As a retired builder, I can't believe some of shoddy work being done , no one has any pride in their work anymore. I always say a bad job is a waste of good material .
@kingdomfor1 specialist mechanical shop owner and custom car builder. Seeing some of the "professional workmanship" it fell into drove me out. I hate stoopids.... As an old school tradesman building a house (not my trade, but I understand many, many things) , I'm tired of having to make sure the most simple things are done right. It's sad. Zero care.
@@logic.and.reasoning I run a car audio business, i do sales and installs, i can tell you its the same, every job is butchered even tho they are simple, PRIDE has gone from a quality job to a guy with tits these days
Jesus retired builders are the worst to comment on these videos. Maybe you named your price 50 years ago but you try f@@king working for project builders where your being told how much your getting paid and still have to do a satisfactory job I suppose you never cut a corner in your building career right
Sickening thinking how much all this sh*t adds to the cost of building. Having to do the bloody things twice means everyone else ends up paying for it.
It is heartbreaking to think of a young family who should be experiencing the exhilaration of achieving a monumental milestone in their first home. I am trembling with rage at this cruelty.
As a painter I can tell you that this so -called painter has used an airless sprayer -poorly and has not dusted down the walls first, no dusting down, no sanding, no back rolling. This is why the walls look like sandpaper. Disgusting workmanship!!!
Ah was wondering how he managed to get those impressive ripples, driplines and trapped cobwebs with a brush and roller lol. It's enough to make a man take up smoking again I mean, unbeliiiieeeevable.
Lol I know it's actually gyprock but it looks like float and set plastering except they didn't bother with the set coat and just painted the sand and cement float.
In the UK we have a system where the mortgage lender gets instructed to release the money after the house is signed off as perfect. The inspector is then liable for any defects.
I believe we had such a system for reserving final payment in temporary trust and the inspector had to be a council employee that couldn't have any familial or business ties to the builders. Then in the 90s, they allowed builders to provide their own inspectors and they never advise clients they are allowed to choose their own like they are supposed to by law. Now over 70% of new builds have water ingress, black mold and structural problems detected in first 3 years.
@@wobblyboost private certifiers have become problem building inspectors and envelopes are a problem as can be seen, once walls, tiles, roofing, insulation is done, many things are hidden, until the leaks start 6 years warranty is useless when the builder changes names and phone numbers Look at the hundred or so companies that closed in the last 2 years where did all the money go? homes for the directors, expensive hundred thousand dollar vehicles, world trips for their families instead of finishing the builds, they spent the money on toys and fun the the ATO came knocking and they hadn't paid tax either, let alone wages, super, materials and lastly, as always, the tradies Government non regulations allowed this. They were told, they couldn't care less. it's not their homes and money
@@leeoshea2290 A very good nutshelled review of the problems caused by terrible govt. decisions, that foster the plain brown paper bag in carparks economy and give us millions of ugly, unhealthy and falling apart homes. Also your avatar is groovy.
We have never and will never build a new home because there are no good building companies left. The building industry in this country is corrupt to the core.
Use an independent builder/carpenter who is onsite with his nail bag on all day every day. And actually uses trades who quote the job and not just give them a sqm rate. Will cost more initially but save u money in the long run
@@gregdogg10 are there any left in Australia? even 1? I think they've either quit, gone teaching or chosen another path there are only wood butchers left I know 1 or 2 amazing chippies/builders, but......they can't get decent help and there's the problem How do you get anything done when you have to check every nail or screw? because the labor can't be trusted I've had people work for me. Tested them I watched them sit around for hours chatting and smoking end of the day, they claimed they'd done 8 hours ha they'd done 3/4 hours work and 4 hours doing nothing Multiply that by 3 / 4 people, that's 12 hrs a day, 60 hours / week they want their 'wages' ba ha I paid them the hours they worked and sent them away and did it myself that's what's happened. there's very little honesty and the work ethic.....hm, I think it caught the last plane out of Sydney some years ago
until the market turns around they should be waiting in my opinion. the madness of late will continue for a while but we've seen this cycle before and it will come to a pianful end for those that bite off more than they can chew
@@fuzzjunky Waiting just means losing out on gains and being left further behind. House prices are not going to come down. We are close to the top of the interest rate cycle and prices are still going up. When rates do turn downwards, prices are going to explode again.
@@soulsphere9242 house prices will indeed come down. the amount of mortgages out there hanging by a thread is obviously more than you know. we've been through all this many times in the last 50 years but people still cling to the idea it can't happen.
This is why i just bought a 80s home. 40 year old house , double brick, cathedral celing, not a single crack inside and out, whole house feels solid af. No chance im buying newly built homes in the last 10 years. Obviously make sure there are no asbestos or lead paint or potential underpinning. Could feel the quality and the pride in the work.
It’s infuriating that you can’t get a first home owners grant for established housing anymore. I’m unsure if it’s like that all around Australia but it is in sa.
Hi, My home was build about 1958, all hardwood 4 x 2 and 4 x 4, even the garage, the part of the garage i demolished you could see the hardwood was predrilled with 1/8th drill bit before they used the nails We had the roof tiles, cleaned, recapped and also broken ones changed, the roofer was suprised as he saw the amount of timer rafters and when the 3 of them were on the roof he was suprised there was no sag where a single person stood. Yes, he works in outer sydney on home built say 2000 onwards
Councils needs to be held accountable. They need to be checking and stopping builders from building. The councils need to have a contact person/team that customers can contact with issues so they can step in within a week
I live in berwick and have been in the building industry for over 35 years . I work in the commercial sector not domestic as much and never have i seen such digraceful work on new houses . I have seen 12 month old slabs sink 50mm!!! The whole of new berwick has sprung up almost over the past 2 years and are literally not fit for kennels let alone humans. Am appalled at the self governing of builders and Casey council for turning a blind eye !!! Welcome to Australia
hey everyone.... my mother told me that years ago in australia... talking long time ago... that the Bank would send out their own inspector who would check the house first before the bank would release another payment for the home.... if the bank inspector was not happy with the house they would not release any money.... this takes the pressure of the owners of the house.... we should go back to this
This is why I like living in a small city (15K people). You tend NOT to get builders like this as all the trades know all the other trades. Shoddy work like this will end up with the perpetrators being run out of town.
I am genuinely scared - my wife and I are in the process of building our first home in Perth and I can't stop watching these videos. We don't know anything about building or what the Australian Standards are - we put our faith into the people employed by the building company to do the job to, at the very least, the AS. So many people no longer have pride in their work and the name of the game is to get things done as quickly as possible and move on to the next. I would rather my build take 2 years and know that it is not only compliant, but the builder and EVERY person who worked on my house could stand back and say "I am proud to put my name to this". I have employed an external building inspector, but again, it is someone I need to have faith in to do a complete job (in other words "the job that I am paying them for"). How do I know the inspector will do this? Do I need to have an inspector to watch over the inspector? At nearly 60 years of age, this is supposed to be our "forever" home, but seeing some of the issues that are brought to light by this gentleman, makes me start to rethink the idea of owning.
Honestly I think you're better off buying a solid 70's/80's brick house and hiring trusted locals to do some renovations. At least you know the bones are probably very solid.
@@retsaMinnavoiGif you 60 year old, don’t build. Why be exposed to something that could literally ruin your life, if there were years of legal battle? Take the $ and go live happily in some developing countries is way better!
Everyone involved in this build did not give a fuck, from labourer to certifier. Now the poor first home buyer has a mortgage hanging over his head for this disgrace. Trust no one, and follow the progress of the build yourself, is the lesson here.
