I Caught This Waterproofing Contractor On Bodycam…
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- Опубликовано: 10 окт 2023
- Confrontations can be tough, especially when it comes to pointing out mistakes. But it's essential for ensuring quality and safety. Dive deep with us into this raw bodycam footage as the TikTok Inspector faces off with a waterproofing contractor. The exchange isn't just a confrontation but a lesson on doing compliant work right! With detailed photos and crucial extracts, this video offers a unique insight into the on-ground challenges and the spirit of continuous learning in the construction world. Grab your seat, and let's dive in!
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I appreciate your professionalism, speaking to this man like a human and not putting him down, im sure he is embarrassed and hopefully is willing to fix his mistakes.
pretty difficult to "fix his mistakes" if he doesn't know how or what it takes to do his job.
@robsmith6087 if he doesn't know how fair call, but he could of had a bad employee do the work, or this guy could be the bad worker either way he has now been shown the right way to do it and has no excuses.
Stuff his feelings .
People work their guts out to own a property and something like this can financially ruin them
@@michael04111986 exactly . . this is what we get nowadays. Pussies running the show, and bugger the realities of hard earned dollars being stolen by these cock-heads !!!!!!!!!!!!! FFS
He just wants paid so he can get to the pub. This is a major annoyance.
You pointed out both WHAT was wrong, WHY it was wrong and the damages it might lead to, and HOW to fix it. Job well done, hopefully he takes all that information and improves his work in the future.
Unfortunately, if you don't know what your are doing in the first place, all the advice is meaningless and the shoddy work will be tiled over before you know it. It's my understanding that, in Victoria, there is no requirement for waterproofing to be inspected before tiling is done and there was no waterproofing licence requirement until maybe recently. .
You communicated the points while being professional. We need inspectors like you in the US. Clearly that contractor needs supervision.
He's young.
A COURT AND CONTRACTOR ACCOUNTABILITY WITH LEGAL RECORDS AND RECOURSES. ASAP!
Supervision or babysitting? These things aren't really rocket surgery. If they are unable to do these very simple things right, there isn't much hope. Maybe they fit better to make pizza instead?
Morons
All contactor's need supervision !!!
Welcome to day 1 of trade school! Now that you've been playing around with paying customers homes for a few weeks, it's time to learn how waterproofing works!
I mean fair enough, he was probably hired by some guy for the same wage as a Wendys fry cook, what do you expect? Anyone who knows how to do their job well, has created their own business already
@@jg7038 the issues comes down to whether this guy claimed he knew how to do this job. Or if the guy hiring him didn't care to check if he knew.
If he hired the guy and just expected him to do this without gecking if he knew how the it's in he guy who hired him. He could have literally just done what his guy did and told him in 5 minutes exactly how it needed doing.
But if the guy got hired because he said he could do it, and he's doing stuff like this then he doesn't really know what he's doing.
This is exactly why I love inspectors. I'm a carpenter, and do the best work I can. We all have to remember when doing permits, inspections, all that stuff, that inspectors are there in the end to make sure we all do good work that lasts. Love it.
inspections are fine
it's the people doing them who are often a pain in the neck
@@snooty9349 WEALTH CAN PURCHASE UNDERAGE TOYS EH? SO WHAT CAN'T BE SUBVERTED?
@@georgedunkelberg5004 well… this was dark… I don’t know if you had to jump right to THAT to make your point…. But point made…. Can’t even lie…. Point made!
I lived brought a brand new house once it was built by Chinese, there were short cuts everywhere.
Mate I absolutely applaud and respect you heaps for how you spoke to the guy in the most professional and dignified manner without being nasty or rude to him, and doing your best to explain your points. Well done!
By pointing out oin mens stuff and asking ,, is it your rubbish'' like it was only thing there - clearly fucking cowboy here
Btw. Its a paint - just paint another layer u fucking einsteins
WHERE IS THAT STATES' INSPECTORS? WHAT LEGAL CONSTRUCITON TEST FOR A BUILDER'S LICENSE? ONLY WHEN CONTRACTORS ARE HELD! ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE STATES' TERMS OF A BUILDERS LIABILITY WITH ENFORCEMENTS, WILL CONSUMERS JUSTICE BECOME AMERICAN STANDARD.
