Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Rawson homes or Mcdonald Jones 28Oct 28, 2019 9:49 am And to wrap it off, my advice is to get quotes for everything you want. Start with your Gucci house and work backwards. Don't build a house and wish you asked the question of 'how much'. Ask the question, get an official price and then work out if you're happy to spend the money. You'll be surprised how cheap some things are that will raise the quality of the house. Verbally we were told to thermo-laminate the kitchen and bathroom would cost thousands, the quote came back at $750. The upgrade makes our kitchen look like a display home kitchen. We upgraded to Cat 7 cable for our smart TV's, and have cables running to all tv points. That cost about $300 more, but future proofing the house as best we can. We wanted a complete house from day 1, so we only have to worry about the yard/garden. The only thing we will do to the house after handover is to have the alfresco and porch concrete polished. Rawsons' don't offer polished concrete flooring when we asked, otherwise I could have selected this regardless of the cost. Also be careful with landscaping and fencing options. Rawsons, like any other builder, whacks on 20% on top of the fee charged by the contractor. You'll pay 20% more, but it will be done at handover, I can understand why some people use this options, but I'd rather keep the coin in my own pocket. I used hi-pages and found sound great tradies at good prices and the vast majority were happy to come to the site and walk through what we'd like done. Re: Rawson homes or Mcdonald Jones 30Mar 02, 2020 7:04 pm I have built with RH and so did my daughter. We both committed a grave mistake in deciding to build with RH. My brother-in-law has just completed the handover of his second MDJ house which is an investment. He had a far better build experience than us. He said that should he build again it will still be with MDJ. We will never build with RH again. Hi AKG, We had a base tender of $592 for 31 squares from MC Donald Jones. It looks relatively cheaper than other builders. But I assume there are many hidden things that… 1 17521 Just started the Build process for Chifley 42 with Rawson homes, will keep you all posted with the Build progress. 0 3546 I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 109679 |