Hi all,
Hussibug, glad thing are going well for you and hope they speed it up. We were told that it picks up after roof, certanly looks like it now, unless it slows down again later on.
Kornjen, I hear you regarding colour selections. Ours was avarage, and I think the process would be much easier if there is a list of all upgrades to look at at the colour appointment, if not before. Some things you miss out on because you don't remeber them at the time and noone offers it to you. We did ours in around 2-3 hours and felt a bit rushed at the end.
Scotta_74, I would be very upset too if that happened. I wonder now how sturdy the frame is if that could happen. We had enough trouble with our timber frame not being cut poperly for the roof trusses and wondered late rone if we should have gone with steel. Still glad we didn't. Hope it's sorted for you quickly.
On a happier note, our roof is completed, also fascia. We went by this morning and plumbers were working. Thing seem to be moving along quicker now. Still no solution to the exposed concrete issue, but I trust that we will get there.
Also, we chose our flooring, Quick Step Colonial NSW Spotted gum (9.5mm), form a local carpet shop, we got a good deal we think.
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Browse Forums Building A New House  21 Feb 2011 163 NSW Bronze Member Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1102Sep 03, 2011 1:08 pm  kopite1892yeah thats correct, if you are doing the floors yourself after build and if you elect policy number 3......... although as i said, if you choose to do your floor covering with mjh, then they will install the skirtings and architraves before they install the flooring.... Sorry misread this ! I always thought skirting should come after flooring (only done timber floors once a while ago though). We are still a few steps away from flooring ! Sounds like there's lots of stuff moving forward for everyone, albeit at different paces  !Kornjen, we have had our initial colour appt, next is booked for 12 Sept. I am still waiting on some questions on pricing eg. we don't like any of the standard front doors so are hoping to get another one, but haven't got the price info yet. I am dreading the colour appt because I am hopeless at making decisions and hubby has said 'get whatever you want' haha. Scotta, what happened ???  Taki, congrats on the roof completion. Are you getting floorboards throughout ? Well we are having a few hiccups on the way to contract and final drawings etc. Having some issues with timber doors at the rear of the house (long & boring) - but the most recent one is looks like the facade we wanted may not be approved by our developer. I desperately want the Balinese in a light coloured bag & paint (certainly the facade & probably the whole house). But seems there's not enough 'variation' in the brick look for our developer's guidelines. Very annoying, particularly as MDJ had another client have the same facade knocked back by the same developer & didn't flag it. 19 Mar 2010 187 Bronze Member Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1104Sep 03, 2011 1:58 pm Budgnbear, yes we will have flooring throughout, around 180 m2 in total. Will probably tile alfresco and porch. Hubby wants decking, but I don't want maintenance so we'll see. I think tiling is less expensive and more durable. Hussibug, great photos, what a lovely house. Your roof looks similar to mine except for the ridging, I think mine is done differently. Is it Boral ' Linea' Charcoal Grey ? Building Havana Elite with side HT with MJD 20/04/11 DA approved by council 06/06/11 cut/fill 08/06/11 piering 20/6/11 slab 11/8/11 frame complete 18/9/11 lock up 28/11/11 handover booked 16 May 2011 31 NSW Junior Member Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1105Sep 03, 2011 2:04 pm Thanks Taki... We are really happy considering we had no idea what it was going to look like really. As ours is the first of this design to be built we had no display home to go through. Just had to look at the architects impressions. Our roof tile is Moccha Chocolate. It changes colours depending on the time of the day. Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1106Sep 03, 2011 2:24 pm  kornjenwe have signed off our color selection and we are very happy with our choices but not quite happy with the service we had from our color selection guy... we felt that he rushed our color selection since he had an appointment in the afternoon... anyway, what's next after the color appointment? do we do electricals even though our land is not yet registered? can't wait for the registration of our land... it says in the website that it was lodged last 31/8 and will be registered 16/9... hopefully it won't be delayed.... kornjen, we're in the ponds as well..... Have you had a delay in registration yet? if not, then there will be one... going by what all pondies have been saying and also our experience; the first date for rego is not the guaranteed date for rego... it at least gets delayed by another month... The same things happened with us regarding the electrical appointment... we completed ours like a week and a half or so before we had our site cut! Gives you heaps of time to plan I suppose.. Built the Havana 3 by McDonald Jones Homes Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1107Sep 03, 2011 2:34 pm takiBudgnbear, yes we will have flooring throughout, around 180 m2 in total. Will probably tile alfresco and porch. Hubby wants decking, but I don't want maintenance so we'll see. I think tiling