@@georgedunkelberg5004 , WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?
When I did waterproofing, I would scrape surfaces, hammer in any nails that were proud, sweep and typically wipe the surface with a slightly damp sponge before I would start to ensure surface was clean and level for coating. I had a very experienced boss to teach me when doing my apprenticeship.
Just shows how important a good mentor and role model is.
It’s really just common sense- with or without a good mentor. Who puts any kind of proofing, glue or anything of the sort straight on top of construction waste. It’s either laziness or incompetence
@@ahj3225 people tend to emulate the behaviour of what they've been taught and those around them. If they had people around them not caring, then they tend to follow those standards, even if they know better.
Waterproofing isnt a recognised trade. You never did an apprenticeship in waterproofing haha
@@juicedupfreak I was doing a floor and wall tiling apprenticeship and waterproofing was one of the tasks I was taught as part of that. What is your trade or basis for comment?
I learned a lot with this clip, thank you for teaching him rather than insulting him like many others would, not sure why your video was suggested to me, but I loved every moment of it.
this is priceless for this man. you tell him how to do his job perfectly! i bet he has no idea how much help you gave him.
A professional should not have to be educated about how to do his job properly. It's absurd.
Cause learning only happens once folks, remember that.
You are an example of an utmost professional at his job mate. Thanks for looking after the honest Australians who just wants a compliant home.
Bro.......That is a South African person speaking.......no where near an OZZY..........pfft
@@paultogneri9783 He sounds Aussie mate... How do you even get south african??
Paul you ain’t from Aus aye 😂
@@paultogneri9783 he does australian house inspections what are you on about
huh i sensed calm before the storm waving that 6 inch blade around as he explained.. as if to say "i dare you argue"
Such a calm demeanour... hats off to this site inspector
You know you are doing SOMETHING RIGHT when you put a video up 7min ago and you have had 160 views… job well done mate 👍👍👍
Thanks 👍
The waterproofer responding with a tired “yeah” and “right” and “yep” for every major defect is… concerning.
yeah he couldn't give a shit.
@@DanTuber agreed Mate. When my boss educated me, I took written notes, photos/videos on my phone. Those responses are what I saw when he spoke to some other apprentices who just 'punched the clock'...
They are probably the only words he knows.
That's all of the English language that he knows .
Zero f*cks. He doesn't care.
I was in a rental property about 10 years ago and the bathrooms had to be redone. When the waterproofer, an older guy, came in we got to chatting. I got a sense that he had had enough of the game and was looking to retire but he told me that a lot of waterproofing is done poorly so that it fails and they can get more work when it needs to be redone. He wasn't joking.
This inspector is excellent. Knows his stuff and speaks to the tradie politely but firmly with good explanations of what he expects.
Wrong, he should have the ability to remove that obviously unskilled and unqualified labourer from the site immediately. Not waste his time whatsoever telling him how the standards are.
@@user-me7wp8zo3e he's a private inspector. They don't have authority to do that. If you have a problem with it, complain to your government. They make the rules.
@@user-me7wp8zo3e even skilled ones require supervision
@@user-me7wp8zo3eif you mean by remove, do you mean get him sacked? (If not sacked what do you mean, if he's just removed from site he'll just be moved onto different site).
If you mean sacked, dude that's getting into Judge Dredd territory. What if you get an incompetent inspector?! Then what? Guy's lost his livelihood over an incompetent inspector.
I wish the builder did that in our home 24 years ago! We're now finding faults when we have to reno prior to sale! We needed someone like you to oversee our build! Job well done and the way you explained the problems!!👍🏻
i like how you give him the benefit of a doubt and teach him how to do it properly, when in 99% of cases they know exactly what they need to do but are being lazy
LAZY! IS YOUR COP-OUT FOR QUICK PROFITS. EVEN WHEN HE DOES IT TO "CODE" IT WILL NEVER CREATE THE SLAM-BANG-C-U-LATER MAMTALITY OF THE PREGNANT TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW.
