While costs for new home construction have stabilised, they have stabilised at a high rate. The understaffed and under-trained trades are growing and learning, but the curve to readiness or usefulness is long. To me, it seems like a good time to advance concrete-printed home technology as a new home can be printed in 24 hours, and kitted in one week.
Families continue to grow, and builders will seek newer technology to meet demands, as the money is there, so long as they can produce homes faster. I would say not everyone can afford to buy a new home as their family grows. We have to develop the property we live on to suit our needs, and there are plenty of options to do so.
Whether you are adding a new baby, an aged family member, a home business, or taking on additional gardening and livestock hobbies or work, modern engineered sheds or outbuildings can fill your need for space. Of course, I am not suggesting you put your baby nursery in a farm sheds NSW.
However, I would not mind a double bay, insulated man cave with roll-up doors. Today’s sheds, garages, or carports are not the rusted and teetering structures of the past. Corrosion-resistant alloys are covered with moisture-resistant sealant to retain a crisp appearance and longevity of use.
The accessory list for sheds includes automated doors of security grade to protect classic cars or expensive agricultural equipment. The same triple-pane windows you use in your home can be fitted to function where you like and maintain continuity of parts. There are no limits to designing exterior or interior to fit your property and personal style.
Your gardening materials and tools could be kept in one location and a clear space in your garage or carport. By clearing out a storage or hobby room, you can make the nursery you need. At the same time, give yourself some privacy and peace for your crafting or small home business operation. When the kids grow older, they can have the shed for a playhouse and take the noise outside.
An agricultural or livestock open-bay shed can provide space to store and process produce or shelter, feed, or otherwise tend to your stock. They can be single or multiple-bay construction prefabricated structures or totally custom with floor-to-ceiling windows, air conditioning, translucent roofing, and every technical toy a home theater could need.
In New South Wales, a shed under 20 square metres in a residential area or 50 square metres in rural sectors may be exempt from council approval so long as they are clear of power and communication lines, fire lanes, or other community infrastructure and boundaries. Keeping your build below 3 metres in height makes a difference in codes as well.
To be clear about which codes apply to your property, take a look at this two-page pamphlet on all sheds, cabanas, gazebos, greenhouses, and the like directly from NSW planning. That will shed some light on the topic.
