Thanks all, I should have presumed it's better to fit antenna after handover. Att he moment I'm researching lighting online and creating a folder of what we like. This time we are not going with downlights. We have them in our unit and they are hardly ever on. Then will start researching flooring a...

it is much cheaper to do the TV antenna yourself after handover + you will get a better antenna. I did however get the TV points put into the walls as at $70 each that is not a bad price but the cost McDonald jones wanted for the antenna was over the top as I rang a few local antenna guys & all ...

Grrrrr, so frustrated with delays!!!!! I have the luxury of being able to visit our site most days and in the last week and a half they have done practically nothing! They installed the bath and patched up some gyprock. Its so frustrating going up there and seeing so much work that needs doing, but ...

Hi Folks, We are in the process of getting quotes for a floating floor in the living areas of our new home. One person who called me back today regarding our quote has informed me that floating floors reqire expansion joints every 6m. This means that every 6m there will be a big ugly strip of alumin...

A quick question. I've noticed on several blogs that some people have a "projected" picture of what there house will look like with the colours and facade that they have chosen. I am assuming this was provided by Mcjones?? If so were you given and shown this at colour selection? We weren'...

Hi Folks, Some better news this week, our bricking has finished and it has actually been done properly this time. Yay! They ended up taking down the 2000 odd bricks that they had put up wrong and getting more delivered. Thankfully in the end it only ended up being at max a week delay. We also had th...

Hi Folks, It seems not many of us have good news this week! I wish I could say I have but we have had major dramas with the bricking this week which has resulted in work stopping and an as yet unknown time delay. I went up to the site after the brickies had been working for a day and found they were...

Yay our frame is finally finished! They guys finished it off today and the bricks were delivered!! Woo hoo, progress, here's hoping for bricking next week and days clear of rain!

Hi Folks, I'm just another one frustrated by the delays. Understandably nothing has happened over Christmas but they have had about 3 1/2 working weeks before then to do the frame and it still sin't finished! Here's hoping that things pick up next week when they are all back. Did anyone pick up some...

Hi Folks, Getting a bit frustrated with rain delays. Slab was finished 2 weeks ago and since then we ahve had lots of deliverieds, frame, windows and the plumbing done but no action putting the frame up. Hoefully the weather will be better next week. I was hoping for a frame for Xmas.... Just a note...

Hi Folks, Finally some action on our block, piers were done yesterday and it only cost us an extra $312, yay! we were a bit worried that it was going to be a lot extra than that so we're happy now that we know definetly how much we are in for. interestingly, the extra ended up being for 2 extra pier...

Hi Yvette, We are building in Silverdale which has a few one acres, there are actually a few estates scattered around the penrith area that have one acres, Wallacia, Luddenham, Cranebrook and a few more up around the Hawkesbury area, so when I say outer western sydney, its about as 'outer' as you ca...

Hi Folks, We are just starting our build adventure on 1 acre inn outer western sydney. Have picked from a variety of project home builders that did 'acreage' designs and have just started the piering this week, hopefully slab next week and frame the week after. Very exciting! we have met a lot fo ou...

Hi Folks, I haven't been here very long compared to some people but I do have a suggestion that may help out in nevigating through the forums. In the 'Building a new house' topic, there are so many threads that are for each individuals personal build, ie. a 'my build' type thread. It makes it quite ...

Hi All, Well McDonald Jones took the full 20 days to start, however the tractor has now levelled our block & the house is now in motion the piering this week then on to the slab. Hope the build starts to move now as first impressions were of a slow build hope it all speeds up now. Regards,

woodduck, We stuck with the Derby as Mcdonald Jones wanted $5000 for the upgrade, which was way more the the Actron realy cost. I have looked into the Derby + asked some air-con gents who informed me that the Derby wasn't to bad & + it comes with a 5yr warrenty so I will keep it for 5yrs then th...

Hi woodduck, Did you get the derby or actron? Regards,

Hi b.lizzie, We upgraded our kitchen cupboards with McDonald Jones, which cost a lot more then we through it would. We installed a kitchen in our last home + we also received the current price list for Allworth homes from a friend who is building with Allworth homes, which has all the prices for eve...

Hi Castlevania, We looked at timber & carpet flooring during our colour appointment & found that McDonald Jones were about 40% higher on cost to install these items than Carpet court & Harvey Norman, hence we decided to have the internal floorings undertaken post handover by our own supp...