All photos show the same 30 ft expandable model, in units our manufacturer built for other customers, photographed at the factory before delivery. They are not your unit, and they do not show the thicker insulated roof of the New Zealand version. Finish, windows, roof and options are confirmed in your quote. Interior photos to follow.
Photos and videos of other expandable units by our manufacturer, built for other customers: sizes, layouts and finishes vary. The furniture is for display and is not supplied. They are not photos of your unit; your version is confirmed in your quote.
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Yard 57 is our largest granny flat for New Zealand: 9.0 × 6.3 m expanded, about 54.3 m² inside the walls (56.7 m² overall), under the 70 m² limit of the granny flat exemption. It has two bedrooms, a separate living room with kitchenette, and a full bathroom.
Like Yard 37, it ships folded and finished inside; it fills one 40 ft High Cube container on its own. The New Zealand version adds a thicker insulated roof and an insulated floor for the H1 energy rules. Near the coast, the fluorocarbon (PVDF) frame coating option extends service life in salt air.
Folded, one Yard 57 fills a 40 ft High Cube container on its own. After customs and biosecurity clearance, the crane sets the unit on its foundations; truck and crane are included in metro Auckland. At about 3,800 kg, it often needs a larger crane than the Yard 37: that supplement is counted in the site works.
A new, stand-alone, single-storey home of up to 70 m², measured between the inside faces of the external walls, can be built without a building consent if every condition of the granny flat exemption is met. It must still comply with the Building Code.
Two questions are open with MBIE (asked on 23 October 2026): whether a home built overseas can use the exemption, and whether the Yard 57's bolted steel frame counts as a lightweight steel frame. Until MBIE answers in writing, we take no deposit for a project that relies on the exemption. If you do not want to wait, your project can go through a building consent instead: your quote then shows the consent fees and the extra time.
Every exempt granny flat needs a PIM from your council, and no building work may start before it is issued; the New Zealand designer named in your quote certifies the design.
General information, not advice for your section. See standards and approvals.
Reference unit, from the manufacturer's quotation of October 2026. Every item is confirmed in writing in your quote.
| Expanded (L × W × H) | 9,000 × 6,300 × 2,480 mm |
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| Folded for transport | 9,000 × 2,200 × 2,480 mm |
| Internal clear | 8,840 × 6,140 × 2,260 mm |
| Floor area | About 54.3 m² between the inside faces of the external walls (56.7 m² overall) |
| Weight | About 3,800 kg |
| Frame | Galvanised, powder-coated Q235 steel, bolted, stainless fixing bolts |
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| Main sections | Columns 150 × 210 × 3.0 mm; corner castings 4.0 mm |
| Coastal option | Fluorocarbon (PVDF) frame coating, recommended near the coast |
| Structure for New Zealand | Structural drawings and calculations supplied for your New Zealand designer or engineer, who designs foundations and anchorage to NZS 1170.5 and AS/NZS 1170.2 |
| Wall panels | Standard: 75 mm EPS sandwich, 0.35 mm colour steel both sides. Premium: 100 mm EPS (75 or 100 mm PU or rock wool available) |
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| Roof | New Zealand version: thicker insulated roof, specification confirmed in your quote (the Australian 50 mm panel is below the H1 minimum) |
| Windows and door | Thermal-break aluminium, double glazed, flyscreens; thermal-break aluminium entry door |
| Floor | Cement board and bamboo plywood with PVC wear layer, and floor insulation of at least R1.3 (the H1 minimum for a suspended floor); SPC click flooring in the finish schedule |
| Electrical | 230 V single-phase installation wired at the factory to AS/NZS 3000, RCD/RCBO protection; assessed by a New Zealand electrical inspector before connection (record of assessment), with a supplier declaration of conformity prepared for your signature as the importer |
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| Plumbing | Four labelled connection points (cold, hot, grey water, sewer); layout checked against the exemption's plumbing conditions |
| Bathroom and kitchenette | Separate wet area with WC, basin, shower; kitchenette with stainless sink and stone benchtop |
| Smoke alarms | Interconnected alarms supplied and pre-wired; model confirmed with your designer for clause F7 |
| Warrantor | Lodgeyard, a brand of REXOR GROUP LLC, 8206 Louisiana Blvd NE, Ste A #9493, Albuquerque, NM 87113, USA · contact@lodgeyard.com · backed by the manufacturer's warranty. Periods run from delivery to your section; how to claim is in our terms |
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| Whole unit | 12 months, materials and workmanship |
| Steel frame | 10 years with the PVDF coating option |
| Roof and wall panels | 5 years |
| Windows, doors, electrical and plumbing components | 2 years |
| Your consumer guarantees | Lodgeyard gives these warranties in writing in your quote. They add to your guarantees under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, which cannot be excluded when you buy as a consumer. |
Seven steps, and at each one something you can check: drawings, photos, reports, tracking.
Galvanised steel frame, cut, welded or bolted and assembled at the factory to approved drawings, once your PIM is issued.
Insulated panels, windows, wiring, bathroom and kitchenette, all fitted at the factory.
Before shipping, an independent inspector checks every unit, with a written report and photos.
Units wrapped, braced and loaded under supervision, container sealed.
Shipping booked by our freight forwarder, with cargo insurance.
Customs and biosecurity clearance, then truck and crane onto the foundations: included in metro Auckland.
Fixing and connections by the LBP and licensed trades named in your quote, part of the turnkey price; documents to your council within 20 working days.
Your project
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Two bedrooms, a living area with kitchenette and a bathroom with shower, basin and toilet in 35.2 m² of floor area, shipped folded and expanded on your section.