Mcdonald Jones Homes - Miami 16 executive slightly modified

Have just sold our family home of 10 years and secured a block of land to build a Mcdonald Jones miami 16 executive with a few modifications.

Congratulations! We are building a modified Miami as well..... Where are you building?

On the Central Coast - the Land is still in construction, you?

Plan of House at Deposit as of 21/11/2015

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0C92R ... sp=sharing

Base was the Miami 16 Executive

Add 500mm to Garage, Entry Bed 4 and Bed 3
Add 1000mm to East side of Garage
Move linen from Laundry to Garage extension as storage
Remove void in Bed 4 and Bed 3 Robes
Add 470mm to Laundry, Store and Dining
Add 200mm to En-suite
Add 270mm to WIR and remove Void from WIR
Add Butlers to Store
Add third toilet to Laundry
Change Laundry sliding door to External door with Window
Add coffered ceiling to Home Theatre
Remove Childrens Activity Window and Replace with two slimline 400mm windows at same length
Add 40mm Benchtops
Change Ceiling to 2700mm with all doors to match
Add dual sliding doors to home theatre
Add Grand Alfresco
Extend Grand Alfresco to Master and half of existing Alfresco by 2000mm
Undecided on Facade at time of Deposit

View from the block 1

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0C92R ... sp=sharing

View from the block 2

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0C92R ... sp=sharing

Rear Boundary (will be a 2000mm Sandstone wall when finished)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0C92R ... sp=sharing

Hi SMAD we are building a modified Miami 16 Executive. We are currently in council.
We have changed/increased the house to be a 6 bed home.

Do you have a link to your build and a plan to look at? Would love to see it

Yes we have a blog
miami6exec.blogspot.com.au

Hi
We are building in north west Brisbane... 900m2 block on a hill backing onto Brisbane forest park and Cedar creek is at the end of our block. I love it. We are building the Miami 15 but have added 2mtre in length through the children's activity room, study nook is now a full room with cavity slider into children's room and Lin1 door on other side. Theatre has been extended and butlers pantry added in the same layout as the 16. We have done the grande alfresco and have the base extended (will be decked on top of cement slab) to include the master suite outside area but we are doing a pergola rather than solid roof line as we wanted the light... Other upgrades are lin1 doors, 40mm c-stone in crime brûlée, double plumbing and two shower heads in ensuite, extra large glass sliding doors to children's activity area and all the caoba and aesthetic upgrades which I did on Monday.
We have four children, 17,13 (girls) and twin 5 boys so this house works really well for us both now, and in the future..

All sounds very exciting, would be keen to see your build and plans as they are done... I have just started a blog at the following location to track my build

http://mcdonaldmiami16.blogspot.com.au/p/blog-page.html

Hi,
Happy to share... Not sure how though! Lol. I finished my uni exams this week so I have a little more time on my hands to work out the forum... I work full time as a nurse and study full time as well. To say i have been busy is putting it mildly.
Will work out a blog this weekend and put up the link.
Our land is in council waiting for registration... I think we won't be starting until end of February if I am realistic. Christmas closures, have to build retaining walls and council approval has all got to happen yet. It's a slow process but I am in no rush (yet!). The longer it takes the more savings we have.

You will find it very easy.. that was my first blog..

Hi, we are in the process of picking a design with McDonald Jones Homes, highly interested in the Miami 16 also. I have checked out your blog, it's great and informative thank you. If you don't mind me asking how much have they quoted including the changes to the plan? Do you have an updated plan with your changes incorporated? Is there any other blogs that you know of with the Miami 15 or 16? Am keen to get as many ideas as I can for changes to this house.
Thanks

Hi the blog now has the plans updated

Hi, bulding Miani as well, I'd be keen to see the modified designs, however the blog 'http://mcdonaldmiami16.blogspot.com.au/' seems to be down...
thanks
Git

Was anyone disappointed they had to pay for flooring. We were so excited to have 30k in mychoice but looks like it will all go to flooring. We are waiting on land registration on the central coast and I fell in love with the Clarendon lakeside. Hardly had to upgrade anything. Choice of carpet tiles or laminated floors all included plus 20 dowlights 40mm cornerstone and so much more but miami 15 floor plan just suited better. Inlaws moving in. Lakeside was only going to be 356 including hamptons facade. We are at 358k with so many upgrades to do