Welcome to Queensland. Im a subcontractor here in Queensland, and we work for a number of builders, The builders that we are involved in only build approximately 4 to 5 homes per year. The actual builder is on site every day he inspects all that gets done on the building step by step. The big construction companies that build hundreds of homes per year ,we call them desk top builders, all they are interested in is how many homes have we handed over this week, and how many contracts have we signed this week. I know that they are cheaper than a small builder, but there is price to pay for that privilege, and that is below standard workmanship. So to all the potential home owners who are thinking of building a new home in this 2023 environment,go for a well known small builder, and i will guarantee you will be a lot safer.
Just look at the stats for the QBCC. Thousands of fines issued every year for late financial reporting and late licence fees. Almost zero issued for dodgy work and contract breaches. The worst government department in the state.
Bought a brand new build in QLD with a ton of issues, QBCC told us to sort it out directly with the builder who didn't want a bar of it. If we lodged a claim with QBCC expect a wait of over 6 months before they would even look at it. Useless. Easier for us to just sell the property.
I'm a retired qld builder, I was a hands on builder , i didnt sit in an office all day , I got my hands dirty, the big building companies are the problem. This is disgusting.
But the kids that worked on this home (and the all the others) never can become expert builders as they only know this way to build, as that is all they have be taught and all they have seen
Definitely we need more diversity in small to medium sized companies. Have giants dominate is way too risky, especially when they fall. We need some spice, an abundance of diverse competition. I guess the original idea was a large company if they screwed up you were more likely to get it fixed, but it's not the case by far. They still operate like a bunch of small companies pulled together on the one umbrella. It's a headache trying to claim on poor installations or defects, they try their best to get out of it or do the minimal effort to rectify.
Not completely true. We had a small building company build our off the plan development and the quality of the work is embarrassingly bad. Our experience isn’t unique either. There is something else going on outside of the idea that it’s the fault of the big companies. The Australian building industry is a cowboy industry and it needs to be reformed. These clowns are ruining peoples lives.
It can be very hard to know who is a good trade when a person is not familiar with the industry and it's methods. The person could be licensed and still do a crap job, and it takes so long to recover any money or fixes. The education on building standards needs an overhaul and cancel dishonest ones, but only after they are reviewed. Because you can get cheeky customers as well who can scam. But it's more paying high for low quality works, not following product installation standards.
I worked construction on the Gold Coast in the 90s. Everybody was dodgy to save money/maximise profit. My girlfriend was getting a house built and the day before the floor pour I went to check the rebar. I can read plans. I noticed some rebar was not installed in a few places and saw the bundles of steel on the ground. I spoke to the foreman and he got his knickers in s knot asking 'So you know about these things?'. Yes. I said. We paid for it, it's on the plans, put it in. I'll wait. He was not happy as I watched him. I then was there before the pour to makes sure it was done properly.
I built my own home on Russell Island as an Owner Builder.. I used a kit from Imagine kit homes and It all went well... I built on a slab which was poured by some old concreters and it was a solid pour and very accurate to the plans.. no waffle boards or sytrofoam just solid concrete and rebar over visine.. People questioned why I insulated all the walls including all the inside walls and ceiling, as I think this is not that common here in Queensland. I was supplied with insulated metal foil sarking that went under the colour bond roof and had a large crawl space that was also heavily insulated... I noticed the house being built next door did not have any sarking under the metal colour bond roof or insulation in the ceiling and the certifier passed it. When It rains I don't hear anything in the house and when its hot it stays cool in the house using just fans.. Its a small house and when my wife stays up and watchs TV in the next room don't hear anything in the bedroom with the door closed. Yes I agree the building standards need to be better enforced in Queensland..
@@KBHeal hi thanks for your message. I am not a licensed builder and they control building as to who does it in Queensland like a mafia.. big builders get away with anything.. little builders get picked on by the commission. Unlicensed builders get prosecuted and fined into oblivion.. The kit home guys will help you get an owner builder license..
Russell Island??? I can understand that it might've been cheaper over there and not all people over should be judged by the minority; but is it still the cesspit of crime and single motherhood that it once was?
Watch your back mate,Your becoming a legend :) What part of water proofing method they don't understand ? I think they should build a fish tank first to understand what water proofing is !!
No actually these are ppls lifestyles. Homes used to be built as a residence to live in. Now ppl want houses where it creates a lifestyle. When you want such things like that then you are gonna have some sort of problems. If houses were built for what they are actually needed for, then these problems wouldnt exist. Older homes were very basic designs and builds yet are much more sturdy and better built with better materials. Homes now are built with so many components and materials, somethings gonna give. Just like cars used to be made just to drive and simply made with few components. Now ppl turn them into mobile homes with all the latest tech gadgets. Ofc things are gonna go wrong all the time. Its not so much the builds and designs are bad, in which they are, but to put all the pieces together just aint gonna happen without defects and major problems. The skills of the industries workforce just dont understand how to undertake such projects. Its all slapstick building where as long as its close its good enough.
I work for the Gold Coast Council and my job takes me all over the place. The worst I’ve seen is the ‘developments’ that are built on mangrove land and flood prone areas. The developers open the sites for sales between 10-1:30-2ish depending on the weather so the mosquito and Midges aren’t too bad. Any time either side and you’re stuffed. The houses are so quickly built and in one development I know a year later many of the houses have large cracks running from the driveway up the front of the house. It’s not just the house it’s all the underground infrastructure that’s put in a very haphazard manner as well. Great work mate keep it up.
Tweed valley council just south of border , interesting connection to max Igan , Mount Warning eco village strata title caper corruption (guffaw) . . why Max Igan fled to Mexico
To be fair most “affordable” houses are riddled with defects and the homeowners have an interest in not noticing certain problems lest the bank value the home at lower than the mortgage and charge higher rates for additional risk, or the resale value is lessened when they go to sell.
