Jamo s posted:Time to celebrate!!!
WOO-HOO!!
We get the keys tomorrow!
Thanks to everyone at MJH - it's only 15 weeks since the slab pour, and 19 weeks since construction started.
So we're in 9 weeks early …
Jamo s posted:McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
In the sleepy little coastal town of Old Bar, West of Taree...
Jamo s posted:McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
We're just waiting on the glass splash back and some carpet and our SS says we will be in within the next 2 weeks.
Our contract was 140 days (28 weeks)…
Jamo s posted:McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
WOW!!
Our slab was poured on the 16th July (38 days ago) and I've just been told our bricks get cleaned this weekend and the internal gyprock starts Monday.
So we've got…
Jamo s posted:McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
6 to 8 weeks is like lightning compared to Greater Taree Council - took them 12 weeks to approve our plans!!
Jamo s posted:McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
Got everything crossed that we can! 
Jamo s posted:McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
Wow!
Our build is powering along.
The slab was poured only 3 weeks ago and since then the frame, gutters & fascia, roof, windows, cabling and external plumbing has been completed. The…
Jamo s posted:McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
Wow!
After weeks of looking at a swimming pool everything's racing along...
Slab was poured on Monday, frames started Tuesday and finished yesterday.
Windows/sliding doors go in Monday, eaves, guttering and roof will…
Jamo s posted:McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
We're building on the mid-north coast at Old Bar, and it's a Monte Carlo Executive Elite with rear activity room.
(Quite a mouthful!)
Our pour was delayed by rain and the steelwork…
Jamo s posted:McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
Slab poured yesterday, and all of the exterior and interior steel wall frames are up today.
Watching the guys handle them, there won't be much weight on the slab until the…
Jamo s posted:McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
Must be the day for it - our slab just got poured today as well!!! 
Jamo s posted:McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
We went well over the 150 day limit, but this was due to lengthy delays with council approval.
MJH sent us a contract variation but waived the $2000 charge....
Jamo s posted:McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
Woohoo!
Site excavated, drainage in place, ready to pour the slab - rain, rain, rain...
Not sure we picked a swimming pool as one of the upgrades, but we've got one anyway...…
Jamo s posted:McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
Hi Thinker,
We decided to go with MJH for flooring because we were told we wouldn't be able to bring in flooring contractors until after completion. We chose expensive polished porcelain…
Jamo s posted:McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
Hi, first timer here.
We're building a Monte Carlo executive elite in Old Bar (near Taree) and are grateful for a lot of the info posted here.
We're still waiting for the…
