So dodgy builders building houses is one thing. How about actual building surveyors signing off on inspections. Good work man, keep uploading them videos.
@Nathanation88
Жыл бұрын
That’s right. How do they pass several stages of inspection with this crap! I think it has to do with the inspector not wanting to piss off the builder, and losing business. This is the downside to private certification. Many, if not most councils don’t offer inspection services anymore. I get that councils couldn’t keep up, or it was uneconomical, but there should be a system where the builder still has to go through the council, and the council assigns a random certifier. The only work the council has to do is vett the certifier/company when they apply to join; the system could be fully automatic thereafter. Increases accountability, tracking, enforcement, etc. Any time you’re found to have certified something dodgy, your ranking goes down, and you get assigned less jobs. Anything major, or too many bad certifications, then you lose the ability to work in that council area. Council conducts all inspections based on complaints of non-compliance submitted with a private certifier (non-compulsory) inspection report. Can’t keep builders honest if you have dodgy certifiers. The cost of rectification after completion is far higher than during construction.
@infeedel7706
Жыл бұрын
It's called backsheesh or walking like an Egyptian
@drumbass5462
Жыл бұрын
@@Nathanation88 agree. Builders and building surveyors are like, you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. They all just want to progress the build and get paid.
@lovefist208
Жыл бұрын
Inspectors earn most of their income from major builders, too many defects they get a new inspector
@allisterdavidson9805
Жыл бұрын
Well most if not all surveyors are hired by the builder.
@MikMech
Жыл бұрын
Your probably the most thorough Aussie Building Inspector we've got. Kudos.
@ibendover4817
Жыл бұрын
Cafe staff, retail workers, nurses, hospitality workers and many more. All of them subjected to the highest scrutiny during the pandemic while working under minimum wage if you count the ungodly unpaid overtime hours. Many of them abused and spat on by customers for the slightest errors.. or no errors at all. In the meantime people in the housing industry are walking away with bags of cash blatantly screwing people over with barely any consequences. Most people in other professions would lose their jobs or even get booted from the industry if they made 10% as much errors as these people this frequently. People really need to be protesting about these things. This was even discussed on reddit, and several hundred people were ready to jump on board with protests. People are fed up spending their lives working overtime or multiple jobs to afford to buy a home, only to get take advantage of from every direction.
@BRIDEYSPOOS
Жыл бұрын
Spot on. This makes my blood boil, these sweaty cheating yobbos making bank whilst the suckers slave for peanuts. They cut corners to save a few minutes and a few dollars resulting in no end of headache and expense for their customers. They just couldn't be bothered..
@gregberechree5535
9 ай бұрын
So the “Covid war games” went as planned. Silent weapons for quiet wars. “Pandemic” still haven’t realised - took the jabs yeah? 🤦♂️
@albertlanger2339
Жыл бұрын
Even in 1978, regs were not complied with. We bought it in 1984. A lovely home. In 1994 ivy vines grew up into stormwater downpipe. Took me days to remove. After, I found the culprit - that being a non-connected downpipe. Then when selling in 1995, the buyers found one rafter beam to be of pine and cracking. The rest were fine and good hardwood.
@u828576
5 ай бұрын
The only channel I actually watch the adverts to support the channel. Keep up the good work.
@garyrogers5344
Жыл бұрын
Awesome and thorough inspections by you, as a plumber of 35 years + I know that pride in your work had been thrown out the window by some for a quick $, personally I think the VBA needs to step up and address the ongoing issue that has escalated since there inception an example being 100% of below ground sewer drains should be inspected . People pay good hard earned money on the biggest investment of there lives to find out it leaks, it’s out of level, it doesn’t comply or meet code is a tragedy for them. What ever there paying you is worth the piece of mind. Well done!!
@MrDigger450
Жыл бұрын
Would love to see a follow up on what and if builder repairs anything . Cheers 🍻
@Siteinspections
Жыл бұрын
Will do
@nevalookbac7777
Жыл бұрын
I can’t imagine the building company coming back at all This will be one fir the courts
@tobythum6065
Жыл бұрын
Agreed!!!