So we had a house that we ended up actually taking to court and the QBCC due to not meeting contract requirements. The issue is QBCC in most areas does a local "board" I guess and it is always local large builders on it. So a local builder judges his mate and says nah thats reasonable. When you show any standards or laws they say nah thats not really how I'd see that and write you off. Theres absolutely no recourse for you unless you are willing to go to a multi year hundreds of thousands of dollars lawsuit. We ended up settling for about 50k and doing all the works ourselves at a cost of about 150k as we couldn't afford the mult year battle.
Mate, you are a legend! Great work in exposing builders that have zero ethics in their own work. Not too mention, cant read a building plan, or official standards specs. Keep up the great work! 👍
I am a hands on builder and I only take on what I myself can build, everything ( even the engineers specs ) I do is over and above what’s required, I do not trust anyone anymore. I do not want any phone calls after I leave as this means I am going backwards, my two sons are now with me as apprentices and they will be taught by a 54yr old builder who loves the old school way, because when they are tradesmen I want them to have the same pride in their trade as I do, it’s a good feeling to look back after a big day and be proud of what you have achieved, ask any chippy who loves his job…….. I think we are witnessing the beginning of a change to the building industry because of what you are doing, 100% total respect for what you do, and now when people say “ jeez your going a bit overboard “ I can say “ have a look at the tic toc inspector and you will see why I do what I do”. The QBCC use smaller builders like me as sacrificial lambs so it looks like they are doing something, don’t give them any reasons and it will be all good
Just came across your channel, and this vid. Just finished building two 'high-spec' houses (as financier of a JV), and wow, great timing in terms of understanding some of the ins and outs (or at least the value in a truly independent and value adding inspection). Great work, thanks for sharing...
that is more common then you think concretors find it hard to read a tape after 12 beers when the number is greater then the amount of fingers and toes they have. When i was doing my carpentry apprenticeship we could regularly stand a frame and the concretors or mud monkeys would of missed the mark by up to 1000mm could of been each way depends on the day and how many stubbies they had doing the boxing the day before.
Welcome to Minister Mick De Brenni's QBCC! Sh*t show is an understatement. Recently attended a new multi-million dollar Convention Centre upgrade in FNQ ... 2 years past the scheduled finish date and the visible workmanship was horrendous. It really makes you question everything that is going on.
@@erichnienkeschaal6316 I am buying shares in the silicon glue companies. I saw silicone beads laid against surface joints that were massive. I was so shocked I used my thumb to reference the siliconed gap and measured it when I got home (my thumb measured +20mm!). As bad as the workmanship was, what is worse is that multiple professionals would have inspected the work and approved it.
Great videos, bro went to buy a new house in Adelaide done my own inspection with reference from your videos on what I have learnt by watching your inspections I determined that that house was not compliant saved me alot of money and major hassle thanks make sure you support this channel.
We just bought an old miners cottage which was probably built better than these brand new homes. We haven’t settled on it yet, so now that I have discovered your channel I’ll know what to look for once we get the keys. The building report we got done showed no major issues, just small maintenance things that come with an almost 100 year old house.
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I am QLD proud and thinking after watching initial videos of Vic and NSW, QLD builders are on point! These builders exposed are cowboys, and I got my house built by Brighton Homes 3yrs ago…:I am too scared to now look at my house in detail after trusting BH recommend certifier I am revisiting warranty on workmanship and house build
The QBCC is just like that Cain Toad you handled - They are X builders and run away from work! That "Frog" running away from you was so funny - I'm crying with laughter!
I just love love love your videos, you are connecting the dots. This is a great example of the poor link between standards and the practice. Keep walking mate… all the best. Please show us good examples more (if there is any)
I worked for a scaffolding company for a number of years and some of the abominations that people called building work was horrid! So many rectification works, wasting time and money…. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to your trade
I am owner-building and I am glad I did.. In fact the workmanship I have seen was the key driver to owner-build. I bought the standards, to ensure I would do a proper job, and achieved certification without one mistake (or non-compliance) and with the comment that he wished builder / trades would produce work like this. --- I have also seen a lot in my life, but these inspections almost bring me to tears; this is so sad, how people get short-changed on their dream homes, by what must be absolute morons. I am gobsmacked.
@@gregdogg10 BS! They have standards to follow, we are not talking about a premium finish ere, we are talking about following standards - the minimum that must be achieved. Builders and trades can get away with it because the gov't and regulating bodies allow them to. Please advertise your business here so I can stay tf away from you and your mob.
@@Mtorrcomu don’t get it, unfortunately you have to pay a premium to get a house built to the standards, u shouldn’t have to but I agree the governing bodies allow this to happen
They almost need a 3 strikes are you're out law in the building industry. If a builder and/or subcontractor gets reported for breaches of the codes and standards and are found guilty 3 times, they should LOSE THEIR LICENCE to build/trade for LIFE! In addition, they should not be allowed to trade unless they have adequate insurance to pay for the FULL costs of rectification, up to and including the cost of FULL demolition and rebuild if necessary!
I know what I said is very harsh, but governments operate the complete opposite. They are FAR TOO LENIENT. There are very few consequences for builders and subcontractors, but for the home owner, then are often ruined because of the actions of dodgy builders and subcontractors. They need to be weeded out.@@David-eq8wf
If they can't keep up with demand, they should STOP being GREEDY, and STOP taking on new jobs that they CAN'T complete on time. They promise the world to customers before they sign the contract, and then don't care about the customer once the contract is signed because the customer is locked in and can't do much about it. They say they will finish the build in 6 to 12 months, knowing that they can't and then take 2 years or more to finish the build to a VERY POOR standard. Because they take on MORE work than they can manage, everyone is rushed and so many corners are cut and inexperienced and unqualified tradies are used and ultimately, the customer pays dearly for that. So why should the innocent customer suffer because of that. If builders are going to INSIST on being GREEDY and NOT regulate themselves to the significant financial detriment of innocent customers, then that is when Governments need to step in and create new laws to harshly punish builders and sub-contractors that do the wrong thing and build in breach of laws, codes and standards@@Mr_jz_12
As a recent arrival to the channel and catching up on previous episodes (granted in an ad hoc way), I would like to say: I admire your understanding of building regulations, attention to detail and your empathy with your clients/owners. Also your defiance of builder intimidation. What surprises me though is the lack of comment/follow up or outcomes of the inspections by the relevant authorities on the channel. To me it shows you doing a fantastic job but no outcomes! A guy like you should keep the builders on their toes, but enforcement will drive out the cowboys and wake up the rest of the industry. More after the event needed for me.
