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Larry B.Hunter Region, NSW
- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Fantastic Progress
McDonald Jones have now completed the Bricks, roof, windows, gutters and "Cut Out". We have received photos today and are very happy with the progress and the high standard of the build so far. Our site supervisor Stewart has been excellent and has kept us up to date about what is happening.
November 24th 2022 Update: Love our new home
We would like to thank all the people that have taken us through this journey: Mal at Thornton, My Choice Studio people in particular Marissa, Erin and Ryan, also Tommy Wrixon our slab supervisor and finally o...Read more
ur amazing Site Supervisor Stewart Nickisson. We are still pinching ourselves as our home is beyond our expectations. The workmanship, finish and attention to detail are excellent. We are so glad we chose MJD to build for us!!1 comment
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- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Welcoming
Annie Katte at Thornton was very helpful with our external colour selection appointment. Very patient with us in the deciding process while still helping us achieve our end results. Annie also explained the costs involved with selections throughout the appointment.
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- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Quality Business for a Quality Build
Bravely, my partner and I decided to build our first-ever home. After researching different builders, we decided to go into the McDonald Jones sales office to get a quote for our home. We originally discounted MJH as a builder because we didn't think they would be in our budget due to their good reputation as quality builders. Much to our surprise, they were one of the most competitive in terms of price. Our sales assistant helped us through the initial planning stage, which we were still very new to. She was considerate of us being first-home-...Read more
owners and having little industry knowledge, offering suggestions where she saw fit. The journey to get from paper to land was long, being held up by the Royal Commission into the banks. MJH were patient with our financer's lack of urgency and helped support our requests for final bank approval. The ladies who helped us with all our external and internal selections went out of their way to make us feel comfortable and subtly weighed in on any disagreements between my partner and I. Our electrician was happy to help us keep costs down during the electrical appointment. Once the build started, the journey was smooth. The standard break over Christmas felt like forever as we had excavation completed just before the 3-week stall. After this holiday period, there were little pauses in the build progress and we saw activity happening weekly, if not daily. The only hiccups along the way were due to theft in the area; front door, ensuite window and wardrobe sliding doors. Upon practical completion, there were no major issues with the house and the guys were quick to action any minor defaults. We have been in the house now for 4 nights and are very in love with our home. As with any build, there will be problems, errors, and issues. MJH always acted swiftly and considerately to fix these. Our site supervisor, Jarrod Marks, was great support along our journey, happy to answer any questions and notified us of problems that arose (e.g. theft). His communication has been clear and I felt I always knew what was expected of us. Above all, he was down-to-earth and had great interpersonal skills, which we highly valued as one of our most prized possessions was in his hands. Would we build again with MJH? Yes! We just won't ever buy sloped land again!Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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Lauren MHunter Region, NSW
- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Wonderful experience with Sarah & Codie at McDonald Jones at Thornton
Our experience with McDonald Jones at Thornton has been wonderful. Sarah B and Codie E have been so professional, friendly and approachable during our time with them. We can not thank them enough for the fantastic service they provided. Highly recommend to anyone looking to build.
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LisaHunter Region, NSW
- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Excellent experience
We had an excellent experience with our build. Sarah Brokman and Lisa Johnston were amazing and held our hand through the initial stages, answering our every question and Stewart Nickissons attention to detail and communication throughout was exceptional. We would highly recommend building with McDonald Jones.
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McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi LIsa, thank you so much for the great feedback about your team, especially Sarah, Lisa and Stewart, they were thrilled to read your comments as they love helping to create dream homes for their cus... Read more
tomers. We hope you are creating many happy memories in your new home!Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Anchorage 2.Hunter Region, NSW
- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Highly Recommended.
We are certainly impressed with the professionalism of the MDJ Team.
Especially our internal colour consultant
Marissa Hamling who guided us throughout the whole process effortlessly.
We highly recommend Marissa to future Clients.
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Amy WHunter Region, NSW
- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Helpful, friendly and informative!
Codie and Sarah were very approachable and replied to all of our questions promptly. The first process of our house build ran smoothly and easily because of their assistance. We cannot speak highly enough of them!
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McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi Amy, thanks so much for taking the time to provide feedback about your experience so far, the team were overwhelmed with your lovely comments. We can't wait to get moving on building your new home. Please keep us updated on your progress!
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Ross CadellHunter Region, NSW
- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Pretty Great Process
Beth and I have been happy with all aspects of our build so far. Steven Briant was our sales guy and was able to make suggestions and honestly gave us feedback even when it was not the answer we wanted. This meant that we have had no surprises on the way through.
