Browse Forums Building A New House Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1106Sep 03, 2011 2:24 pm Built the Havana 3 by McDonald Jones Homes Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1107Sep 03, 2011 2:34 pm Built the Havana 3 by McDonald Jones Homes Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1108Sep 03, 2011 7:22 pm ----------------------------------------------------------- Monte Carlo Grande Elite with McDonald Jones http://mdjatvermont.blogspot.com/ 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 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/ 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? kopite1892 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! 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 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! 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 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 Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1120Sep 07, 2011 11:06 am scotta_74 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)???? 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 kornjen thanks 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 20399 Hi there! Putting the feelers out there for those who have (or almost) built with Arli homes! 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