Unveiling Victoria's Worst Builder of 2023
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- Опубліковано 15 гру 2023
- 🚨UPDATE: DIRECTION TO FIX issued by the surveyor stating:
Grading of ground under suspended floors required.
• All bolts, steel washers and nuts to be fixed off as per endorsed engineering documentation.
• All column to bearer connection to be fixed as per endorsed engineering documentation.
• Rear deck to be built as per endorsed as per endorsed engineering documentation.
• All base plates to be grouted as per endorsed engineering documentation.
• All stub column connections to be completed as per endorsed engineering documentation.
• Subfloor timber bracing to be installed as per endorsed engineering documentation.
• Balcony beam support to be built as per endorsed engineering documentation.
• Cladding installed is not per endorsed stamped plans. All cladding not in accordance with the endorsed plans to be removed and replaced with the cladding stated as per endorsed engineering documentation.
• Concrete slab stepdown to be removed and reinstated as per endorsed engineering documentation and Australian standards 3600:2018.
• All water stops to be installed where necessary as per the AS3740.
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🎉 End-of-Year Special: As we wrap up this year, we bring you a story that's both compelling and cautionary. Join us in Greenvale, Victoria, for what we hoped would be a showcase of stellar construction, but turned out to be quite the opposite.
🏠 A Dream Home in Disarray: This double-story home, with its diverse cladding including brickwork, Hebel, EPS with render, and Scyon Stria boards, promised luxury and style. Yet, the reality couldn't be further from the promise. Despite being paid in full, the builder has left this house far from completion.
🚧 A Litany of Issues: From a home that's still not lock-up ready to cladding that deviates from the approved working drawings, the problems are just the tip of the iceberg. The sub-floor framing defies engineering standards, and to make matters worse, the house is plagued with leaks in multiple locations.
💔 A Family's Devastation: The homeowners, anticipating moving in before Christmas, are now facing a harsh reality. It seems the builder's timeline may have been for Christmas 2024!
🏅 2023's Worst Builder: Strap in for an eye-opening journey through what we've deemed the work of Victoria's worst builder for 2023. This isn't just an inspection; it's a lesson in vigilance for every homeowner.
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💬 We Want to Hear From You: Have similar experiences? Share your stories in the comments. Together, we can raise awareness and demand better standards.
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Australia desperately needs you to grow your business to national scale ASAP. There is no where near enough honest and trustworthy inspectors such as yourself.
Can companies like Mirvac be trusted?
@@BSenta I've been on a lot of their sites, as far as I can tell they are legit
@@tomwood5592 …. The kitty cat builder… Is legit is that what you’re saying?
It’s not just in the building trades…. It’s across-the-board everything.
so true ...we need honest and trustworthy inspectors
imagine paying for a house built out of f***ing foam... unbelievable
lol styrofoam house
The scariest parts about these kinds of builds is not the builders, it's the inspector who passed everything. I can't believe you can go around this build site and not see all these faults, baffling.
especially the flooring itself as well as the water INSIDE. i mean, im not an expert, but im pretty sure the floor should be smooth and level before installing any flooring. Also im pretty sure water inside is a big NONO sign xD
bribes perhaps?
All that the "inspector" is concerned about looking at is the kickbacks flowing into his bank account.
Inspectors who inspect jobs on behalf of the owner will pick defects…
Inspectors who inspect on behalf of the builder will push passing the job as it’s good for business. Very simple legislation and regulation obviously needs to be updated
They pass everything in the north of Melbourne they don’t check and if they do they in and out in like 5 mins
Makes me appreciate my house - double brick house built in 1925.
Before I found this channel I wished I had something modern and shiny, now I'm glad I've got a house actually built to last !
Plenty of junk houses built in the past.
@@Cheepchipsable That's true however I was commenting on my house in particular not all houses from any particular era.
@@Cheepchipsable
Sure but no where near as bad.
We did not have foam, or tiny little drywall boards.
Stuff was 100% made to last back in the day. From houses to your washer machine. Now everything is run by monopolies who make stuff fail and we have people today building foam houses.I cant imagine having your kid play ball outside and the soccer ball breaks the wall of the house.
100 percent your ancient house is beyond non compliant. But its probably pretty sturdy
@@bobshanery5152 "Foam" houses done right are fantastic. EPS cladding is far superior to brick in thermal insulation (of course depending on whole wall composition and thicknesses). If you want superior thermal insulation + durability, you get sandwich cladding, which is basically EPS with metal outer materials.