So very very sad... but even more sad is this is so common. I lived in many rentals and under the turf was just broken bricks, glass and nails. I could not let my daughter play in the yard.
@@marzp9841 totally agreed with you.with tradies shortage, the government should have made TAFE courses free and encouraged new generation or older unemployed to pick up trades and decently pay them so they can survive in the world. I went to TAFE in 1982 as a mature aged student but got less money to go to TAFE than unemployment benefit. There was no incentive nor encouragement from the government to make it attractive for anybody to improve themselves. This country system makes people lazy and victimised a decent hard working people with high taxes and stupid spending on what is not needed. I can keep going till the cows come home but nothing will change. Bye for now.
It all boils down to lack of integrity. We are seeing it at all levels of our society. The quality of build here in the US has gone way down also. Shameful.
The whole housing market in australia is so criminally bad some massive changes needs to happen asap. We not only pay many times what a house should cost to build or buy but we then pay massive amounts for absolutely rubbish building quality and designs. How can we change things when every layer of the industry from governments at all levels to the whole building trade and associated compliance is all corrupted and on the take.
Also a painter. Kinda confused on how this happened. At first I thought it was dirty roller, but its far too much sand and the spider webs means it was sprayed. So if it was spray how did that much debris get on the wall. Spackle dust maybe, but its everywhere not just joints. Im thinking its a bunch of things. Spackle and maybe someone was cutting molding while spraying, leaving fine dust everywhere. Gonna be a bigger job to remedy then paint. I have a really good system for cleaning prior. I bought a mop that has a 18" microfiber cloth. Wet it will clean the walls and dry it dusts off spackle. I have about a dozen of microfiber cloth mop heads so I swap them as soon as they dirty then wash them in a machine. I could clean all those walls in a one story in about 15 minutes with my system.
I wish Id known about expectations and standards with building a house back when I had my first house built 17 years ago. Ive been repairing things for years now all because they werent done correctly by the builder. Great work and Ill definetly be recommending you to everyone
They'll get that flop from ACA to come on and say you're being too picky now. Reckon he'd have a different attitude if someone took his money and gave him something bodgy and non compliant. Keep doing what you're doing mate, you're a national treasure and if I ever build a new house I'm definitely getting you to inspect it before I hand over a dollar.
"Actually the paint isn't a defect, it's just shit workmanship, therefore the tiktok inspector is wrong!" Front page news with a black and white picture of the only time he wasnt smiling 😂
VBA needs to push through all tradesman registration asap. Having all the people who worked on the job certify their own work would go a long way to weeding out the dodgy tradesman and improving the industry.
They should have a list of every name, occupation, certification and ABN (or employers name and ABN) for every important part of the build. Like waterproofing, roofing, insulation, AC installation, slab, electrical, plumbing etc. It should be a list that is provided at each stage of the build or before final payment so that there is a paper trail, they know their name will be known and displayed and ultimately responsible (ethically and morally) for their work
@@retsaMinnavoiG that’s exactly what the VBA has been talking about but they keep pushing back the start date. Meant to start with carpenters in 2021. Might be because their getting pressure from the gov as trade registration would meant building costs will go up. www.vba.vic.gov.au/news/news/2020/registration-and-licensing-of-carpenters-not-expected-to-begin-until-2021 All trades registration details will need to be supplied to the building surveyor and kept on file for my potential issues in the future.
Youve inspired me to start my third trade as a carpenter after all the shit workmanship going round. Hopefully I can become a compliment builder to house the decent people of Australia
Our house is double-brick wall construction, dating back to 1979. Build quality is excellent, and apart from routine maintenance there have been zero problems. Even the original Western Red Cedar windows do not leak, and still look very nice indeed. If we ever move, it'll be to if anything an even older property (ideally Federation-era) since they are so very well built (in comparison to what passes for "construction" today).
@@BizRon-dm8ye One of my employees had a new home built by one of the "Big Names" (Hotondo Homes). Suffice to say the builders paid off her mortgage owing to numerous "construction irregularities" that made the 6 month old property uninhabitable. This was a "demolish and rebuild" incident, and her case is very far from being uncommon nowadays.
Im sorry brother. Your wrong, they are not qualified painters. They are Indian or Chinese workers. Not qualified and work dirt cheap. This is why i haven't done painting in a new builds for 20yrs. They deregulate the building industry. A true tradesman like myself, wouldn't and couldn't work for what they are paying. You get what you pay for. 😢
Exactly, unfortunately loads of builders take the cheapest price these days, so they make more money for themselves. I've even had builders ask me to give them cash , just for a chance to even price a job. F-THAT !!!
We can all thank Albo for bringing in another 700,000 of these top quality tradesmen in just the last 12 months. This crap makes my blood boil. Our country is turning into a 3rd world shit hole. When will our useless politicians realise that mass migration ruins countries, it never improves them. I’d rather pay more and know that the job is done properly, rather than throw my $ away on these imported retards!
i havn't seen a qualified painter on a volume build for many years, doesn't mean there arn't some that can do the job well, just rare, and for what they are paid, not surprising
Ive been binj watching this channel for the last day. Own my own 1970 house , but now know some the faults that can ruin a home. This man is a Ninja Inspector, honest, informative and funny.
Precisely, the condition it lawfully must be in when the inspector signs the Ocupation Permit: "Must be clean, 100% safe and free of defects." Should be able to park in the garage, walk through the door with your kids and some furniture, cook dinner and sleep.
Yeah I haven't talked to a single person who bought in a new suburb from developers who hasn't needed multiple things fixed after handover. And they get ignored for ages. Every family's dream is butchered by these people.
I used to study in Oz when I'm younger and always regarded the standard and built quality of homes to be GREAT and the skilled folks building those home as master builders. But seeing all these expose recently especially in the East Coast seriously make me think what happened to the skilled trades and the folks working the in the building industries.
The best tradespeople are either retired or they are working on the many huge infrastructure projects going on around Australia at the moment that pay much better than home building.
Dude you are my hero. Out here doing what the government fails to do, holding these wankers to account and educating people on the relevant sections of the standards. Love your work.
God damn these videos makes me love most of the tradies we got in Denmark. Sure, we have our bunch of shitty workers but the amount of absolute "shamozzle" you got in Australia is insane. I dont think I'd be able to control myself if I spent nearly a million dollars on a house and this shite is what was delivered. I think I'd literally take that vigilante-sentence over the builders running off with my money if I couldnt get them to fix all this. I hope the homeowner gets them to redo it all :(
@@dartymcphee6738Poor regulations and a lack of oversight is that main problem in my opinion. Without accountability people will cut corners to make some easy money.
Put ít ơn the ballot box ,need sack infrastructure Minister. House is the dream home for someone worked hard in whole life to own it millions now no joke...message to cowboy out there be nice and follow rules or get out of this tradesman...
The bathroom extraction fans just venting inside the roof is my biggest fucking rage inducer atm. I'm in a 6yo house and the ceiling paint is starting to peel, how much fucking moisture does it take to be noticeable
@@christopherpekel6096 no sealer peels where the edge of the plastered areas are ie nail patches been going on for 30 years same problem AS 2311 states a sealer must be use through out, nobody does it.
That Expansion Foam is most Likely 75mm the concretes 30mm below the expansion height what's that make the Concrete thickness about 40 mm now that's a Shemozzle!
I love this guy his work is need and required through out Australia.. I would like just a more emphasis on the builders and there history rather then the whole of Australia is responsible for those at fault.. thank you so much for the vids keep up the good work...In beautiful Victoria..
