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The Ugly Truth of New Homes: Exposing Neglect and Deception

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Welcome back to Site Inspections, the place to be for expert insight into building inspections, defects, and home buyer tips.
In this video, we delve into a distressing case where a home, not even two years old, is already showing significant signs of neglect and non-compliance with Australian building standards. Wrapped in Hebel cladding, the house was expected to be a durable and safe haven for the homeowner. Yet, the reality has proven otherwise.
Follow the TikTok Inspector as he uncovers a range of issues, from cracking in various sections of the home due to incorrect Hebel cladding installation, a broken roof truss posing serious safety hazards, to non-compliant waterproofing causing deterioration of building elements.
The home's builder vanished into thin air when the homeowner tried to address these concerns. Left with no other choice, the homeowner turned to us to investigate and compile an independent report, laying out the painful truth.
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@MegaSureshock Год назад

This is more frustrating to watch than dash cam owners Australia...

@nicholasvinen Год назад

For all we know the speeding tradie utes blowing through red lights in the dashcam videos are rushing to these building sites to do the dodgy work 😂

@marzp9841 Год назад

Brilliant..both of your comments 😂😂👏👏

@PappadumWarrior Год назад

Haha Im subbed to both. Monthly shaking of head ensues!

@Foodie-yj1qe Год назад

Priceless comment, well said

@zaphod_beeblerox Год назад

best ting I've read in a long time👍

@MrCav74 Год назад

These are only the defects that you can see on the outside, imagine the structural defects that have been done behind the walls and in the foundation where no one can see anything.

@rastlach Год назад

The truly scary and depressing part of your channel is that you are one person looking at these properties and yet there and tens of not hundreds of houses being built, imagine how many more are just as bad if not worse. Keep up the good works :)

@qasimrashidi6870 Год назад

we are expecting to have 1 million dwellings built by 2030. GOD bless the property buyers.

@bridiemanser9416 10 месяцев назад

I cringe every timeI see a double storey home for sale!

@Lukemilly Год назад

Gday im a Roof Tiler with 19yrs experience all doing new roofs. (The cut tiles in the valley had valley clips and the full tiles next to them could’ve and should been clouted into the batten which you should’ve checked)). I love what you do, I know first hand there’s Hundreds of homes that I’ve worked on over the years that you could make videos on. Metricon homes was one of the big builders we worked on and I’d lost count on how many blues I had with their supervisor about how the roof trusses were not installed properly they didn’t care. At lunch we used to sit inside and you’d look around at the frame and just spot faults everywhere. The problem is they need what ever trade it is to finish their work yesterday so the new trade can come in and do what they need to do. Every trade is under the pump cutting corners to get it done so they continue to get work off them. That is just one of many builder’s I had done work for that were just as bad if not worse, shit I got so many horror stories you would love.. save them for another day Keep your good work up

@Siteinspections Год назад

Thank you for sharing your story with us, it’s much appreciated 🙏

@keithcragg6474 Год назад

As a builder in QLD, it is good to see an inspector like yourself showing and explaining things to people, when I try to explain why I have to put aluminium water stops or why I have to give the waterproofing ample time to dry before I do another coat, most of them think I am full of shit or just don’t want to listen. I really think it’s that time to start wearing a Go Pro at work so I can say “ I told you that “ or “ remember when I said a niche in a 70mm stud wall is not very deep “ or “ yes, you can take the very cheap quote, but you will be replacing it in a couple of years “

@neila9251 Год назад

Certifiers should be employed/paid by the owner not the builder to try to ensure impartiality and get a rating on their quality of work after the job is signed off.

@fademan77 Год назад

Agree, then results published on a public site....

@Nathan-ry3yu Год назад

@@davidbrayshaw3529I agree. They need to bring that back in

@jetnavigator Год назад

It's clear that modern building technologies and techniques far exceed the ability of the tradesmen.

@jetnavigator Год назад

@Andrew F well the good ones are doing a pretty bad job at distinguishing themselves from the bad ones.

