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Steel frame granny flat kitsets for New Zealand

SmartFraming supplies light gauge steel frame kitsets for granny flats across New Zealand. Choose from 53 plans between 47.5m² and 70m², or send us your own drawings. We make the wall and roof frames to your plans, cut and labelled for assembly, and deliver them to your site. Your builder then completes the build, from foundations and cladding to roofing and linings.

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Light gauge steel frame for a single-storey home on a rural New Zealand site
Steel frame · Single storey
Scope

What's included

SmartFraming supplies the steel frames. Your builder supplies and installs everything else.

  • Wall and roof framing, fully made up or as flat-packs when required
  • Drafting changes to adjust opening sizes and positions
  • Grommets for the service holes pre-punched through the framing
  • Erection screws to stand the frames
  • Detailed assembly plans
  • Engineering reports to support a council application, for sign-off by a third-party engineer (on request)

Not included: Cladding, roofing, windows and doors, linings, insulation, foundations and installation are supplied by your builder. Delivery is quoted separately, based on your location.

What's included in a steel frame kitset
How it works

From plan to delivered frames

  1. Step 01 of 03

    Pick one of our granny flat plans as it is, adjust the openings to suit your site, or send us your own drawings.

  2. Step 02 of 03

    We review your plans and send a free quote for the frames. Delivery is quoted separately, based on your location.

  3. Step 03 of 03

    Frames are typically delivered 10 to 15 working days from drawing sign-off, depending on workload, cut and labelled for your builder to stand.

    Ready to install

Building consent and the granny flat rules

Since 15 January 2026, some detached, single-storey granny flats of up to 70m² can be built without a building consent, but only when the building and the site meet every condition in Schedule 1A of the Building Act. Whether your project qualifies depends on your final design, your site and your council, so check before you commit. Our guide to granny flat rules in NZ sets out the full checklist.

FAQ

Granny flat questions

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Light gauge steel is roll-formed to exact lengths, so the frames arrive straight and won't shrink, twist or rot once they're up. Steel is non-combustible and can't be eaten by borer, and the frames come cut, labelled and pre-punched for services, which helps your builder stand them quickly and accurately.

Our 60m² range has 40 plans from 47.5m² to 60m², with 1 to 3 bedrooms. Our 70m² range has 13 plans at 70m², with 2 to 3 bedrooms. Opening sizes and positions can be changed at the drafting stage, and we can also frame your own design from your plans.

Wall and roof framing, made up or as flat-packs, with drafting changes to opening sizes and positions, grommets for the pre-punched service holes, erection screws and detailed assembly plans. Your builder supplies and installs everything else, including foundations, cladding, roofing, windows, doors, insulation and linings.

We send a quote within one business day. Once the drawings are signed off, frames are typically delivered in 10 to 15 working days, depending on workload.

Yes, on request. We can supply engineering reports to support a council application, for sign-off by a third-party engineer, and we can recommend cost-effective engineers.

Yes. We deliver to sites across New Zealand and also supply the Pacific Islands. Delivery is quoted separately, based on your project location.

Quoting: granny flat frames

Ready to price your granny flat frames?

Send us a plan code or your own drawings, plus your site address. We'll reply with a free quote within one business day.

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