@@michaelsizer-r7whe can afford it if someone wanted to come at him. Besides, his social media presence is huge. He could easily fund the legal fees from supporters, and what builder is going to go to court with a guy after a video showing their work like this is up? It's Streisand effect times a million. The place is a total hole, whoever built it should be proud to have their name in the title of the video.. Unless? 🤔
@@Stevei-075 It's totally legal to "name and shame". Whether you praise, by giving them 5/5 stars, or shame, by listing defects, a company it's the same logic. If you're worried, get media insurance.
Its got to the point that I will be putting a clause in the building contract, that progress payments will not be paid if not signed off by my independent inspector.
I did landscaping for a new place I bought yrs ago & found they dug a pit to bury bldg waste. Driveway sloped down from the street so there was a sump pit however the 100mm pipe has 80mm of standing water so they screwed up the fall when laying the pipe. Independent inspection should be part of all contracts b4 final payment.
What happens to these poor people do they get any justice? Do they get the house repaired or is it a long battle? I feel so sorry for them for so many reasons, a new house should be an exciting time not PTSD.
Short answer, & maybe surprised to know, Minimal Recourse, so much going on, in 2006, 300000 cases thru VCAT. So YEARS delay, all costly consultants reports, andcso delayed bad practioner warning listing. A cashcow for lawyers who make minimised agreements with their mate opposition lawyers. And with VCAT's policy to educate non complying businesses, Minimal payouts awarded. And the Building Warranty Insurance, last instead of first resort, and so many outs, refusing compensation, even after VCAT action judges builder and/or surveyor/inspector liable, Choice has called it a Junk Product All paid for by everybody! In 3 years then, a $6 Billion Loss to Home Buyers. And then to repair, try finding again, quality builders to fix, people left to repair their "fully signed off" homes 3 &,4 times over! A whistleblower in Planning when Matthew Guy head of, they know, too hard, don't care, more work for men. DO NOT BUY A NEW BUILD
Love the textured finish inside, just like how land lords paint. I see the builder was also going for the diy vibe so the owner is closer with the home
Can't really blame land lords, a lot of tenants really mess up walls and it often needs to be done again and again with a high turn-over of people Those are the good landlords, at least they're doing it lol😂 I had one in Sydney that told me black mould in my room was 'normal for a house that old'. They didn't want to replace broken tiles 😂
Oh they can sue. Just because they don’t win doesn’t mean you are not left with 100s of thousands of legal expenses. Been through our legal system myself and even though I won, I was left with 400k of legal expenses and since we couldn’t trade whilst the court case was active (it was a bogus copyright case), my company lost millions in contracts which were awarded to the company that took me to court. Yes I could have kept fighting, but I would have been up for a heck of a lot more and I had already sold my house to cover the court costs. The legal system is not designed to protect you, it is designed to protect companies which lobby the politicians. It is 100% corruption… but since the politicians make the law, it’s not illegal and hence not correct.
He who can afford it wins. Our legal system is not about right and wrong anymore. You can be 100% right but if you can't afford the fight, it means nothing.
@@saberint I'm sorry but your comment doesn't make sense. You said you won but could have kept fighting. If you win then legal expenses should be covered or if it was settled out of court then your legal expenses should have been part of the settlement (assuming you 'won' the settlement). If you weren't able to operate due to the copyright claim (I'm not sure how that would apply) then neither would the other party, the court wouldn't impose something like that without good reason. It sounds to me like there was a lot more going on than you wanted to tell OR they decided it wasn't worth forcing the case to the end so decided to let you settle OR you were losing the case so you wanted to settle. Copyright law is generally pretty straight forward.
@@retsaMinnavoiG we won, they conceded I did not copy their software. We did not receive costs because we settled. Had we not settled, they said they would drag it out in court for years. The settlement was simply a letter from them saying we did not copy their software. So we won without getting costs. Copyright law is tricky. Had they won their case against us, they could have then pursued claims against our customers suing for a percentage profit of the finished item. Since the finished items were huge… things that generated 1-2million a day profit. Hence we could not trade. No company was going to buy our product and risk exposure like that. Oh, and it got worse, they (allegedly) stole a copy of our software whilst it was in the custody of their expert witness. It turns out that the Supreme Court of Australia can order me to hand over my software under their protection, but the Supreme Court has no prosecutor powers and hence, I would have had to pay to prosecute them for the theft. Technically the AFP, should have launched an investigation but they were not interested. I hope that helps explain 🙂
I am a construction manager & I find it difficult to understand when I did a recent reno on my own home that there was no provision for the owner to retain approx.10% for any defect rectification. I have this on projects that are less than a standard house built cost which is one of, if not the largest, financial outlay made by an individual or family,. The standard house contract does not have provision for any retention. For me that's a problem b/c if you pay out the entire amount at hand-over you have no leverage. I was lucky & I had a fantastic builder & all defects were rectified quickly.
I'm a third party inspector in the US - concrete, rebar, soils, steel etc... I'm starting to see some of the benefits of working with wood framing - the material can easily be crafted - therefore the waterproofing techniques are easily employed With your steel buildings you have a dozen different systems competing with each other ! Madness!! Steel erection takes alot of "nuance" to get right I assume the steel prices are cheaper than wood framing due to Australia's relationship with China and big mining
Is this video a re-upload? Anyway Roof tiler here, Tilers have laid the drop gable the ‘lazy way’ to avoid cutting a short corse into the spout. The first and second corse on the drop down will likely break if walked on, due to having far to much overlap / cover. The proper way is to mark down at the minimum allowed mark and cut the first corse to fit. Looks much better. The Anti-Ponding board has been cut to allow installation around safety rail. I’m assuming proper sarking tape should have been used to seal cut areas as I’m unsure how you would provide or allow overlap. Other than that pissa job boys. Roof filers still give a fuck and shit on every trade.
Is the continuous over flow requirement for eaves gutter only a requirement in VIC? Here in WA our gutter is designed to sit flush with the fascia with internal clips that clips the gutter to the fascia with no gap. It wouldn’t actually be possible to have the gap or a flashing because then the clips wouldn’t work?
I remember the heated towel rail plugged in like that, and the square/round bathroom fixtures. Also the painting over the cobwebs. At 32:10 his comment gives it away. Knew I’d seen it! 😁
This is better than the painting at my new build. They did 1 light coat so I could still see all their drawings and pencil marks all throughout the home
i recall that my home loan contracts from the bank had in it a clause about 2 x undercoat ( it may be 1 x undercoat sealer , 1 x undercoat ) and 3 coats of premium brand paint, it also stipulated how the mesh reinforcing had to be placed and supported in the trench and not sit on the base ( it was strapped with wire , above the trench they laid timer of cuts
@@georgemaragos2378correct. Paint quality has declined in my opinion so new plaster will definitely require 5 coats This is for rolling and brush, don't know about spraying but can't imagine it's much different Please correct me if wrong
I have seen people comment that their new house has a EER6 and is still cold. After watching this video, I can easily see how that could be the case. The ex-cons that installed the ducting in my house years ago just got the insulation and threw it to the far corners of the roof, then left it. It was like that for about 10 years until I discovered it.
I’m 62 and I learnt from my parents and passed it on to my our 8 children NEVER buy a new home or get one built, we all own older timber homes on stumps at least a meter of the ground, renovate but be onsite at the time the trades are there and never pay till fully satisfied with the work. I’ve renovated 5 houses over 30 years and I’ve noticed it’s gotten harder to find tradespeople that are competent and have pride in their work 🤷♂️.
As an ex Plumber, many of us left the building industry due to bad payers. I personally took a great pride in my work and had a good reputation for my reliability and quality workmanship. None of that seemed to matter to some builders and you’d get stung on the materials as well as your labour when they failed to pay you. Sad but true and hence the reason we are now short of quality tradesmen and women.