I had to laugh about 20 minutes in when i realised you were giving a runny commentary on how poor the builders were right in front of an open glass door with the builders themselves stood on the other side 😂
It is a disgrace that the level of "quality" in the trades is at such a low. Care factor and respect is in the gutter. I witnessed a well know project home builder pour a slab, "waffle pod" down the road from me. All form work stripped just hours after the pour. No proper curing of the concrete slab which was left basking in the sun for days after and not a drop of water. Four days later a 5 tonne excavator trampled all over the slab. So much for achieving the MPA rating 28 days.
It is same with all trades these days, not just the building industry. An Aussie trade certificate used to be something to be proud of, now there are companies out there handing them out to anyone who says they've been doing said trade for awhile for a small "fee". Adding to this importing so called "tradesman" from foreign lands where there are no standards to abide by just adds to the degradation of our industries.
Only going to get worse in Australia as we struggle to get the housing crisis under control. May as well rent for a decade, not going to be able to buy a house without paying a fortune for something that is going to crumble and fall apart within a few years. Few hours west of Brisbane their are subdivisions that are pretty well fucked because some bright spark council zoned up flood plains, and evidently nobody inspected buildings that were just sat on top of clay.
There is nothing wrong with stripping form work on a slab same day. It has no affect on the structural integrity. It is quite normal to have boxing off with trowel machine still finishing. Suspended slabs are a different story however and require a period of time before removing.
@@coasteyscoasteys Then people complain about how much it costs to build a new home. Every regulation costs the home owner more money. It's putting housing out of reach for the average person.
I supply to the building industry in QLD, some of the crap I've seen from some large builders can get ridiculous. You see some orders come through and think "Are they missing this?".
😂 I was giggling practically no stop throughout this - at times of horror at the workmanship, but most of all at your awesome personality and demeanour towards your work. The industry needs more legends like you who hold the line on quality but also know how to have a laugh! Thank you for being my algorithmic gift of December 😂 you've earned a subscribe from one video!
Where was I 5 months ago when you posted this! I just bought in this area! Settling in 2 weeks! Fingers crossed i didnt buy a dud! Had I known you did QLD I would have been super excited to have you come out and do an inspection! I am SPEWING!
Outside of the building waste Just this Morning I witnessed the degenerate sub contractors throwing their cigarette butts on the ground outside my front door. Not a care in the world for the fact that some of the townhouses on this development are already occupied by owners and tenants. Disgusting savages, all of them…
Corry roof. No insulation or sarking. In Qld where it is HOT. Really? Flabbergasted. Thanks for exposing this mess. Do you ever do an inspection and find NO faults? You do great work mate! Well done!
Dude is a Rockstar. Every random house you show up at, everyone knows you. With all this non compliant work you'll be in business for 10 lifetimes, all well deserved..
Just a heads up to not go chasing rustling grass in these parts of Gold Coast Lots of red belly black snakes about One was in a supervisors ute near this area
Mate great video, this is the first video a stumbled across and can see you’re very passionate in what you do! Question, all these defects you find in these homes does the builder have to fix these issues that you have found?
Absolutely sickening, and people think I am crazy for wanting to build my home with natural earth construction, e.g. Superadobe. With no experience building, I would do a better job than this. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. Keep it up!
In NSW, construction licences have a 18week delay due to lack of staff. I'm assuming the government wants the housing crisis to get worse. Their not even trying 😮
Good work bro. You are a wealth of knowledge and your work is so important. I know and EXPECT the day will come soon when you will be the measure for building inspections in Australia. It's only a matter of time bro.
Welcome to QLD buddy…you are going to be busy…start with any Metricon house…people have no idea how unskilled and unprofessional the people that are bulding their house are. Good luck and stay safe! Australian Standars are the problem because it allows for the bare ass minimum to be done (not even). Nobody is willing to have quality in their work!
I own one and never again. Slowly I am making improvements myself. My OCD as an engineer is driving me nuts. Finishing is poor, the builders they use can't use a level and a square obviously.
Looked at an ownit display home a few months ago thinking being a display it would be decent finish seems its right across the board , Quality Zero Bullshit a Plenty !!!
Shocking indeed, 😢 I feel sorry for the own homeowners, the builders should be held accountable. Where is the standard of Australian workmanship?. I think they should go to Japan and learn how to construct the homes.😢.
Excellent technical reveal of potential building nightmares for uninformed customers . Same issues and shoddy standards in UK. A charming host and warming presentation. Can feel the passion and irony on low quality for outrageous prices. Buyer beware.
7:53 - someone needs to tell Bear Electrical that type AC rcbos are no longer permitted to be used on new installations... Also, on a 600k build, i dont think using a generic nasty brand such as DL is appropriate. 😊
I've just finished building in Brisbane, Qld and still dealing with poor quality work from the builder. The QBCC is useless. The whole building commission and industry is. Needs a massive overhaul. Hope your channel grows and gets the recognition it deserves and something comes out of this in terms of government overhauls
I really like your videos. Do you think you would be able to do a video of a really well built house? It would be nice to see you inspect a good home that isn't a complete schamozzle, it would add a lot of perspective to see how things should be done!