These materials are not bad, only bad builders and designers.
Absolutely shocking, this level of fraud should come with jail time. The house is a demo job given the structural faults you were able to see, what else is lurking?
Fair point at the minimum criminal record this is life changing money for home builders
I bet even the concrete pads won't be to depth
100% mate this builder needs to be sued and charged accordingly
@@anthonythebeard never going to happen in this country.... the builders know they can just take the money and run..
@@meganjay30
Only because people let them. Filing a civil case is easy, and unless you get a ripoff of a lawyer it's also fairly cheap at just a couple hundred. If you're broke you just file it yourself and explain to the judge you can't afford representation (bring proof) and typically court will go to 'noob level' and explain the procedures and arguments to you as they conduct proceedings.
It's not their favourite activity, but no judge became a judge hoping to sit there going "Hahaha, you're broke, so no justice for you", so they will cooperate.
Aside from the site fencing, the extreme mess outside showed actual contempt for the owner and a complete lack of pride in... pretty much every aspect of the builder's life.
Not to mention the disaster zone inside. Absolute disgrace of a site.
Was kinda funny until all the structural stuff. Those bolts being so close to the wood will cause a sheer fracture over time just through the natural movement of the building. Half your could fall down.
Is anyone else immensely saddened and angry (separate to the financial devastation this type of build causes), by the impact to the environment and wasted resources, of houses and apartments that clearly won’t last 30-50 years despite maintenance and repairs, compared to pre-2005 builds?
I've been in construction for well over 10 years of my life. I've seen all sorts of dodgy work from crap waterproofing which caused a leak into the garage, the whole bathroom had to be ripped out for the waterproofing to be redone after OC, electrical wiring being laid directly over insulation, structural/wood beams not being braced correctly, concrete slab being laid over mud, driveways being impossible to drive up unless the homeowner has a lifted truck, floors sagging when walking on them, cabinets not being braced correctly on walls (literally just tacked on with liquid nails or silicone, not a single screw in sight), and of course the standard walls never being straight - but this is on a whole other level of bad. This is just awful. This builder needs to have his license revoked ASAP and sued into oblivion; hopefully, he doesn't have a PTY LTD so he can just liquidate the business and start up another one under a different name leaving the clients with the biggest L of their life.
Just found your channel mate and I've got to say I am so thankful people like you are doing what you do in the industry. It's an absolute shame that in a country like Australia, we have crap like this going on. There's only one word for what this builder is: unAustralian. Aussies know what it means to say that about someone in this country. How this bloke sleeps at night I will never know. God bless you brother, keep doing what you do best.
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Not an Aussie but isn’t laying electrical wire over the insulation the correct method? Over here in the U.K. that’s the recommended method anyway.
I know wiring must not be covered by insulation as it lowers the amp carrying capacity of the wire, but over it allows the wire more operating temp room.
Not sure if it’s different in aus though because of all the heat.
Far out, the builder is just a scammer. Man I fell bad for the home owner. How can people in good conscience do this to others.
We need to start with the surveyors, they are paid big bucks for their profession
I would ask how the owner chose this builder. Not excusing the absolutely dismal performance of the builder, but hopefully he didn't chose him because his price was the best.
The 5 new Google reviews are great.
It's also a lack of supervision. You CANNOT trust anybody these days. The home owner must be present at all times to enforce the correct working plans otherwise these bastards will take short cuts, do shoddy work and rip you off.
That builder needs his ass hauled off to a tribunal and have his license cancelled for life. What a shonky scamming bastard.
Utterly disgusting work.
This is pretty much the norm, common standard practice in the Australian home building industry
This crap gets passed but I use a couple of 12g screws instead of 14g on my shed and the inspector drags me. Unreal.
you didn't pay your inspector enough I see.
think about your actions next time mate, truly a danger to your community!
About 3-years ago helped a neighbour put up a workshop in his backyard.
1 loose bolt on the side door and the inspector wanted to whole thing demolished 😅😅. Boy did we laugh and laugh.
@@Litruvthe thing is, why would an inspector accept bribes for passing substandard work? What if the structure collapses? Are they not liable?
