Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Mcdonald Jones Homes Vs Masterton 9Jul 14, 2019 10:59 am ManishH Littlegem gogo65 In Sydney I think MDJ are slooow in admin stage... they are but similar time as Masterton. Its Mastertons build time that lets them down. i got a sense of that as well when the sales agent kept saying that their focus is on quality so may take extra time to deliver. You could ask here what the usual contract period goes into the HIA contract who have built with Masterton. You will know average time to build. There is a masterton build few doors down from where I live in South Sydney which has been left with no work for months. May be 6 months. Not sure whats the issue there. If its for that long, couldn't be builder, may be some other issues. But that build has beem going on for nearly 2 years at least. Re: Mcdonald Jones Homes Vs Masterton 10Jul 26, 2019 7:52 pm ManishH Any opinions on costs? As a first timer am struggling to understand who is cost effective. For one of them their inclusions are high and for the other i need to pay for the same inclusions but a lower base price. I wouldn't compare based on base price or promitions etc... the best way to compare is to understand the overall price and what's included in that. Ignore promos and their billion dollar giveaways. Just treat them as line items and do your comparisons as if they are just inclusions. I hope that helps. Also please have a look at https://learnproperty.com.au/category/c ... -builders/ - it has a number of articles / blogs to help you with your comparison. I hope that helps. Girgis www.learnproperty.com.au 4 16727 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 16834 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 74701 |