TH3 Studio Pod 3m

It depends on your council and on how the room is used. A non habitable backyard studio or office is usually assessed differently to a secondary dwelling, and the rules change from state to state and even between neighbouring councils. We cannot promise an approval outcome. What we do supply is the structural drawings, specifications and compliance documentation we hold, so your certifier or town planner has what they need for a DA or CDC application (a development application or a complying development certificate, the two council approval routes).

You get the finished shell and room: insulated walls and roof, vinyl floor, double glazed aluminium awning windows, a keyed entry door, LED lighting, power points and a pre-wired switchboard ready for connection. Desks, shelving, joinery, air conditioning and blinds are not included in the base pod. Tell us how you plan to use the room and we will quote the fit-out you want with it.

It travels as one finished piece on a truck and is craned onto your prepared slab, footings or screw piles. Check the crane standing area, overhead powerlines, tree branches, gate widths and any right of way before you order, because access is the thing that most often adds cost. Send us photos of the approach and we will tell you whether a standard crane truck can reach the spot.

A reinforced concrete slab is the usual answer, and screw piles work well on sloping or reactive ground where you want to avoid excavation. We supply the bolt pattern and load points so your slab or pier layout can be set out before the unit lands. Footings are designed by your engineer to suit your soil classification (the site test that grades how much your ground swells and shrinks with moisture), because that is a site specific call that has to be made locally.

The unit arrives pre-wired to AS/NZS 3000 with an RCM marked switchboard, so a licensed electrician makes the final connection back to your mains or sub board. There is no plumbing in this size. If you later want a bathroom you are better off stepping up a size, because the wet area has to be built into the floor and the wall panels at the factory.

Build time is normally around 20-30 working days from a signed order and approved drawings, then around 20-30 transit days of sea freight to an Australian port, including customs clearance and inland transport to your block. Allow a total 40-60 delivery days door to door as a working figure. We confirm real dates against factory capacity when you order, because lead times move with demand and shipping schedules.

Warranty terms are set out in writing with your quote and repeated in the supply agreement. The structure and the weatherproof shell are covered for a longer term than fixtures, fittings and appliances, which carry the warranties issued by their own manufacturers. Claims are handled through us rather than direct with the factory, and we keep the build documentation on file so you are not chasing an overseas supplier.

Yes. It is a single piece unit bolted down to its footings, so it can be unbolted, lifted by crane and trucked to another block. You need the same crane and truck access at both ends, a prepared foundation waiting at the new site, and a licensed electrician and plumber to disconnect and reconnect the services. Most owners move one once, when they sell or subdivide.