@jetnavigator Год назад

@Andrew F yes but for the average punter it's impossible to distinguish.

@Healthliving1967 Год назад

I think it’s more to do with these volume builders,they build as many houses annually as they can and they are slack at paying their tradies and always low ball the tradies with bs rates. I’ve seen it happen so many times on Metricon homes when I used to live in Victoria. If you don’t pay tradesmen decent rates for the work they do then you will get poor quality work. It’s wrong,the home buyer is the one who gets shafted. I used to do new home maintenance on J G King homes in Latrobe Valley many years ago,the stuff I saw on houses that were only 6 months old was unbelievable,some of the repairs I was doing were major repairs to brickwork,tiles,security doors,plumbing,painting,rendering. These package deals they were selling were terrible,the materials used were the cheapest they could find. I really feel for these new home buyers,it’s terrible and this should never happen to begin with.

@dragginmedown Год назад

@@Healthliving1967you’re right to some degree. But some people are just shit at what they do and always will be. It’s more about keeping the good ones and paying them well. But that means houses will be built slower as there will be less trades around. Quality over quantity

@Healthliving1967 Год назад

@@dragginmedown that is true. There are a lot of bad tradies out there for sure.

@DanielTateNZ Год назад

Great video the builders should be put on a register with all their faults listed for each job if not amended in the time frame allowed.

@ra4yu Год назад

Its nice to see a house whose roof isnt covered in stupid flat sections and parapets on the channel. Somebody should give that architect an award so all the other sheep in the industry see his design and copy this revolutionary new method

@elmohead Год назад

imo flat roofs are the dumbest things ever. Hey, want to shed water off your roof? Why not make it flat so it doesn't go anywhere? Furthermore, let's drill holes all over the roofing to fasten it! Nothing will go wrong!

@downtownneonlights Год назад

Architect not involved, this is a volume building company.

@ResmeN Год назад

Thanks for filming horizontally. Great work

@Siteinspections Год назад

Just for you 🙏❤️

@MrPony007 Год назад

I can’t believe the amount of consistent “non compliant” issues you find. It’s depressing and again will stop me from ever building a new home. As If the recent financial issues haven’t made it bad enough.🤦🏼‍♂️ thank glob for you. Keep up the good work.

@majus1334 Год назад

Old homes are non-compliant by default tho.

@user-po2tg1lf5x Год назад

This is straight to the point

@bpbw1412 Год назад

Glob bless

@lewiscampbell7888 Год назад

@@bpbw1412 🥸🥸🥸

@davep4173 Год назад

I got out of the building industry in my twenties because of bad behavior and bullying. Im now on in the mining (design engineering) side, but we are dealing with massive skill shortage, lack of training over many years and huge incompetence throughout. High pay doesn't resove incompetence, they just spend more time covering it up/ arse covering. Its frustrating. Well done for maintaining the pressure to force better outcomes. It must be frustrating to see the same problems over and over.

@seanworkman431 8 месяцев назад

Incompetence is ripe a college or university can only teach you so much and the best a thing a good teacher can do is teach one how to learn. I still enjoy learning and will never stop and we all must remember "If all else fails read the instructions". Pride in ones work is what counts.

@Foodie-yj1qe Год назад

An absolute “SHIMOZZLE”

@dartology Год назад

Sadly dodgy fake control / articulation joints are much more common than you’d hope. Heart breaking stuff for the owner.

@SuzieQGirl Год назад

The planet needs more humans like you. Thank you. ❤❤❤

@yehnah5891 Год назад

oh sick a landscape video!! cheers for the longform too

@maxrockatanksyOG Год назад

As bad as all those houses that were built on Black soil here in Qld; required tons of concrete to be pumped _under_ the house slab as the houses were sinking up to 12"! No footing peirs down to bedrock, jst a slab poured straight on to black soil. Council approved too; the company then declared bankruptcy & restarted under another name

@chrigdichein Год назад

well in a country that allows backpackers to work as trade assistances in trade companies? What do you expect? Same for the labour hire sector where people work without need of building a good reputation.