@hardcoreclassicenjoyer
Жыл бұрын
@@nevalookbac7777 this
@fadelkhalil-df5ut
Жыл бұрын
May God make all the ways easy for you that you thought were difficult, and God does not place a dream in your mind without providing you with the capabilities that enable you to achieve it.❤
@DavidJones-ye6wy
Жыл бұрын
Also the bricks are back to front.
@subrotochoudhury1
Жыл бұрын
This is unbelievable. Keep doing the great job !!
@TheKnobCalledTone.
Жыл бұрын
I love how this bloke is dressed like a police officer in riot gear when he does this building inspection lol
@garynew9637
10 ай бұрын
He knows his stuff!
@apopisso6302
10 ай бұрын
He’s protecting himself in case a dodgy builder attacks him with a nail gun.
@rtjap2184
Жыл бұрын
your refreshing to see. A professional in the building world. Thank you for being there for the public. So many builders are poor at doing it right or even returning to fix the mistake at all. I found my builder on the last house had made a mistake with a bathroom ceiling from the plan. It was pick up by me and I drove the point home in a timely manner but it could off been different.
@Donkeychess69
Жыл бұрын
This is the kind of exposure that can bring about change. Nice work mate 👍
@again5162
Жыл бұрын
At work experience I saw half a house collapse during our lunchbreak, somebody had removed the akro props and the tilers were loading tiles onto the roof. The boss jacked it up and patched it back together in 20 minutes. That was SE QLD. Treated pine is rather poor quality, you need to inspect the frames if you are finding such dodgy work in the open.
@garynew9637
10 ай бұрын
I was a leading hand for a commercial bldg company in cairns. Framing and gyprock blokes were bloody hopeless. He d walk up to their work and kick holes in their sheeting and told them to make it look like the picture lol
@doodah5521
Жыл бұрын
Good luck getting a builder back after payi g him. That first item is on the surveyor.
@SteveS-xy3qd
Жыл бұрын
I took my builder to vcat and got paid out for all the defects. The builder will loose at the end
@danw3735
Жыл бұрын
Awesome mate, I'm learning about the do's and don'ts of building.
@EatMyShortsAU
Жыл бұрын
You got some cool high tech equipment, I am going to call you Inspector Gadget now.
@GCM_AU
Жыл бұрын
Builder, +100k.. Thanks for the SBB, a shit builder bonus ! Roof Tiles.. good from afar, but far from good. Shocker
@odyssey814
Жыл бұрын
now i see why so many builders are going broke
@chasp_0784
Жыл бұрын
Why? Because they have to do rework for low quality work? They shouldn’t be in business in the first place if they aren’t building to the standard?
@michellemichelle9055
Жыл бұрын
Probably because the are clueless scammers.
@Gumbatron01
Жыл бұрын
Are you seeing an increase in defects and short cuts taken by builders? I would imagine that as the economic problems deepen and even more pressure is put on construction companies and the builders they employ or contract, we will see more and more problems emerge. People whose businesses are collapsing, trying to cut corners and save costs at any opportunity, making houses that look superficially ok, but have serious underlying issues. That doesn't excuse them failing to deliver what they were contracted to do though, but I think it would go a long way to explaining what is going on. Based on this, I would expect that you will see more defects, and particularly more severe defects (especially if they involve substituting cheaper inferior materials, or omitting materials) going forward.
@breakingtoast2255
Жыл бұрын
100 k for non compliant work good finding mate but wish they got you before they paid
@karenglenn6707
Жыл бұрын
Just a pity that these “builders” can’t be named, to prevent others from dealing with them. They really are scum!
@trev79
Жыл бұрын
They can be named. There is nothing stopping them from being named. Its fact. Its not defamatiin
@SteveS-xy3qd
Жыл бұрын
@@trev79he could go to channel 9, A Current Affair and the builder can’t do anything 😊
@bradc6977
6 ай бұрын
at 9:34 I think your interoperation of "into full tray" is incorrect. The flashing is supposed to go over that next rib leaving 1 full pan covered with a flashing.
@ozsnowbum
Жыл бұрын
So all these builds you inspect. The owners have all basically lost money right. Like there's no way the house is worth what they've spent?
