"People are amazed when they walk in, and it's just 'wow'," NSW resident Jill Crocket says.
When Jill Crocket's husband, Steve, asked her what kind of house they should build on their regional NSW property, she told him she wasn't too fussed about what form it would take.
Social media is littered with groups where Australians show off their shouses, such as the popular Facebook page "Shed Life Australia", which now boasts around 150,000 followers. While not a qualified builder, Steve said he was a retired tradie with "a pretty good grounding in everything"."It's not like those shows you see on TV where they are all having a crack at things with no experience whatsoever."
Steve said he designed the home to be open plan and with soaring ceilings because he and his wife like open spaces."It's pretty clinical, it's straight lines and clean, I didn't put a lot of frills on it." Warren Thomas' company Tru Shed sells shed kits, along with packages which include design and engineering support, for shouses."I get the gut feel is predominantly down to a combination of people wanting to live off-the-grid and live somewhat differently," he said.The flexibility of shouses was also an advantage compared to conventional homes, he added."Whatever you can think of can be built in a shed house. You start with a basic shed kit - a skeleton which has got cladding.
Perkins and her partner bought a $30,000 shed kit and hired a local builder to do the construction work. "We didn't do the cost comparisons at the time because I knew that a shed house would be so much cheaper. But I would recommend people do that today," she said.
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