is less expensive and more durable. Hussibug, great photos, what a lovely house. Your roof looks similar to mine except for the ridging, I think mine is done differently. Is it Boral ' Linea' Charcoal Grey ? taki, weldone with the flooring, great colour as well! Quick Step is one of the best laminates out there... you wont regret it, heard so many good things from family and friends re this product! have you guys thought about composite decking for your alfresco and portico? a little more expensive but maintenance and screw/nail free! Built the Havana 3 by McDonald Jones Homes 12 Mar 2011 89 NSW Loyal Member Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1108Sep 03, 2011 7:22 pm budgnbearScotta, what happened ??? It appears that our frame was manufactured in another state and was freighted by road/ rail to NSW then delivered to site. There is at least fifteen frames in this condition or worse and also a few damaged roof trusses. I have heard that the rep for the framing company has been called to come and do a site visit and I am yet to hear from our site supervisor. It appears that the majority of damage appears to have been caused by the loading and unloading of the frames and trusses. I would think that the next stop for the majority of the damaged frames would be the scrappers. In fairness MDJ however we only notified our CLO on Friday so I don't expect much to change over the weekend. We will see how things progress next week. There are some other pics in our Blog. ----------------------------------------------------------- Monte Carlo Grande Elite with McDonald Jones http://mdjatvermont.blogspot.com/ 19 Mar 2010 187 Bronze Member Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1109Sep 03, 2011 9:31 pm Kopite1892, will have a look at decking. We will probably need to put in some sort of balustrade around alfresco and steps. Anyway, here are a few photos... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building Havana Elite with side HT with MJD 20/04/11 DA approved by council 06/06/11 cut/fill 08/06/11 piering 20/6/11 slab 11/8/11 frame complete 18/9/11 lock up 28/11/11 handover booked 14 Jan 2011 289 NSW Silver Member Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1110Sep 04, 2011 6:53 pm hi kopite.. it was supposed to be registered end of august but moved to september 16... it september 4 now, and no changes still so Im hoping it will be on time... =)
this is the status as of the moment... do you actually see the status as completed on each stage? or does it update all the status as completed once it is registered? Construction Status Due 19/08/2011 Availability of Services Due 30/09/2011 Council approval of Plan Due 26/08/2011 Lodgement of Plan to LPMA Due 31/08/2011 Registration of Plan by LPMA Due 16/09/2011 we are now planning on the things we want on the electricals... can you guys give me an idea on the following items : 1) we definitely are going for LED downlights but we will ask MJH to do the prewiring... how much does the pre wiring cost? 2) additional aircon zone 3) basic home theater package 4) 2 way switch 5) extra power point 6) how about internet connection? sharing our color selection... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ thanks kopite1892 kornjenwe have signed off our color selection and we are very happy with our choices but not quite happy with the service we had from our color selection guy... we felt that he rushed our color selection since he had an appointment in the afternoon... anyway, what's next after the color appointment? do we do electricals even though our land is not yet registered? can't wait for the registration of our land... it says in the website that it was lodged last 31/8 and will be registered 16/9... hopefully it won't be delayed.... kornjen, we're in the ponds as well..... Have you had a delay in registration yet? if not, then there will be one... going by what all pondies have been saying and also our experience; the first date for rego is not the guaranteed date for rego... it at least gets delayed by another month... The same things happened with us regarding the electrical appointment... we completed ours like a week and a half or so before we had our site cut! Gives you heaps of time to plan I suppose.. 20 Oct 2010 179 NSW Bronze Member Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1111Sep 05, 2011 10:28 am budgnbear - good luck with your developer approval hussibug and taki - your houses are looking good scotta - how annoying! hope it doesnt set you back too far. kornjen - we had our colour appointment on 21 july, plans were submitted to council on 19 august and we havent been advised when our electrical appointment will be yet. we got the standard and extra electrical price lists from our CLO not long ago. if you want to pm me your email address i will forward them to you. Timeline Land deposit 14.9.10 Land settled 16.6.11 DA submitted 13.3.12 DA appoved 17.5.12 Construction cert 6.7.12 Site scrape 23.7.12 Lock up 29.11.12 Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1112Sep 05, 2011 2:48 pm Kornjen, yeah we actually saw the status on each stage say “Completed” as the dates went by… so the “Registration of Plan by LPMA Due” was the last stage for our sub development to be registered and to say “Completed” also, its a bit weird how your due date for completed of the 'availability of services' is after the actual registration date.............  not sure if ours was like this..The Electrical pricelist isn’t ‘ours’ so im a bit hesitant to send it across, if