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8 years8 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Your pool looks great guys!
We are thinking of putting a pool in too and was curious to know if you could answer a few questions for me. Please feel free…

9 years9 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Hi Sammi,
I haven't hung anything on our walls yet apart from a 100" screen in our media room. From memory, the technicians just mounted it to the wall, without having…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

We did our own flooring. It was $7,500 for carpet (most expensive one) and $5,000 for laminate floorboards (Parador brand) from Carpet Call. Because we did it after handover, we…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

The impressions package ($42,990 for only $4,990) when we signed up 2 years ago included:
* 20mm reconstituted stone to all kitchen benchtops, bathroom + ensuite vanities
* Nobili Disco sink mixer
*…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Thanks Natlyn and congrats Shaune_n_Bel!

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Hey guys,
We will have been in our house 12 months next Wednesday and I am still dealing with maintenance issues. I have MDJ coming out this Thursday to review the…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

YEH...good choice...definitely swing by next week...happy to show you through :)

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Congrats! What design are you going with?

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Just wondering if anyone has any leftover bricks they want to get rid of, as we would love to take them off your hands for our retaining wall. We are…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Has anyone decked their front porch similar to any of the display homes? I would love to see some photos of what you have done and also what landscaping you…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Just some advise for those of you who have finished your build and are due for your 3 month Service & Warranty Maintenance Repairs.
We submitted our list in January…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

We have a shelf in our single vanity. The pipe runs through the middle of it.

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Advanced Pest Control Aust. Pty Ltd do the termite treatment every 12 months. We recently had our renewal sent and from memory I think it was a few hundred dollars.…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

We have finally locked in an electrician to do our downlights the first weekend in July. She is a friend of the family and is charging $50 per hour. We…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Ours are the same. I wished we had gone with dark grout for our floor tiles, but we didn't have a choice. We were told at Colour Selection that we…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

We finally had our 3 month post build review this morning after waiting 2 extra months. Thankfully its only minor things that need replacing / fixing, but we were told…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Nothing major but I would have thought they would have at finished everything by now.
We got an email saying they had received our list of issues but have had nothing…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

For those of you that have finished your build and have passed your 3 month review, how long did it take for MJH to get back to you about fixing…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Congrats and good luck. Hope everything goes well for you guys. We built the Milano 4 15m also and we love ours. Can't wait to see your progress

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

All ours had been drilled thank goodness.

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Hi cjamum,
We used Shade Elegance and are so happy with our shutters. They came in at such a good price and the customer service was fantastic. Contact is Ritchie and…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Thanks. I have applied for quite a few jobs through those guys, but perhaps its worth giving them a call instead. I haven't even been able to get a temp…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Thanks cjamum. We are actually waiting to hear back from our super funds as to whether or not we can release any of our super. Fingers crossed we'll hear something…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Thanks Jamie. It's one of the hardest things I have ever had to do and so emotionally draining. I have never asked for anything in my life or ever reached…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
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10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Sadly, we have hit rock bottom with both myself and Pete still not being able to get a job. We would give anything not to lose our our new home.…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

We have our 3 month post build review coming up this week and I was wanting to know for those of you have have already had your 3 month review,…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

With regard to progress payments, we provided our bank with the Progress Payment Request Form that MJH provide you. You can select on that form how you want to make…

10 years10 yearsnaiandpetenaiandpete posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Yes merrynamy it is our kitchen. We desperately need to win the $1,500. Things are so tough with both of us being out of work especially around this time of…

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