Beware of Champion Homes
That sounds horrendous, glad you put up a negative review.
Can I move into my build before it’s completed?
Hmm, it really depends. We havent got our driveway done or landscaping but buildcert is happy to issue a partial OC to let us occupy.
But, this doesnt always happen, some…
McDonald Jones Homes - The new thread
Anyone on here recently done a build with MJH?
We got a call today saying our house is done. Our SS is doing "his" inspection Monday and then the painter coming…
New build ceiling suggestions
My ceilings are 2.7m high, and they adjusted our door heights to suit. Im quite tall and i find 2.7m high to be good, but if i could choose again,…
Recent McDonald Jones construction experiences.
I feel this is where it changes based on location, and will be the same regardless of builder.
Our experience has been near perfect. We have received calls every Friday since…
McDonald Jones
Not sure how you went...
But for anyone wanting some answers if they need them;
1. will approximately $7000 be enough for the electricals and LED Downlights? (Looking at 55 downlights and…
McDonald Jones - Final price variance
Yeah, once the build starts, the price is final with upgrades already added in. If costs change, or increase, you should get variations via email to sign off on mid-build.
I…
McDonald Jones PCI
I know im many years late to this thread, but we are close to our PCI we think. Our "quality inspection" stage commences end of this week / early next,…
What's unreasonable to check during a final inspection?
That is far from unusual.. i assume. Ours will be done in the next few weeks and ill be going overboard. Hot water, Cold water, checking pipes under for leaks..…
Mistakes what did your builder do wrong?
Gosh thats a lot of issues that sound annoying.. we are nearing PCI with MJH and luckily have had 0 issues so far (i assume we will find a few…
3m ceilings
This ^^
We went up to 2.7m ceilings and MJH automatically adjusted all our door and window heights to suit and adjusted price of course.
Mistakes what did your builder do wrong?
We are a couple weeks from PCI, but just from photos i have been sent already, i can see a downlight not fully flush on the ceiling, some minor paint…
Induction Cooktops
Nah i meant just gas cooktop in general, not induction of course.
But, i know Bosch (well whatever model my parents had), had 10 years with no issues and looked brand…
Induction Cooktops
My parents had Bosch for 10 years, no issues at all.
But i use gas, so cant specify on its life span or even its heating capability.
Shower tap won't turn off
If it was just dripping id say washer, had a fare share of these done by plumbers being a property manager.. but if its going full blast, it could be…
Shower strip drains
Yeah, not too sure leaks wise honestly, i assume a little more complex to install.
Shower strip drains
Negatives really are from a cleaning standpoint, they just take a lot of effort to clean due to the length of them. Cant really see any other negatives though.
Builder asking money outside contract
Did you have any luck with getting this sorted?
Variations post build
Hi all,
I was wondering if we can be charged anything at the end of the build extra?
We are up to doing our flooring next week, electrical, plubming is all done.…
Cabinetry / Tiling / Painting
Hi Simeon,
Just a question, as you have been super helpful.
Our electrical and plumbing is just about in, will be done by Friday afternoon. Our house is fully painted also and…
My new build experience | SA
That im not sure on, but surely this is all discussed pre build? did you and the builder agree on how many taps?
In my build with MJH we only had…
My new build experience | SA
I guess everyone has a different experience.. no issues so far, and nearly at handover on my end.. probably helps using MJH.
How would you make this room feel homey
Yep, this is a very good point actually.
I do like modern, and alot of white, which i went with for my build, but we did one feature wall of Pink…
Upstairs floor plan review and suggestions welcome
Option 1 and flip shower and toilet is an option, but then you would need to have a exhaust fan in there that runs on a 10-minute turn off timer.
Building Stages
Forgot to reply, we did sign our contract October 2023, so it did take 4 months until we had our slab, but that period we knew about as they said…
kitchen cabins before or after floor tiles
We just had our tiles installed, after kitchen and bathroom cabinets were done.