Lights are on but I'm not sure anybody is home.
What a valuable lesson! Many would scream at him for something like that. Your patience and understanding is commendable.
he's not screaming at him because he's just the inspector. it's not his money, time, or material. the screaming most likely came when the dude had to call his boss and tell him the good news.
Explaining code to a waterproofer is like explaining cricket to a goose.
that clown was just some kid there's some really good tradies out there
Do you really believe there are 0 good tradies out there?
@@SB-zd3pq close
@@SB-zd3pq there probably isn't anymore tbh after the covid cull 😂
Meanwhile it costs hundreds and thousands of dollars just to get access to the standards to know what the even code is.
Zeher, much respect for taking the time to try and educate the young fellow, you're so very calm but to the point, explaining, demonstrating, in an approachable way to engage him. I think all of us here got a good primer in waterproofing too ☺️ You're a lovely, ethical man who's very patient explaining things and teaching all of us along the way. Your humour is hilarious too 😂 Education/knowledge is power. Thank you for doing this, it must add to your days of inspecting and writing reports and everything, doing these videos. I really don't know how Netflix or someone hasn't snapped you up for a tv series yet ☺️
Thank you 🙏
he didnt need to be any other way since he was waving a 6inch blade around whilst explaining.
An educated inspector that cares about the customer. My mind is blown. I wish we had them in the states to inspect all these track homes that are built like absolute shit. 🍻. Great work.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT A FEW "INSPECTORS" VACATION ON EPSTEINS ISLAND?
would be interested to see if he fixes the faults you pointed out, also you are such a gentleman the way you explained it to him your a good egg
Good stuff. Anyone can criticize one mans work but takes a man to teach one's, ones's work
This is gonna sound weird, but inspectors like you would make me wanna get into this business. Like as much as I’d love to pretend to be perfect, mistakes get made, and having someone calmly and professionally explain them like this is great.
And you did all this for what looks like not even actual mistakes, a sloppy spot or two is a mistake, but when the sloppiness is a consistent theme … yeah.
I hope he took the criticism to heart and learns from this.
I genuinely wish all inspectors were like you - highly knowlegeable of what to look for, and pointing out actual defects and problems that will have an impact on the integrity of the house. Sadly, a lot of inspectors only got the job because they failed trade school, and as a result only know how to nit-pick on absolutely irrelevant BS.
Doubt this tradie is the actual contractor - more than likely either an apprentice or just someone working for him - but here's to hoping he learns from his mistakes.
In QLD, they don't even need insurance to operate. So when you get a dodgy inspector who say passes a leaking roof. They just claim bankruptcy, and your screwed either way. So it doesn't matter how competent they are.
There needs to be more of this in the world. You educated him while making sure he understood it was a critical thing that needs to be done right. Being kind goes a lot further than being upset and just telling someone they did it wrong and it needs to be fixed.
Fantastic to see a building inspection done the way they should be done, it was really good and professional the way you showed the water proofing guy the fault he needed to fix and why it needed to be done now rather that latter when there would be huge amounts of costs if it isn't fixed up now. I hope you never loose the passion for doing the right thing for your customers. God bless you
He is listening but I don’t think anything has gotten through.
Seems more like he is waiting for him to leave and has zero plans to do anything.
My son is literally getting his bathroom done next week, we’ve done the demolition and the reason it has to be redone is because the shower leaked. The bathroom was there when they bought the house 6 months ago and the bathroom was only a couple of years old but someone didn’t do the wet seal properly. Thanks so much. Cheers Stuart, Canberra.
Are inspections like this required for the construction of most (if not all) dwellings in Australia? It's a bit frightening to live in a building which was put together by someone who's not even aware of the minimum standards..
Thank you for your work to ensure the homes we sink our hard earned money into are safe and compliant. You've earned a sub from me.
Carpenter of 40yrs, yes wet areas need thorough attention to detail but the way you handled the situation was excellent, getting your point across without raised voices, but yes always worth spending a bit more time to get things right first time.
You Sir are a bloody LEGEND for taking the time time show and explain to the water proofer the errors and it was good to see he hopefully was taking it all in . Onya Mate
Wow you certainly made that guy's day.
