Hi Nat83
We upgraded to the 2.7m high ceilings and found those to be fantastic. Looooove high ceilings. Our ceilings may be 2.9m - 3m in the areas we did the coffered ceilings.
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14161Jan 24, 2017 8:40 am CathyLeigh Building the Monte Carlo Executive with rear activities with Balinese Resort Facade, Salt Water Beach Estate, Wallabi Point Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14164Jan 24, 2017 7:45 pm Building the Cordova One with McDonald Jones at Calderwood Valley, NSW: http://calderwoodvalley.blogspot.com.au/ Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14165Jan 25, 2017 12:49 pm CathyLeigh Building the Monte Carlo Executive with rear activities with Balinese Resort Facade, Salt Water Beach Estate, Wallabi Point Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14171Jan 27, 2017 9:58 am That is great! I will be having the front two rooms and garage at 3.2m and step up and reset of the 2 beds, lounge, theater, dinning and kitchen at 2.7m. I just hope it turns out well. Was your piering within the allocated limit by MJH? Cheers. Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14172Jan 27, 2017 10:13 am Oh yeah our garage ceiling height is around 3.5m due to driveway gradient regulations. You can build a mezzanine in it..hehehe. The split/extra high ceiling adds value and character to the house. The 50 L/m piering allowance was almost spot on with only addt'l 2 L/m variation. But this will still be a case to case basis. Hope yours won't require much. Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14173Jan 27, 2017 3:20 pm I just got an update contour plan, and it seems after developer bench and retains my block i will have about 1.5m fall from back fence down to street sloping slightly right....Does anyone have any indication of how much extra MJH charge on these things.. I understand there has to be a site test done to get exact costing etc, just want a rough idea as sometimes the sales staff say anything to get you to sign, and my land does not register until later this year. Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14174Jan 30, 2017 2:57 pm Hi everyone, Just an update on the build as it has been a while. The misunderstanding with the rear garage door has been fixed, we spoke to one of the managers at MJH for a couple of hours and worked everything out and are very happy with the outcome. All I can recommend is if you find an issue request the mediation with MJH, it worked well for us. We got to lock up just before Christmas, got a call from our SS today we have had the kitchen and laundry cupboard and benches installed, also the vanities have been delivered. The fit out has finally started today (was meant to start on the 9th January), with tiling booked for next week. Things are finally moving ahead. We will have a site visit early next week to check the paint and tiles and everything else. Our contract date is this Thursday the 2nd of February and there is no way we are going to make it, the SS is hoping for us to be done by the end of March, I have a question however, has anyone ever tried to get extra down lights or something instead of claiming the liquidated damages at the end of the build? Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14175Feb 02, 2017 11:43 am Yuppy!!! Painting started today, and rendering facade is almost done. Would be nice if handed over by mid-march. Site is very messy, would be good if they clean it up quickly. From your build experiences, how long would you reckon its going to take from now? Thanks. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14176Feb 14, 2017 6:02 pm Sorry all, But am I missing something here, what's going on with this thread ??? There has been no input for sometime... Has it been closed down or something.. If it has then I can't seem to find any information about it ????????????? Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14178Feb 14, 2017 9:44 pm Edy_Jab Has anyone taken MJH up on their free Hebel offer? if so what did they think? I am tossing up between brick or hebel. I prefer brick because there is less maintenance. With bag and paint, render or Hebel you will have ongoing maintenance in the long term repainting it and fixing any cracking. If you were already leaning towards bricks with bang and paint or render, then Hebel might be a good option for you... Building the Cordova One with McDonald Jones at Calderwood Valley, NSW: http://calderwoodvalley.blogspot.com.au/ Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14179Feb 14, 2017 10:53 pm Edy_Jab Has anyone taken MJH up on their free Hebel offer? if so what did they think? I am tossing up between brick or hebel. Hi Mate, At the time of signing on we paid $1k extra for the whole house in Hebel, to be honest they guys from CSR Hebel did a fantastic job. Hebel has great sound and thermal insulation properties and is very easy to work with, the entire house was hebel cladded, rendered and painted in only a few days. We were originally going to go brick with bag and paint to the whole house but decided on hebel, its not a typical render either so its "maintenance" is unlike traditional rendered brick or board walls. I recommend it. -Andrew 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 17077 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 11523 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 25750 |