you know what I mean… If you speak with your CLO, they will be more than happy to send it across to you! Built the Havana 3 by McDonald Jones Homes 12 Mar 2011 89 NSW Loyal Member Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1113Sep 05, 2011 8:34 pm Our framing issues are being addressed and will hopefully be resolved by Thursday. I received calls personally from both Bill McDonald and the CEO of the framing company today to advise me of their plan to address the problems and to say we are chuffed with the service would be an understatement! I will keep you all updated as things progress. On another subject, can anyone give me any feedback on weather the Derby Ducted Air Conditioner or the Actron ESP Plus Air Conditioner (6K upgrade)???? ----------------------------------------------------------- Monte Carlo Grande Elite with McDonald Jones http://mdjatvermont.blogspot.com/ 14 Jan 2011 289 NSW Silver Member Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1114Sep 05, 2011 8:54 pm thanks kopite... i got a copy from Em.Russ.... anyway, so meaning our land is not progressing coz everything has still dates on it.... another question, is the whirly bird included on the colorbond roofing? kopite1892Kornjen, yeah we actually saw the status on each stage say “Completed” as the dates went by… so the “Registration of Plan by LPMA Due” was the last stage for our sub development to be registered and to say “Completed” also, its a bit weird how your due date for completed of the 'availability of services' is after the actual registration date............. not sure if ours was like this..The Electrical pricelist isn’t ‘ours’ so im a bit hesitant to send it across, if you know what I mean… If you speak with your CLO, they will be more than happy to send it across to you! 30 Jul 2011 163 NSW Bronze Member Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1115Sep 05, 2011 8:58 pm Well, we've put a deposit on the Parklane! So excited! It will be great that you guys are a fair way ahead of us - we can see what we're in for next  Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1116Sep 05, 2011 10:46 pm Great outcome Scott, not much else you could ask for, after what's happened. fingers crossed its all ready in time for when they're meant start! Congrats soccermum, now the fun begins! Built the Havana 3 by McDonald Jones Homes 02 Sep 2011 17 NSW Junior Member Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1117Sep 06, 2011 3:42 pm We've just put a deposit on the Havana One H&L package and are very please that we've made the decision. Any decision in fact, we've been back and forth a bit! I've got a question for anyone that got a package with MJH. I know we really can't make any changes, but what sort of stuff do you get to choose within the package? Obviously colours for tiles etc, but: Are any options for timber laminate floors included? Can we choose taps and stuff? When we pick paint, do they do the same colour right through the house, or can we pick different colours for different rooms? I'm sure I'll find out soon enough at my colour appt, but I'd like to know sooner so I can start planning. Also, does anyone have pics of their kitchens/bathrooms they like? It would probably be easier seeing something I like and just replicating that! I'm not overly good at visualising! 10 Aug 2011 4 NSW New Poster Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1118Sep 06, 2011 6:32 pm Hi everyone, We had our pre - handover inspection today went very well.Not a real lot to be fixed up just a few paint touch ups and couple of door adjustments overall we are very happy with the end result.House looks better than we imagined and completed sooner than we thought it would be, so all going well hadover is end of next week hope everyone elses building is going well.I will put up some pics when i find out how to.good luck all  14 Aug 2011 128 NSW Senior Member Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1119Sep 07, 2011 8:18 am Hi all Thanks for all the great info i have already been able to find by following your experiences. MJH is preparing a quote for us at the moment but i already have a million questions in my head. How easy is it to change our mind about choices we have already made once the quote is prepared? Has anyone had their stacker sliding doors recessed into the floor so the track doesn't stick up? If so, how much extra did it cost? Has anyone used the wooden floors supplied by MJH? Are you happy with them? Do they wear well? What alternatives to the Lin doors on the home theatre have people used? That's a lot of money that I think I could better use elsewhere but i dont want the end finish to look cheap. Wish i had a crystal ball! KDRB Carlingford, NSW Building Garden Retreat with MDJH 23 Jun 2011 5 NSW Junior Member Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1120Sep 07, 2011 11:06 am scotta_74On another subject, can anyone give me any feedback on weather the Derby Ducted Air Conditioner or the Actron ESP Plus Air Conditioner (6K upgrade)???? the derby aircon is really good i dont think any need for the upgrade i thought about it to but glad i got the derby one without the extra expense as to kornjenthanks kopite... another question, is the whirly bird included on the colorbond roofing? ! yes you get one whirly bird with the roof kornjen 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 20419 Hi there! Putting the feelers out there for those who have (or almost) built with Arli homes! 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