Yep they come down hard on fuckin' sheds don't they. I had a mate who also had to over-engineer the fuck out of his shed and had the council down his back making it as hard as possible for him. He did what they wanted and got it passed but damn.... and there's houses like this? My mate's shed would last 100x longer than this foam-shit house.
bro we need someone like you in NSW , 58 yrs old in construction for 37 yrs , , people used to do good work and be proud of it , , now , just scary , no one checks amazing
we were demoing parts of a 100 year old school to add seismic upgrades and one of the corner foundations was flooding up undermining it with the inspector/engineer coming that day. The foreman bought blow torches and told us to "dry it out" before they came if we stopped within 45 seconds it was pooling again so we covered it with dry gravel. We passed but there were so many things wrong that even some of the workers we sketched out to go in there and we expected children to use it.
I love watching an expert tear something apart like this. What an absolutely insane mess. Also who decided to build those houses so close to each other
The building inspector needs to be sacked and have his/her license cancelled
Yesterday, and for life.
In other countries they don’t get so lucky.
Not this one
Jail
Only to start up a new business under his wife’s name 2moro. Blame fair trading. Useless service full of useless practices & useless capacity in upholding justice for situations exactly like this.
Imagine all the houses that are not inspected to this degree, in 5 years time we are going to see an unmitigated crisis with homes that are basically worthless and million dollar mortgages left to pay on
What do you mean in 5 years ?. Its happening NOW already!!!!
lol I just commented the same thing. The scale is unimaginable.
Lol by 2030 we will own nothing and be happy
especially with the government scrambling to build more housing due to their unchecked immigration policy
And if they're unlucky the builder has bankrupted Scam Builds ltd by then time, is working is the totally unrelated Scam Builds 2 ltd, and no way to get any compensation out of them.
It wasn't a new build but I was scammed similarly, mainly because my inspector outright didn't do the work. Court cases got some 44K compensation, but if I didn't DIY a lot of the stuff that went wrong we would've spent more than that by now, and it's mostly all small things, so you'd have to hire different contractors for each aspect, who all come with startup costs.
That’s horrifying. I’d be feeling sick if I was the owners of this home. It would be highly unlikely all these issues will be rectified. What a saga 🤦🏻♂️
Absolute legend, we need more people like you in every field to keep the standards on everything in this country.
Something as egregious as this should surely warrant a permanent banning from the industry and personal liability due to the blatant and deliberate scamming...
if you complain to the Victorian Building Authority (VBA), they'll simply send a letter/email back saying, "Why are you bothering us? Please negotiate any issues with the builder..".
@@wilson2455there are lawyers that deal with these kinds of issues.
Also, building insurance needs to be claimed for rectification.
They just start up under another family trust or incorporate from overseas and just keep doing it.
You're a great inspector and I seriously mean it when I wish you could inspect every single house built after 2016. You are needed all over.
I don't know a thing about housing and certainty don't have the funds to get one built any time but there is something so interesting about watching someone like yourself who is so knowledgeable about the industry and the rules just going through and pointing them out to someone like myself who doesn't know the first thing. You're really doing an amazing job in both entertainment and education as well as holding people accountable in what is a notoriously rotten industry!
I went from a professional office based career to trade (electrical) and fortunately have gone back to office based. When I did the trade I took it serious, all I found on every job was shit work, people proud to say "rough enough" and there was a culture of don't dare speak out. Anything that I had involvement in, if it wasn't right I would tell them it wasn't and refused to commission it (building management and mech elec). Basically I got a reputation for being a "c..t" because I wouldn't be complicit in the shonkiness. Most of them knew they were doing sub standard work, fully expected to be fixing defects but the name of the game was how many defects would get discovered and how long they could hide it to make it through DLP.
Just shows the mentality. And full credit to you for sticking to your guns...
Painter will fix! sparkies favorite saying.
You weren't working in the right areas. These volume builders are always shit. Do work for a small custom high end builder and you will enjoy your life.
If this happened in Japan,?the builder would be banned for life.😢
Thats definitely the standard for residential unfortunately. When they need to smash out every job to make a profit it happens. Theres a reason theyre called house bashers.
Beyond words on this one….immediate suspension is required by the VBA of the builder and RBS.
Australia needs building inspectors like yourself , your UA-cam channel is such i grate start towards fixing our building industry problems
You're an absolute champion mate, we need so many more people like you.
