Steel sheds, garages and frames in Warwick
Lockyer Sheds designs and builds farm sheds, livestock shelters, garages and carports for Warwick and the Southern Downs, supplies shed kits, and makes steel frames and trusses to plan for Warwick builders.
Available in Warwick: Shed and garage kits delivered, Sheds supplied and built, Concrete slabs, Council approval paperwork, Steel frames, trusses and floors supplied, Steel frame erection.
What we offer in Warwick
- Shed and garage kits delivered
- Sheds supplied and built
- Concrete slabs
- Council approval paperwork
- Steel frames, trusses and floors supplied
- Steel frame erection
108 km by road from Crowley Vale, about 1 hour 35 minutes (OpenStreetMap routing to the town centre).
Regional centre on the Condamine
Warwick had 12,294 people and 5,840 private dwellings at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 45. The Condamine River runs through town: its highest recorded flood reached 9.10 m at the McCahon Bridge gauge in February 1976, and the river reached 7.56 m as recently as May 2022.
Farm storage and cold winters
The Southern Downs is grazing and cropping country, so machinery sheds, hay sheds and animal shelters make up much of the Warwick work. The town sits at about 475 m, and an enclosed workshop is worth insulating for winter. Southern Downs Regional Council publishes a building information sheet specifically for Class 10a garages, sheds and carports, and heritage overlay maps apply to parts of town.
Insulation details on the drawings
For houses, settle the cladding and insulation on the drawings early: under NCC 2022 a steel frame under lightweight cladding needs a thermal break, which we detail from the plans.
Getting it to Warwick
Warwick is about 108 km from the yard by road.
Building in Warwick: the local facts
Southern Downs Regional Council is undertaking flood and risk studies for the Condamine River and tributaries (Dalrymple Creek and Canal Creek).
Source: sdrc.qld.gov.auSouthern Downs Regional Council publishes Heritage overlay maps as part of its planning scheme documents.
Source: sdrc.qld.gov.auThe 2021 Census counted 12,294 people and 5,840 private dwellings in Warwick, with a median age of 45.
Source: abs.gov.auThe Bureau of Meteorology's Warwick station (041525) sits at 475 m elevation and records a mean annual rainfall of 674.8 mm and a mean maximum temperature of 24.9 °C.
Source: bom.gov.auThe highest recorded Condamine River flood at Warwick was 9.10 m on the McCahon Bridge gauge in February 1976, damaging over 100 homes, and the river most recently reached 7.56 m in May 2022.
Source: bom.gov.au
What to check before you build in Warwick
Check the flood mapping first
Southern Downs Regional Council publishes flood information for Warwick. If your lot is mapped, it can decide the slab height of a shed or garage and where it may sit on the block, and for a new home whether a raised steel floor suits better than a slab. Send the flood report or your certifier's advice with your enquiry.
Cold winters: plan the thermal break
The nearest Bureau of Meteorology station sits at about 475 m. Under NCC 2022, a steel-framed wall clad in weatherboard, fibre cement or metal needs an R0.2 thermal break between frame and cladding. Settle the cladding and insulation on the drawings so we can detail for it.
Thermal breaks explainedNCC 2022 Housing Provisions, Part 13.2 Building fabric (ABCB)
Wind classification for the lot
Wind classification is set lot by lot under AS 4055, not by town. Include it with your plans (your certifier or engineer can provide it); it decides bracing and tie-downs in the frame.
How wind classes workQueensland Reconstruction Authority – Cyclone resilient building guidance for Queensland homes
Council and approvals
Warwick is in the Southern Downs Regional Council area. Most sheds need a building approval from a certifier, and some lots also need planning approval. We check your lot and can prepare the paperwork.
Warwick: questions we get
Do you build sheds and garages in Warwick?
Yes. We design, supply and build sheds, garages, carports and farm and industrial sheds in Warwick under our QBCC licence 15445275, or deliver the building as a kit for you or your own builder to put up. Warwick is about 108 km by road from our Crowley Vale yard, about 1 hour 35 minutes of driving.
Can you supply steel wall frames and trusses in Warwick?
Yes. We make steel wall frames, roof trusses and floor systems to your plans and deliver them to Warwick as labelled kits. In Queensland we can also quote frame erection. Warwick is about 108 km from the yard by road.
Where do I find flood information for a Warwick lot?
Southern Downs Regional Council is undertaking flood and risk studies for the Condamine River and tributaries (Dalrymple Creek and Canal Creek). Your certifier confirms what applies to the building, and we design the shed or frame to it.
Does a shed in Warwick need council approval?
Most sheds and garages need a building approval from a building certifier, and some lots also need planning approval from Southern Downs Regional Council. Small structures can be exempt under the Building Regulation 2021, but the rules depend on size, siting and zoning, so we check your lot before quoting. We can prepare the paperwork for you.
Building in Warwick?
Tell us what you want to build and where. We check the lot, the wind classification and the approval route, and come back with a price for a kit or a finished build.
Call 07 5466 5858