I really hope he took what you said seriously and repaired his work. And let's hope he takes this knowledge onto his next job.
Any chance of a follow-up.
✌️ Peace.
Guarantee he doesn't fix it and learns nothing.
@niallms83 no shit, what's with all the dumb fucking comments making out that tradie will care? Seriously are people that useless at reading people? No wonder the system is falling apart...
I bet he didn't understand a word the inspector said and is probably being sued as we speak
Very kind for taking the time to instruct him about the right way.
Youre a good teacher site inspector. The guys pride was probably shattered but it was necessary for the job
Thought they'd teach this in the first week of trade school. Can you please post a video of a job done well? As someone building a house all these bad builds scare me.
Trade school?!?! This guys come in from India on a "student" visa, never attend classes and all work cash in hand as labourers. They arent trade skilled.
These are the videos you want to see if you are building as it means you know what to look out for, you don't want Rainbow and Unicorn videos and just trust the "professionals" building you'r home to be honest and know what they are going
@@J-P88 I've watched them all. I feel like I've seen every bad example but never a good one.
Good luck, anyone that has a house built even by a pro builders has rocks in their head
@@SkinnyCow.*These guys
Good job mate probably and hopefully saved a lot of other jobs down that track. Love how you took the time to explain how to do it. Some people never get that chance. And for 99 percent of tradies they never see that job after it’s been finished. This explains what can happen years later and why it’s important to fix it now. Hopefully the knowledge is passed on. Sad for the bloke but this it all part of becoming great at what you do. Learning and making mistakes
NO THE MISTAKE IS THE PROFIT WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY AFTER XXX YEARS. STUPID HOME PURCHASESERS WHO THINK THAT REGULATORS WON'T BE BOUGHT.....AS SCOTUS' MAY FISH-FRYING EXEMPLIFIES.
How many other bathrooms has the guy done incorrectly though. Im glad youve pulled him up on it. There are more people that will suffer down the track due to non compliant short cuts.
When are you going to set up the Site Inspections Trade School?
Yes
Unfortunately, you still need people that WANT to learn. Clearly most simply don't because this is the information age and if they wanted to, they could.
@awakenotwoke1973 I envisage an elite trade school with graduates who will be in high demand.
@@tinaryan4023 That can only occur if the authorities start sanctioning the cowboys.
Because of you mate, whenever I’m out and about I’m looking for defects and non compliance work on houses haha keep up the good work
I used to do it on cars (paint, panel gaps and shit). Because of this channel now im doing this shit on houses too.
🤣
@@Mr_jz_12 Hahaha 😂
Unfortunately that happens far too often, so many people don’t care about their quality just want to clip the ticket, good on you for pulling him up on the poor workmanship
He's doing this guy a *massive* favour.
imagine paying out the ass to have your house built and this was the quality you were going to get. Glad there are people out there educating and getting this stuff squashed.
That's great communication and pointing out what the issues are with some resolve. I use similar compounds although I'm not a great fan of the adhesion as its not great when things are good, will b be interesting to see how these things pan out over the years.
What a legend of an inspector. Respectfully explaining the facts while providing solutions, literally helping this contractor grow as a tradesman.
Hopefully this lad took it all on board without letting his pride get in the way of helpful well placed criticism.
Thanks for keeping your language respectful. So many channel have non stop blasphemous language but you keep it professional so we can all enjoy your work
The was the best video. Training the trades on how best to apply the waterproof. Keep it up. We need more how to videos to be compliant .
The guy clearly has no idea what he’s supposed to be doing.
This is how you teach someone.
Excellent job.
OMG, I wish you were in NSW and could show the company who did our waterproofing how shoddy they are. The waterproofing failed and leaked to our downstairs roof. Angles are not compliant, substrate was not adequate. It has ruined our bathroom floor which needs to be replaced. They denied liability.
So glad these people had you to intervene to prevent this happening to them.
Thanks for not criticizing the Waterproofing contractor and actually showing him the correct way to do the waterproofing that actually meets the Australian Building Standards.