Can you make a video of a well built house showing all the correct techniques used. Show us how it should look like and name the good builders as a reward.....
As you can see it’s pretty hard to find a fully compliant home, look at all the things they hide and lie to about
He would but he can’t find an example in Melbourne built since 1888
Lol@@patricksoos674
I suspect an owner of a well built house wouldn't be calling him.
@@HRRRRRDRRRRR lollll true
I feel sorry for the homeowner, I will bet my house he won't fix the issues. Please I would love an update on this home later 😢
Imagine this home in 5 years time..
@@mixalis6168 wow you are not wrong, in five years it would look so bad, then ready to be demolished
Depends on your luck mate and where the faults are, my sister built a lemon about 15 years ago still going strong
If owners take the builder to DBDRV and then the builder refuses to conciliate and agree to either pay or fix, then they can order him to. If he fails, then they can go to VCAT. It’ll take a while but the builder will be made to rectify it. Unless, of course, the builder sends all his money overseas in anticipation of such a moment. Probably doesn’t even own a house so he’s got nothing to give. He’ll declare bankruptcy and then fuck off to wherever overseas
Or he’ll close off the ABN and start a new ghost company, thereby repeating their process with no litigation. The odds are stacked right up against the consumer. Why anybody would build these days is beyond me. Save your money or pay off your existing debts, these are not investments.
I was a site inspector for a certain company once upon a time and so many houses I visited were non compliant and just basically waiting for roofs to cave in, plumbing that was non compliant, mould growing on roofs from leaking water tanks on the roofs. Just disappointing that these "new builds" are worse then most of the old houses built in the 60's-70's
Gotta say mate, 30 seconds in and already loving it - compared to when you started your channel I can see you’re more confident on camera and really backing yourself in - fantastic work mate - bullies will try to steamroll you but you can’t be beat 😎😎👍
These poor home owners are so incredibly lucky to have you inspect their place. I really hope for their sake that the fixes go well and the builder doesn't do a runner... Another great video!
He'll 100% put the company into bankruptcy or do a runner. Either way, he'll just start up a company under a different name.
We need an update on this one for sure. What a sham!
We need people like you in the States. I'd've happily paid three times what I did for my inspection for someone as thorough as you. (It would have saved me money in the long run!)
In Napier, NZ , the council building inspectors were convicted of passing leaking/faulty apartment buildings built by Herbert Construction. Guess who paid the fines . . the cities rate payers they wouldn't even tell us how much it was . The building company went bankrupt left town started a new company in fiji building resort apartments there 🤷♂️
The dodgy inspector (probably friends with the builder) put the one item that was not actually required so when the homeowner asks, the builder will “check it out” and tell them the inspector was wrong. These corrupt aye-wholes are laughing right in our faces
I agree with you on this one
Friends and or on the payroll, been happening for years, seen and heard some really shocking stories !
Corruption and bribery 😢
It’s not the inspector that has the issue it’s the building surveyor. The building surveyor is the person that signs off that the builder has built in accordance with the drawings and the construction code
I bet all the wall tiles done with dot glue not the whole coverage at the back
The whole house should be demolished, the money returned to the buyer and the builder and surveyor should be fined, stripped of license and jailed.
Agreed!!!
Do you mean land or quantity surveyor because land surveyor did nuthin wrong 😂
That's a knock down repair job. What a disaster.
Good to see a fella so passionate about his work, I haven't heard "schamozzle" in years!
Polystyrene chimney has to be the most ridiculous thing ive ever seen in my life, this is a family home and likely has young children living in it. absolutely disgusting and no respect for the home owner. I own a small business, im only 29 and would never pull this crap. My grandad taught me that all of these things bubble to the surface eventually and once the cats out the bag it wont go back in! keeping up your reputation is the most important thing you can do. My uncle ray, who did the same thing as my grandfather, did this kind of crap. and lost everything, ended up in housing trust. Where my grandad made sure my nan has been looked after over 15 years after hes passed! STOP THE DODGY BUILDING NAME AND SHAME!
Those who throw stones at FOAM houses 😅 You're doing god's work brother. Keep on exposing these sham bastards!
Installing flooring on water - well yeah it’s a floating floor 😂
there still shouldnt be water on the floor
@@sxintG you didn't quite get it did ya?