@whodiedlee Год назад

Its great to see you do these. Its good to hold builders accountable but also seeing you with how much care you have and experience it's amazing work Wish builders made the same effort. Everyone is happy to be paid but not finish there work properly

@josephj6521 Год назад

I think the only way to assist customers with their defected homes is for the government to hold x% of the cost in a fund and if after 5 or whatever years there are no issues, the builder gets its money plus interest. If there are defects, if the builder doesn’t fix them, they get the cost to fix minus the balance.

@soni8035 Год назад

Question: Is this the only Building Inspector in Australia who actually does his job properly?

@drazmarinic5991 Год назад

Flabbergasted buy your findings in these builds , great work

@markspin4596 7 месяцев назад

By not Buy

@ArchEdge Год назад

Another great video. I would have thought by now, all homes had roof sarking….?

@jb7753 Год назад

These are much more enjoyable to watch with the live voice over and not the voice over done in editing.

@fungooloo12 Год назад

We need to be naming these builders, it is the only way they may start to pull their pants up. Government does nothing to protect people, it should be simpler to get a builder out to rectify and even simpler to get them to do the right thing from the start. Name them!

@kevinmason153 Год назад

very informative videos, to my mind part of the problem is building inspectors passing jobs seemingly not even taking the slightest glance , is there any consequence to them? Also would like to see some follow up after you find these problems & report to the builder, I wonder how many actually get rectified

@000gjb Год назад

I learn something from every video I view on your channel. References to the VBA, other Australian building standards and manufacturers installation guidelines are of great value in understanding the issues found. I wonder what the builder will say when he watches this video and receives your report. He may learn something as well.

@Zedman3333 Год назад

Me, starts watching uploads and knows f all about roofing , 5 uploads later I’m like “that’s definitely 5 mill out” terrible job, I can’t believe he didn’t use the 25 mill overlap on that ..haha

@davidgreen424 Год назад

Thanks for all the effort you go to making these videos and adding in the technical details is a great help to even the playing field between home owners and builders.

@mirceapirvu1851 Год назад

I recently came across your channel and can't have enough of it Is a thresher trough of knowledge. If is not to much to ask it will help so much if you give as your opinion on how the defects should be rectified proply .Tank you very very much for educating me and if you post 10 episodes a day it will not be enough for me lol. Love your work mate

@Siteinspections Год назад

Your comment means a lot to me, thank you.

@davep4173 Год назад

It's great to see comments on this channel like this. Don't be scared to speak out to get the right result for the client as in the long run it's a win for the builder and the industry.

@bpbw1412 Год назад

Thresher Proply Comment non-compliant

@fadelkhalil-df5ut Год назад

Do the right thing, it will make some grateful to you and surprise others, and I pray to God to grant you success and care for you and always forward.💜🏝️

@DD-wd7ku 6 месяцев назад

I can remenber a few years back when a German friend helping out on an owner build home, he had done a bit of roofing work while in Australia, couldn't believe the reliance placed on silicone by roofing trades here. Maybe things have changed back in Germany by now, but he said that silicon use was very limited and basically not acceptable.

@ragged_chisel-rl5pu Год назад

I'm so glad I found your channel bud. I'm retraining to become a builder, and most of what I see are excellent examples of what not to deliver to my clients. Also I'm noticing that many of the defects that you uncover/point out are simply a case of ignoring manufacturer's very clear instructions. I mean, these builders have the information available to them, easily accessible, why don't they just do it right the first time? Is it a matter of "I'll try my luck and see"?

