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Welcome to the ‘Autumn’ edition of Our Community Magazine.

Your guide to building in regional W.A.

2014 saw the Echo Beach, Killara and Grange noted as our most popular designs, interestingly all of which are display homes in our Maddington Display Village.

Always wanting to improve our products, designs and offering, we have some big changes happening at our Maddington Display Village in the coming months ... our current Echo Beach and Killara displays have been sold, making way for two new display homes. Our drafters and designers are exploring new designs that incorporate designer cladding options and flexibility in concrete slab designs.

Progress on our Darwin Display Village is going well despite the seasonal rains which have had no impact on development. The premises is now fully fenced and construction of the first buildings will commence this month. Three new display home designs are close to being approved for construction in anticipation of the Darwin Display Village opening later this year. To be the first to hear about new designs or Display Village updates, sign up to our fortnightly newsletter on our website (bottom of the Home page) or on Facebook (in the ‘Subscribe’ tab).

At TR Homes we are constantly looking for new staff to join our team. In late December I was pleased to announce the appointment of Grahame Houston, who has joined our sales team. Grahame joins us with a wealth of industry experience and enjoys helping people achieve their housing dreams. Get to know Grahame in our Two minutes with TR team member on page 7.

In January The Sunday Times published an article about Katherine and Pete Cresey, who had interesting motivations behind building a transportable, modular home in the Perth-metro area. You can read all about their story on page 8.

This year will see TR Homes featured on a new TV series called “Before & After”. We had the pleasure of getting to know Nat and Karl Browning from Narembeen, who kindly offered to be part of the TV show, which will air on 7Two on the Seven Network. Stay tuned for more details about when our episode will air.

Our featured home this edition is the Pilbara, another very popular design, chosen by the Creseys and Brownings. A four bedroom home with a private parent’s retreat and open plan living, kitchen and dining area opening onto an optional alfresco, the Pilbara has all the space, privacy and functionality you need in a family home. Browse the floorplan and features on page 3 or online at www.trhomes.com.au/homes/pilbara

A final reminder the Wagin Woolarama will be upon us again soon – make sure you save the date and visit us at stall 372 in the Home & Lifestyle pavilion during the show on Friday and Saturday, 6 and 7 March.

Dale Putland TR Homes General Manager

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This spacious free-flowing four-bedroom home has everything a growing family could wish for. There’s the private parent’s retreat, complete with ensuite and walk-in robe, cleverly tucked away from the separate children’s wing. There’s the main open-plan kitchen, living and dining area, opening onto the optional alfresco to form an inviting family or entertainment hub. There’s even a study, along with a theatre/activity room and handy store room. Space, privacy and functionality – the Pilbara has it all.

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The process of constructing, transporting, delivering and building your new home on your property involves accurate and crucial planning to ensure it arrives safely, in more than one piece.

Our homes are constructed at our purpose-built, manufacturing facility in Maddington, opposed to a typical brick and tile home, which is built on-site. This controlled environment, with access to leading construction companies and loyal suppliers, guarantees we are able to construct your home faster than an on-site built home. In rural towns where trade supply is restricted in the market, we fill that void and present an alternative solution, reducing dependency on external suppliers and consequently build times.

The innovation and design of our homes is only limited by what can be delivered to site on a hydraulic trailer and truck. Modular homes are permanent once delivered to site and connected to utilities – and because of this we try to make your home look as if it was built in one piece.

All our homes and Independent Living Units (granny flats and studios) are typically constructed on one to four modules. Each concrete floor slab is referred to as a separate module. Using the Grange as an example, four concrete slabs are arranged in an ‘H’ pattern, creating a four module design (shown in red on Diagram 1). Where the modules join each other, is referred to as a ‘split’ (shown in green on Diagram 1).

The modules are set up in our yard in the same configuration that they will be positioned on your property. Once in place, we erect wall frames, trusses and roof cover, ensuring we keep each module separate from each other. Our plumbers and electricians then run all of the pipework up the walls and into the roof space, making allowances for connections across the splits once the house is delivered to site.

We continue construction, like any other house, by installing tiling, flooring, painting, cabinetry, window treatments and more. We pay extra attention to where the modules are joined together – doorways across the split, joins in the flooring and

Many people who walk through the TR Homes display village have a basic understanding of how modular homes come to fruition but many don’t know what’s ACTUALLY involved behind the scenes.

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external cladding – to ensure they are concealed and consistent with an on-site build. When a TR home is complete, we prepare it for transport by securing any moveable items.

Our trusted partner in transport and logistics is Jonesway Transport, a family business that began as a towing company in WA in the early 1950s. After receiving the floor plans and approximate loading date from TR Homes, Jonesway assess the size of the modules and a route suitable for the trucks to travel through to the new home’s destination. Due to road widths, access points, trees and other obstacles, the route may not always be the most direct to the destination.