@@driscollsdrew 🤣🤦♂️ fk sakes I get it now
The floors being laid without even sweeping first shows how little this builder cares. Water underneath new flooring, leaks in home already, using substandard materials and not what the owner paid for, the general mess of the entire project, the general lack of pride in the build, all atrocious and this builder should be punished criminally. He’s just slapped this house together without any care for the nightmare the homeowners will live with immediately and forever. It should be criminal to take someone’s money and hand them over the keys to nothing but heartache.
Oh my god imagine being the homeowner and this shows up on your recommended 👀
that is why you have a independent building inspection at every stage of construction.
there has to be a point some where it is more economical to push the house over rather than go through all the rectifacations
This house needs to be demolished, what you dont see, will be horrendous !@!
Even back in the 200's when i brought my first property I ask two of my friends to check it for me a builder and electrician back then everything was done by the government.
If you was buying not a new property you need to relay on yourself or ask and pay to somebody to do inspection for you there was few private building inspectors.
I always say to people no matter where they are in the world when you buy something get a professional to check it for you no matter what is it.
I love your work guys please add your business address in the description you be surprised is not just normal people getting ripped off but business to when buying or renting a properties...
Stucco contractor in Florida. It’s nice to see somebody with an attention to detail like I have. We’re few and far between these days. Impressed. Great video.
Congrats to Enzima Group for winning the Worst Builder award for 2023!!
Everyone should email them.
Name them and shame them.
Looks like they took down their page lolll
Haha they are fucked.@@bhonsou5137
@@bhonsou5137 All of them, Theo took them down
Data cabling work is superb though
Your level of excitement is proportional to the owners level of despair
" It appears good from far, but far from good" very well said, mate.
Would love to see a series of follow up videos on the build - I cannot comprehend the rectification work that needs to be done…I feel sorry for the home owners having to fight to get this sorted (and hope the builder doesn’t just fold up and leave them to deal with the VBA)
I honestly can't see how that wouldnt almost be a full demolition and start again.
flatten and start again
@@kspau13 It should be 100% demolished and new builder chosen to start again, i could not live in this home, not knowing what he has done underneath !
The problem is going to be the Home Owners will be destroyed, as many have said the Builder will go bankrupt and walk away and if its the same in Victoria as NSW, the maximum the Insurance will pay will be around $400 000. This amount will in no way cover these loses.
The problem is that the so called insurance is not clearly explained.
The best tip I can give is to have these inspection at each stage and make sure you don't pay before everything is properly completed.
And the most important part is to make sure the contract reflects this.
The problem is every one thinks the Certifier and the contract/courts will protect them.
Shocking ! Would love to get an update on this house in the new year. Keep up the great work mate! Keeping builders and tradies honest 👍
Love the detail. I learn so much! Supporting your work my brother!
Can't believe what i'm seeing, absolute HUGE respect for you mate actually taking the job serious because its shit like this that devalues tradesmen across the country.
Ive gotta say, there is nothing like walking onto a job that you have not ever touched or seen, and within seconds, finding glaring defects.
It's eye opening how many corners are cut and how many f****ks are not given by the trades or the builders themselves.
Worse than creating a resonance cascade (Half-Life fans).
@@mike4802Now now Gordon doesn't need to hear all this he's a highly trained professional
@@DrCoomer_1 These builders cannot be trusted with a microwave casserole.
@@DrCoomer_1 I'm picking up some anomalies but no... no it should be fine - climb up that dodgy ladder Gordon and switch the machine on' 😀
I feel for some of the manufacturers with their products which should be totally suitable IF installed properly. Their reputation is at stake with these cowboy builders that constantly install the products incorrectly and the unwise homeowner probably thinks the product is at fault when it fails.
Love the long format videos, mate. Keep 'em coming.
To think that all that solid Victoriana got flattened in the 1960s and 1970s so that _this_ would eventually become the standard of building we come to expect...staggers the mind.
Yes you'd be better off keeping a solid old house and renovating the interior, than knocking it down and getting one of these shitty shonky "new builds" that look pretty on the outside.
We need to see a follow up on this one. That homeowner must be completely gutted by your findings. How is this aloud to happen when there are supposedly such strict standards around our building industry and licensing.
It's sad when the house won't outlast the mortgage that supports it. The banks need to start filtering out these bad builders even for their own protection of the valuation.