@SuperMegaWoofer3000 Год назад

A reliable quality builder can charge higher prices, and never have to advertise. I reckon builders are taking on too many projects concurrently, getting any old joe blow to do the work, and they don't have the time to properly supervise, and if they find faults it's easier to just hope nobody notices. It's a dual problem of greed (let's take on too many jobs, we'll make more money but we can't manage the quality and compliance), and lack of consequences for doing the wrong thing (well, me other mate builders do it, why shouldn't I do it too?). If councils started blitzing enforcement and there were consequences, it would become normalised to do the right thing because the risk is too high not to, we'd see change, but while people can get away with it, nothing will change.

@yizhang9074 Год назад

very good video showing all the issues we need to check when we addressing the prob of the house

@simeonmav5841 Год назад

LOOKS GOOD FROM FAR BUT FAR FROM GOOD

@test143000 Год назад

Garage floor cracks were probably formed when water evaporated from concrete, it shrunk and stretched. Such cracks are not structural, if they do not progress. Some cracks width is slightly warning, as shrinkage cracks are normally hairline. The floor was probably uneven from the beginning.

@antman3525 Год назад

It seems that most tradies do the right thing, but are oblivious to the next trade or the preceding one. The trady sees a problem, but its not his job to fix others but to do what he has been asked to do. In the end the builder is stuck with all the problems. Mistakes get made, but site managers need to be pro active to see only none or small ones, not rebuilds.

@lyricallyunwaxable1234 Год назад

The boss said hurry up, and make it disappear! By yesterday too!

@crapmalls Год назад

This new indiana jones is lit

@kevinhamling1963 Год назад

It's very frustrating to watch your videos. Even though I love your channel. What is frustrating is that nothing seems to happen to these shoddy trades people. It doesn't seem to matter how serious the defects are. In Australia we have regulations that have to be adhered to when building a house. My opinion is the system is broken out of date. Jail time needs to be introduced as punishment. I'm even surprised insurance companies are covering water damage claims if the initial work was not done to Australian standards. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

@Aa_ron81 Год назад

The valley may have had storm seal fitted underneath the valley cuts holding them in place, but most likely a dob of silicon at the the bottom of each water course on each cut tile with an off cut to hold up the starter side of the valley. Personally I use valley clips.

@Aa_ron81 Год назад

Also, best not to walk on the ridges. It’s a lot easier to replace a couple of cracked tiles than to rip up, re bed and point broken ridge caps.

@brettharman3909 Год назад

Thanks, mate, for showing this 👍 Great job 👏

@rodrop88 Год назад

We need independent certification, not certifiers employed by the builder.

@tlgf7638 Год назад

Speed in modern building, especially volume builds is more important than quality. Unfortunately. These are tough times for builders in general and hence so many folding on a weekly basis

@tlgf7638 Год назад

@@davidbrayshaw3529 very true. I work on a lot of older homes and the difference in quality is very evident. And solid. For me solid masonry will always be king.

@test143000 Год назад

@@tlgf7638 Solid masonry requires much, much, much more expensive foundation.

@A.O.T.. Год назад

In Sydney the builders all have a cerfitier cousin lol so if a builder asks you to go with his certifier be worried

@2loco Год назад

For those in NSW, we can thank our state government for allowing private colleges to overtake TAFE. I personally know of 4 "tradesmen" that paid 15k for their contractors licenses without any capstone examinations whatsoever. It makes my bloody boil because I busted my arse off to complete TAFE and successfully pass my final examinations while these dicks just pay their way through.

@TheRealBobSmith. Год назад

cant blame anyone but the dodgy greedy builder

@2loco Год назад

@TheRealBobSmith. correct to a degree, but the onus is on the ones who are handing out contractors licenses willy nilly like they're running a fkn rap music video. If it were up to me, anyone who didn't attend tafe and successfully pass their examinations should NOT be permitted to work as a contractor. Simple.

@izzyboss6875 Год назад

I’m a boilermaker and I did my 4 years about 24 years ago. No sailing through or short cuts then….. people even failed some of the tests we did and had to repeat or give it away. Some of the “tradesmen” I meet today must get their Certs from a cereal box 😂

@sylviam6535 Год назад

Maybe everyone should stuck in traffic for a state exam.