@elmohead
Жыл бұрын
Every bulk builder, project home is like this so this is the market price, and this is the quality. The sad reality is that.
@bondisteve3617
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@DanTuber
Жыл бұрын
How is water going to get to the door way of that last bathroom? The shower yes should be fixed but to demo the whole lot seems excessive.
@johnwalsh3520
Жыл бұрын
Don't get caught with fall protection when working at heights. That means any roof. Keep up the good work.
@rhysjames3705
Жыл бұрын
I didnt think you needed a puddle flange if drain is in a concrete slab?
@maxfreilich7206
Жыл бұрын
I hope that is bullet proof vest that you are wearing because I THINK a few builders are after your neck. STAY SAFE and keep those builders honest. Why do plumbers charge so much and do such unprofessional work.
@peetabrown5813
Жыл бұрын
4:22 are those gutters touching ? They are so close
@itubeyuutube
Жыл бұрын
Is there a public listing of names of the builders that were non-compliant?
@stephenrodriguez4484
4 күн бұрын
Is there any job done to standard? What are we paying for?
@fionaforward3358
5 ай бұрын
A bathroom off a living room?
@bronzewing1965
Жыл бұрын
You are excellent ❤
@andrewrobinson2869
Жыл бұрын
The bloody roof is bowed
@oystercovecraftsman9219
Жыл бұрын
One thing that confuses me with the water proofing regulations. Say you have a water stop installed at the door, a water stop at the shower area, and no floor waste in the bathroom. Where does the water go if the toilet or vanity leaks? If you only have a water stop at the door, the water should find it’s way to the puddle flange of the shower
@deborahduthie4519
Жыл бұрын
These are more than neglectful Builders for not making sure their Trades comply to Australian Building Standards.
@9W8o7l7f4
Жыл бұрын
😢
@tom-vx1lp
Жыл бұрын
do you do apartments?
@quashmonkey
7 ай бұрын
Do the builders ever remediate all the issues identified in your videos?
@oldmate99
Жыл бұрын
What a shamozzle
@L3KISILA
11 ай бұрын
This looks like the house in hallam
@Stevei-075
Жыл бұрын
Ive seen so much dodgy work in Qld .
@ra4yu
Жыл бұрын
that first problem with the roof would be a case of the builder fixing a design problem. To have the roof run according to plan would either require 2 valleys either side of the kick in or a vertical section, both of which would look stupid.
@michellemichelle9055
Жыл бұрын
The scammer builder made a cheap change to pocket the saving. No variation means do it as per plan.
@ew8597
Жыл бұрын
It would look better than how it looks now. The builder took a short cut ad pocketed the savings.
@stevenwylie2060
Жыл бұрын
Maybe the banks should have their own surveyors check them out and say yes or no before completion payments ?
@kalm6032
Жыл бұрын
You should actually do a video when someone is constructing a bathroom and the right way to do it.
@SKY031
8 ай бұрын
13:00 👽 😱
@gelatosamurai
7 ай бұрын
Ok, I paused the video straight away. Running the roof line straight over the ac unit was the right thing to do as there is a window present. The architect was just 'getting jiggy wid it'
@andrewrobinson2869
Жыл бұрын
Why do builders not just put a step down into the shower if they want hobless.
@vilester
Жыл бұрын
NSW government needs to hire you to lead the clean up of the building industry here. You people in Australia has more trust in you then anyeone else running the show.
@smiddysmidton8313
Жыл бұрын
Aside from dodgy workmanship (standard fare in AU) some of the designs are truly WTF? A toilet with a shower behind a door in the living room??? Not the best way to enjoy movie night.
@TheThetechnician
Жыл бұрын
Shit tiler
@rebeccawelsh2401
Жыл бұрын
And the good news is: The owner will need a forensic plumbing inspection, a sh!! ton of time, an application to DBDRV, a claim against the plumbers insurance for which the builder should be joining as a party to. The builder won't wear this, unless there is actual building defects that are outside of plumbing detected.
@michellemichelle9055
Жыл бұрын
There were plenty of defects outside of plumbing.
@rebeccawelsh2401
Жыл бұрын
@@michellemichelle9055 You clearly haven't gone through this as I am. Read my comment again, call a solicitor and find out what they will need to make a claim. I accept your apology in advance.