There is a housing shortage already in this country. No one is gonna be chasing builders down for shit work. Thats the new reality in this industry. If there were a surplus of builders, yeah then maybe they can "ban" them as others are there to take their place but otherwise, at best, they might be told off with a letter.
Banks should also really start getting involved in quality of builds, because at the end of the day, if you default on your loan, they are left holding the disaster house for resale.
@@fifthdimension1984 should let some foreigners in, Polish don't fuck about
They do not give one damn as long as they sell mortgages.
Overpriced housing is how the GFC happened
Mate have to say you really care about this profession and it shows. Never seen someone to be so to-code without having a clipboard in hand walking around checking. Compliance and regulation always been mind boggling work for me and it's cool to see you really have a passion for it and know it like the back of your hand, someone has to do it! Well done!!
I love this channel! Really underrated. I love how much knowledge you have, I'd love to actually see your house I bet it would be like really nice! Do a tour video 😁
Love your work mate. On a mission to clean up this countries failed building sector one house at a time lol
It should be MANDATORY for the building regulators to watch your videos. I've left the industry after 25years because of the "cowboys" and lack of regulatory interventions in such, and many cases, as you've highlighted here. You are an asset to the construction industry and I commend and thank you for your work.
Props to you man, need more genuine blokes like you. Iv always said being an Australian doesn’t mean you were born here, it just means you’re a good person.
A lot of builders must dislike you and watch so many of your videos. I like how you are very thorough with your inspection. I don’t understand why builders cut corners are you only hired to do an inspection before I handover or can you be the project manager inspection during the building of the house? I like it you’ve got eyes like a Hawke!
Renderers need to be regulated. 18 years on the job in competition with people who haven't even laboured yet but open up a business and undercut everyone.
The funny thing is most dnt speak english how do you read installation instructions let alone the gov regs
Afghans steal the jobs and are usually dumb fucks, not all Afghans but the ones that render.
@richardschafer1911 i literally just moved to Civil 4weeks ago because i got sick of the cowboys. 18 years rendering starting right at the bottom and working my way up to running my own business. Competing with cowboys and most builers and home owners just look at the dollar figure
ou could apply that to nearly every "trade" now - tilers,painters,plasterers,bricklayers ,concreters all dominated by new arrivals with a shiny ABN and bunning trade card.
Acrylic stuffed up the game. All us solid plasterers said this when it first came out. No more plumb walls, just chuck it on the walls and there you go. No qualifications needed. That’s why after 20 plus years, I got out. I’m not going to be matching prices where you only cover your costs. The building game is a shamozzle
Would love you to have more interviews and discussions with the home owners in the future. Love hearing their perspective
Thanks for your great work mate. I certainly feel better about rebuilding the flood damaged house I'm at in Lismore after watching the dodgy stuff you've just shown me. I hope owners get a good home soon. Keep us posted
Good production quality. I like the effects. Very entertaining and educational.
Builder and builder surveyor should be jailed. Scam artists
Include the architect. What an awful design. One of the most confused and chaotic plans I've seen.
@aregeebee201 its down
Your videos have opened my eyes to home building, I would have never spotted these issues and your videos are super easy to understand as I have very little knowledge on any of this, thank you for the amazing videos ❤
Keep it up mate ..... This is disgusting work. I can't believe this was passed. Very scary that the system is failing so badly. Keep safe mate because I'm sure you're pissing off some of these pathetic builders!
Would love to see you in Adelaide! There’s some shoddy workmanship with new builds around here…
Never knew or had an interest in this until i watched your video, mate you are doing a community service her and mad props for doing the right thing.LLLEEETTTSSS GOOOOOOO
My favourite part is the foam columns
Take a bow, mate. Never thought this would interest me, but here we are. Awesome job. Subscribed immediately. Well done.
Thanks and welcome 🥷🏼🫡
As a contractor when you see a dirty site with grey studwork due to being in the weather for an extended period you walk away. You won't get paid.
42:46 Looks like builders name is clearly visible at the top of site sign lying on the ground. They may have developed a bad case of Enzima
😂
New to your channel and I am appalled at what I am seeing. Good on you for what you are doing. Now we just need the builders and scammers to be held accountable.
Amazing work! It is very insightful of you to post updates on the videos you make, it makes everything come full circle. The information you post about the codes on screen is very interesting and I'm sure it is useful information for those in the same field of work as you. Your videos are a form of art, thank you.