After watching many of your great videos if was going to get a new building I would pay for a full time building supervisor to check each days work $20-30 k on-top of a 600k would be worth it in the long run 🤔
Love your channel bro, just found it. Welcome to QLD and our lovely cane toads. Just bought myself a 70s hardwood build up in Gladstone, three bedder on 800sqm for $225k, get out of the capital cities people.
the flashing that was really wide should of been done as a roof as its way to wide to be done as a flashing. i was really impressed with the fixing off of the flashing though, as a builder in nz we have the same issues with roofers as well
Pretty unimpressed myself. Stitching the laps with 25mm screws looks sloppy as hell.. Aka..i can't be fucked riveting these joints so I'm going to use a product which will fail much faster.
You have to think WTF does QBCC do all day. I also have massive issues with housing ministers. I really don't know what they do in each state. We have some major problems regarding not enough housing or exactly this, and don't get me started on strata quick builds for massive profits to property developers. Minsters are in bed with these developers, makes me sick. Thanks for sharing. Love what you do. Keep up the great work.
Who told you the qbcc was active 😂 they only active when your fees are due and accepting payment. Love it when you come to our state and flog a few builders and the qbcc 🤙
Just wondering if you have inspected a brand new apartment or house that.was playing green monopoly ( 6 months before house signed over , they fill every room with hydroponics weed crop... And use the harvested crops profits to build another abode . Total power divert via the master fuse for active , and a ground steak to get the neutral return.... Very bloody clever .
You should inspect prizehomes you can win. Plenty of them are in QLD and many of them are open for inspection 😉 I think the people responsible for purchasing properties for their supporters at each respective charity would be happy to know what to look out for.
We got the shower sealed and its still leaking - inspector said they didnt use a leak flange, waterproofer said its a plumbers problem? Surely a waterproofer wouldnt install without?
I am in the commercial arena and the defects and non complaint works i see day in day out is phenomenal. I feel for the owners, especially in domestic.
Mate, you went to a random house and gave the owner a free inspection, we need more professionals like yourself.
@figurera00 correction he gave the homeowner a nightmare. a very expensive nightmare.
@@robertbutler8004 the builders gave them the nightmare, he just exposed it.
@fc7424 Well, no see no bother, now the owner knows the sht, they are haunted...
@@robertbutler8004I don't think money would be an issue for the owner
@@BaeLassoit wouldn't have taken long for them to start noticing all the problems, water leaks etc
Welcome to Queensland.
Im a subcontractor here in Queensland, and we work for a number of builders,
The builders that we are involved in only build approximately 4 to 5 homes per year.
The actual builder is on site every day he inspects all that gets done on the building step by step.
The big construction companies that build hundreds of homes per year ,we call them desk top builders, all they are interested in is how many homes have we handed over this week, and how many contracts have we signed this week.
I know that they are cheaper than a small builder, but there is price to pay for that privilege, and that is below standard workmanship.
So to all the potential home owners who are thinking of building a new home in this 2023 environment,go for a well known small builder, and i will guarantee you will be
a lot safer.
People just want the cheapest they can get. 😠
whats the builders name if you wouldnt mind?
Yeah, just get in line on their multi-year long queues.
There aren't enough good builders for the number of homes we need to build.
We need builder names so people can be aware of what to avoid 🙏
If this house was built by a smaller builder it would cost twice as much. People don’t want to pay for quality workmanship.
Just look at the stats for the QBCC. Thousands of fines issued every year for late financial reporting and late licence fees. Almost zero issued for dodgy work and contract breaches. The worst government department in the state.
Couldn't agree more Mike, QBCC is a fee collection agency
QBCC is probably on the take $. Unfortunately most people are.
The QBCC's primary role is to raise revenue for the State government via license fees.
Bought a brand new build in QLD with a ton of issues, QBCC told us to sort it out directly with the builder who didn't want a bar of it. If we lodged a claim with QBCC expect a wait of over 6 months before they would even look at it. Useless. Easier for us to just sell the property.
We also paid a tradie out of our pocket to fix a ton of issues before selling.
I'm a retired qld builder, I was a hands on builder , i didnt sit in an office all day , I got my hands dirty, the big building companies are the problem. This is disgusting.
But the kids that worked on this home (and the all the others) never can become expert builders as they only know this way to build, as that is all they have be taught and all they have seen
Definitely we need more diversity in small to medium sized companies. Have giants dominate is way too risky, especially when they fall. We need some spice, an abundance of diverse competition.
I guess the original idea was a large company if they screwed up you were more likely to get it fixed, but it's not the case by far. They still operate like a bunch of small companies pulled together on the one umbrella. It's a headache trying to claim on poor installations or defects, they try their best to get out of it or do the minimal effort to rectify.
Not completely true. We had a small building company build our off the plan development and the quality of the work is embarrassingly bad. Our experience isn’t unique either. There is something else going on outside of the idea that it’s the fault of the big companies. The Australian building industry is a cowboy industry and it needs to be reformed. These clowns are ruining peoples lives.
The people signing the contracts are the problem. Stop giving your money to these scammers to do poor quality work
It can be very hard to know who is a good trade when a person is not familiar with the industry and it's methods. The person could be licensed and still do a crap job, and it takes so long to recover any money or fixes. The education on building standards needs an overhaul and cancel dishonest ones, but only after they are reviewed. Because you can get cheeky customers as well who can scam. But it's more paying high for low quality works, not following product installation standards.
I worked construction on the Gold Coast in the 90s. Everybody was dodgy to save money/maximise profit. My girlfriend was getting a house built and the day before the floor pour I went to check the rebar. I can read plans. I noticed some rebar was not installed in a few places and saw the bundles of steel on the ground. I spoke to the foreman and he got his knickers in s knot asking 'So you know about these things?'. Yes. I said. We paid for it, it's on the plans, put it in. I'll wait. He was not happy as I watched him. I then was there before the pour to makes sure it was done properly.
