Browse Forums Building A New House Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1349Dec 05, 2011 9:56 pm Built the Havana 3 by McDonald Jones Homes McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1356Dec 10, 2011 3:32 pm mandv i must say the only thing i am dissapointed with MJH is that they dont include driveways in their standard house prices, where as pretty much every other builder i have enquired to does. How did everyone else organize their driveway? As part of the mortgage or paid separately afterwards? Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1357Dec 10, 2011 4:20 pm I wasn't so worried about the driveway not being included. Ours was always going to be bigger than the the length allowed by other builders and would cost me extra anyway. I will organise it as part of the landscaping when the house is finished. I like the driveways at most of the MJ display homes and the ones they quote on at the colours appointment but I can't find any info about what it is or where you can buy it. Has anyone done this type of driveway after handover? KDRB Carlingford, NSW Building Garden Retreat with MDJH Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1358Dec 10, 2011 7:46 pm we are planning to do pay it ourselves after the handover... what we did was we included the few electrical items in the loan... so we just need to pay the driveway, landscape, fence and all other expenses after.. we will be having our electricals this monday... any tips or suggestion for the electricals? what we are planning is we will have a lot of power points, 2 junction box in the front of the house, and 2 at the rear. still thinking of prewiring downlights in the common area..., exchaust in the toilet, and fan heater light... also we are getting a 3rd zone for the AC... 3 way switch... we decided not to get the ducted vacuum since ours is just a single storey... Questions 1) Is it worth it to get the reinforced wall and bracket first??? and then we will just add a data point and pay tv point... can you install a tv bracket yourself even though the wall is not reinforced? 2) Is it worth it ducting the fan heater light / exhaust fan? 3) did you guys upgraded the smoke alarms? 4) how many junction boxes do you need for the outdoor lighting? thanks in advance Re: McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread 1360Dec 11, 2011 11:37 am i'm just reviewing the impression package again.. just doing my assignment for tomorrow's electrical. I noticed this as included in the package "Designer Glass Splashback to underside of overhead cupboards & rangehood" Does this mean the back of the rangehood? just wondering coz we paid extra for the glass splashback behind the rangehood.. 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 17427 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 12556 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 26589 |