Browse Forums Building A New House 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 16834 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 11117 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 23483 |