Sounds like a scum bag
This wasn't the Gold Coast... It was up in Central Queensland coast
I built my own home on Russell Island as an Owner Builder.. I used a kit from Imagine kit homes and It all went well... I built on a slab which was poured by some old concreters and it was a solid pour and very accurate to the plans.. no waffle boards or sytrofoam just solid concrete and rebar over visine.. People questioned why I insulated all the walls including all the inside walls and ceiling, as I think this is not that common here in Queensland. I was supplied with insulated metal foil sarking that went under the colour bond roof and had a large crawl space that was also heavily insulated... I noticed the house being built next door did not have any sarking under the metal colour bond roof or insulation in the ceiling and the certifier passed it. When It rains I don't hear anything in the house and when its hot it stays cool in the house using just fans.. Its a small house and when my wife stays up and watchs TV in the next room don't hear anything in the bedroom with the door closed. Yes I agree the building standards need to be better enforced in Queensland..
Would you do a build for me on Russell Island???
@@KBHeal hi thanks for your message.
I am not a licensed builder and they control building as to who does it in Queensland like a mafia.. big builders get away with anything.. little builders get picked on by the commission. Unlicensed builders get prosecuted and fined into oblivion.. The kit home guys will help you get an owner builder license..
Russell Island??? I can understand that it might've been cheaper over there and not all people over should be judged by the minority; but is it still the cesspit of crime and single motherhood that it once was?
@brianrundle2875 Cool - will have to get into it one day. Planning to in a year or two 🤔 . Thanks so much for the lengthy reply 🙏🙏
You caught and released the QBCC rep.
Watch your back mate,Your becoming a legend :) What part of water proofing method they don't understand ? I think they should build a fish tank first to understand what water proofing is !!
some of this stuff is heart-breaking. These are people's homes.
No one gives a shit when homes are sold for such ludicrous profits. All they see is the money and don't give a shit.
no no no.. it's a companies profit, you have it all wrong.
No actually these are ppls lifestyles. Homes used to be built as a residence to live in. Now ppl want houses where it creates a lifestyle. When you want such things like that then you are gonna have some sort of problems. If houses were built for what they are actually needed for, then these problems wouldnt exist.
Older homes were very basic designs and builds yet are much more sturdy and better built with better materials.
Homes now are built with so many components and materials, somethings gonna give.
Just like cars used to be made just to drive and simply made with few components. Now ppl turn them into mobile homes with all the latest tech gadgets. Ofc things are gonna go wrong all the time.
Its not so much the builds and designs are bad, in which they are, but to put all the pieces together just aint gonna happen without defects and major problems. The skills of the industries workforce just dont understand how to undertake such projects. Its all slapstick building where as long as its close its good enough.
@@freespeechisdead202 get off the gear lad
Thank Goodness for a decent inspector who tells it as it is.
Bro just caught and released a Cane Toad 😂😂
sad how some people lack common knowledge
It isn't common knowledge outside of QLD
At least he didn't give it a kiss😂
@@RolandElliottFirstGhe's from Victoria. They haven't got them down there yet.
Should have brought your golf club and helped it reach the water...😂
Industrial and corporate awards, about as real and as meaningful as an Oscar these days.
I work for the Gold Coast Council and my job takes me all over the place. The worst I’ve seen is the ‘developments’ that are built on mangrove land and flood prone areas. The developers open the sites for sales between 10-1:30-2ish depending on the weather so the mosquito and Midges aren’t too bad. Any time either side and you’re stuffed.
The houses are so quickly built and in one development I know a year later many of the houses have large cracks running from the driveway up the front of the house.
It’s not just the house it’s all the underground infrastructure that’s put in a very haphazard manner as well.
Great work mate keep it up.
Tweed valley council just south of border , interesting connection to max Igan , Mount Warning eco village strata title caper corruption (guffaw) . . why Max Igan fled to Mexico
Don't forget how you can't get home insurance for storm surge areas.
why does the council allow building on dodgy land?
@@iancremmins4727our Mayor, Tom Tate is a massive property developer and is massively corrupt.
The frog was running the right way, towards the water in the house….😅😅😅
What a disaster zone. Loved the random house riddled with defects too. So much for the QBBC 😢
To be fair most “affordable” houses are riddled with defects and the homeowners have an interest in not noticing certain problems lest the bank value the home at lower than the mortgage and charge higher rates for additional risk, or the resale value is lessened when they go to sell.
So we had a house that we ended up actually taking to court and the QBCC due to not meeting contract requirements. The issue is QBCC in most areas does a local "board" I guess and it is always local large builders on it. So a local builder judges his mate and says nah thats reasonable. When you show any standards or laws they say nah thats not really how I'd see that and write you off. Theres absolutely no recourse for you unless you are willing to go to a multi year hundreds of thousands of dollars lawsuit. We ended up settling for about 50k and doing all the works ourselves at a cost of about 150k as we couldn't afford the mult year battle.
Sounds about right
what the actual fuck
What time is it in QLD ? Answer = 1871
What a load of rubbish. You obviously have no idea what you are talking about
Mate, you are a legend! Great work in exposing builders that have zero ethics in their own work. Not too mention, cant read a building plan, or official standards specs.
Keep up the great work! 👍
Appreciated 🙏
I’m so glad I had a family member on site most days of my build.
His experience saved me a lot of money. No shortcuts taken.
Love your work
Love your work. Im an architect and love how you refer to the applicable AS codes.
I am a hands on builder and I only take on what I myself can build, everything ( even the engineers specs ) I do is over and above what’s required, I do not trust anyone anymore. I do not want any phone calls after I leave as this means I am going backwards, my two sons are now with me as apprentices and they will be taught by a 54yr old builder who loves the old school way, because when they are tradesmen I want them to have the same pride in their trade as I do, it’s a good feeling to look back after a big day and be proud of what you have achieved, ask any chippy who loves his job…….. I think we are witnessing the beginning of a change to the building industry because of what you are doing, 100% total respect for what you do, and now when people say “ jeez your going a bit overboard “ I can say “ have a look at the tic toc inspector and you will see why I do what I do”. The QBCC use smaller builders like me as sacrificial lambs so it looks like they are doing something, don’t give them any reasons and it will be all good
Just came across your channel, and this vid. Just finished building two 'high-spec' houses (as financier of a JV), and wow, great timing in terms of understanding some of the ins and outs (or at least the value in a truly independent and value adding inspection). Great work, thanks for sharing...