@Mr456sb Год назад

I don’t know why it surprises people NZ building are not known for quality , still don’t have decent insulation , alloy windows guttering that does’nt do it’s job , to many products , but like everything else if it looks good it must be good …. really

@darrenwallace756 7 месяцев назад

Definitely informative, learning how to spot defects in my villa. Built around the mid 1980's. Having an updated kitchen soon, the floor is out, and a bowed wall, where the pantry will be installed. Obviously, construction back then wasn't any better.

@zaphod_beeblerox Год назад

2.08 levelness of concrete floors, most houses would fail that

@ramsin6938 Год назад

I feel for the home owners, what a shocker ….

@johnclements6852 Год назад

It looks like Australia requires a Mike Holmes "Make it right" guy to help these folks like he has and is doing in Ontario and the rest of Canada. This crap is absolutely appalling, considering the cost of home construction whatever the location is. I can't imagine the display homes of these "builders" are as poorly constructed as this. Best idea would seem to be to put a bulldozer through them and start again. More power to you mate.

@robchisholm2588 Год назад

why isn't the builder named ?

@itsonlyafl3shwound Год назад

Great videos appreciate you posting its very interesting. Good content and good to see someone taking without stuttering or uming and rring the entire time! Know your stuff! This ones compliant haha

@robsmith6087 Год назад

at least the lawn looks beautiful !

@daviddimovski9595 Год назад

I am so thankful to have the skills and know how to be building my own home so I dont have to be subjected to the shit you find in your videos. these poor people got shafted.

@jetnavigator Год назад

A shower pan seems the way to go.

@sflooring Год назад

Shouldn't there be sarking under all the roof tiles?

@michaelmcclown5593 Год назад

Optional.

@neila9251 Год назад

Not required over a certain pitch of roof. I think 20 deg for cement tiles?

@RC-og1dp 6 месяцев назад

Thank God we live in a house built in 1959. It’s as solid as can be. Other than cosmetic updates, we’ve only had it rewired and the asbestos removed from the eaves. Not moving anytime soon.

@nicholasvinen Год назад

If the builder has vanished, the mandatory builder's insurance should be paying for rectification.

@michellemichelle9055 Год назад

Exactly right.

@michellemichelle9055 Год назад

Makes me wonder if builders know what they are doing.

@redgatecrt Год назад

They know what they’re doing alright and they will keep doing until they’re held accountable. The whole building industry in Australia is a scam

@SuperMegaWoofer3000 Год назад

They do, they know exactly how much their next fishing boat costs, it costs exactly building 5 dodgy houses instead of 5 decent houses, and getting away with it.

@gangleweed Год назад

This house will still be standing in 5 years time when most people move on and the "defects" go unnoticed.......in 50 years you would not notice any defects at all as most would have been hidden under a few coats of paint etc......you are bound to get house movements from weathering and heat differences over Winter and Summer so some cracks will occur naturally.

@chrispekel5709 Год назад

People commenting here seem to think that defects mean a house that needs to be demolished. Totally untrue, but it is pretty awful that people buy a house that isn't finished to a high standard.

@gangleweed Год назад

@@chrispekel5709 No that is not the case......it's a case of getting a house of your dreams, maybe a refurbished one that hasn't been done to a high standard or even to an acceptable one in the first instance or upsizing to a bigger more luxurious one that does not meet your expectations.....beggars can't be choosers etc but if you are well off financially you do tend to get very picky with small defects.

@chrispekel5709 Год назад

@@gangleweed I was referring to the many comments that mention demolishing these houses. There's a lot of them.

@gangleweed Год назад

@@chrispekel5709 Yes, it would appear to be the sane thing to do with so many defects.......but at the same time there is a trend to buy a completely good house in perfect condition for approx A$500,000 and demolish it to rebuild a double storey hose on the same block, that would be valued at approx A$800,000.....the ground is worth more than the house etc......there being no vacant blocks of land in prime areas of the suburbs.

