Browse Forums Building A New House Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14268Jun 07, 2017 1:37 pm Just a tip for anyone with a picture recess in the entry: check the plan drawings and make sure you're happy with the direction the front door swings. We tried to think of everything, but missed this detail. We are building a Bronte and chose to close in the office cut out, so we have a plain wall on that side and the picture recess is on the other side. The front door opens back onto the picture recess side, which we only realized when the door handle was installed. It feels like a design fault having the door opening back onto the feature wall, and because we realised the problem too late we will have to live with it. The light switch at the door entry picks up all sorts of wires and so it wouldn't just involve a new door and door jam but a major electrical rewire as well to fix, which would be too expensive. Hopefully this will prevent the same thing happening to someone else... Apart from that things are still going well with our build-gyprock has been installed this week. Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14269Jun 08, 2017 4:39 pm Hi All, Looking for opinions about my flyscreens, please? They appear too have been made short and to compensate, the installer drilled a screw and clip in middle the new window to hold it in. The screens are between 1.4 and 1.8 wide so the one screw in the middle allows the ends to flop. Easy access for insect and bugs. What does everyone think? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14270Jun 14, 2017 10:07 am sandrandross Hi We are planning on building a Sierra home and would love some photos if anyone has any as we are concerned about the 26 degreee roof pitch . We have chosen the Chase Facade and would love photos of that as well. Hope someone has some photos. Thanks Hi Sandrandross, Have you signed the dotted line yet? Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14271Jun 14, 2017 5:33 pm Hi We have put down deposit to hold price for 12 month but still waiting for land to be registered so hopefully it wont take longer than 12 months.!!! Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14272Jun 15, 2017 3:40 pm sandrandross Hi We have put down deposit to hold price for 12 month but still waiting for land to be registered so hopefully it wont take longer than 12 months.!!! Where about's are you building? Which design are you going with? Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14273Jun 22, 2017 9:38 am Well, had our electrical appointment last week and the total price has increased by 36k from the original quote. This includes around 26k for upgrades to the kitchen, bathrooms etc. The electricals gets a bit pricey if you start adding things like extra tv points, lights, data and fox terminals. One light baton and double power point per room is not enough IMO. And now to top it all off our local council in their wisdom has asked for a bush fire risk report when originally we were told we didn't have to. This will no doubt add another 5k odd for upgrades to steel mesh screens, doors etc. Will be glad when plans are out of council and we start the building process. Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14274Jun 22, 2017 9:42 am sandrandross Thanks for the reply and your thoughts on the wall wrap. We checked it out and came to the same conclusion that we dont need it here. We spent the day driving around looking at roof pitches because we were concerned that the 26 deg might be too high for our house as its not very wide. We have decided to go with it even though Im not 100% sure.Everyone tells me it will look better and everyone cant be wrong can they? Yes I thought sarking to the exterior walls was a standard requirement in the Hastings but it's not. The 26 deg pitch roof is excellent IMO. Nothing worse than looking at housed which have a low pitch almost flat looking roof, it looks cheap and nasty. It definitely suits our County Pavilion facade of our Bronte Grand Manor. Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14275Jun 24, 2017 8:36 pm Lack of promotions... we are thinking of Building with MJH again but the lack of promotions is pretty disappointing compared to other builders? What promos have others got? Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14276Jun 26, 2017 12:04 pm jcrabbitoh wait till you get the engineering report and they add extra piers and or screws and charge more , the costs keep coming and the customer service keeps decreasing. When you question it they get hostile - not what we expected. And why does each variation cost us $1000 which rolls off their tongue but when they make huge errors that is sheer luck we picked up we dont get $1000 credit for their error and change that ends up costing more - no apology Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14277Jun 27, 2017 9:24 am Well, I hope not because we budgeted for a certain amount and price. Not to jump by 50k. We are expecting to get a reduction for our piering because they allowed for 90mtrs of piers when we should not be using anywhere near that being a level block without fill. I will be totally annoyed if they not only pass on savings to us but worse still go up. Not the way to do it IMO. You should be given a quote and that's it, not increase it at every stage. Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14278Jun 27, 2017 11:50 am Correct we were quoted 50 lineal metres and told should be ample for the block but because it goes over 80 , they are saying 90 now , their engineers immediately go to screw piers not concrete as they are easier to install and can take load bearing straight away. All this after contract signing. Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14279Jun 27, 2017 1:40 pm Hi Guys, I am looking for excess soil removal from my block. Can anyone help with contact details of someone who can take away the soil. Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 14280Jun 27, 2017 2:22 pm seaside retreat Correct we were quoted 50 lineal metres and told should be ample for the block but because it goes over 80 , they are saying 90 now , their engineers immediately go to screw piers not concrete as they are easier to install and can take load bearing straight away. All this after contract signing. Well, I hope that is not the case for us because we have no borrowed the money to cover more excess expenditure. Can I ask you where about's are you building with MJH? 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 17521 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 12630 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 26677 |