintain our reputation. We believe that word of mouth counts! Don’t just take our word for it. Head over to our [News](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/news) page to see any of the numerous Client Case Studies and hear what our clients have to say about us. ![client-quote-fishburns-1](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/BYG2025/Resources/10%20reasons%20to%20make%20Backyard%20Grannys%20your%20granny%20flat%20builder/client-quote-fishburns-1.jpg?width=938&height=625&name=client-quote-fishburns-1.jpg) Backyard Grannys has a long list of satisfied clients. [Click to see the full story](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/news/blacksmiths-granny-flat-case-study/) ### 8. Turn-key pricing Right from the start, we saw turn-key pricing as something that was important to our clients and its something that we’ve done ever since. It means we build our granny flats to be move-in ready which makes it easier for someone to put their loved ones in the house quicker or get their rental to market quicker and start making a return. ### 9. Warranty and after project service At Backyard Grannys we offer a 6 year structural warranty and a 2 year minor defects warranty on our granny flats. It’s something that you can count on that if you buy a granny flat from our business, you can go to sleep at night and know that if something does go wrong that Backyard Grannys will show up to solve the problem. ### 10. Custom building We offer a full custom design service. While we do have a fantastic range of designs that work great for a variety of sites, we also offer this custom service that allows our clients to design anything to perfectly fit their personal style or site requirements. It’s a really strong differentiator between us and our competitors. We do many projects that our competitors wont and we pride ourselves on the fact that we will take a personalized approach. ### Make Backyard Grannys your granny flat builder So if you’re looking for a builder to complete your granny flat, why not choose a long trusted granny flat specialist. Someone who’s focus and experience has solely been around the unique challenges and benefits of building granny flats. With all the advantages of being an established award winning builder. Choose backyard granny’s Your local granny flat specialists. --- ## Got a question for us? Don't hesitate to get in touch. --- ## Related resources [See all resources](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources) ![Celebrating 15 Years of Backyard Grannys | 1,500+ Granny Flat Projects](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hubfs/1-2.png) ### [Celebrating 15 Years of Backyard Grannys | 1,500+ Granny Flat Projects](https://google.com) Backyard Grannys celebrates 15 years in business and more than 1,500 granny flat projects across Newcastle, the Hunter, Central Coast and Port Stephens. 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