How bad does a builder get that they can't even do the foundations correctly.
that is more common then you think concretors find it hard to read a tape after 12 beers when the number is greater then the amount of fingers and toes they have. When i was doing my carpentry apprenticeship we could regularly stand a frame and the concretors or mud monkeys would of missed the mark by up to 1000mm could of been each way depends on the day and how many stubbies they had doing the boxing the day before.
🤣Dude a 1000mm? A metre?? Wow that's a big sesh, blotto!!@@andreweastaughffe1070
Their meth addled brains exist in a different dimension where physics don't apply.
Tons of bogan cow boys in concreting
I have a house being built by KB Homes and the foundation looks like crap. Honeycomb everywhere..
Welcome to Minister Mick De Brenni's QBCC! Sh*t show is an understatement. Recently attended a new multi-million dollar Convention Centre upgrade in FNQ ... 2 years past the scheduled finish date and the visible workmanship was horrendous. It really makes you question everything that is going on.
Our new hospital in rural Queensland leaked like a sieve, lots of defects that never looked as good after fixing.
@@erichnienkeschaal6316 I am buying shares in the silicon glue companies. I saw silicone beads laid against surface joints that were massive. I was so shocked I used my thumb to reference the siliconed gap and measured it when I got home (my thumb measured +20mm!). As bad as the workmanship was, what is worse is that multiple professionals would have inspected the work and approved it.
Great videos, bro went to buy a new house in Adelaide done my own inspection with reference from your videos on what I have learnt by watching your inspections I determined that that house was not compliant saved me alot of money and major hassle thanks make sure you support this channel.
hahaha i love your work bruv, every tradie in QLD just clenched pretty hard when they saw this... oh shyyiit hes in QLD !
We just bought an old miners cottage which was probably built better than these brand new homes. We haven’t settled on it yet, so now that I have discovered your channel I’ll know what to look for once we get the keys. The building report we got done showed no major issues, just small maintenance things that come with an almost 100 year old house.
Mate....I know you love your critters but Bufo Marinus (aka cane toads) are NON COMPLIANT😅 and highly poisonous. Love your work bruv.
Good to know!
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@@SiteinspectionsSome Dettol in a spray bottle sprayed on their back, really fucks them up.
@@tellyfaulkner3466 they arent dettolproof.
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I am QLD proud and thinking after watching initial videos of Vic and NSW, QLD builders are on point! These builders exposed are cowboys, and I got my house built by Brighton Homes 3yrs ago…:I am too scared to now look at my house in detail after trusting BH recommend certifier
I am revisiting warranty on workmanship and house build
The QBCC is just like that Cain Toad you handled - They are X builders and run away from work! That "Frog" running away from you was so funny - I'm crying with laughter!
** A Toad, not a Frog.
@@tellyfaulkner3466 he said frog, that was the funny bit - typical Mexican!
Anticipation almost killed me, it is still 32deg on the Gold Coast LOL Love your work.
Freezing my ass off in Melbourne:( jealous of the weather haha
@@timgoldsmith17
Don't be jealous it's farked too hot
I just love love love your videos, you are connecting the dots. This is a great example of the poor link between standards and the practice. Keep walking mate… all the best. Please show us good examples more (if there is any)
I worked for a scaffolding company for a number of years and some of the abominations that people called building work was horrid! So many rectification works, wasting time and money…. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to your trade
waiting for the upload you are legend
I am owner-building and I am glad I did.. In fact the workmanship I have seen was the key driver to owner-build. I bought the standards, to ensure I would do a proper job, and achieved certification without one mistake (or non-compliance) and with the comment that he wished builder / trades would produce work like this. --- I have also seen a lot in my life, but these inspections almost bring me to tears; this is so sad, how people get short-changed on their dream homes, by what must be absolute morons. I am gobsmacked.
This is the quality they paid for, next time pay a small builder 3 million for the same house with perfect finishes
@@gregdogg10 BS! They have standards to follow, we are not talking about a premium finish ere, we are talking about following standards - the minimum that must be achieved. Builders and trades can get away with it because the gov't and regulating bodies allow them to. Please advertise your business here so I can stay tf away from you and your mob.
@@gregdogg10that's hilarious you actually believe that.
@@mechtechau😂 it’s the truth , wake up
@@Mtorrcomu don’t get it, unfortunately you have to pay a premium to get a house built to the standards, u shouldn’t have to but I agree the governing bodies allow this to happen
They almost need a 3 strikes are you're out law in the building industry. If a builder and/or subcontractor gets reported for breaches of the codes and standards and are found guilty 3 times, they should LOSE THEIR LICENCE to build/trade for LIFE! In addition, they should not be allowed to trade unless they have adequate insurance to pay for the FULL costs of rectification, up to and including the cost of FULL demolition and rebuild if necessary!
not sure if thats the solution but i agree that the building industry needs to be better regulated and managed to deal with these problems
Totally agree rules with no concequences or enforcement are meaninless.
I know what I said is very harsh, but governments operate the complete opposite. They are FAR TOO LENIENT. There are very few consequences for builders and subcontractors, but for the home owner, then are often ruined because of the actions of dodgy builders and subcontractors. They need to be weeded out.@@David-eq8wf
the problem is that the builders cant keep up with the demand as it is, so the government wouldn't' do that.