You building contract should have clear milestone payments, that are released to the builder upon successful acceptance by independent certification. Also, must have a significant hold-over payment that's payable upon acceptance. Much harder to chase builders to fix defects when they've got all of your money. There's also very little appetite after a horror build for a further protracted legal fight. Perhaps a video on how home owners can protect themselves during the build process.
So the moral of the story is that all potential home owners should hire an inspector, from start to finish, to make sure the builder is compliant. In essence you hire a supervisor to supervise the supervisor.
The insulation cant be up to code. Looks like maybe half of whats needed for a proper R value. When i built houses, we'd have about R 40 which is way more than whats in this house. Plus its just thrown around so there will be manor hot spots on the ceilings.
Everybody share this in a CC"d email to the VBA, Jacinta Allen, Sonia Kilkenny, the current Planning Minister, Opposition Ministers , and local State MP's asking how this happened? And how this is being prevented from happening in the future? And how the Client/Home purchaser.being compensated? And how a Court Odered him to pay for obviously very defective work? 💪
these builders need to be shared and told who they are just put them on stalkbook and wreck there name its ur money and if this was me i wouldnt move in there saying its unsafe
Very valuable. You don't have to spend long in VCAT to witness the misery caused by shoddy building work, paid for by innocent consumers who are already at their financial limits.
Hi everyone, The videos are excellent and effectively demonstrate how construction companies can take advantage of customers. However, it's crucial to reveal the full name and website of the construction companies, as well as the identities of all parties involved in the job. Without this transparency, future customers remain at risk of encountering similar issues when choosing builders for their homes.
If you need a particle respirator for roofspace operations, you might be better buying a powered unit. Far less breathing effort, and you can place the filter unit and pump where you like it. The majority can provide 8 hours continuous use on a single charge, and take standard screw - type filters
As a Construction Manager in the states stuff like this is very common but it's my job to make sure it doesn't happen or it gets fixed long before the home closes. We will move the closing if the homeowner isn't 100% satisfied. I still can't get over the way you guys insulate and how your roofs have no sheathing. 😂
I wish you had been around when we had a house built seven years ago. Our paint work looks good but you can see a bunch of geometric lines underneath the paint in the loungeroom and splotches underneath the paint in the toilet...they show up as shiny marks and I haven't a clue what it is. We ended up with a toilet window opening onto the alfresco...no hot water to our kitchen sink..water going out from the shower and into the wall (paint is bubbling and mushrooms growing out of door frame in bathroom), rainy day and water gushed out of our electrical box, missed a fence..didn't do our driveway. Everything the private certifier found problems with never got fixed and certifier never came back. No 90day fixes Our real estate agent and our builder were always in hospital when things got uncomfortable for them. Disgusting. They dined out on the tears of sad customers. Builder went broke after screwing over more people.
That is a terrible,expensive experience.What happened to care for others and honour in our dealing with each other.I am so sorry for you and your family.
Another shocker man. What happens in this situation being that the owner fully paid? Does the inspection force any change or is he limited to civil courts (and negative exposure to the horrible builder))? Great work again man love your videos brother
I did a stain repair job before handover in a Sth Yarra commercial building a few months ago and all the tradies spilled paint, glue, sealant, latex and other crap on the brand new carpet tiles! It cost a fortune to fix all the damage and it would have only taken putting drop sheets down to ensure it never happened in the first place 😢
Time for the builder to close shop and start his 4th new building company for the year.
RAG Constructions (Rough As Guts)
@@ston3kill3r Inspector's name was "Ardlee Look-Daddit"
Over here the builders start a company for ever build so you can't get money out of them
@@kevinobrien3063, In the end, sometimes everyone needs a Farook to look after things...
@@wobblyboostI know him….his son is Notte Ooday.
As a retired builder, I can't believe some of shoddy work being done , no one has any pride in their work anymore. I always say a bad job is a waste of good material .
It's all about how quick you can get paid now
@kingdomfor1 specialist mechanical shop owner and custom car builder. Seeing some of the "professional workmanship" it fell into drove me out. I hate stoopids.... As an old school tradesman building a house (not my trade, but I understand many, many things) , I'm tired of having to make sure the most simple things are done right. It's sad. Zero care.
@@logic.and.reasoning I run a car audio business, i do sales and installs, i can tell you its the same, every job is butchered even tho they are simple, PRIDE has gone from a quality job to a guy with tits these days
Jesus retired builders are the worst to comment on these videos. Maybe you named your price 50 years ago but you try f@@king working for project builders where your being told how much your getting paid and still have to do a satisfactory job
I suppose you never cut a corner in your building career right
Sickening thinking how much all this sh*t adds to the cost of building. Having to do the bloody things twice means everyone else ends up paying for it.
It is heartbreaking to think of a young family who should be experiencing the exhilaration of achieving a monumental milestone in their first home.
I am trembling with rage at this cruelty.
As a painter I can tell you that this so -called painter has used an airless sprayer -poorly and has not dusted down the walls first, no dusting down, no sanding, no back rolling. This is why the walls look like sandpaper. Disgusting workmanship!!!
Yep and I bet he used the same roller sleeve on the walls inside that he used on the render outside
Agreed. I made the same comment before I found yours
@@craigwhitelaw1481 definitely don't believe a actual painter would have left that, probably some cheap cowboy calling himself a painter.
Ah was wondering how he managed to get those impressive ripples, driplines and trapped cobwebs with a brush and roller lol. It's enough to make a man take up smoking again I mean, unbeliiiieeeevable.
Lol I know it's actually gyprock but it looks like float and set plastering except they didn't bother with the set coat and just painted the sand and cement float.
In the UK we have a system where the mortgage lender gets instructed to release the money after the house is signed off as perfect. The inspector is then liable for any defects.
I believe we had such a system for reserving final payment in temporary trust and the inspector had to be a council employee that couldn't have any familial or business ties to the builders. Then in the 90s, they allowed builders to provide their own inspectors and they never advise clients they are allowed to choose their own like they are supposed to by law. Now over 70% of new builds have water ingress, black mold and structural problems detected in first 3 years.
@@wobblyboost private certifiers have become problem
building inspectors and envelopes are a problem
as can be seen, once walls, tiles, roofing, insulation is done, many things are hidden, until the leaks start
6 years warranty is useless when the builder changes names and phone numbers
Look at the hundred or so companies that closed in the last 2 years
where did all the money go?
homes for the directors, expensive hundred thousand dollar vehicles, world trips for their families
instead of finishing the builds, they spent the money on toys and fun
the the ATO came knocking and they hadn't paid tax either, let alone wages, super, materials and lastly, as always, the tradies
Government non regulations allowed this. They were told, they couldn't care less. it's not their homes and money
@@leeoshea2290 A very good nutshelled review of the problems caused by terrible govt. decisions, that foster the plain brown paper bag in carparks economy and give us millions of ugly, unhealthy and falling apart homes.
Also your avatar is groovy.
@@wobblyboost 100% correct and the comment below is the crux of the issue. I have heard it for many years after working for builders and other trades.
And the owner was worried about the blind cord getting twisted. That’s the absolute least of his worries.
This is the most important program on the internet.
Building inspectors that pass these inspections must face jail time.
Anybody else find it humorous that all things in the house that are level, its the thing that shouldn't be level that are?
True, but your comment is strangely grammaticly noncompliant. 😬
We have never and will never build a new home because there are no good building companies left. The building industry in this country is corrupt to the core.