When the most suitable route is determined, Jonesway apply for permits through Western Power and Horizon Power, which evaluate the line heights on the roads of the requested route. If the load is too high (over 4.6 meters), they must seek an alternate route. If there isn’t one, the original route is taken with a Western Power or Horizon Power escort.

Once this has been completed, Jonesway send permits to Main Roads for approval to travel on the requested roads. They assess the load size and have a look at any bridges that the load may cross to see if they can travel over them at the weights requested. If not they must look at changing the route and then go back to Western Power and Horizon Power to make the

appropriate changes. It’s not uncommon for Jonesway to liaise with those agencies three or more times to get a route that all parties accept.

On the day of transport, Jonesway arrive and begin the process of separating the home back into separate modules. Using a combination of tarps, claddings and flashings (weatherproofing material) the parts of the home that would otherwise be exposed, are weather proofed and protected, ensuring it will last the distance and season’s conditions without moving or being damaged during transport. Jonesway then set up their hydraulic jacks under the modules.

Working one module at a time, they slowly and evenly raise each module off the footings until they are able to carefully reverse their specialised trailers underneath. Once the module is in position, they will then use the hydraulic jacks to slowly lower the module onto their trailers, ready for the journey ahead.

With all the paperwork approved and the modules loaded onto the trucks, the home is ready to hit the road. As the drivers are only permitted to travel during daylight hours, the load may take days to get to its destination. When it finally arrives, Jonesway start the install of the home on the property, again using hydraulic jacks, which can take between two and eight hours, depending on the size of the house. Once finished, final checks of the flooring levels are carried out. Jonesway then handover the home to contractors to complete the complexing, connecting the house back together again. These contractors will finish installing a few minor items that effectively ‘hide’ the joins, blending them into the rest of the home.

When a home leaves the TR yard in Maddington, there’s always a buzz around the office. The entourage of two to four trucks heading to a rural destination always creates excitement along the way and when they arrive in town, especially the small towns.

So next time you see one of our homes on the road or get stopped by a Jonesway escort, hopefully you’ll have more of an understanding of the work that goes on behind the scenes … after all, we’re the first ones to say, our homes are so good, they stop traffic.

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Happy New Year and I trust you and your families had a very safe and merry Xmas!

Well we’re off and running again! The pace here at TR Homes is frenetic. What’s really interesting is that we have clients coming in who have been planning their new home for a couple of years and have now made the decision to proceed with a TR home. What is also interesting is that we are getting more and more people walking through the door (or saying to me when I’m out on the road) indicating that they have not bothered to look at the offerings from our competitors because they recognise our quality as being the best and they want the best!

You will see the TR Territory roaming even further than in 2014 as I venture further north and south. I’m even going east (the coast is my limit for the west!) and have been spending some time out in Kalgoorlie, Kambalda and Coolgardie. Our partner in Kalgoorlie (John Matthew & Sons) is very keen to work with TR Homes to promote our great range. We have picked up new partners in Kambalda (Cheryl from Ray White) and Coolgardie (Daphne from Zion Real Estate) so I look forward to referrals from those areas, some new homes making it to those destinations and more funding going back in to community organisations in and around those towns.

For those of you active with social media, you may have noticed our presence on Facebook (www.facebook.com/trhomeswa) which continues to grow at a rapid rate – over 700 likes and growing daily! We are receiving great feedback from clients and many of our followers about our products and their quality. I am also on Twitter (@CNPTRhomes) so please look me up and follow me, as I weave my way around the state working with our Community Network Partners and multitude of other strategic partners e.g. Landcorp. Thank you to our existing partners for your continued support and willingness to showcase our award winning designs.

Other ways to stay in touch with what we have to offer is via our fortnightly newsletter – feel free to signup via our website www.trhomes.com.au with the place to add your details found at the bottom of the Home page or via our Facebook page (click on the “Subscribe” button).

Our next big event is the Wagin Woolorama on Friday and Saturday in the first week of March. We have enjoyed great success with this event as it allows us to engage with people from the Great Southern, South West and Wheatbelt regions and as a result we see many of these people we had a chat to making their way to our display village in Maddington to discuss their requirements for a new home. If you are heading to Wagin in March, I look forward to speaking with you then.

This year will also see me spending more time establishing relationships with the variety of land developers active in the bush to ensure we get as many of our homes in to their respective estates as possible. Looking forward to working closely with people like Nick Wallace (Toodyay), Mark Bombara (Bridgetown), Max Eich (Lancelin South), Rachel and Mark from Landcorp and a host of others.