@simeonmav5841
Жыл бұрын
ANOTHER SHEMOZZOLE
@jbstepchild
7 ай бұрын
An who pays for this
@rfmonkey4942
Жыл бұрын
This is why builders should be forced to complete high school
@fionaforward3358
5 ай бұрын
This house is very poor design.
@patrickclark9719
Жыл бұрын
100,000 scamer
@frankthetank5445
Жыл бұрын
The gov seriously needs to crack down on this and strip registrations, licenses etc from all who don’t comply. It just blows my mind that these scumbag builders do this stuff and just move on to the next shoddy job
@bh9420
Жыл бұрын
The Government are as corrupt as the builders, especially having a majority labour government in federal and most states now, in the pockets of unions. 😂
@jl8655
Жыл бұрын
Corruption on all levels. Scumbag politicians fed by corporate money.
@leonie563
Жыл бұрын
I have written to the Federal Treasurer today. I'm really upset thousands of Aussies are renting mouldy neglected homes, paying huge rents and then mortgage payments on a FHB/new home to give kids a stable home and they walk into these nightmares. I'm not even angry....I AM CALLING FOR A NATIONAL HOUSING BUILDER AND THEY MUST ADHERE TO REPORTS BY A NEW BUILDING COMMISSIONER. Write to the Federal Treasurer and your State Premier. If we all yell at them hopefully they will hear us all. I want to nominate him "Site Inspector" for Australian of the Year. I think he's pretty awesome for showing up the dire situation of our housing market when we embarking on a massive Affordable & Social Housing Building Program. If they are delivering mould ridden homes with cracked roof beams, I think I'd feel safer in a 🏕🏕🏕
@AlienLivesMatter
Жыл бұрын
Government created this problem. Deregulation of building inspectors at the request of building developers because they are major political donors. On top of Westminster commonwealth playing population games with jab-injured debtslaves and cash rate tampering. This country is a cesspit of corruption and Westminster clownshow has no mechanism to counteract these problems..
@livingadamman7994
Жыл бұрын
Obviously theres a big shortage of ethical and quality builders as the immigration has caused that crisis, so what makes you think those who caused this will care to fix it, it would not be in their political interests, just like most interests of the people get masked over and neglected. It needs a royal comission and independant inquiry in every state ASAP.
@TheParky13
Жыл бұрын
That roof is shocking
@ConradJupiter77
Жыл бұрын
I'm flabbergasted by the workmanship.
@Siteinspections
Жыл бұрын
😂
@cc8530
Жыл бұрын
You poor thing
@hardcoreclassicenjoyer
Жыл бұрын
skill issue.
@cze33e
Жыл бұрын
It's laughable that we keep hearing that Australia has a housing "shortage" and we need to build 500,000 new homes. If this is the quality of new builds, we really are a stupid grifting country with every standard being lowered by the day.
@moodycxnt
Жыл бұрын
We do have a severe shortage like most developed countries, I hope you are not insinuating we don't. But I agree. Very concerning to think the govt will invest all this money for awful builds.
@GameFuMaster
Жыл бұрын
2:10 corner windows are really nice. Shame to not get what you paid for
@antonyjh1234
Жыл бұрын
Really hard to get blinds into. Two blinds into one corner makes it difficult, definitely couldn't use what they have without a big gap going one way and where that corner is with a road going two ways there would be a big gap, roughly around 70mm facing the road and looking into the lounge.
@peetabrown5813
Жыл бұрын
@@antonyjh1234curtains 😊
@GameFuMaster
Жыл бұрын
The extra $100,000 was actually for extra shoddy work
@Paul-qq7mh
Жыл бұрын
Well, the builder had to buy his missus a new Porsch SUV....
@balex2344
Жыл бұрын
@@Paul-qq7mh hes a builder, his missus wouldn't be old enough to have her license
@robinbanks610
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vid bro👍❤️
@hrodwulf172
Жыл бұрын
Hey man, love these videos, just found them but theyre kind of addicting! Do you have any videos where people have done exemplary work?? How sketchy do you think the house building industry is in general?? How do you vet these guys!? Are you supposed to ask them for their ABN, suss how long their business has been working for, ask them for references etc?? My parents got scammed by a builder who ended up suing them in court, and the lawyers just advised to pay him rather than pay more money for lawyers... From the videos I've seen it sounds like you work in NSW? Do you know anyone you can recommend who works in VIC?