Use an independent builder/carpenter who is onsite with his nail bag on all day every day. And actually uses trades who quote the job and not just give them a sqm rate. Will cost more initially but save u money in the long run
@@gregdogg10 yep. I work for a company like this. A few blokes on site everyday trying to get the job mm perfect
@@SylviaGillard-yq7gj ditto for NZ. I would never build a new home and would have second thoughts about any work done to my existing home!
@@gregdogg10 are there any left in Australia? even 1?
I think they've either quit, gone teaching or chosen another path
there are only wood butchers left
I know 1 or 2 amazing chippies/builders, but......they can't get decent help and there's the problem
How do you get anything done when you have to check every nail or screw? because the labor can't be trusted
I've had people work for me. Tested them
I watched them sit around for hours chatting and smoking end of the day, they claimed they'd done 8 hours
ha they'd done 3/4 hours work and 4 hours doing nothing
Multiply that by 3 / 4 people, that's 12 hrs a day, 60 hours / week
they want their 'wages' ba ha
I paid them the hours they worked and sent them away and did it myself
that's what's happened.
there's very little honesty and the work ethic.....hm, I think it caught the last plane out of Sydney some years ago
IT sure doesn't look like it does it..
absolutely devastating.
not only can most young people not afford a home, those that can get scammed.
It's a shit show...
until the market turns around they should be waiting in my opinion. the madness of late will continue for a while but we've seen this cycle before and it will come to a pianful end for those that bite off more than they can chew
@@fuzzjunky Waiting just means losing out on gains and being left further behind. House prices are not going to come down. We are close to the top of the interest rate cycle and prices are still going up. When rates do turn downwards, prices are going to explode again.
@@soulsphere9242 house prices will indeed come down. the amount of mortgages out there hanging by a thread is obviously more than you know. we've been through all this many times in the last 50 years but people still cling to the idea it can't happen.
@@soulsphere9242 Buy land instead and speculate. It's not the houses that are worth 1 mil
This is why i just bought a 80s home. 40 year old house , double brick, cathedral celing, not a single crack inside and out, whole house feels solid af. No chance im buying newly built homes in the last 10 years. Obviously make sure there are no asbestos or lead paint or potential underpinning. Could feel the quality and the pride in the work.
It’s infuriating that you can’t get a first home owners grant for established housing anymore. I’m unsure if it’s like that all around Australia but it is in sa.
Hi, My home was build about 1958, all hardwood 4 x 2 and 4 x 4, even the garage, the part of the garage i demolished you could see the hardwood was predrilled with 1/8th drill bit before they used the nails
We had the roof tiles, cleaned, recapped and also broken ones changed, the roofer was suprised as he saw the amount of timer rafters and when the 3 of them were on the roof he was suprised there was no sag where a single person stood.
Yes, he works in outer sydney on home built say 2000 onwards
Councils needs to be held accountable. They need to be checking and stopping builders from building. The councils need to have a contact person/team that customers can contact with issues so they can step in within a week
They all need to go to jail
This is why what you do is so important.
I live in berwick and have been in the building industry for over 35 years . I work in the commercial sector not domestic as much and never have i seen such digraceful work on new houses . I have seen 12 month old slabs sink 50mm!!! The whole of new berwick has sprung up almost over the past 2 years and are literally not fit for kennels let alone humans. Am appalled at the self governing of builders and Casey council for turning a blind eye !!! Welcome to Australia
hey everyone.... my mother told me that years ago in australia... talking long time ago... that the Bank would send out their own inspector who would check the house first before the bank would release another payment for the home.... if the bank inspector was not happy with the house they would not release any money.... this takes the pressure of the owners of the house.... we should go back to this
the bank inspectors became corrupt,I Have been in the building trade as a carpenter and seen it myself
This is why I like living in a small city (15K people). You tend NOT to get builders like this as all the trades know all the other trades. Shoddy work like this will end up with the perpetrators being run out of town.
I am genuinely scared - my wife and I are in the process of building our first home in Perth and I can't stop watching these videos. We don't know anything about building or what the Australian Standards are - we put our faith into the people employed by the building company to do the job to, at the very least, the AS.
So many people no longer have pride in their work and the name of the game is to get things done as quickly as possible and move on to the next. I would rather my build take 2 years and know that it is not only compliant, but the builder and EVERY person who worked on my house could stand back and say "I am proud to put my name to this".
I have employed an external building inspector, but again, it is someone I need to have faith in to do a complete job (in other words "the job that I am paying them for"). How do I know the inspector will do this? Do I need to have an inspector to watch over the inspector?
At nearly 60 years of age, this is supposed to be our "forever" home, but seeing some of the issues that are brought to light by this gentleman, makes me start to rethink the idea of owning.
Ask to see some previous work, any quality builder would deem it no problem
Honestly I think you're better off buying a solid 70's/80's brick house and hiring trusted locals to do some renovations.
At least you know the bones are probably very solid.
@@retsaMinnavoiGif you 60 year old, don’t build. Why be exposed to something that could literally ruin your life, if there were years of legal battle? Take the $ and go live happily in some developing countries is way better!
Just keep watching these vids and take notes. Then with a straight face demand to see "compliant work" at every stage yourself - it will work wonders.
Everyone involved in this build did not give a fuck, from labourer to certifier. Now the poor first home buyer has a mortgage hanging over his head for this disgrace. Trust no one, and follow the progress of the build yourself, is the lesson here.
So very very sad... but even more sad is this is so common. I lived in many rentals and under the turf was just broken bricks, glass and nails. I could not let my daughter play in the yard.
“Average inspector vs the black ops team”......💯😂This was a perfect analogy!
Nothing shocked me anymore.Quality and workmanship went out the windows years ago.
decades ago
Once they closed down trade school..now importing dodge tradies..
Prices go up quality goes down as usual lately
@@marzp9841 totally agreed with you.with tradies shortage, the government should have made TAFE courses free and encouraged new generation or older unemployed to pick up trades and decently pay them so they can survive in the world. I went to TAFE in 1982 as a mature aged student but got less money to go to TAFE than unemployment benefit. There was no incentive nor encouragement from the government to make it attractive for anybody to improve themselves. This country system makes people lazy and victimised a decent hard working people with high taxes and stupid spending on what is not needed. I can keep going till the cows come home but nothing will change. Bye for now.
I wonder when the landscaper is coming to finish his bit 😂.
I feel so sad for that family waiting for their home and now facing lengthy legal battles
I've shown your video's to my daughter and her partner who are looking for their first home, they were both in shock.
It all boils down to lack of integrity. We are seeing it at all levels of our society. The quality of build here in the US has gone way down also. Shameful.
The whole housing market in australia is so criminally bad some massive changes needs to happen asap. We not only pay many times what a house should cost to build or buy but we then pay massive amounts for absolutely rubbish building quality and designs. How can we change things when every layer of the industry from governments at all levels to the whole building trade and associated compliance is all corrupted and on the take.
Millions keep voting for it. What you see is Liberal and Labor policy in action. Stop voting for it.
I’m a painter. The sand you see is caused by a combination of not sweeping down the plaster dust and not back rolling when you spray.
Also a painter. Kinda confused on how this happened. At first I thought it was dirty roller, but its far too much sand and the spider webs means it was sprayed. So if it was spray how did that much debris get on the wall. Spackle dust maybe, but its everywhere not just joints. Im thinking its a bunch of things. Spackle and maybe someone was cutting molding while spraying, leaving fine dust everywhere. Gonna be a bigger job to remedy then paint.