@aus-reviews8462 Год назад

if only these guys took the time to do the job properly in the first place

@moose3357 Год назад

That happening all over Melbourne. I bet the panels or battons arent even fixed. Big companies are being stingy on $ rates and that's what you get someone who hasnt got a clue

@cosmicquasar1747 Год назад

No sarking under the roof tiles. BCA requires it for rafter length > 6m and in certain wind category areas. Irrespective it’s a dumb cost saving leaving it out.

@AHDONIxTOxSHELIONI Год назад

Came here to say this 👆🏼. Who tf builds a house with hebel, a substrate with excellent thermal properties and doesn’t install sarking.

@liammulvaney1515 7 дней назад

It’s actually embarrassing this stuff goes on in Australia

@Macomac Год назад

To be fair, everyone is hunting for such a bargain nowadays that builders are dropping margins and in turn using cheaper trades to accomodate the shortfall, this is a dangerous route to go down but to be completely fair, further focus should be placed on the Certifiers passing these jobs, in fact their soul job is to ensure a compliant build. Also doesn’t help that 90% of the builders are using or refereeing Certifiers that they pay and use so, don’t hold your breathe for anything to change or for regulators to actually do their job and regulate. If you want a quality build, don’t look at reviews of how happy people are with their finished builds because to the naked consumer eye, they will miss 95% of these issues being raised. The industries full of criminals, these issues won’t stop and that’s that.

@J-P88 Год назад

Sadly so, if you are a customer having their home built I guess you are better off having your own inspector and pay them to make sure everything is 100% throughout the build

@tweake7175 Год назад

housing is always a race to the bottom. thats why we have rules, inspection and enforcement. it looks like the inspection/regulatory system is failing and letting these builders get away with it.

@kevinhamling1963 Год назад

Over the last 10 years our building industry has become fucked. This new breed of builder just don't care. They have tarnished a hole industry.

@jacadarhome1406 Год назад

That's privatisation of government departments for you. 30 years on and still being "Jeffed".

@marc9588 10 месяцев назад

Exactly right! The customer wants a the cheapest build possible and expect high end finishes. You get what you pay for.

@fademan77 Год назад

Most skirting and archs are MDF these days which sucks in moisture. Old days it was hard wood, which would last a lot longer with water But then, the warranty is only 7 years so really, homes only need to last 7 years... And average home occupancy is around that same time as well, at which point it's the next person's problem

@lyricallyunwaxable1234 Год назад

I've seen pellets made of Jarrah, most probably Indonesian Jarrah. Straight into the car. There was a short about Japan after WW2 importing bottles from Russia, they thought Japan loved Russian bottles, but it was the wooden crates the Japanese were after. Russian hard woods

@jeffreystorer4966 Год назад

Even rubbish pine skirting etc better than MDF , especially when Muppets liquid nails skirt to Wall sheets , I won't paint modern housing ,every tradesmen thinks paint will fix everything ,

@alvinnarsey1342 Год назад

My new favourite channel!! Hitting 1m very Soon ❤ well done mate

@Evil_gumby Год назад

Blue board is awful stuff, just gives way after a couple of years

@kerrygleeson4409 Год назад

So interesting thanks for sharing your vast knowledge 🦘

@maximusreed 11 месяцев назад

I would never build again. A tradesman Having a pride in the work that he does these days hard to find ? Young guys with their flashy Ute's all chasing the money where quality is lost !! Early migrants from Europe took pride and a passion in their work. !!

@fifthdimension1984 9 месяцев назад

The thing is with many of these "non compliant" issues is that when they cause damage slowly, many people consider these just part of the normal wear and tear and aging effects of houses. They dont often see them as faults when built because it takes a while many times to manifest itself as damage. Hime owners presume all is done mostly to spec because .. they had a "builder" do the job. Let me tell u about my dads place built on stumps. The plumber did not glue the storm water pipes together and had them running uphill in some places. Consequently over some years, water was going under the house causing the centre of the house to sag by about 30 mm or more. Builder came to see and put some packing under the floor joists to level up but didnt fix the issue. My fad had to dig the entire perimeter of the house to expose the footings and SWD where he discovered the pipes not glued and had come apart in some places. Needless to say he repaired them himself. I have little faith in builders/ tradesmen ( so called) though there are good ones out there.

