--- title: "Building Granny Flats News Australia | Case studies : Backyard Grannys" description: Case studies | Keep up to date with all the latest granny flat news with Backyard Grannys. 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We can even build custom designs just like Lachlan's! Read more. [Case studies](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/case-studies) [Read more](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/new-england-highway-granny-flat/) ![Kenrick Street Merewether](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hubfs/BYG2025/Resources/An%20unforgettable%20stay%20for%20Annette%20and%20Ray%E2%80%99s%20family%20and%20friends%20%E2%80%93%20private%20merewether%20granny%20flat/image2.jpg) ### [An unforgettable stay for Annette and Ray’s family and friends – private merewether granny flat](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/merewether-granny-flat-case-study) A modified Allambie design featuring pearl white sliding aluminium glass door fixed onto the front facing Basalt coloured Axon cladding. Stepping inside, [Case studies](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/case-studies) [Read more](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/merewether-granny-flat-case-study) ![Barina Avenue Kilaben Bay](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hubfs/BYG2025/Resources/Learn%20how%20Rose%E2%80%99s%20Kilaben%20Bay%20granny%20flat%20enjoys%20scenic%20views%20from%20a%20sloping%20site/cover-edit-1-scaled.jpg) ### [Learn how Rose’s Kilaben Bay granny flat enjoys scenic views from a sloping site](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/kilaben-bay-granny-flat) One of our smart footprint home designs, this stunning small home is a stand out project. Having watched family members build with Backyard Grannys. [Case studies](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/case-studies) [Read more](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/kilaben-bay-granny-flat) ![Check out Paul’s Charlestown granny flat rental property – the latest money maker on his block of land!](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hubfs/18patricia-13.jpg) ### [Check out Paul’s Charlestown granny flat rental property – the latest money maker on his block of land!](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/charlestown-granny-flat-rental-property) Ready to get the most out of your investment? Learn how Paul maximised his property's potential by renting out the main house & granny flat! [Case studies](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/case-studies) [Read more](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/charlestown-granny-flat-rental-property) ![Creating a contemporary granny flat for the Clarkes](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hubfs/37northville-10.jpg) ### [Creating a contemporary granny flat for the Clarkes](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/barnsley-granny-flat-case-study) Property investment piqued your interest? Discover what you can achieve in your backyard with a tour of Heath & Lisa's Barnsley granny flat! [Case studies](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/case-studies) [Read more](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/barnsley-granny-flat-case-study) ![The Entrance Granny Flat Case Study](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hubfs/BYG2025/Resources/Granny%20flat%20at%20The%20Entrance%20helps%20grandma%20stay%20comfortable%20and%20close%20to%20the%20whole%20family/42oakland-18-scaled%20(1).jpg) ### [Granny flat at The Entrance helps grandma stay comfortable and close to the whole family](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/the-entrance-granny-flat-gives-whole-family-more-living-space/) So, it’s time for nan to move in but you don’t have the space. This granny flat for Anja’s mother at the Entrance shows you how it's done! [Case studies](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/case-studies) [Read more](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/the-entrance-granny-flat-gives-whole-family-more-living-space/) ![Lake Macquarie granny flat keeps the family close](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hubfs/BYG2025/Resources/Lake%20Macquarie%20granny%20flat%20keeps%20the%20family%20close%20%E2%80%93%20but%20not%20too%20close/backyard-grannys-114-medcalfe-warners-bay-annette-and-aaron-celebrating-handing-over-the-keys.jpg) ### [Lake Macquarie granny flat keeps the family close – but not too close!](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/lake-macquarie-granny-flat-keeps-the-family-close) A shift in the makeup of Australian families is inspiring more property owners to build a granny flat in the Lake Macquarie region. [Case studies](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/case-studies) [Read more](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/lake-macquarie-granny-flat-keeps-the-family-close) ![Granny Flats Maitland](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hubfs/BYG2025/Resources/Investor%20maximises%20potential%20of%20Hunter%20Valley%20property%20with%20Abermain%20granny%20flat/12-coal-st-1.jpg) ### [Investor maximises potential of Hunter Valley property with Abermain granny flat](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/investor-maximises-potential-of-hunter-valley-property-with-abermain-granny-flat) Backyard Grannys - Granny Flats Maitland are one of the leading granny flat builders in Maitland. For more information, contact our team today! [Case studies](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/case-studies) [Read more](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/investor-maximises-potential-of-hunter-valley-property-with-abermain-granny-flat) ![Newcastle granny flat receiving return on investment of 22%](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hubfs/living.jpeg) ### [Newcastle granny flat receiving return on investment of 22%](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/newcastle-granny-flat-receiving-positive-return-investment) We recently completed a job in Birmingham Gardens, a local suburb in Newcastle that is popular for university students. Our client is an investor from Sydney who wanted to maximise the return on their property by building a granny flat for investment. [Case studies](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/case-studies) [Read more](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/newcastle-granny-flat-receiving-positive-return-investment) ![Newington granny flat design maximises open plan living](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hubfs/BYG2025/Resources/Newington%20granny%20flat%20design%20maximises%20open%20plan%20living/designpages_main-image_newington-e1578010304247%20(1).jpg) ### [Newington granny flat design maximises open plan living](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/granny-flat-design-maximises-open-plan-living) Backyard Grannys newest designer granny flat, The Newington, was designed with long and narrow backyards in mind. This granny flat design... [Case studies](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/case-studies) [Read more](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/granny-flat-design-maximises-open-plan-living) ![Newcastle granny flat built for beachside holiday home](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hubfs/BYG2025/Resources/Newcastle%20granny%20flat%20built%20for%20beachside%20holiday%20home/webp.net-resizeimage-4.jpg) ### [Newcastle granny flat built for beachside holiday home](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/newcastle-granny-flat-built-beachside-holiday-home) When we build a granny flat, it is our mission to help our clients achieve their goals. With recent clients Tom and Linda, from Sydney, it... [Case studies](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/case-studies) [Read more](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/newcastle-granny-flat-built-beachside-holiday-home) ![Two-storey granny flat built in Newcastle for first time property investors](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hubfs/BYG2025/Resources/Two-storey%20granny%20flat%20built%20in%20Newcastle%20for%20first%20time%20property%20investors/86-broadmeadow-10-r%20(1).jpg) ### [Two-storey granny flat built in Newcastle for first time property investors](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/two-storey-granny-flat-built-newcastle-first-time-property-investors) Backyard Grannys has recently built another two-storey granny flat in the centrally-located Newcastle suburb of Broadmeadow for investors [Case studies](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/case-studies) [Read more](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/two-storey-granny-flat-built-newcastle-first-time-property-investors) [1](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/case-studies/page/1) [2](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/case-studies/page/2) [3](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/case-studies/page/3) Case studies | Keep up to date with all the latest granny flat news with Backyard Grannys. 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