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Our Cabin Range

Discover our range of portable cabins for home offices, extra living space, storage, and site solutions. Models designed for practicality, durability, and value.

Buy a new 2-bedroom granny flat before 31 August and receive a heat pump with free installation valued at over $2,000

Our structural advantage

Every home we build sits on a heavy-duty steel frame

Most portable homes cut cost by skipping the frame and letting wall panels carry the load. We don’t — because the structure behind the walls decides how your home performs for decades.

What others leave out

Budget portable homes are often frameless: panels fastened together with no continuous steel framework. Ours are different. A rigid steel frame runs through every PBS home as standard — distributing wind, seismic, and transport stresses instead of concentrating them at panel joints.

Built for New Zealand wind

Coastal storms and gusts push hard on large wall surfaces. A steel frame spreads that load through the whole building, so seals and fasteners aren’t left to do the structural work alone.

Earthquake-ready rigidity

Steel’s ductility means the frame can absorb energy and redistribute force during seismic movement — protecting panel connections instead of letting them take the full hit.

Tighter weather seals

Less movement between panels means seals stay compressed more evenly over time, reducing the chance of moisture sneaking into joints and causing hidden damage.

Durability that outlasts day-one price

A stronger structure costs more to build — and pays back in long-term stability, fewer maintenance surprises, and a home designed for decades of ownership, not just transport day.

Talk to us about steel-framed homes