Attached or Detached Granny flat pro's/con's

Hey All,

Looking to hear people's opinions on the two options listed, and their arguments for them.

Brainstorming to help me make a decision hopefully.

Regards,
Arc

 

For me, this depends on...

Lot size
Frontage size
Is it a new build on vacant land
If an existing property is in place and width of side access
Corner lot
Sewerage location
Extra cost in attaching new GF to existing

So hence can't cast a vote

 

New build on vacant corner block for arguments sake.

 

Size of lot?

If less than 500m2 I would attach
If more than 600m2 I would detach

 

Less than 600m2.

 

Well I voted. Detached always.

If you rent a detached its a small house, with land, with frontage. Otherwise you're just renting a room, maybe two rooms, in someone's house.

If the zoning increases you can cut it off and sell it.

 

A one bedroom attached GF rents for $250 in the area I'm looking.

Need to weigh up the cost difference between one roof and two.



Being on a corner block, I'm liking the above plan as it can still incorporate a second frontage.

Regards

 

Four bedrooms is a lot of bedrooms for just one living area.

 

3bdrm are renting for 380, whilst 4bdrm are renting for $400 so that is a consideration too.

Was more the second frontage access door and potential for a carport inline with the alfresco

 

That layout is reasonable, personally if I'm building attached I like the option to reintegrate the property back to a 6 bed house for future resale.

 

Ahh yes, that wasn't something I thought about.

I suppose I could punch the centre out of the GrannyFlat kitchen bench if need be

 

To me, both the main house and gf living areas seem inadequate for the number of bedrooms each serves on the plan shown.
Marg

 

Hmm, this is concerning because GF can only be 60sqm, are you saying anything bigger than 1bdrm is not doable?

 

I know you aren't intending to build this exact design, but the laundry is all doors and would be impossible to get any extra storage in there. Big oversight for a 4- bedroom place.

I would move the garage entrance door to the rear of the garage wall - just above the swing arc of the door in the laundry that goes to the alfresco - and put a cupboard where the door from the garage used to be.

Could also use one or two sliding doors to good effect in the laundry to save space.

 

Indeed, this is a long shot of what I would actually build, just for illustration sake, though the feedback in the design is also positive and informational.

 

You have to consider who you will rent to. To me, 60sqm is suitable for a single person or a couple, so maybe 1 larger bedroom, then room for a study/office nook.
Marg

 

What state/city will the construction be in?
I voted detached but it's not always possible depending on design, setbacks and restrictions

 

How is this even a tough choice? Surely its detached every single time unless there's some sort of serious limitation (like budget) that prohibits it.

Detached can be marketed as a completely separate dwelling, where attached is basically just renting out a room in a house.

 

A couple with a kid would need two rooms though, so I would still market it as 2 bedroom.

It's in NSW, Thornton.

Cutting down on costs for it all to be under one roof.

And it's not exactly like renting rooms off someone, I'd say more like units, one large, one small.

I.E the design above.
Dual street frontage, completely seperate parking and entrances.

 

As someone who's built GFs and rented them out - trust me when I say that potential tenants will see a world of difference between detached and attached GFs - no matter how well you design them internally.