I have a really good system for cleaning prior. I bought a mop that has a 18" microfiber cloth. Wet it will clean the walls and dry it dusts off spackle. I have about a dozen of microfiber cloth mop heads so I swap them as soon as they dirty then wash them in a machine. I could clean all those walls in a one story in about 15 minutes with my system.
looks like the sanding of the plaster is very poor . ruffing up of the paperboard making a poor finish for the painter ...
@@keithsmith8250 could it be that the sprayer was blocked or constantly run on empty to get that dirty finish, almost like overspray or something
@jizmtek9820 also the doors were probably leant against the walls while they were sprayed, and obviously not sanding the walls in-between coats.
i was thinking maybe they sprayed it in the heat of summer, and it was drying into chunks before hitting the wall 😝
I wish Id known about expectations and standards with building a house back when I had my first house built 17 years ago. Ive been repairing things for years now all because they werent done correctly by the builder. Great work and Ill definetly be recommending you to everyone
They'll get that flop from ACA to come on and say you're being too picky now.
Reckon he'd have a different attitude if someone took his money and gave him something bodgy and non compliant.
Keep doing what you're doing mate, you're a national treasure and if I ever build a new house I'm definitely getting you to inspect it before I hand over a dollar.
❤️
"Actually the paint isn't a defect, it's just shit workmanship, therefore the tiktok inspector is wrong!"
Front page news with a black and white picture of the only time he wasnt smiling 😂
VBA needs to push through all tradesman registration asap. Having all the people who worked on the job certify their own work would go a long way to weeding out the dodgy tradesman and improving the industry.
They should have a list of every name, occupation, certification and ABN (or employers name and ABN) for every important part of the build.
Like waterproofing, roofing, insulation, AC installation, slab, electrical, plumbing etc.
It should be a list that is provided at each stage of the build or before final payment so that there is a paper trail, they know their name will be known and displayed and ultimately responsible (ethically and morally) for their work
@@retsaMinnavoiG that’s exactly what the VBA has been talking about but they keep pushing back the start date. Meant to start with carpenters in 2021. Might be because their getting pressure from the gov as trade registration would meant building costs will go up. www.vba.vic.gov.au/news/news/2020/registration-and-licensing-of-carpenters-not-expected-to-begin-until-2021
All trades registration details will need to be supplied to the building surveyor and kept on file for my potential issues in the future.
Youve inspired me to start my third trade as a carpenter after all the shit workmanship going round. Hopefully I can become a compliment builder to house the decent people of Australia
Good on you. We need more young tradies like yourself with that attitude
Extinct concepts: Honesty, Pride in craftsmanship, Passion for quality and perfection, Durability and reliability, Value for money.
The building surveyor should go to jail 😂
A big YES 🙈⚒️🇦🇺😡😡
These inspectors are most likely taking kickbacks
Our house is double-brick wall construction, dating back to 1979. Build quality is excellent, and apart from routine maintenance there have been zero problems. Even the original Western Red Cedar windows do not leak, and still look very nice indeed. If we ever move, it'll be to if anything an even older property (ideally Federation-era) since they are so very well built (in comparison to what passes for "construction" today).
1970-2000 is the golden period. Any older and it's more likely to have issues, any younger and it's probably this shite.
@@BizRon-dm8ye One of my employees had a new home built by one of the "Big Names" (Hotondo Homes). Suffice to say the builders paid off her mortgage owing to numerous "construction irregularities" that made the 6 month old property uninhabitable. This was a "demolish and rebuild" incident, and her case is very far from being uncommon nowadays.
I love that the alarm system power supply has taken the single outlet allocated for the fridge 31:15
Im sorry brother. Your wrong, they are not qualified painters. They are Indian or Chinese workers. Not qualified and work dirt cheap. This is why i haven't done painting in a new builds for 20yrs. They deregulate the building industry. A true tradesman like myself, wouldn't and couldn't work for what they are paying. You get what you pay for. 😢
Exactly, unfortunately loads of builders take the cheapest price these days, so they make more money for themselves. I've even had builders ask me to give them cash , just for a chance to even price a job. F-THAT !!!
We can all thank Albo for bringing in another 700,000 of these top quality tradesmen in just the last 12 months. This crap makes my blood boil. Our country is turning into a 3rd world shit hole. When will our useless politicians realise that mass migration ruins countries, it never improves them. I’d rather pay more and know that the job is done properly, rather than throw my $ away on these imported retards!
Spot on & 100% mate! The same in the plastering industry.
i havn't seen a qualified painter on a volume build for many years, doesn't mean there arn't some that can do the job well, just rare, and for what they are paid, not surprising
I don’t agree with race being brought into this.
Ive been binj watching this channel for the last day. Own my own 1970 house , but now know some the faults that can ruin a home. This man is a Ninja Inspector, honest, informative and funny.
Not fair not right ,workmanship pride has gone , great job inspector
At this rate, you have to start repairs on your new home from the day you move in. Ridiculous.
Precisely, the condition it lawfully must be in when the inspector signs the Ocupation Permit: "Must be clean, 100% safe and free of defects." Should be able to park in the garage, walk through the door with your kids and some furniture, cook dinner and sleep.
@@wobblyboost Yes exactly right!
Yeah I haven't talked to a single person who bought in a new suburb from developers who hasn't needed multiple things fixed after handover. And they get ignored for ages. Every family's dream is butchered by these people.
I really feel for the owner, owning a home isn't easy and he would want nothing more but a safe and happy home for his family.
You need to start naming and shaming these bodgy builders mate. Help others not go through the same thing this poor homeowner did.
Can’t pronounce their names
@@MrCites1 why?
I was just thinking about who're these builders!!!
I like how the key chain kept chiming in with its own opinion... "This is... non-compliant."
I used to study in Oz when I'm younger and always regarded the standard and built quality of homes to be GREAT and the skilled folks building those home as master builders. But seeing all these expose recently especially in the East Coast seriously make me think what happened to the skilled trades and the folks working the in the building industries.
The best tradespeople are either retired or they are working on the many huge infrastructure projects going on around Australia at the moment that pay much better than home building.
Dude you are my hero. Out here doing what the government fails to do, holding these wankers to account and educating people on the relevant sections of the standards.
Love your work.
Quality and workmanship has gone to absolute shit in this country
It was never very good.
God damn these videos makes me love most of the tradies we got in Denmark. Sure, we have our bunch of shitty workers but the amount of absolute "shamozzle" you got in Australia is insane. I dont think I'd be able to control myself if I spent nearly a million dollars on a house and this shite is what was delivered.
I think I'd literally take that vigilante-sentence over the builders running off with my money if I couldnt get them to fix all this. I hope the homeowner gets them to redo it all :(
Cheap imported labour & the builders are to blame!
@@dartymcphee6738Poor regulations and a lack of oversight is that main problem in my opinion. Without accountability people will cut corners to make some easy money.
Put ít ơn the ballot box ,need sack infrastructure Minister. House is the dream home for someone worked hard in whole life to own it millions now no joke...message to cowboy out there be nice and follow rules or get out of this tradesman...
The bathroom extraction fans just venting inside the roof is my biggest fucking rage inducer atm. I'm in a 6yo house and the ceiling paint is starting to peel, how much fucking moisture does it take to be noticeable
That's likely because they didn't use the right paint for a bathroom
Assuming the peeling is in there?
@@christopherpekel6096 no sealer peels where the edge of the plastered areas are ie nail patches been going on for 30 years same problem AS 2311 states a sealer must be use through out, nobody does it.
That Expansion Foam is most Likely 75mm the concretes 30mm below the expansion height what's that make the Concrete thickness about 40 mm now that's a Shemozzle!