@mentalosrs3076
Жыл бұрын
He works in melbourne. I've only seen one video where a client flew him out to sydney
@dieterkoch8414
Жыл бұрын
I am just hooked on your videos... How these builders can call themselves tradesmen is amazing!
@mirceapirvu1851
Жыл бұрын
You a not only professional and dedicated to your profession bat very human. You are a truly badly needed asset to the industry and a guardian to as all
@jackgreen7749
Жыл бұрын
Hey mate, absolutely absorbing your videos, such good stuff to take on. I’m doing my carpentry with a few other trades under my belt so I’m already engaging in a lot house construction under my miso’s old man and his successful company. You’d videos are golden on what to look out for and it’s just the juicy little details which make a huge difference in the long run. Honestly cannot thank you enough for the excerpts you add on screen, so bloody helpful.
@SnowiDragon
Жыл бұрын
I subbed for the facehugger ♥ But I love your vids so thorough. Fucking nightmare for the home owner to get these fixed after Im sure
@Siteinspections
Жыл бұрын
I love my aliens 👽😅❤️
@billikonomou1542
Жыл бұрын
can you let us know what the out come was for the owner great work mate
@Siteinspections
Жыл бұрын
At the moment the inspections are still underway for the other 3 units. I will do a follow up video for sure ☺️
@metabalcanico
Жыл бұрын
can't thank you enough for exposing all the shoddy work. It's an embarrassment to the whole country really...:/
@JimboJones-qn4wd
Жыл бұрын
I will NEVER understand why someone won't pay a building inspector maybe ~$3,000 to do a stage-by-stage inspection of a ~$1,000,000 home? Maybe they can't afford it 🤔Why would ANYONE pay even ONE DOLLAR on a progress payment before having a building inspector CHECK IT? 🤔
@rebeccawelsh2401
Жыл бұрын
Not helpful and insulting to those of us going through this. I had building inspection reports and it was my sheer instinct that knew they missed serious defects. Don't comment on what you don't know or understand. You really need to consider how ignorant of the facts your comment is.
@NightlifeReALIty
Жыл бұрын
Maybe they don’t know a single thing about the building game….. naive to a more trusting and controlled build is what is assumed as all these builds have inspection criteria to meet as part of permits. Unless they are building without a permit then you have inspection stages. People are being scammed that’s the problem. And the common folk is naive to a scammer infested building industry.
@PubRunner
Жыл бұрын
Perfectly reasonable comment. Because Dodgy Bros Builders does work everywhere you need to budget in these building inspections. Foolish of you haven’t. IMHO. Near where I live what they were doing was in the slab, once the inspector had been to make sure the Reo in the floor was compliant they would pull out the Reo for the needy house. Then pour the slab with no reinforcing in the floor. Those houses are now condemned and only 5-10 years old. So be there when the slab is poured.
@Sizezor
Жыл бұрын
Love the videos mate. Keep them coming!
@Paul-qq7mh
Жыл бұрын
Awesome channel thoroughly enjoy it.
@Siteinspections
Жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly
@martinmoh191
Жыл бұрын
Australian Standards should be renamed to Australian Suggestions bevause theyre not followed 😢
@chrispaulgoodrich
Жыл бұрын
Could you do a video about what happens to the builder when they have non-compliant issues? And if they don't fix it? Do they get a fine? Or would they lose their license? Your video has been very informative about the need for an inspector at every stage.
@tysoncable
Жыл бұрын
This is what i want to know too.
@martinlee9391
Жыл бұрын
Love your work!! We are building now, and I am learning so much. I would love to know what happens now? Can we get some result for the owner? Great job. Thank you.
@grumpyrhonda6709
Жыл бұрын
I was also wondering about that. What did the owner say and do?
@crapmalls
Жыл бұрын
JFC! Wanna pay me a hundred grand variation ????
