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11 years11 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

we have moved in, unpacked and pretty with our home.. other than the kitchen sink that isnt draining, fingers cross its not a major concern..

11 years11 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

oh nice, floor tiles be lovely in summer time - cooling.. We have timber flooring - its in, polished on 16th sept. our carpet went in last week and looking…

11 years11 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

thanx Bec.. its exciting times, but stressful too.. Im shocked that you are having hand over when you tiler is coming in.. never heard of that.. Make sure you check…

11 years11 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

the house is finished, we have done last walk through it and pretty happy.. there is a few little things that need fixing - which are in the process

11 years11 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Thank you Nai and Pete.. am now checking out your blog.. i havent been onto it for agers.. congrats almost finished.. we looked through the windows today - we…

11 years11 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

we had no extras thrown in for free.. however, friends building their 2nd house with mjh and they had lots of extras thrown in for free.. good luck you might…

11 years11 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

We installed our timber flooring few weeks ago before the kitchen cupboards went in - they are still raw, we are polishing them after hand over.. So our skirting boards…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Tip for those who are about to do their colour selection - make sure you take a photo of everything you decide, as down the track when the house is…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

http://duskdartersrest.blogspot.com.au/
noticed alot of our group that we started off with not in here no more, which is good - they obviously in their homes.. and a…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
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Hi Everyone..
just popping my head in, its been a long while since in here last.. All going well atm with house.. apparently not far off hand over, looking forward to…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Monz21 - oh that is good news about the house being handed over earlier than expected, i hope that is the case for us too.. Good news about the…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Monz21 - we are off to grassy head for a church camp, on the beach near Kempsey.. dont mind if it rains up there, we have massive tarp to cover…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

have been slack, havent been in here for long time..
i think the last time was in here in, we havent even scrapped the block as yet?
it was scrapped, and then…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

we doing all our own flooring also.. not sure if its going to be much cheaper? but MJH didnt offer 'hardwood flooring' at the time and we have got our…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

We are building at Chisholm NSW (back of thornton)... we just got a call from the Slab dude, apparently they'll scrap our ground around the 26th.. The porter…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Hello everyone
long time since been in here last.. sorry for the slackness! Ive started study this year, so juggling that, family life, building and a few others things has been…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

oh that is good to hear Miss Windsor, its always nice to spend under the budget :)

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

We are suspecting we are going to go over the 150 days, as approval from council took a while, they suspect we'll have keys by september, which will be nice..…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Hi Merrrynamy
we are building the beachside elite with the baliness facade, in dark bricks and timber.. unfortunely i have no photo to show you just yet.. maybe in a month…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

:z: our house plans have resurfaced from council.. yipee.. took a while, i was starting to feel impatient.. so now the next step, make sure the…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

has anyone had trouble with their bank?? making sure each cheque is ready to be handed over to mjh for each stage

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Hi all
land of dreams - as the thinker has said, they will give you approx a week to sign off the tendor, but in all honestly dont sign off till…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
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i didnt realize that we walked through each stage of when the house was getting built.. which is good, can pick out the issues/changes before they move onto the next…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
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we have finally made the decision on our timber flooring.. We have decided to go along with brush box.. its a 9 something rating of hardness to the timber, not…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

we pretty happy with MJH electrical prices, they basically putting in our 109 downlights in, their fans, IXL prices through the roof - but it all comes back to what…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

we survived our electrical app. and did go over budget but not too worried about that.. we decided to let MJH do all our downlights, hubby will do some power…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

just seems to be reoccurring each time we have to sign something off, something is wrong.. so i hope this isnt going to happen when it comes to building the…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

We been looking over the plans all weekend, and basically there is a lot in there that doesnt match the consolidated tender. another is the flooring - that plate that…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

we are lucky where we are in chisholm - they arent allowed to build two storey homes either side of us, as we back onto the original estate - and…

12 years12 yearsduskdarterrestduskdarterrest posted:
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread

Hi everyone..
dragonfly - your photos look great, you must feeling relieved that the building has actually started.. shame about xmas break - how far does the SS think they'll get…

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