After paying the deposit our initial office contact was Vanessa Lynch and she could not have been better. I seriously could not fault a single communication or process. We felt informed, supported and well looked after by everything she did in the coordination and contract signing. W...Read more
e actually got variation credits on the way through with ample allowances quoted not being fully require do for Bushfire compliance and Basix! We then clicked into the build phase with work starting in advance of the “construction list” timetable and slab going down a week earlier than expected. We easily took the site back to do some earth works and within two days of handing it back to MJH they were underway again. Our Site Supervisor (SS) is Stewart Nickisson and he has managed the heck out of it. Our home is a decent size double story (Enlarged Saxonvale 40) and on June 27 the slab formwork was completed and today, about 5 weeks later we have a frame, windows fitted, a roof, weatherproof ground floor, all plumbing fitted and electrical started. Once again we have valued the really good communication from Stewart, again only promising what he can deliver and then probably over delivering. I am not a builder but everything looks good, they are keeping the site clean, we are getting calls and photo updates. All the trades have been friendly and professional.2 comments
McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi Ross, thanks so much for taking the time to provide your detailed, honest feedback about your building experience, your team were so pleased to read your comments. We would love to see photos if you have the chance and would like to share them!
McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi Ross, thanks for the update on your building journey, we're so pleased you can get started on building your new home!
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John B.Hunter Region, NSW
- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Excellent Job
Now that we are in our lovely new home, the results show the excellent quality. All our budget and workmanship expectations have been met and our family are excited to create a warm loving home. Stuart Nicolson has been a delight as our supervisor as he has kept us up to date and always been contactable for questions. HIs attention to detail allowed us confidence.
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McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi John, Congratulations on moving into your new home and taking the time to provide your feedback in between moving in! Stuart was delighted to read your comments too. We hope you make lots of many h... Read more
appy memories in your new home, Cheers from the MJH teamSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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San Marino Hunter Region, NSW
- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Thanks
We would like to give a shout out to our fantastic project coordinator, Vanessa Lynch. At each obstacle you were right there to help us solve any problems to achieve our dream. You are hard working, honest and reliable and we thank you for going the extra mile to make sure that we are happy.
Rich and Charlene
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McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi there, thank so much for the great feedback about Vanessa, she was delighted to read your comments and loves helping her clients create the homes of their dreams!
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Alan J.Hunter Region, NSW
- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Interior design with Marissa
On Monday we completed our internal selections with Marissa. Marissa was fantastic. We were going into the day unsure with our selections and what would work. Marissa was very enthusiastic with a keen eye for detail. She helped point out some variations in our selections that we wouldn't have considered and we're ecstatic with our finished product. Would definitely recommend Marissa for anyone doing their selections.
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McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi Alan, thank you for the great feedback about Marissa, we're so pleased she was such a great help for you to create the look of your dream home! Keep us posted on how your building journey goes too and photos!
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Castletown 34
- 2 reviews
- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
My Choice Design Studio
Our process at my choice design studio with Marissa Hamling has been a pleasure to work with her. She has been so professional in selecting colours in our home, as we have changed colours and ideas in the process,she has always been there to to talk and work with us.As we are coming close to the end of our pre selection time, we would recommend Marissa for been absolutely fantastic in this process.
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McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi there, thank you so much for the great feedback about Marissa,, please keep us posted on how your building journey is going!
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MelHunter Region, NSW
- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Great to deal with
Our build with McDonald Jones has been a positive experience with our supervisor Kyle being just a pleasure to work with. His calm and helpful demeanour is second to none. Kyle made sure our house was built to the highest standard and if anything wasn’t up to scratch he had it redone. I had full faith that our new house would be presented very well upon completion.
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McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi Mel, that's such great feedback to read about Kyle, thank you so much for taking the time to provide your feedback about your experience!
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- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Excellent customer service
dealing with Angela workman and Jason at the Huntlee display home to kick off our build process was an easy and smooth experience. Especially Angela domain knowledge and experience help us lot for decisions. communication was excellent by both of them all the way through and they were always friendly and helpful with whatever we needed. thank you
July 26th 2022 Update: Love the design studio phase.excellent customer service
A big thank you to Annie @ the MyChoice design studio for making our external selections a fun and enjoyable experien...Read more
ce! Annie was awesome she is talented with Patience, Attentiveness and Clear communication skills. Her product Knowledge also excellent. July 30th 2022 Update: On 29/0/19 we completed our internal selections with Marissa Hamling. Marissa was fantastic.She has been so professional in selecting colours in our home. she has always been there to talk and work with us.we would recommend Marissa for been absolutely fantastic in this process.1 comment
McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi Sunil, what lovely feedback about Angela and Jason, thank you, they were delighted to read this and they can't wait to see you new home come to life!
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- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Great Communication and Full Confidence in McDonald Jones Homes
We are now well into the build with the plasterboard going in at the moment. The comms with our site supervisor Max has been absolutely fantastic. He calls me at least once a week to discuss the weeks achievements and what is planned for the upcoming weeks. Fortunately we haven't lost too many days due to weather and most days there appears to be someone on site.
We are building a two story Tulloch 31 on a narrow 400 square meter block. All the builders have been great with the neighbours keeping them informed and addressing any concerns they have raised.
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McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi Leigh, thank you so much for your lovely feedback about Max and the team, we would love to see your photos of your new Tulloch when you have time!
