Shed Builders Gold Coast

Yes. We insulate and line a liveable shed and put in the plumbing and wiring of a house. It also has to be approved as a home, a dwelling, rather than as a shed. We design a Gold Coast shed home that way from the start, because converting a shed later costs far more.

Liveable

A kit is the shed structure delivered to your block, and then it's up to you to arrange the slab, the trades, the approvals and the inside. As your shed builder, we design the shed around your site, organise every trade as one job and finish the inside. The steel frame is the part both have in common.

Building

Almost always, yes. A private building certifier usually issues the building approval, and City of Gold Coast comes in for planning matters, or when the certifier refers a question such as a reduced boundary setback to it. What you need depends on the size and height of the shed, how close it sits to your boundary and what you'll use it for. We handle the approval as part of the build, so you don't have to chase it yourself.

Approvals

We get every shed engineered for the wind it has to stand up to, which builders call the wind loading. The figure comes from your address and the shape of the shed, and we size the frame, the footings and the fixings to suit it.

Engineering

Yes. We design the slab, the concrete floor the shed stands on, together with the shed rather than ordering it separately. How thick it is, the footings and the steel reinforcing all depend on the frame going on top and the soil underneath.

Building

Usually, yes. On a sloping block we dig soil out and put soil back to make a level pad, which builders call cut and fill. That work shows up in the slab and any retaining walls rather than in the shed itself, so we look at your ground before we price anything.

Site

Often, yes. A mezzanine, a raised floor inside the shed, adds weight the original frame and footings may not have been designed to carry. So we start by looking at what's already there and checking with an engineer that it can take the load.

Building

Whatever you need the shed to do. That can mean lining and insulation, power and lighting, a mezzanine floor, a bathroom, a kitchen, roller doors and windows. You decide how far it goes.

Fit-outs

Often, yes, but council has to approve the use first. They look at what you'll do there, the traffic it brings and where your block is. We raise it while we design the shed, so the approval matches how you'll use it.

Commercial

We price each shed from its own design, not by the square metre, and we give you an itemised quote once the design is settled. The biggest differences usually come from the slab, the site work and how much of the inside you want finished.

Cost and time

The work on site is usually the quicker part. Design, engineering and approval come first, and how long they take depends on the council and the job. Once your design is settled, we give you a timeline for your build.

Cost and time

Your address, roughly what the shed is for and any size you have in mind. If you already have drawings, send them through. If not, our shed builders start with your block and what you want to keep in the shed.

Getting started