I love this guy his work is need and required through out Australia.. I would like just a more emphasis on the builders and there history rather then the whole of Australia is responsible for those at fault.. thank you so much for the vids keep up the good work...In beautiful Victoria..
The WIZARD of building inspections %%%%% Wheres my WAND lets go wished we had people like you here in NZ
So this is what my local Uber Eats driver does in his spare time
correct, mandeep delivers food and paint jobs
Another John whinging
Like the smelly peter does everything perfect 😂😂
Easy game yeh put everything on Other race
@@Travelbites4920 he never mentioned another race
Appalling. Name and shame I reckon.
It would be legal reasons,whether your correct or not defamation wll cost you minimum 100k
not a good idea to name and shame , but the inspection report should cost the builder a packet to fix everything up thats enough shame to live with
Name and shame also what is done about it the poor owner who can’t move in
@@michaelsizer-r7whe can afford it if someone wanted to come at him. Besides, his social media presence is huge. He could easily fund the legal fees from supporters, and what builder is going to go to court with a guy after a video showing their work like this is up? It's Streisand effect times a million. The place is a total hole, whoever built it should be proud to have their name in the title of the video.. Unless? 🤔
@@Stevei-075 It's totally legal to "name and shame". Whether you praise, by giving them 5/5 stars, or shame, by listing defects, a company it's the same logic. If you're worried, get media insurance.
Its got to the point that I will be putting a clause in the building contract, that progress payments will not be paid if not signed off by my independent inspector.
Unnbeeeeeeelievableeeee, they way it rolls of the tongue 😂
I did landscaping for a new place I bought yrs ago & found they dug a pit to bury bldg waste. Driveway sloped down from the street so there was a sump pit however the 100mm pipe has 80mm of standing water so they screwed up the fall when laying the pipe. Independent inspection should be part of all contracts b4 final payment.
I wouldn't care if it was on acreage but imagine if it's on these tiny blocks, half your backyard would be sinking 😂
What happens to these poor people do they get any justice? Do they get the house repaired or is it a long battle? I feel so sorry for them for so many reasons, a new house should be an exciting time not PTSD.
Short answer, & maybe surprised to know, Minimal Recourse, so much going on, in 2006, 300000 cases thru VCAT. So YEARS delay, all costly consultants reports, andcso delayed bad practioner warning listing. A cashcow for lawyers who make minimised agreements with their mate opposition lawyers. And with VCAT's policy to educate non complying businesses, Minimal payouts awarded. And the Building Warranty Insurance, last instead of first resort, and so many outs, refusing compensation, even after VCAT action judges builder and/or surveyor/inspector liable, Choice has called it a Junk Product All paid for by everybody! In 3 years then, a $6 Billion Loss to Home Buyers. And then to repair, try finding again, quality builders to fix, people left to repair their "fully signed off" homes 3 &,4 times over! A whistleblower in Planning when Matthew Guy head of, they know, too hard, don't care, more work for men. DO NOT BUY A NEW BUILD
Mm, my reply to you educating on the actual Minimal Recourse removed by FRUclips
Love the textured finish inside, just like how land lords paint. I see the builder was also going for the diy vibe so the owner is closer with the home
Can't really blame land lords, a lot of tenants really mess up walls and it often needs to be done again and again with a high turn-over of people
Those are the good landlords, at least they're doing it lol😂
I had one in Sydney that told me black mould in my room was 'normal for a house that old'. They didn't want to replace broken tiles 😂
Don't understand why he doesn't name the builder.
It's not like they can sue him for libel.
He's just stating facts.
Oh they can sue. Just because they don’t win doesn’t mean you are not left with 100s of thousands of legal expenses.
Been through our legal system myself and even though I won, I was left with 400k of legal expenses and since we couldn’t trade whilst the court case was active (it was a bogus copyright case), my company lost millions in contracts which were awarded to the company that took me to court. Yes I could have kept fighting, but I would have been up for a heck of a lot more and I had already sold my house to cover the court costs. The legal system is not designed to protect you, it is designed to protect companies which lobby the politicians. It is 100% corruption… but since the politicians make the law, it’s not illegal and hence not correct.
@@saberint Well that sucks.
He who can afford it wins. Our legal system is not about right and wrong anymore. You can be 100% right but if you can't afford the fight, it means nothing.
@@saberint I'm sorry but your comment doesn't make sense.
You said you won but could have kept fighting.
If you win then legal expenses should be covered or if it was settled out of court then your legal expenses should have been part of the settlement (assuming you 'won' the settlement).
If you weren't able to operate due to the copyright claim (I'm not sure how that would apply) then neither would the other party, the court wouldn't impose something like that without good reason.
It sounds to me like there was a lot more going on than you wanted to tell OR they decided it wasn't worth forcing the case to the end so decided to let you settle OR you were losing the case so you wanted to settle.
Copyright law is generally pretty straight forward.
@@retsaMinnavoiG we won, they conceded I did not copy their software.
We did not receive costs because we settled. Had we not settled, they said they would drag it out in court for years. The settlement was simply a letter from them saying we did not copy their software. So we won without getting costs.
Copyright law is tricky. Had they won their case against us, they could have then pursued claims against our customers suing for a percentage profit of the finished item. Since the finished items were huge… things that generated 1-2million a day profit. Hence we could not trade. No company was going to buy our product and risk exposure like that.
Oh, and it got worse, they (allegedly) stole a copy of our software whilst it was in the custody of their expert witness. It turns out that the Supreme Court of Australia can order me to hand over my software under their protection, but the Supreme Court has no prosecutor powers and hence, I would have had to pay to prosecute them for the theft. Technically the AFP, should have launched an investigation but they were not interested.
I hope that helps explain 🙂
Atrocious, need to name and shame the builders.
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I am a construction manager & I find it difficult to understand when I did a recent reno on my own home that there was no provision for the owner to retain approx.10% for any defect rectification. I have this on projects that are less than a standard house built cost which is one of, if not the largest, financial outlay made by an individual or family,. The standard house contract does not have provision for any retention. For me that's a problem b/c if you pay out the entire amount at hand-over you have no leverage. I was lucky & I had a fantastic builder & all defects were rectified quickly.
As an old, international, master builder, I am angry 😡
That concrete driveway is going to crack after the first 4WD that parks on top of it.
A Nissan micra would probably shatter that driveway
And I bet there no re o ...
A penny farthing would crack it
I always learnt you are as good as your last job 😅 seems like good enough from my house is the new mantra
That standard of workmanship shouldn’t even have a name! Using the word “poor” is definitely being too generous!
It does have a name : criminal
I'm a third party inspector in the US - concrete, rebar, soils, steel etc...
I'm starting to see some of the benefits of working with wood framing - the material can easily be crafted - therefore the waterproofing techniques are easily employed
With your steel buildings you have a dozen different systems competing with each other !
Madness!! Steel erection takes alot of "nuance" to get right
I assume the steel prices are cheaper than wood framing due to Australia's relationship with China and big mining
just found ur channel, im a inspector in NZ and seems u have far worse tradies there mate haha, love the content.
Is this video a re-upload?
Anyway Roof tiler here,
Tilers have laid the drop gable the ‘lazy way’ to avoid cutting a short corse into the spout. The first and second corse on the drop down will likely break if walked on, due to having far to much overlap / cover. The proper way is to mark down at the minimum allowed mark and cut the first corse to fit. Looks much better.
The Anti-Ponding board has been cut to allow installation around safety rail.
I’m assuming proper sarking tape should have been used to seal cut areas as I’m unsure how you would provide or allow overlap.
Other than that pissa job boys. Roof filers still give a fuck and shit on every trade.