I wish you new you a few years ago bro. The bullshit I have had to go through with my new townhouse. It’s unbelievable the lack of quality workmanship in the trades now.
Maybe this guy and many other waterproofers should go and do a refresher course
That the guys had to be shown how to do the job he was doing is baffling.
I hope he appreciated the gentle tutoring he had the privilege of receiving and lifts his game.
Now you need to educate most of the roof plumbers!
Im looking forward to it, I’ll be sure to get that on body cam 😎
PLEASE post a job that you would deem is at least 95% work excellence. I'd like to see what meets the standard or exceeds them.
Must be a rare job.
yes, and a shout out to anyone that is doing a good job, as I know you can't name and shame the bad ones.
@@julia393n
Why can’t they be named?
You might as well ask him for a video of Big Foot, my guy.
@@nanashivii9237 lol
It seems like he doesn't understand what you are trying to explain. Thankfully there are people like yourself trying to keep them accountable. God bless.
Good job buddy. You took a moment where most men would yell or scream and turned it into a teaching moment.
Mate, your content is awesome. The editing is great and it's a very educational channel!
Let the lesson commence... Reminds me with junior developers and showing them how many ways their code is insecure and not fault tolerant... Reminds me of the old saying, if builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilisation.. Although, from what your finding, Australia might be the first to go....
Impecable professionalism. If only we could have you inspecting all our homes in Australia.
Building a house or buying a new apartment must be terrifying these days.
Very polite in explaining the issues.
For F sake you helped him out big time and showed how to correct it instead of throwing him to the wolves. Good dude right there😎
I wish site inspectors were all like you. I wonder how much you charge in comparison to the regular site inspectors we find on the internet.
How many bathrooms does that house have? Jesus looks like an open floor apartment block LOL
This is why waterproofers need to take their job seriously and not slap it on. Take pride. Treat the house as its your own, your work should be 110% spot on. Even if it takes you longer to do the job, its worth it.
Take it from me, Im married to a waterproofer so I know how waterproofing should be.
Very good inspector! I argue with my clients and helpers constantly over these issues. So many people in construction are ignorant/lazy when it comes to this. I’m getting ready to part ways with a helper turned “partner” (in HIS mind) for issues just like these. We painted every stick of a cabinet in Hawaii at the beach to protect the wood. My guy had to cut some trim pieces and unlike me, didn’t prime and paint the newly exposed ends. All that effort to do a good job thrown in the trash. Really good video, and especially the pointing out how he’s saving the contractor from some extreme headaches down the road. Kudos to the contractor for being humble enough to accept the advice in a mature manner.
What body cam is that man? That’s so smooth and good quality. Great work, awesome bit of education for everybody. It’s a shame they weren’t taught that in Trade school.
You need to teach people to be like you. Like a course or something. This industry needs more people like you. Well done and keep it up!
I bet that guy was wishing whoever taught him had explained all the intricacies that well. Top work.
The young man took it on the chin. He doesn't seem to be a cowboy, I think he took your advice on board, well spoken, you spoke like a gentleman.😊
I don't think he has any questions...It's not likely when he has no idea.
Installed on dirt? 😂
Awesome interaction with another love to see it❤
Well done,you found the problems and explained like a professional, which you are but well done on the inspection without malice...And you explained how and why... Well done dude.!!
Trained and Licenced water proofer, i think not. Excellent explanation of points and corrective actions.
Dont wear your shoes on a waterproofed surface, you should be in your socks to ensure you dont have any sharp objects stuck in your boots, because if u do, all your doing is putting pin holes all through the waterproofing
By the looks of what he found, it needed another coat of the waterproofing everywhere anyway.
Love this stuff, Forgive me if I get it wrong but Zahir damn you for doing a genuinely bloody good job😂 Just enquired with site inspections for an expert witness report and unfortunately they aren't taking new clients until end 2024. It's not urgent but I wanted ammo before engaging my builder.