@GCM_AU Год назад

What appears to be clear is that FEW tradies can understand or build to manufacturers' guidelines. Hebel, blue board renders, etc., faults, etc. everywhere. Give me a reputable brickie any day; then you just have to watch the overhang, gaps, mortar, control joints, and clean up.. Yeeesh

@geoffgeoff143 6 месяцев назад

There will always be bad trades people. That's why we need proper inspections of building, plumbing and drainage and electrical. The question is, are the inspecrors bad or are they pressured to turn a blind eye to get more houses built because of the shortage? The electrical inspectors used to spend all day on one new house picked at random. They then had check inspectors monitoring them at random.

@SkyNet1506 Год назад

That builder better have insurance for the home owners sake.

@chrisdownunder8745 Год назад

3 storey units on the southside of Brisbane had workers from overseas doing electrical, plumbing, painting and of course not licensed. Obviously had local contractor on the paper work . They didn't have correct smoke alarm system installed either. It was a disaster. Time is money and cutting corners will get the build finished sooner.

@aurion61 Год назад

Wiring in roof space near manhole MUST be pin clip!!!

@grahamsengineering.2532 5 месяцев назад

Even the insulation Batts are poorly installed. For a new house as a whole, that is atrocious. Quite possibly a demolition.

@DD-wd7ku 6 месяцев назад

So much useful information here. Makes me more and more worried about my 6 year old apartment. I am 99% sure that waterproofing hasn't been done correctly. To date, 4 out of the 5 balconies in the building leak and bathroom/laundry areas have dubious waterproofing. One owner was told by the builder to tell his tenants not to splash water on the laundry floor when dealing with water leaking down into the basement garage. Does this one use AI commentary? 😂

@andrewf9322 Год назад

Pretty sure you’re meant to turn off the main electrical switch for the house before going into the roof space. I know it’s expressly required in WA WHS law, not sure about VIC. Either way good practice.

@wizzard5442 11 месяцев назад

Thats what I thought although I didnt know if its a regulation anywhere. As soon as he went in the roof, I straight away thought of all the deaths.

@brumby92 11 месяцев назад

Had to google that one. Very good idea that would save lives. I'm glad old mate had a respirator on, he seems to take whs very seriously.

@dagamemastr1809 Год назад

All builders should be required to get AS certified on building codes and regulations. Then there's shouldn't be any excuse for builders and contractors. And this should be a regular every 3-5 re-certification process.

@BenWiseman007 Год назад

@siteinspectioons any chance you can give us a list of builders that tend to do good quality work ?

@ValdoxGaming Год назад

This just tells me the codes and regs dont mean anything. This stuff should come back on the trades and the builder financially ruining both parties for accepting and doing horrid work.

@SuperMegaWoofer3000 Год назад

I always wanted to build my own house. I have never built a house, I can barely nail two pieces of wood together. I think I have a chance!

@volksdeutschewaffenss9670 Год назад

how is this allowed, once councils provided building inspectors, surveyors, now its out sourced to private building surveyors that of coarse would not want to pull the builder up on shonky work, else the private surveyor would not get any more work from the builder and other builders as well

@DaLachie Год назад

Shocking. Do people generally manage to get the builder to recitfy these issues without having to pay out of pocket for the repairs?

@lyricallyunwaxable1234 Год назад

They file for bankruptcy, then just open a new company depending on the state you live in

@kevin6856 Год назад

Welcome to DOWN UNDER

@dragginmedown Год назад

@@lyricallyunwaxable1234nah some tradies just don’t come back and the owners need to move in so it just gets swept under the carpet.

