McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
We are building in Sydney Northwest (15-20 minutes from the head office!). Land was registered in Aug 2021. We did tender and contract before the registration. Although it was CDC,…
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
We decided to do it after handover since it was almost double the cost. However, we are still in the construction phase which is extremely slow and frustrating (It has…
At my wits end with McDonald Jones Homes…
I have to add that the liquated damages is almost nothing (it was worth about half of a 1 bedroom apartment rent) but you probably never get to that since…
Alfresco and Final OC
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My builder got CDC approval for the plans but it had this note on it. I asked and they told me it only means that CDC do not cover alfresco…
Interim Compliance Certificate and Final Builder Payment
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I am building with Mcdonald Jones in Northwest Sydney and my lender is Westpac. We will do flooring, driveway, some of electrical fitting and a few other things ourselves after…
Occupancy Certificate Requirement after Moving in
fans are not the only way we were told that double glazing several windows will also work but it would cost $10000 more. For the fans, they don't cost much…
Occupancy Certificate Requirement after Moving in
We are building with a very big builder and one downside is that communication is very limited and they use a lot of third parties. We were told that ceiling…
Occupancy Certificate Requirement after Moving in
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I am building a house with a builder (Northwest Sydney) and they came with a $21000 variation (mostly for thermal) which includes a lot of insulation and double glazing of…