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Alan BMid North Coast, NSW
- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Your whole team at MJH, Thornton have made our pre construction, decision's a breeze
Special thanks to Marisa, whom helped design our Kitchen cupb, & flooring, tiling, layout fantastic, love the results.
Kimberly,s expertise with the Contract, plans, is much appreciated.
Tamara, took us through the Contract Signing, able to clarify any queries, excellent.
Karly, was fantastic helping immensely with our internal/external colours, and layout .
Peta, was a wizard with the electrical layout, your help was exceptional, we really appreciated the cheerful approach, and expertise of everyone at the Mychoice
Studio.
We are now looking for to seeing our new home come together.
Many thanks to all.
Alan & Cheryl Brentnall 3
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McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi Alan B, thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback about the team, they and Karyn were delighted to read your kind words about each team member. We can't wait to see your new home change the way you live!
We are very excited and eagerly awaiting the Start of our build.
Alan & Cheryl Brentnall.
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Liz and GregHunter Region, NSW
- 2 reviews
- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Smooth sailing so far!
Thank you to Andrew and Katrina at Thornton for making the pre-construction stage of our build smooth sailing. We were kept well informed and so far the experience has been excellent. We are looking forward to starting our build
July 29th 2022 Update: External colour selections appointment
Thank you so much to Annie for making the external colour selections appointment easy to follow and an enjoyable experience. She guided us through the colours and choices and we are very happy with the end result.
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McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi Lis and Greg, thank you for the great feedback about Andrew and Katrina at Thornton, we can't wait to get started on building your new home to change the way you live!
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justinSydney Surrounds, NSW
- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
The first stage of construction
We have just completed our opening stages with Mcdonald Jones, our site foreman Tommy has been extremely helpful throughout the process keeping us informed of the processes taking place and for future tasks.
We have now been handed over to a new foreman who will see the build through to the end.
Thanks Tommy!
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McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi Justin, thank you so much for the great feedback about Tommy he was delighted to read your comments, we can't wait to see your new home come to life!
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Vicki H.Hunter Region, NSW
- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Smooth Pre Construction Process
We are very happy with the pre construction process with McDonald Jones Homes. After deciding we liked the Santa Fe we went to Warnervale Home World where the home was on display. Our first contact was with Mitchell Pomfrett who was very informative about the Santa Fe and answered all our questions. We made an appointment with Cathy Bejma to discuss the possibility of building the home on our land. Cathy made the process very easy and was quick to get back to us with any of our questions or changes we wanted to make to the home. The interi...Read more
or designers at the colour choices studio at Thornton are top notch and made the selection process very easy. We are now ready for the build process to begin. McDonald Jones Homes should be very proud of their great staff!1 comment
McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi Vicki H, thank you so much for your lovely feedback about your journey so far, and our team, we are delighted to be building your dream home!
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Rochelle and RobHunter Region, NSW
- NSW, Thornton (Newcastle Office)
- Verified customer
Amazing Quality
From the moment we visited the display home in Thornton, McDonald Jones professionalism and service standard was evident. My partner was sold on building with McDonald Jones as soon as we saw the kitchen, but the San Marino we selected is a fantastic layout for our family.
Our Building Consultant Andrew Dimovski stepped us through the entire process and ensured we knew our inclusions and options, so we could make informed decisions to build our new home. Although we had many questions, he always made time for us.
Our experience in the Design ...Read more
Studio gave us the right style advice, we had plenty of time and are delighted with our selections. The finished product is exactly what we wanted. The build process itself could not have gone any better. Jarrod our Site Supervisor was exceptional and made sure we knew how things were progressing. Everything was well scheduled and there were regular check- in’s via phone and on-site. We always felt comfortable and in-control, we were not left guessing or stressed at any stage, which is so important in this situation. Having just received the keys to our new McDonald Jones home, the quality in the workmanship is amazing and on budget. The fit and finish is a cut above and we are super happy.1 comment
McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi Rochelle and Rob, thank you so much for your lovely feedback about your building experience with us and your fabulous team, they were so delighted to read your comments! Congratulations on receivin... Read more
g the keys to your brand new dream home, we would love to see photos when you have a chance! We hope you make many wonderful memories in your new home, Cheers from the MJH teamSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Questions & Answers
vishal m.asked
How long after the slab that mcdonald jones start steel frame. I mean usual dry out time for slab before framing?
Construction time for steel frame single story built for example san marino 16 executive.
Thanku
Buddhaasked
Hi guys do you use waffle pods in your slabs
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They did on our house, we are happy with the process visually as we did not have a terrible cut requiring retaining. The cut was minimal as we had a good flat block.
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McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi Buddha, yes we do use waffle pods in the slabs.
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McDonald J.McDonald Jones Homes
Hi Larry, thank you for the update and we are so pleased you love your new home. We hope you create lots of happy memories in your new home - Congratulations from the MJH team!