Timber performs better in the Australian climate.

Steel conducts heat and cold. In a Queensland summer, a steel-framed home works against you — it absorbs heat and holds it. Timber is a natural insulator. It regulates temperature, reduces condensation, and works with your insulation rather than undermining it. For a small home where every square metre matters, that difference is significant.

Timber is more sustainable.

Sustainably sourced timber is one of the few genuinely renewable building materials available. It sequesters carbon rather than generating it. It can be repaired, modified, and recycled at end of life. Steel cannot offer any of that.

Timber produces a better build.

Timber is easier to work with precision, easier to modify during the build, and easier to repair after delivery. Our builders have decades of experience in timber construction. The result is a home that is tighter, better finished, and built to last.

The University of Queensland agrees.

Ruru Tiny Homes is the formal Industry Partner for a research project at the University of Queensland into sustainable timber solutions for small homes, tiny homes, and minor dwellings, led by Associate Professor Joe Gattas.

We are the only tiny home company in Australia to hold this recognition. It is not a sponsorship or a logo arrangement — it is an active research partnership built on the credibility of seven years of timber construction.

If you'd like to know more about how we build, talk to Fran.