Is the continuous over flow requirement for eaves gutter only a requirement in VIC?
Here in WA our gutter is designed to sit flush with the fascia with internal clips that clips the gutter to the fascia with no gap. It wouldn’t actually be possible to have the gap or a flashing because then the clips wouldn’t work?
I feel like I’ve watched this before! It’s Deja vu!
Noncompliant groundhog day.
I remember the heated towel rail plugged in like that, and the square/round bathroom fixtures. Also the painting over the cobwebs. At 32:10 his comment gives it away. Knew I’d seen it! 😁
Yeah this was episode was done last year, he posted it again for some reason
This is better than the painting at my new build. They did 1 light coat so I could still see all their drawings and pencil marks all throughout the home
i recall that my home loan contracts from the bank had in it a clause about 2 x undercoat ( it may be 1 x undercoat sealer , 1 x undercoat ) and 3 coats of premium brand paint, it also stipulated how the mesh reinforcing had to be placed and supported in the trench and not sit on the base ( it was strapped with wire , above the trench they laid timer of cuts
@@georgemaragos2378correct. Paint quality has declined in my opinion so new plaster will definitely require 5 coats
This is for rolling and brush, don't know about spraying but can't imagine it's much different
Please correct me if wrong
They may have been slow, but at least they were rough
I have seen people comment that their new house has a EER6 and is still cold. After watching this video, I can easily see how that could be the case.
The ex-cons that installed the ducting in my house years ago just got the insulation and threw it to the far corners of the roof, then left it. It was like that for about 10 years until I discovered it.
ahhhaa the days of the government free insulation, another loophole for scammers to jump and get government $$$ and do a horrible job
Yep. The insulation that doesnt insulate. But it is in there like the government wants for energy efficiency
Hmmm, This video gives me a case of déjà vu ? 🤔
Lucky I'm not the only one, I swear I've seen this before..
I’m 62 and I learnt from my parents and passed it on to my our 8 children NEVER buy a new home or get one built, we all own older timber homes on stumps at least a meter of the ground, renovate but be onsite at the time the trades are there and never pay till fully satisfied with the work.
I’ve renovated 5 houses over 30 years and I’ve noticed it’s gotten harder to find tradespeople that are competent and have pride in their work 🤷♂️.
Painting over spiderwebs was an eye opener.
Imagine how the spiders feel!
i am pretty sure he kept his eyes closed
As an ex Plumber, many of us left the building industry due to bad payers.
I personally took a great pride in my work and had a good reputation for my reliability and quality workmanship.
None of that seemed to matter to some builders and you’d get stung on the materials as well as your labour when they failed to pay you.
Sad but true and hence the reason we are now short of quality tradesmen and women.
Just another comment the timber used to support the roofis full of knots, does that effect the integrity of the roof ?
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Louis Kats👍
Yes it can. You have to use roofing grade timber, which can have knots though.
In 40 years these suburbs in Melbourne will be dumps
At least the Indians will feel at home
@@MrCites1hi Kent
I remember u from a video earlier whinging about another race months ago
U r still sooking 😂😂 cant believe it
@@MrCites1 What a disgusting racist comment. You must feel so proud of yourself.
You building contract should have clear milestone payments, that are released to the builder upon successful acceptance by independent certification. Also, must have a significant hold-over payment that's payable upon acceptance. Much harder to chase builders to fix defects when they've got all of your money. There's also very little appetite after a horror build for a further protracted legal fight. Perhaps a video on how home owners can protect themselves during the build process.
I’d be in jail if that was handed to me.
How do people hold the rage in
So the moral of the story is that all potential home owners should hire an inspector, from start to finish, to make sure the builder is compliant. In essence you hire a supervisor to supervise the supervisor.
The insulation cant be up to code. Looks like maybe half of whats needed for a proper R value. When i built houses, we'd have about R 40 which is way more than whats in this house. Plus its just thrown around so there will be manor hot spots on the ceilings.
Everybody share this in a CC"d email to the VBA, Jacinta Allen, Sonia Kilkenny, the current Planning Minister, Opposition Ministers , and local State MP's asking how this happened? And how this is being prevented from happening in the future? And how the Client/Home purchaser.being compensated? And how a Court Odered him to pay for obviously very defective work? 💪
these builders need to be shared and told who they are just put them on stalkbook and wreck there name its ur money and if this was me i wouldnt move in there saying its unsafe
Very valuable. You don't have to spend long in VCAT to witness the misery caused by shoddy building work, paid for by innocent consumers who are already at their financial limits.
We should know who the builder is
Hi everyone,
The videos are excellent and effectively demonstrate how construction companies can take advantage of customers. However, it's crucial to reveal the full name and website of the construction companies, as well as the identities of all parties involved in the job.
Without this transparency, future customers remain at risk of encountering similar issues when choosing builders for their homes.
If you need a particle respirator for roofspace operations, you might be better buying a powered unit. Far less breathing effort, and you can place the filter unit and pump where you like it. The majority can provide 8 hours continuous use on a single charge, and take standard screw - type filters
name and shame! this is why we ended up buying a old home rather than new home with alot of headache
As a Construction Manager in the states stuff like this is very common but it's my job to make sure it doesn't happen or it gets fixed long before the home closes. We will move the closing if the homeowner isn't 100% satisfied.
I still can't get over the way you guys insulate and how your roofs have no sheathing. 😂
There’s more Runs on that door than a Test Match.
Depends who is playing 😅
15:30 Qualified painters, straight from the streets of Kabul 😅
Have you certified that, and have the proof to show, or are you just letting your obvious prejudice show who YOU are.
I've never built a home before, but I'm starting to think I'm fully qualified to in Aus. What a joke, home owner should get a refund. = \
The way that ducting is held up, reminds me of that Aliens movie, with the Hive Queen scene.
That insulation will do f..k all! Who cares, the house costs only over a million bucks!
300~k for that sort of house in that area with the builders available with my knowledge of the new part of berwick
I wish you had been around when we had a house built seven years ago. Our paint work looks good but you can see a bunch of geometric lines underneath the paint in the loungeroom and splotches underneath the paint in the toilet...they show up as shiny marks and I haven't a clue what it is. We ended up with a toilet window opening onto the alfresco...no hot water to our kitchen sink..water going out from the shower and into the wall (paint is bubbling and mushrooms growing out of door frame in bathroom), rainy day and water gushed out of our electrical box, missed a fence..didn't do our driveway. Everything the private certifier found problems with never got fixed and certifier never came back. No 90day fixes Our real estate agent and our builder were always in hospital when things got uncomfortable for them. Disgusting. They dined out on the tears of sad customers. Builder went broke after screwing over more people.
That is a terrible,expensive experience.What happened to care for others and honour in our dealing with each other.I am so sorry for you and your family.
@@fionaforward3358 Thank you I do believe he will get his comeuppance one day.
The government is never on ur side. I've had jobs, that government inspectors missed some seriously bad stuff.
Another shocker man. What happens in this situation being that the owner fully paid? Does the inspection force any change or is he limited to civil courts (and negative exposure to the horrible builder))?
Great work again man love your videos brother
Disgusting embarrassment workmanship, these inspectors should be stripped of their licence, a cubby house is built and painted better
Not just stripped of their licences, but heavily fined or jailed, same with the builders, then watch how quickly things improve....
I did a stain repair job before handover in a Sth Yarra commercial building a few months ago and all the tradies spilled paint, glue, sealant, latex and other crap on the brand new carpet tiles! It cost a fortune to fix all the damage and it would have only taken putting drop sheets down to ensure it never happened in the first place 😢