If they can't keep up with demand, they should STOP being GREEDY, and STOP taking on new jobs that they CAN'T complete on time. They promise the world to customers before they sign the contract, and then don't care about the customer once the contract is signed because the customer is locked in and can't do much about it. They say they will finish the build in 6 to 12 months, knowing that they can't and then take 2 years or more to finish the build to a VERY POOR standard. Because they take on MORE work than they can manage, everyone is rushed and so many corners are cut and inexperienced and unqualified tradies are used and ultimately, the customer pays dearly for that. So why should the innocent customer suffer because of that. If builders are going to INSIST on being GREEDY and NOT regulate themselves to the significant financial detriment of innocent customers, then that is when Governments need to step in and create new laws to harshly punish builders and sub-contractors that do the wrong thing and build in breach of laws, codes and standards@@Mr_jz_12
As a recent arrival to the channel and catching up on previous episodes (granted in an ad hoc way), I would like to say: I admire your understanding of building regulations, attention to detail and your empathy with your clients/owners. Also your defiance of builder intimidation. What surprises me though is the lack of comment/follow up or outcomes of the inspections by the relevant authorities on the channel. To me it shows you doing a fantastic job but no outcomes! A guy like you should keep the builders on their toes, but enforcement will drive out the cowboys and wake up the rest of the industry. More after the event needed for me.
The prevalence of black roofs in Australia really says a lot about us...
black roofs, brick walls, minimal insulation we're a smart bunch.
Mould won't show from Street level.
Black roof with no anti-con too 😳
We don't understand insulation in this country.
vanity come to mind....
The suspenseful music is a perfect touch hahaha. The channel I never thought I needed.
Thank you 🎅
The builder was expecting a concrete path around the house would hide so many problems.
I had to laugh about 20 minutes in when i realised you were giving a runny commentary on how poor the builders were right in front of an open glass door with the builders themselves stood on the other side 😂
It is a disgrace that the level of "quality" in the trades is at such a low. Care factor and respect is in the gutter. I witnessed a well know project home builder pour a slab, "waffle pod" down the road from me. All form work stripped just hours after the pour. No proper curing of the concrete slab which was left basking in the sun for days after and not a drop of water. Four days later a 5 tonne excavator trampled all over the slab. So much for achieving the MPA rating 28 days.
It is same with all trades these days, not just the building industry. An Aussie trade certificate used to be something to be proud of, now there are companies out there handing them out to anyone who says they've been doing said trade for awhile for a small "fee". Adding to this importing so called "tradesman" from foreign lands where there are no standards to abide by just adds to the degradation of our industries.
Only going to get worse in Australia as we struggle to get the housing crisis under control.
May as well rent for a decade, not going to be able to buy a house without paying a fortune for something that is going to crumble and fall apart within a few years.
Few hours west of Brisbane their are subdivisions that are pretty well fucked because some bright spark council zoned up flood plains, and evidently nobody inspected buildings that were just sat on top of clay.
They aren’t tradesmen, they are subcontractors working under someone with a license
Alot of "waffle pod" horror stories out there
There is nothing wrong with stripping form work on a slab same day. It has no affect on the structural integrity. It is quite normal to have boxing off with trowel machine still finishing. Suspended slabs are a different story however and require a period of time before removing.
you had me at 'the QBCC are really active '.....
I'm blown away that metal roofed homes are being built without any insulation or condensation foil...
Might be the cheapest available that the customer chose. 🤔
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Should be illegal though
@@coasteyscoasteysbox gutters should be illegal
Yeh you’d think it would be included in a house like this
@@coasteyscoasteys
Then people complain about how much it costs to build a new home.
Every regulation costs the home owner more money.
It's putting housing out of reach for the average person.
I supply to the building industry in QLD, some of the crap I've seen from some large builders can get ridiculous.
You see some orders come through and think "Are they missing this?".
Looking forward to this video. Keep up the great work!!
😂 I was giggling practically no stop throughout this - at times of horror at the workmanship, but most of all at your awesome personality and demeanour towards your work. The industry needs more legends like you who hold the line on quality but also know how to have a laugh!
Thank you for being my algorithmic gift of December 😂 you've earned a subscribe from one video!
Really hoping you do some more videos on QLD! We are having dramas with our house, although it's 10 years old. Slow but steady progress.
Where was I 5 months ago when you posted this! I just bought in this area! Settling in 2 weeks! Fingers crossed i didnt buy a dud! Had I known you did QLD I would have been super excited to have you come out and do an inspection! I am SPEWING!
Come do a new zealand house
Love your videos Mate. Your a home builders Angel, sent to make sure no dodgy builders will be quick to rip someone off. Legend. 😇
The rubbish left over on build sites is a national disgrace.
Outside of the building waste Just this Morning I witnessed the degenerate sub contractors throwing their cigarette butts on the ground outside my front door. Not a care in the world for the fact that some of the townhouses on this development are already occupied by owners and tenants. Disgusting savages, all of them…
I love how he picked up the cane toad and called it a big frog hahahahahah 😂
Corry roof. No insulation or sarking. In Qld where it is HOT. Really? Flabbergasted. Thanks for exposing this mess. Do you ever do an inspection and find NO faults? You do great work mate! Well done!
Extra cost.
Dude is a Rockstar. Every random house you show up at, everyone knows you. With all this non compliant work you'll be in business for 10 lifetimes, all well deserved..
8:35 luckiest cane toad in existence lol
Wow what a shocker! Thanks goodness for you!
I've seen so much of what you are pointing out. Was a cabinet maker for too long and have heard all the sob stories from home owners.
Such pride in one's workmanship on display.
Just a heads up to not go chasing rustling grass in these parts of Gold Coast
Lots of red belly black snakes about
One was in a supervisors ute near this area
Mate love your videos, you are the best inspector I have ever seen 👍
Awesome job chasing up the builder love your work keep it up
Thank you for posting the videos. You are amazing. Great work.
Mate great video, this is the first video a stumbled across and can see you’re very passionate in what you do!
