Grannyflat Leaders

Our vision is to combine Investment, Design and Construction to make your dream come to life. We are passionate about granny flats, no matter how simple or complex, it inspires us in all our creations and designs. We believe that granny flats are for everyone, and that everyone should have good quality of life. We put our heads together, work hard to come up with inspiring ideas to make everyday living more enjoyable. The result is great quality, great design, with a great return on investments. We want to help inspire you to make a change, and experience great life improvements through Granny Flat Leaders. Granny flat leaders In-house Builders have over 35 years experience in the residential and commercial sectors, with exceptional work all across Sydney. We have a steady team of suppliers and installers, so you can be confident that our contractors are consistent and reliable. We will guarantee quality results and superior finishes. Granny flat Leaders has an in-house registered surveyor that will help answer all your queries and walk you through the process. We aim to help you to accelerate the development and your approvals to help you get started so that it is stress free for you. Building a granny flat has never been this easy. As of 2009 the government supports the development of secondary dwellings/granny flats through the State Environment planning policy (Affordable Rental Housing or AHSEPP) this policy requirements has made it easier to build a granny flat on your property. In most cases there is no council approval needed; If your property complies with the council requirements guidelines, as outlined our five steps (below), we can help fast track your development with in as little time as 20 days with our in-house private certifier. Below you will find a specific compliance that essential to be met to obtain fast approval with no council DA requirement if possible; STEP 1 - DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY Property search- Obtain a title search for your property called 149 (2) Certificate. This will outline if your land is bushfire prone and in flooding area that is subject to landslides. The certificate will need to be recent and no older than 6 months and will cost approx. cost $53 from local council. Sewer-Obtain a sewer diagram from council, and will cost approx. $25.60 or from Reece. Land Size-Property needs to be larger than 450m2 and 12m wide and meet the required boundary setbacks. Trees-Advise us if there are any trees in your backyard that are over 6m in height, they will need to be 3 meters away from granny flat construction. STEP 2 - SITE INSPECTION Our Surveyor will conduct a contour plan of your site and carry out any necessary requirements needed. This will then be forward to in-house draftsman who will align it with your property. STEP 3 - DESIGN When the tender is accepted you are then able to make your selection from our great range of already drawn up architectural plans, otherwise our draftsman we can assist you in drawing up a more custom plan that suits your requirements and your property (at an extra cost). STEP 4 - FINAL APPROVAL Once the architectural plans are selected and or drawn up, our certifier will acquire all necessary approvals from structural engineering to BASIX reports. STEP 5 - CONSTRUCTION Construction begins! This can be completed from start to finish in as little as 10 weeks. Our experienced builders will do everything they can to keep your property as well kept and maintained as possible while contraction is in progress. The list supplied below, illustrates what will be supplied in the Standard Inclusions. Foundation • Concrete Slab with reinforcement steel • Concrete footings Termite treatment • Termite treatment system to BCA requirements Framing • Timber framing @ 450 centres Windows and Sliding Doors • Powder coated Aluminium sliding windows with security locks and flyscreens to bedrooms kitchen and living area. • Powder coated Aluminium sliding door with screen door to living area External Facade • Duratuff Vinyl weatherboard cladding Roofing • Colorbond • Colorbond facia Bathroom/Laundry • Quality dual flush toilet suite with soft close seat • Vanity with quality flick mixer tap and soft close hinges • Mirrored shaving cabinet with soft close hinges • Quality towel rails, hand towel ring and soap dish holder • Single tub stainless steel laundry tub in cupboard • Exhaust fan • Semi Frameless Shower screen • Wall Tiles 2.1 high Kitchen • Melamine/laminex kitchen overhead base cupboards: fully lined modular cabinets • Doors/drawers: melamine/laminex • Bench top: laminex • Standard handles/ finger pull • Cooktop, oven, range hood Plumbing • Hot and cold water service • Installation of toilet suite, vanity and all tap ware • Stormwater connection (as to the BCA) • Separate sewer connection • 1 x external taps Floor Coverings • Tiles in Bathroom and front patio • Floating floors timber composite Electrical • 1 Smoke detectors • 12 Internal double power points • 6 Internal Oyster lights • 2 External power points • External oyster light (front porch) • 1 Aerial Points • Electrical connection to sub board • Electrical wiring • White wall mounted switch plates • Hardwiring for smoke detector with battery backup according to BCA • 1 Telephone point • 1 Data points Doors and Joinery • Solid core entry door (if required) • Hollow core internal doors • Door & window architraves 70mm high nom wide timber • Skirting 70mm high nom wide timber • All internal cupboard joinery in standard white melamine on particle board Internal Walls and Ceiling • Ceiling height 2.4metres • Internal walls are part of internal/external single wall 90mm with 13mm gyprock • Ceiling in 10mm Plasterboard • 90mm cornice throughout • Villa board to bathroom and laundry • Mirrored Robes to all bedrooms with shelves, rails, drawers and quality hardware Insulation (as to the BCA) • 3.0+ rating to ceiling • 2.6 rating to walls Painting • Sealer/undercoat, 2 coats low sheen acrylic to walls • Sealer/undercoat, 2 coats of flat acrylic to ceilings • 2 Coats Semi-gloss to doors skirting and architraves Service Connections • Service connections to existing site stormwater Other • Home Owners Warranty Insurance Granny flats are a great investment, they can turn your negative geared house into a positive geared property, with such a small investment you can receive a substantial return. If you combine the rental from the principle dwelling, with your granny flat the total investment can return a positive cash flow. Positive cash flow will allow you to create your wealth much smarter and faster. With housing becoming relatively tight in Sydney, NSW Government changed regulations in 2009 and has simplified the process for the property owner to have a second dwelling on their property. These new regulations were meet with great anticipation, as these new changes has given home owners great opportunity to build for- +INVESTMENT OPTIONS +EXPANDING FAMILIES +YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE +ELDERLY +EXTRA SPACE Our extensive experience will guarantee that you get the desired affordable design and construction that will uncap your investment. We will help you maximise the use of your back yard with a great return; to make things more streamlined we have a in-house broker to help you keep things simple, efficient and assist you with any financial queries or concerns you may have. Granny flats are a great investment; they can turn your negative geared house into a positive geared property. If you combine the rental from the principle dwelling with your granny flat, the total investment can return a positive cash flow. Positive cash flow will allow you to create your wealth much smarter and faster.