@lyricallyunwaxable1234 Год назад

@@dragginmedownAbsolutely. The docos on the quality of some of the high rise apartments in Australia. Accept handover at your own peril, as well as the need for stage/progress payments/withheld payments. 'This guy' highlights the need for 'this guy'

@Evil_gumby Год назад

Nah, they they piss off to QLD... just how my uncle did.

@rio20d 8 месяцев назад

Pause at 09:00 that gap is big enough and a perfect entry point for roof rats to enter and breed. Just imagine the amount of droppings as well as urine by these pests , not to mention their tendency to chew everything even electrical wires, which is a potential fire hazard.

@nazirakhalil3360 Год назад

ask God to give you more than you wish and facilitate your work and that they understand what you say. May God bless you with light in your heart, beauty in your face, and strength in your work. May God protect you and take care of you with his eyes that never sleep.

@Siteinspections Год назад

I appreciate that 🙏❤️

@Simon-Simon-Simon Год назад

Mesh in the rendering can give that drumming sound . Love to know

@GameFuMaster Год назад

how long would these improperly built homes last if these defects weren't discovered?

@jetnavigator Год назад

In Japan, houses depreciate and aren't built to last. In Australia we have old houses that were built to last and that's the mindset. Unfortunately modern Australian houses seem to be built to Japanese expectations, not Australian ones. Flabbergasted to learn that modern cladding is made of polystyrene!!

@GameFuMaster Год назад

@@jetnavigator Well, Japanese homes aren't built to last because of earthquakes. They wouldn't last even if you tried to build them to last, you'd still need constant repairs, which might be more expensive than just rebuilding it.

@greyhairedphantom4038 Год назад

Blue board and Hebel are problematic, even when they are built to comply.

@lyricallyunwaxable1234 Год назад

@@GameFuMasterDepends. Old Japanese buildings would still outlasts all the weetbix houses been built now. If you've ever seen old Japanese building techniques, which are built with seismic movement in mind. You'd see the results of master craftsmanship

@elmohead Год назад

@@lyricallyunwaxable1234yes but 1. They are usually government projects such as temples and shrines. 2. They cost a gazillion dollars to make due to the carpentry. 3. They still need constant repairs and maintenance, far more than what the average home owner could spend their time on.

@ullah8334 Год назад

The builder should just render everything 🤣

@WhiteEvo6 Год назад

It should be legal once these claims are held up in court the builder be named, the building industry is the Wild West and a dogs breakfast

@markcrowther2355 Год назад

Brilliant content!! Watching from Canada. Thats some terrible workmanship I have ever seen. House design looks nice though. Our City inspectors inspect everything here and you can't move forward unless you pass inspection. I guess the local council/city don't inspect homes in Australia?.

@davidgreen424 Год назад

Hi , there was an issue about 15 yrs ago there was a government push to build more home builders/developers projects were being held up due to the amount of inspections and local council rather than employing more inspectors told builders to employ there own building inspectors. Of course if you want more work as an inspector your not going to tell the guy that pays you he does dodgy work. This ultimately led to the Green Square Tower and Opal towers both in Sydney NSW being condemned 4 yrs after being built with little redress for the owners.

@geoffreyfoster5473 Год назад

3rd

@davidgreen424 Год назад

@@davidbrayshaw3529 ah yes , I stand corrected thanks, just the same now with the NSW Minns government bringing in new planning laws overriding councils ability to democratically run their local area.

@phil4977 Год назад

What we need to happen is the building industry have a good hard review of illicit drug use. Both domestic and commercial-especially high rise. Leave you with that to take action

@IHateGoogle6969 Год назад

And yet, the price of these homes increases exponentially every few years. Someone's pockets must be getting lined nicely somewhere in the process.

@Freewill888 Год назад

Very informative and I learn a lot from your video. A question: is there a way I can find out what class my site is (in this video the site you inspect is classified as P)?