Steel sheds, garages and frames in Dalby
Lockyer Sheds supplies Dalby and the Western Downs with farm sheds, workshops, garages and carports, built or as kits, and with steel frames and trusses made to builders' plans at Crowley Vale.
Available in Dalby: 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 Dalby
- Shed and garage kits delivered
- Sheds supplied and built
- Concrete slabs
- Council approval paperwork
- Steel frames, trusses and floors supplied
- Steel frame erection
130 km by road from Crowley Vale, about 1 hour 45 minutes (OpenStreetMap routing to the town centre).
A regional centre with bigger homes
Dalby had 12,758 people at the 2021 Census; 91.1% of occupied dwellings were separate houses and 41.1% had four or more bedrooms. The Western Downs council reports rental vacancies below 2% and a need for more semi-detached and higher-density housing.
Heat, dry years and Myall Creek
Dalby Airport records a mean maximum of 27.0 °C and about 599 mm of rain a year, so shade and ventilation matter in a working shed. Myall Creek's 1981 flood reached some 700 homes, and a major peak came again in March 2022. The council's planning property report gives site-specific flood information, and its shed fact sheet notes a shed may need a planning approval for a domestic outbuilding as well as a building approval.
One consolidated kit
Flood studies for Dalby are being updated, so confirm the floor level for each lot early. Because Dalby is a long run from the yard, we plan frame kits as a single delivery where the site can store them.
Getting it to Dalby
Dalby is about 130 km from the yard by road.
Building in Dalby: the local facts
Western Downs Regional Council's interactive planning scheme map includes zoning and overlay mapping including flood hazard, and a self-service Planning Property Report gives site-specific flood study information.
Source: wdrc.qld.gov.auIn the 2021 Census, 91.1% of occupied dwellings in Dalby (12,758 people) were separate houses and 41.1% had four or more bedrooms.
Source: abs.gov.auThe Bureau of Meteorology's Dalby Airport station (041522), at 346 m elevation, records a mean annual rainfall of 599.1 mm and a mean maximum temperature of 27.0 °C (1992‑2026).
Source: bom.gov.auMyall Creek's highest recorded flood at Dalby, 4.50 m on the Patrick Street gauge in February 1981, inundated some 700 homes and 140 businesses, and the creek reached a major flood peak of 3.6 m on 29 March 2022.
Source: bom.gov.auWestern Downs Regional Council is updating its riverine flood studies for Dalby (last modelled in 2014) with new hydrology and modelling methods.
Source: wdrc.qld.gov.au
What to check before you build in Dalby
Check the flood mapping first
Western Downs Regional Council publishes flood information for Dalby. 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.
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
Dalby is in the Western 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.
Dalby: questions we get
Do you build sheds and garages in Dalby?
Yes. We design, supply and build sheds, garages, carports and farm and industrial sheds in Dalby under our QBCC licence 15445275, or deliver the building as a kit for you or your own builder to put up. Dalby is about 130 km by road from our Crowley Vale yard, about 1 hour 45 minutes of driving.
Can you supply steel wall frames and trusses in Dalby?
Yes. We make steel wall frames, roof trusses and floor systems to your plans and deliver them to Dalby as labelled kits. In Queensland we can also quote frame erection. Dalby is about 130 km from the yard by road.
Where do I find flood information for a Dalby lot?
Western Downs Regional Council's interactive planning scheme map includes zoning and overlay mapping including flood hazard, and a self-service Planning Property Report gives site-specific flood study information. Your certifier confirms what applies to the building, and we design the shed or frame to it.
Does a shed in Dalby need council approval?
Most sheds and garages need a building approval from a building certifier, and some lots also need planning approval from Western 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 Dalby?
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