We build homes, not caravans.
A 3.2m-wide home on wheels — a third more floor space than a standard tiny home — made in Melbourne in our own factory, for people who intend to live in one, not holiday in it.
- 3.2m
- Home width
- Registered
- Builders
- BAL 29
- Bushfire resistant
We got tired of the trade-off.
A home on wheels sets up a hard trade-off: the freedom of something you can move, or the comfort and safety of a real house. Comfort means width — and width is the thing that makes a home harder to move, once you pass the size you can easily tow.
So we engineered our own answer — a 3.2m-wide chassis that is registrable and delivered to site as an over-dimension load, but is wide enough for a genuine bedroom and bathroom. Building past the standard tow width is a harder thing to engineer and deliver — which is exactly what we built the business to do.
Every home is designed with you, built in our own Melbourne factory, and delivered on a fixed price and a stated date. What we’re actually trying to make is a small home that’s still pleasant to live in on year three.
What you can count on.
The things that don't change from one build to the next — whatever home you choose.
Designed around your block
No two sites — or families — are the same, so nothing is picked off a page. We look at the access before we look at the layout.
Fixed price, stated date
You know the cost and the delivery window before anything is built. No creeping budget, no open-ended wait.
One person, start to finish
A single project manager stays with you from the first chat to move-in day. You never have to explain your project twice.
Engineered and registered
Built on our own FEA-tested chassis, to BAL 29 Bushfire Resistant standards.
The part that costs us sales.
This category has a trust problem, and it earned it. The standard pitch promises that the rules don’t apply, and buyers find out otherwise after they’ve paid a deposit.
We do the opposite, which is slower and loses us some enquiries. Where a MicroHome can go and how long you can live in it is decided by your local council, so we tell you which conversation you’re about to have and exactly what to ask them — and if your plan won’t work where you want it, we say so before you spend anything.
Common questions.
What is a MicroHome?
A MicroHome is a fully self-contained dwelling on a registered chassis — with a real kitchen, a separate bathroom, and reverse-cycle heating and cooling. Unlike a caravan or a typical tiny house, it’s engineered to the standard of a building: a 3.2m-wide home built to BAL 29 Bushfire Resistant standards that you can place, and move.
What can a MicroHome be used for?
It’s a complete home, so it can be almost anything: a granny flat, a teen retreat, a backyard office or studio, a holiday home, or a short- or long-term rental investment.
Is a MicroHome the same as a tiny house?
No. Our proprietary chassis lets us build to 3.2m wide — about 33% more floor area than a standard 2.4m tiny house — with closable doors for a genuinely separate bedroom and bathroom. MicroHomes are also engineered to building-code standards and built to BAL 29 Bushfire Resistant standards, which most tiny houses are not.
How much does a MicroHome cost?
The Urban Studio starts from $144,100 inc GST. From there: the Urban Multispace from $88,000, and the Urban One Bedroom from $149,000 including delivery within Melbourne metro (both inc GST). There is no standard Urban Modular — every one is custom and quoted against the design you choose, but as a worked example, two Urban 8432 modules run to roughly $260,000 inc GST. Installation is quoted job by job and is not included in any of these figures, and utility connections, site works and registration are additional.
How long does it take to build?
The build itself takes 12 weeks from the day your build starts. Before that there is a queue, and how long you wait for a slot varies with demand — so the honest answer is 12 weeks of building, plus however long the queue is when you sign. We tell you where you sit in the queue before you commit.
Do I need council approval to live in a MicroHome?
A MicroHome gives you all the comforts of a traditional home, except it’s on wheels and registered as a caravan (Victoria only), even though it’s 3.2m wide. MicroHomes Group has a special arrangement with VicRoads that allows us to register MicroHomes as a caravan. So if your council will allow you to stay in a caravan in your area, you can do the same in a MicroHome. How long you can stay, and whether it can be your only home, are decided by your council and your zone — so they have to be confirmed for your address before you commit. We’ll walk you through exactly how it works for your property before you commit. RESOLVED 2026-08-28 (client sign-off) — final legal wording to be client-reviewed.
Do you do custom builds?
Yes — every MicroHome is designed to suit you. We work with you on layout, finishes and fit-out, within the practical limits of a home that also has to be road-legal and self-contained.
How is my MicroHome delivered and installed?
We deliver and install your home to the location agreed in your contract, via a licensed transport company. The low-floor design lets us set it level and stable even on tight, steep or muddy sites, then we help connect your services and hand over.
Do you offer an off-grid model?
Yes. We offer a solar-powered option as well as fully off-grid solutions for sites where access to services is limited.
Can I view a MicroHome?
Yes — we usually have at least one finished home in the workshop. Get in touch to book a factory tour and walk through one in person.
Do you offer finance?
No — we build homes, and we don’t arrange, broker or refer finance. Most buyers use savings or downsizing proceeds, personal or caravan finance, or equity in a property they already own; that’s general information, not financial advice, and which one suits you is a question for your own adviser. What we will do is give you an itemised build cost in writing so whoever you talk to is working from real numbers.
Come and meet us.
Visit the Melbourne factory, walk through a finished MicroHome, and ask us the awkward questions. We'd rather have those on day one than on delivery day.
or call 0429 461 659