@skut69
Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable
@jonnywaselectric
Жыл бұрын
It astounds me how dodgy some of these tradies are in your videos, I'd be curious how many sites you go to and there isn't any issues?
@stack3r
Жыл бұрын
Anyone else have to stop playing the "Site inspections KZitem non compliant shot game"? At least one of the boys has to go to hospital for alcohol poisoning when we play, thinking of reducing it to half a shot per "non compliant" so we can atleast go to work the next day after a video release.
@alexkenley1
Жыл бұрын
flabbergasted
@harrydautovic9759
Жыл бұрын
Paid an extra $100K to fix defects that shouldn't be there in the first place? This is so wrong! Man, people are way too trusting....Looks like this builder ain't coming back so this homeowner is needing to spend another $100K or so on legals/reports etc to chase this builder down. Fell sorry for the homeowner, the system is broken.
@michellemichelle9055
Жыл бұрын
Paid an extra $100K to get extra defects. The builder is a scammer.
@TAW856
Жыл бұрын
We know dodgy builders have been around since Adam was a boy, but who the hell is signing off on these dog crap builds?? Thats where it can be nipped in the bud. Also the renderer needs a boot up the kyber pass, those (shoddy tiles) are covered in render...
@mentalosrs3076
Жыл бұрын
Love the content! Appreciate you talking about what needs to be done to rectify non compliant works. A follow up would be lovely on all your videos. Even if its text that explains what has happened, if anything during the time from recording to posting :)
@Siteinspections
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this valuable information. Copy that 😎
@hardcoreclassicenjoyer
Жыл бұрын
as an apprentice in my first trade (electrical) im stopping to read the exerpts and google other stuff i dont understand while watching. good viewing.
@dgordon9645
Жыл бұрын
Local watching 3 units being built next door after watching your content I'm picking defects one after another 😮 great work brother keep showing the bad ones Up 👍
@Drazakhan_Dynasty
Жыл бұрын
Love all your tools you're like the Batman of the building inspectors!
@skreamthree
Жыл бұрын
So informative. Amazing. Keep it up
@Siteinspections
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@headcrabbed7796
Жыл бұрын
I ❤ your channel my man, keep up the awesome education you're giving us! 👍
@marksanders7988
Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable
@DavidJones-ye6wy
Жыл бұрын
Do you best. Forget the rest.
@nickyp1435
Жыл бұрын
I must say, it seems to me these new built houses you see all over australia which all use the same concrete tiles, poly cladding upper, cheap brickwork lower…. Even if they are compliant to AU and manufacturing standards, the materials are just fucking cheap and nasty. Particularly the sheet metal flushing for gutters. they stain easily, fall apart at the slightest touch. Id be fuckin livid going onto my roof after a few months ownership on a brand new house and it looked like this. How can it deteriorate so fast? Shameful material quality and shamoozle workmanship. I live in a 100* year old house and even the brick stove is in better condition.
@andrewmica1914
Жыл бұрын
The roof plumber I was working on have no ideas with angles. The cutting of the angles are non existent.... Australian trades are the worst in the world. They have no idea of mathematics...that's why everything they build is square boxes... It's a rush rush rush...no time to work out mathematics.
@larkhill2119
Жыл бұрын
In 1998 we paid extra for a corner window and got two windows, along with a 2-page report of other faults. I'm glad to see nothing has changed. Yesterday an SA Electrical and Plumbing company was fined $150,000 for only 6 fake reviews online. Until they start handing out actual hurting fines of 10 times the fault increasing to twenty times if faults cost more than $50,000 to fix along with full rectification orders nothing is going to be changed. It was the last time I built a house. Never again. Details can be found on the Federal court website.
@andrewmica1914
Жыл бұрын
The problem is TAFE they don't teach the basics
@jl8655
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for exposing the dodgy builders industry. It is so rampant these days and our government still keeps a blind eye. No one is held accountable. Greed and corruption will always have a chain reaction.
@mranonymous8979
Жыл бұрын
I have a turndown tool if the owner be needs it turned down
@MrUniqes
Жыл бұрын
I hope more doddy builders like that one will go into liquidation.
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