Browse Forums Building A New House Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 13886Aug 25, 2016 2:11 pm Regards, Shobnom Cordova Two with McDonald Jones : http://Cordova2withMJH.blogspot.com.au/ Deposit:11'Dec-Contract:7'Apr-CDC:25'May-Slab:23'Jun-Frames:8'Jul-Bricks:5'Aug-Roof:12'Aug-LockUp:12'Sep-PCI:17'Nov-Handover:24'Nov Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 13890Aug 26, 2016 1:12 pm Regards, Shobnom Cordova Two with McDonald Jones : http://Cordova2withMJH.blogspot.com.au/ Deposit:11'Dec-Contract:7'Apr-CDC:25'May-Slab:23'Jun-Frames:8'Jul-Bricks:5'Aug-Roof:12'Aug-LockUp:12'Sep-PCI:17'Nov-Handover:24'Nov Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 13891Aug 26, 2016 1:15 pm Regards, Shobnom Cordova Two with McDonald Jones : http://Cordova2withMJH.blogspot.com.au/ Deposit:11'Dec-Contract:7'Apr-CDC:25'May-Slab:23'Jun-Frames:8'Jul-Bricks:5'Aug-Roof:12'Aug-LockUp:12'Sep-PCI:17'Nov-Handover:24'Nov Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 13897Aug 28, 2016 9:27 pm Hi there, I'm looking at building with MDJ but after reading these I can see that they may be a nightmare to deal with, is this true? Has everyone mainly had bad experiences with the company? Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 13898Aug 28, 2016 9:48 pm scattedd Hi there, I'm looking at building with MDJ but after reading these I can see that they may be a nightmare to deal with, is this true? Has everyone mainly had bad experiences with the company? Hi Scatted, We started our journey over a year ago, we looked at many builderns and alot of reviews and forums but we were sold on the Edenvale design by MDJ. In brief, our sales associate is amazing with keen attention to detail and she is incredibly supportive. When our CLO took over our file things dipped drastically, level of communication was poor, detail was not there and just really sloppy effort, we raised this with her and above her and things have improved greatly. We had our plans lodged with CDC only to find out 4 weeks later drafting got it wrong and we are not eligible and now need to go through Council (another 8-10 weeks) for us it was disappointing and still can't really understand how this was not picked up earlier but we are not time poor with this build so we are just going to move on and not make a fuss. Colour & electrical consultants were amazing extremely knowledgeable and very understanding with changes. In my opinion no matter which builder you go with, do you homework, prepare to be on top of it and don't be afraid to say something if you feel you are not getting the right service. At the end of the day everyone is human there will be mistakes so prepare to have some level of understanding. In summary even with some hiccups we are still happy we chose MDJ and hoping we feel this way when construction gets underway. Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 13899Aug 29, 2016 9:05 am scattedd Hi there, I'm looking at building with MDJ but after reading these I can see that they may be a nightmare to deal with, is this true? Has everyone mainly had bad experiences with the company? Regards, Shobnom Cordova Two with McDonald Jones : http://Cordova2withMJH.blogspot.com.au/ Deposit:11'Dec-Contract:7'Apr-CDC:25'May-Slab:23'Jun-Frames:8'Jul-Bricks:5'Aug-Roof:12'Aug-LockUp:12'Sep-PCI:17'Nov-Handover:24'Nov Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 13900Aug 29, 2016 10:36 am Can anyone give me some idea how long Gyprock work may take once started? Ours is a single-storey house of around 22sq. Regards, Shobnom Cordova Two with McDonald Jones : http://Cordova2withMJH.blogspot.com.au/ Deposit:11'Dec-Contract:7'Apr-CDC:25'May-Slab:23'Jun-Frames:8'Jul-Bricks:5'Aug-Roof:12'Aug-LockUp:12'Sep-PCI:17'Nov-Handover:24'Nov 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 16754 Hi, Apologies - I know there is plenty out there on this but struggling to put together the puzzle. We're planning our garage/external laundry to master bedroom and… 0 10925 Hi there! Putting the feelers out there for those who have (or almost) built with Arli homes! Interested in your experiences who've built from their stock home designs… 0 23202 |