I’m not usually a fan of building content etc but wow was i impressed with the quality of your content ✅
Great explanations, editing and the drone was a great touch too.
And this is why my payments were always a few days late with my builder - i bothered to verify that each stage was completed correctly. He was cranky, saying that i should just trust him and not be so fussy, but its my money and i wont part with it carelessly
Same, i refused to give final payment and all the bathrooms have been ripped out and other major defects getting fixed. I have no idea why people pay without checking.
If this is common we should stop these custom constructions and build from modular flat pack solutions, at least then you have a measure of quality control. The amount of waste due to these builds is insane. Not doing things properly is ruining lives.
They cant even build those properly. All the copy paste metricon homes are shoddy builds.
@@nathansheehan9930I think he meant kit homes
Bloody hell mate. Just watching this and a couple of your other videos gives me the shivers and I don't even live in Aus... Just the thought if clowns like these were building houses here in Scandinavia gives me the chills. It would be outright dangerous with the amount of snow, rain and wind we get here, not to mention energy wastage of heating... I know I can't compare the building requirements for Aus and Swe due to our different climates but still.
I have helped my dad rebuild every house we have lived in when growing up since the day I was old enough to hold a hammer and he was always strict on following all the rules at the time of building and this just pisses me off. And I have seen some shoody jobs over here as well.
Cheers for doing jobs like this.
You are keeping the builders honest.
I will look you up for a inspection when i build my next home.
Fantastic video. I learned alot
So glad I was able to owner build my extensive rebuild. I still had to watch my trades and I had really good ones I think. All inspections should be like this from the start of the building. I always hear from builders how they hate owner builders but man these guys are making owner builder compulsory 😮
Owner builders GENERALLY can do a good job IF they know what they are doing. Thats the key. KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. However, I have seen SHODDY owner builders too.
The sad thing is how many houses this guy has built and has gotten away with it.
Great to see updates to what the homeowner did or the finished project.
You’re the man! Balls of steel & doing lords work. Those poor people that pay 😞
Keep up the great work mate and also keep us updated on this total disaster of a building and it's "builder"
Something needs to change, I think there should be more severe penalties and punishment with builds like these and hold everyone accountable so this sort of workmanship and inspections/passing is removed from the industry entirely! It's also time to name and shame these builders to help spread awareness to others not to do business with them.
Hey get real!!! Nothing , absolutely NOTHING is gonna change.
I have noticed the use of polystyrene foam in slabs for new houses.
I’m nowhere near getting a house in life but my god you’re making me nervous for it. Doing gods work mate. Also that’s a sick drone. Honestly your job looks like it could be both fun and frustrating
You're very brave walking on that roof. With the polystyrene and the shonky work, I would not be keen.
Pay in full before completion? Mind blowing
What a knucklehead... home owners do no due diligence , they are lazy, just let the builder go on his merry way
Probably bullied into it for sure!
Never pay the ferryman until you reach the other side
Yeah, that says a lot... pays in full and then gets an inspection? dumd dumd!
Melbourne's wild west! The frame next door will produce more gems! When I first went west because Pivot doors were there fancy ( Everything from Toorak trickles down, 10 years later it's in Greenvale) BUT difference is ..As soon as I rocked up on an unfenced site,strewn with builders rubble,n rubbish or just a complete bog( responsible builders lay gravel or railway ballast so large trucks n trades have access.other tell tale sign ...disgusting toilets that weren't serviced.You can tell as soon as you drive up what kind of builder n trades involved...after many times I've learnt to drive on.
Awesome investigation, thank you. What an eye-opener
Wow, this house needs to be done again. Love ya work mate.
I get concerned when you get up so close to the edges at height- it only takes one slip and your are over the edge. I feel sorry for the renderer. His labour and material will probably never get paid for. How do funds get released when work is incomplete? The building surveyor should be enjoined in any legal action by the owner. CHEERS from AUSTRALIA.
The bank gets the inspection reports and pays out once each stage is passed. So you can see how good that system is!!! Privatisation... the best thing that has happened to any industry.
There are no words, this is beyond comprehension! The Government MUST step in and hold builders, building surveyors & Councils to account! I feel for the homeowners, this is a tragedy.
I'm new subscriber, I'm building inspector in New York. Your inspections are fantastic, it seems in Australia there are many governments giving building approvments without proper inspections, very very sad situation, thank u very much