But a big thank you to Millie at the office, she was more than helpful ❤
Nice Job, having been an exterior weather proofer if the rainy pacific northwest United States, I can't express the importance of doing things right, and understanding how water interacts with surfaces, making sure you have the correct overlap, no backwards lap, taping vertical laps, always allowing water to escape out the bottom of things, prepping surfaces before liquid flashing and not leaving pinholes, and making sure that things like window headers always have a drip edge/flashing so that water running down a wall is not able to wrap up underneath your window header, and much more. When you see things like sideways driven rain find its way through a pinhole in the caulking around an inset window, and leave a huge puddle under the window on the inside of a building, you gain a lot more respect for waters abilities and potential to cause damage, and in turn you begin to understand just how absolutely THOROUGH you need to be when waterproofing/weatherproofing.
everyone says how its done but you explain why its done that way it stick more and feels more constructive. you got good ppl skill right there
Do you think any of it sank in or he just didn't give a toss?
He didn’t give a single fuck mate.
Education and refreshing it every now and then is key. Something that guy obviously didn't have...
This is how instruction should be given he is teaching the young man what needs to be done not saying ur a moron or a hack he explains the problem and the solution teaching the young man how
His company will be closed by the time you get and home and they’ll never be able to get ahold of him again 😂😂😂
Its easy, once you know how to do it! But with the amount of waterproofing failures, it seems to be hard to learn. - Nice teaching in this video!
Haha, hard to learn, you made me laugh, i sell a range of polyurethane and epoxy waterproofing products, it certainly is not hard to learn.
This all laziness
All the mistakes were the same. That contractor did not know their business. Many contractors don't really know what they are doing unfortunately!
You think that would be number 1 lesson: sealant must seal over floor and up wall to seal like a little pool. Glad young man was humble enough to listen cos it's like he has had no training!?
The guy listened to what you said and didn't start back talking. The amount of times I've tried to point out problems with my sub-contractors work and they've just told me "it'll be fine" annoys me so much. Issues like instaling built in toilet frames out of plumb, drains in the wrong places etc. that I've had to go and fix myself because they won't. hard to even find anyone to do the jobs these days. let alone do it right
I get the impression theyre totally aware of the non compliant defects theyre leaving at sights. In order to fulfil their work to a compliant level it must just be an extrapain in the arse or cost them a lot more in labour. So they leave it until theyre caught and face zero consequences as per usual
Yeah but if done right properly it probably would only have taken an hour longer and saved thousands of dollars to the company and owner
The lack of supervision of trades is criminal.
Well nobody wants to do this kind of work as it is. And the way it’s structured in an optimal environment you have an experienced tradesman paired with a fresh guy who knows little or nothing about construction. It works if the experienced person is given the time and has the drive to pass along what they know to the new individual, and you hope that it’s good information. Some areas require schooling and some don’t but more consistent regulation would probably be beneficial to cut down on hack jobs.
You are so professional - Its a shame everone else isn't
I lived in an apartment in an inner suburb of Brisbane Australia. One evening there was a large bang from the bathroom. A water line had exploded under the sink. The water filled the bathroom with 200mm of water before I could even open the door. The water then filled the ceiling of the apartment underneath. The neighbour rang my doorbell and asked me to come look. Her whole living room ceiling had formed a gigantic balloon. I poked it with my finger and it popped. Hundreds of litres of water dropped into her living room floor and destroyed everything. It was because my bathroom wasn't waterproofed. The repairs ran over $75,000. The builder had to pay. Moral of the story....just do the waterproofing properly.
The QLD gov trains waterproofers in QLD. They don’t get refresher courses, check ups or updated standards. It causes so much damage and unnecessary cost. Of all the trades waterproofing needs the most attention.
He took it surprisingly well
didn't understand one syllable
Well done on how you dealt with that
You are a nicer man than me.Shoddy work from that guy. I would not want him to fix it.
Ar least there was some attempt. I pulled a vanity out in my bathroom.. no waterproofing in sight! 😮
MDF skirting on one wall too (already rotting). ☹️
I waterproofed what I could before installing a new vanity, then adding tile skirting. Epoxy grouted the entire floor and siliconed all the corners. See how long it lasts…🤞🤞
On a scale of 1 to 420, how stoned was this guy? 😂
600
That's no weed, this dude was noddin