I won’t be slowing down in 2015 and look forward to meeting as many people as possible in my travels – our Community Network Program now has in excess of 40 partners and continues to grow at a rapid rate so I could be talking to you in your community about coming on board very soon! Let me know if you are interested in being part of our great program and seeing the benefits of such a relationship flow back in to your community.

Take care and give me a wave if you see the TR Territory out your way.

STEVE MASON Community Network Manager

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CNP Partner in the spotlight: Ted Crockford Name: Edward ‘Ted’ Crockford

Community Network Program partner since: 2014

Partner agency: Central Midlands Realty (formerly Professionals Moora)

Years with that agency: 8 years (associated with Professionals in QLD) – went independent last year and going strong!

Agency address: Shop 2, 68 Padbury Street, Moora

Born in: Cairns

Resides in: Moora

Why Moora? Love the weather, the people and Western Australia full stop!

Where did you live prior to coming to Moora? Bundaberg (was the Sales Manager for a John Deere dealership)

Do you use social media to promote your business: No, but always willing to learn.

Wrap up of 2014 and trends: • Change of name from the Professionals Moora to Central

Midlands Realty.• Uplift in the market.• Sale of homes was up by 15% on the previous year.• Houses have retained their value.

Highlights: Survived 2014 and feeling optimistic about 2015. Keen to sell plenty of TR Homes.

Your motto in business: If it’s priced right, it will sell.

What are you passionate about? Offering great service to people and caravanning.

What keeps you awake at night? Nothing - I don’t have any worries - you are too long dead to worry!

The future of Moora? Very positive compared to other areas – it has all you need – there is no stress here.

Prospects for 2015?• Optimistic year - the market is looking positive.• Banks are wary - greater requirements for people now to

obtain loans.

Favourite food? Chinese – love the nasi goreng in Bali too.

Favourite movie? A good western or old classic war movie.

Favourite music? Meatloaf at 2am in the morning.

Recently joining the TR sales department, Grahame strengthens our offering with an extensive background in modular housing, real estate and property, even living in a modular home of his own! He believes the benefits of modular homes are obvious – competitive pricing and quick build times, together with the ability to provide a finish which clients desire, makes modular a definite consideration when building a new home.

An easy going guy, which reflects what he likes most about his role, Grahame enjoys meeting people and, with any luck,

helping them achieve their checklist of new home desires. He’s also a lover of animals (owning cats, dogs and horses), loves cooking and enjoys the social aspect this offers … plus good food and wine, of course!

An avid sports fan, when not discussing your modular requirements, next time you’re visiting TR, Grahame is happy to chat about his beloved Hawks or any other sports. GO Hawks!

Two minutes with TR team member: Grahame Houston

Mitch Putland, TR Homes Sales Consultant, with CNP partner, Ted Crockford, from Central Midlands Realty.

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New WA housing trend shows families on the move with modular solutions

The flexibility of modular housing solutions is proving popular with a growing number of Perth families choosing to build a transportable home they can take with them or sell separately to the land.

TR Homes General Manager Dale Putland said his sales team had noticed a new trend emerging with Perth people taking advantage of the flexibility offered by modular construction in order to capitalise on rezoning changes.

“We are starting to see people in suburban Perth think much more seriously about building a modular home rather than the typical brick and tile,” said Dale.

“In one case we had a family identify the opportunity down the track to subdivide a larger block in an older suburb and one of our modular houses presented the perfect solution.”

Home buyer Katherine Cresey explained that she and husband Pete were attracted to the modular alternative for a number of reasons but especially because of the flexibility.

“The suburb that we have bought in is about to rezone so with a modular home there is potential for us to either shift the house to the front of the block, sell the house or move it to another location,” said Katherine.

“We figure that if our circumstances ever change in the future and we want to move to the country we can just take our home with us.”

“We also really liked that this is a sustainable and environmentally friendly option, so if we decide to subdivide

we don’t have to knock the house down.

“We were really impressed by the quality of the homes as well. When we first tell people that we are building a modular home, you can instantly see the shock on their face and no doubt their instant thoughts are that we are building a big shed or donga.

“But once we show them a couple of pictures and explain it all they are pretty impressed.

Dale Putland said in another recent case, a customer had identified a block for potential redevelopment and chosen to build a modular home to keep alive the option of moving the house on the block and subdividing.

“That is one of the great advantages of modular housing,” he said.

“You can take it with you when you move – and it is a much more realistic option that many people realise.

“Not only that but new technology and construction methodologies means that buying modular doesn’t mean compromising on quality.

“We find a lot of people’s reaction the first time they visit our display village is shock – because they have this outdated image in their mind of modular or transportable home meaning low quality or lacking finish.

“TR Homes prides itself on producing high quality homes that have all the flexibility and faster construction time of modular building meaning people no longer have to compromise.”

New WA housing trend shows families on the move with modular solutions