Browse Forums Building A New House Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 81Jul 10, 2010 8:11 pm Building the Monte Carlo with McD Jones View my building thread @ viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37255 Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 82Jul 12, 2010 9:22 am Building the Monte Carlo with side activities in Mt Annan MY BLOG: http://gavsfirstbuild.blogspot.com/ Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 84Jul 13, 2010 6:49 pm Building the Monte Carlo with McD Jones View my building thread @ viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37255 Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 85Jul 13, 2010 7:19 pm Building The Chesterfield Grande with McDonald Jones https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=33587 Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 89Jul 15, 2010 9:37 pm McDonald Jones Homes - The Parklane http://ashobuild.blogspot.com/ https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34426 Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 90Jul 15, 2010 11:04 pm Building with McDonald Jones - Bordeaux 14m @ the ponds in sydney's north-west Build Blog => http://damianandannasabode.blogspot.com/ Construction status - DONE. Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 91Jul 16, 2010 7:29 am Building The Chesterfield Grande with McDonald Jones https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=33587 Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 96Jul 18, 2010 7:51 am Quote: I'm sure I remember reading that MJH applies to the Council for the occupation certificate when they are satisfied they've finished the job. We got an electrical package that includes phone lines, TV aerial points, home theatre setup, alarm etc and from what they said, they do all the wiring and we just have to call our Telco and arrange for the new connection when we move in. Thanks again Jennie. We were told that we did not even have an option for one phone point! There is just a hole in the wall with a cable poking through ready for a face plate where we have nominated the phone point to be. We weren't even told about anything like the options you were. Home theatre package!?!?! Good to know about the OC. Thanks. But I have to admit, when MJH originally applied for the sewerage stuff to council, we didn't even know they had done anything until we were asked to let them know when the approval was provided from council....that was responded to with 'Approval for what?' as they hadn't told us what they were doing or what we needed to do. Got a surprise yesterday when we visited. The temporary fence is down and most of the kitchen is done (waiting on the splashback to be installed). The bathrooms are mostly done (shower screens still to be fitted) and the sewerage connection to be completed. They have even cleaned up most of the concrete that had been splashed over the windows and into the tracks of the sliding doors...how they got that out is beyond me! Anyway, fingers crossed, not much longer now. And we are a bit further around toward Wangi. PM if you want to exchange more detailed notes and experiences! Building the Bronte Manor in Lake Macquarie Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 97Jul 18, 2010 12:12 pm Xiphias69 Quote: I'm sure I remember reading that MJH applies to the Council for the occupation certificate when they are satisfied they've finished the job. We got an electrical package that includes phone lines, TV aerial points, home theatre setup, alarm etc and from what they said, they do all the wiring and we just have to call our Telco and arrange for the new connection when we move in. Thanks again Jennie. We were told that we did not even have an option for one phone point! There is just a hole in the wall with a cable poking through ready for a face plate where we have nominated the phone point to be. We weren't even told about anything like the options you were. Home theatre package!?!?! Good to know about the OC. Thanks. But I have to admit, when MJH originally applied for the sewerage stuff to council, we didn't even know they had done anything until we were asked to let them know when the approval was provided from council....that was responded to with 'Approval for what?' as they hadn't told us what they were doing or what we needed to do. Got a surprise yesterday when we visited. The temporary fence is down and most of the kitchen is done (waiting on the splashback to be installed). The bathrooms are mostly done (shower screens still to be fitted) and the sewerage connection to be completed. They have even cleaned up most of the concrete that had been splashed over the windows and into the tracks of the sliding doors...how they got that out is beyond me! Anyway, fingers crossed, not much longer now. And we are a bit further around toward Wangi. PM if you want to exchange more detailed notes and experiences! In our colour pack there was a pamphlet from SOT Mobile Install Communications with a few electrical packages to choose from. The one we took was 3.5K and included TV aerial, 4 aerial points, 3 phone lines (one for PayTV) all the HDMI pre wire for a home theatre, two ceiling speakers, a reinforced bracket for wall mounting a TV and can't quite remember what else. You must be excited, not long to go now! Can I ask how close you were to your contract date (the 140 days)? Just curious as to whether they finish early Jen Building Bordeaux 13m Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 98Jul 18, 2010 10:34 pm Jennie_ danana 'bout 18 days until they start building our bordeaux! Congrats on a good choice Danana Are you building the 13 metre or the 15 metre? We are building the 13 metre so hubby can get his whopper of a fishing boat down the side. Our kitchen and joiner-made vanities are inside waiting to be installed, hurray! At least they can't claim rain days any more because it's all covered now. We must have lost around 20 days due to the massive amount of rain we've had in the last 6 weeks. Jen Thanks!!! its great to see your progress! keep the pics comming. We are building the 14m, how long has it been since you started building? Building with McDonald Jones - Bordeaux 14m @ the ponds in sydney's north-west Build Blog => http://damianandannasabode.blogspot.com/ Construction status - DONE. Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 99Jul 18, 2010 11:12 pm danana Thanks!!! its great to see your progress! keep the pics comming. We are building the 14m, how long has it been since you started building? We demolished at the end of February, MJH started building about Mid April. We lost a bunch of time through rain though - MJH send a letter claiming rain days to extend the contract finish date, and they had to claim about 20 days for rain. They didn't try and claim more than was fair because I kept track . We get a call from the site supervisor every couple of weeks to let us know what they are up to. Did you upgrade your facade? I wanted the Balinese Tropicana, but the plain Tropicana has the extra bit of room in the front bedroom so we opted for that instead. Jen Building Bordeaux 13m Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 100Jul 19, 2010 10:59 am Hi All, Everyone seems to be progressing well. And although the delays can be frustrating, remember the tortoise and the hare? Does anyone know what MJD charge to upgrade to 2pac cabinetry? 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 16848 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 11123 Hi there! Putting the feelers out there for those who have (or almost) built with Arli homes! 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