Question, all these defects you find in these homes does the builder have to fix these issues that you have found?
Yes they do if they want to be paid as ur bank won't release the funds until issues rectified
Love how people get excited to meet you 😊
Absolutely sickening, and people think I am crazy for wanting to build my home with natural earth construction, e.g. Superadobe. With no experience building, I would do a better job than this. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. Keep it up!
You have the best RUclips show Les from Perth 🎯🎯🎯
Thank you so much!
In NSW, construction licences have a 18week delay due to lack of staff. I'm assuming the government wants the housing crisis to get worse. Their not even trying 😮
26:40 I have the same problem in my unit. When it’s windy does the same thing. Good to know.
The possible Kane Toad,….was certainly non compliant 😉👍
Good work bro. You are a wealth of knowledge and your work is so important. I know and EXPECT the day will come soon when you will be the measure for building inspections in Australia. It's only a matter of time bro.
So, what happens after you have done your assessment? Do the owners contact the builder or do you?
All look good from afar, don't you dare to come any closer!
Welcome to QLD buddy…you are going to be busy…start with any Metricon house…people have no idea how unskilled and unprofessional the people that are bulding their house are. Good luck and stay safe! Australian Standars are the problem because it allows for the bare ass minimum to be done (not even). Nobody is willing to have quality in their work!
I own one and never again. Slowly I am making improvements myself. My OCD as an engineer is driving me nuts. Finishing is poor, the builders they use can't use a level and a square obviously.
Looked at an ownit display home a few months ago thinking being a display it would be decent finish seems its right across the board , Quality Zero Bullshit a Plenty !!!
Shocking indeed, 😢 I feel sorry for the own homeowners, the builders should be held accountable. Where is the standard of Australian workmanship?. I think they should go to Japan and learn how to construct the homes.😢.
None of those big building companies are worth going with. Any that pump out homes are going to be low quality
I think the Australian Building standards would be a great start if everyone at least followed them!!
Awesome brother 👏
Excellent technical reveal of potential building nightmares for uninformed customers . Same issues and shoddy standards in UK. A charming host and warming presentation. Can feel the passion and irony on low quality for outrageous prices. Buyer beware.
what an ending lol - thanks again for these
OAM for services to building deserved
I would have an endless cup of tea with this man! Protect him!
7:53 - someone needs to tell Bear Electrical that type AC rcbos are no longer permitted to be used on new installations... Also, on a 600k build, i dont think using a generic nasty brand such as DL is appropriate. 😊
I've just finished building in Brisbane, Qld and still dealing with poor quality work from the builder. The QBCC is useless. The whole building commission and industry is. Needs a massive overhaul. Hope your channel grows and gets the recognition it deserves and something comes out of this in terms of government overhauls
Yeh, but it can't be see from ground level so it must comply. And if not who cares.
Another great audit
I really like your videos. Do you think you would be able to do a video of a really well built house? It would be nice to see you inspect a good home that isn't a complete schamozzle, it would add a lot of perspective to see how things should be done!
After watching many of your great videos if was going to get a new building I would pay for a full time building supervisor to check each days work $20-30 k on-top of a 600k would be worth it in the long run 🤔
Keep the bastards honest.
Love your channel bro, just found it. Welcome to QLD and our lovely cane toads.
Just bought myself a 70s hardwood build up in Gladstone, three bedder on 800sqm for $225k, get out of the capital cities people.
the flashing that was really wide should of been done as a roof as its way to wide to be done as a flashing. i was really impressed with the fixing off of the flashing though, as a builder in nz we have the same issues with roofers as well
Pretty unimpressed myself.
Stitching the laps with 25mm screws looks sloppy as hell..
Aka..i can't be fucked riveting these joints so I'm going to use a product which will fail much faster.
You have to think WTF does QBCC do all day. I also have massive issues with housing ministers. I really don't know what they do in each state. We have some major problems regarding not enough housing or exactly this, and don't get me started on strata quick builds for massive profits to property developers. Minsters are in bed with these developers, makes me sick. Thanks for sharing. Love what you do. Keep up the great work.
Love the videos showing all the dodgy work. Would be good if we could see a house that's up too standard
Look at one built in the 80’s
He’s desperately trying to find one 😂
@@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248 Classic!
Your the man bro always watch your videos thanks for keeping us all informed. The QBCC do jack I know I work in the construction industry.
Welcome to QLD.
Not sure what QBCC is "active" doing, aside from collecting fees.
Great work again mate, people need you,be proud
Who told you the qbcc was active 😂 they only active when your fees are due and accepting payment. Love it when you come to our state and flog a few builders and the qbcc 🤙
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“Uncontrolled variation is the enemy of quality.” -W. Edwards Deming
Just wondering if you have inspected a brand new apartment or house that.was playing green monopoly ( 6 months before house signed over , they fill every room with hydroponics weed crop... And use the harvested crops profits to build another abode . Total power divert via the master fuse for active , and a ground steak to get the neutral return....
Very bloody clever .
Thanks, I ll give it a go 😂
“Do your best and cement the rest” is gold! 🏅
"Plaster and paint will make it what it ain't."
Its one of those lovely water front engineered bullshark
trap canal developments, foam helps that shit float. QLD🤣
I'm so happy to see you are finally here in sunny Qld. I hope you plan on visiting Mountview and Eden's Crossing.
You should inspect prizehomes you can win. Plenty of them are in QLD and many of them are open for inspection 😉
I think the people responsible for purchasing properties for their supporters at each respective charity would be happy to know what to look out for.
Queensland likes you too! make sure to come back.
We got the shower sealed and its still leaking - inspector said they didnt use a leak flange, waterproofer said its a plumbers problem? Surely a waterproofer wouldnt install without?
This is the new standard in the Australian building industry, commercial and Residential
I am in the commercial arena and the defects and non complaint works i see day in day out is phenomenal. I feel for the owners, especially in domestic.