Thanks! Im an architect with 20 years experience. Ive learnt more in the last 6 months watching your videos than most of my ongoing education which Im required to do. Never stop exposing these dodgy and criminal people. This issue is only going to get bigger over the comming years. Thanks again
@@adambirrell7384 you are exactly right about going to get worse in this county with a housing shortage builders/developers will only try to shortcut more and the old Aussie attitude near enough good enough will blow out more all trades in construction industry need more stringent INSPECTIONS and not bought / paid off to sign off too many are out to grab the fast quick bucks
I'm Curious to know who you are! It only took me the first 6 months on site to work out Australian builders are generally useless and dodgy. CPD is only there to make money and legally tick the boxes, complete waste of time, spend time on site that's where everything is learnt as an architect.
20 years and you don’t know half of this maybe that’s the issue here good think you are getting “educated” by the actual “ uneducated” I agree it’s shocking the lack of knowledge architects/ construction management actually have in the building trades
If you want a bit of advice. In every design you make, consider the impact on the builders and other tradesmen before selling the idea to the customer. If the puzzle fits together well, then everyone can do a good job.
@@bondoqbn7318 very true! I've learnt so much from this channel as someone who wants their house built but had no idea of all the areas that require inspection AND what it means for them to be up to spec
I would like to propose that side brick wall not be knocked down but instead be transplanted to Canberra and re-erected in a public place as a memorial to the death of Australian building standards. The monument should retain its characteristic wobble so that mourners can visit the shrine and tangibly feel the shocking decline in the national build quality.
To be fair Australia wasn't classed as a 3rd world country until these putrid multicultural government member started flocking there own kind to our country now look at Australia flooded by Asians wogs Muslims Jews Africans its a sad joke they can't even build a house 20 years ago we didn't have these problems so if you all farq off back to you're country's we could build some house's maybe even open a shop that's not a kebab shop or a chines take away there 5 at the end of my street its a sad joke the one shop legit cooking cat to keep up with the others 😂 I wish it was a joke
Exactly, rather than the novice buyer signing off that it 'looks' habitable and safe, take inspectors report with you and say settlement is conditional upon all major non compliance being remedied before a single cent is transferred. There's $100K of renovation required at a bare minimum.
You can't be charged with trespass because its a registered worksite UNTIL settlement, and you have permission from the purchaser to inspect the property. Pre purchase inspections are lawful. INfact that builder has to grant you access to enter unfettered and without harassment to perform your job a licensed building inspector. All you need to do is call the police and explain to them that the builder is harassing you and impeding your access to the site to perform the job you were contracted to due, and the Police will charge that builder. In fact this whole video should be submitted to the Victorian Police and you must make a full complaint that the builder or agent of the builder harassed you and impeded you from entering the construction site to perform the pre purchase inspection. He's facing several counts alone in this video. He even admits that he personally doesn't want you in the property, yeah because he knows he's a dodgy builder. You haven't broken into a house that was open, and you had permission to perform work there. Thats the builder trick, to say you have no permission to be there and that you are trespassing. But imagine when the Union rep turns up on site, the builders would loooooooove to kick them off site, but they can't and its against the law to kick a union rep off site. Same as the building pre purchase inspector, because its a construction site and a registered workplace and not the builders personal property. He cannot deny you access nor the state government licensing authorities access for inspections, in fact if the builder doesn't open up for inspections, he can receive massive fines. Show this video to the VBA and lodge a complaint and he'll be reprimanded and fined for his harassment of yourself and your assistant. You have a lawful right to perform a pre purchase inspection. That builder needs to cool his heels in jail for a few nights. What the builder did is called "Stand Over Tactics" to try to frighten you off of the site until he hands over to the home owner. Builders use stand over tactics for decades or centuries, until Unions came along and the government changed the laws to prevent these stand over tactics. Basically you could have defended yourself from his harassment by knocking him out, because you were there lawfully. No one has the right to harass you while you are at work and to provoke you and make threats of police and make bogus claims that you are trespassing. The builder was provoking a fight, and if you loose your cool and knock him on his @ss, then too bad, you do have a right to defend yourself from this kind of workplace harassment and bullying - the builder is a bully and bullied you off the site and he knew full well you had a right to be there. But when he saw it was UA-camr Site Inspections he had a fit.
If is has a Certificate of Occupancy it is probably not a building site. There was no builders fencing or placarding so I don't think so. I think it comes down to if the clients are the nominees on the construction loan or the developer is. Notably if indeed it was wide open and unlocked when they arrived that is a breach of the sales contract to maintain the property securely until settlement.
"What the builder did is called "Stand Over Tactics" to try to frighten you off of the site until he hands over to the home owner.” Exactly this. The homebuyers should decline to complete the purchase until the inspector of their choice has provided a report. Don't let builders bully you like this.
"I'm not worried, I'm contractually covered." "I don't care." When told it isn't compliant. Nice. Dude is actually crying about it! 🤣 Bet his family is proud.
It costs less to do it right the first time than to half ass it and be back to the property numerous times to correct it. The people giving the final permits need investigating.
This tells me the Developer gets to blame the Builder and that the Builder has probably already dissolved the joint venture company he used to sign the contracts on all of those houses. Good luck to Dambuster ever finding a currently operating entity to sue over the patent infringement. Those homeowners are all boned because the legal entity that was the Builder no longer exists.
That guy showing us all the problems with the roof was awesome. Plus it's good to know that the people doing the wrong things, such as all the people involved in the supply chain, will get in trouble. It's nice to know that there are people like you guys fighting for what's right and just.
You'd be surprised mate. With my build, the building supervisor was telling me a final inspection was not required, saying building inspectors don't know anything and aren't qualified, and told me it will be a waste of money and rambling on how everything is above and beyond the standards. Wouldn't surprise me how many people would be convinced not to get one
When the builder freaks out like that at the start of the episode, you know it's time to get the 🍿 and settle in for the complete shemozzle to unfold. Also Russell is an absolute legend. Learn heaps every time he's on the show.
My wife and I are in the process of deciding whether to build new on our existing block or move - looking at all these videos, i think it might be best to go look at a 80s/90s house and just fix up the small things it may need just from age rather than dealing with all this stuff on a new build.
@@PeterGoudie-u3w yes but at that age they usually require a lot of work hence why i think 80s and perferablly 90s. Currently in a early 70s home, timber window frames need replacing, roof tiles all need new recapping, gutters leaking etc
you should someone trust worthy to fully inspect the site during certain timeframes of the building process, spend a lot of time finding good builders with a good reputation, and hire engineers and people who know their stuff to fully design the house within compliance before the concrete pad is even poured. Following these steps should keep you safe from things shown in these videos. The inspector can look at the engineers designs and check the progress to see if its following the design properly, there's obviously extra costs but there's plenty of steps you can take to ensure it is done properly and you don't end up risking having a fully built home that wont last and doesn't follow regulations.
@@cmelft2463 My thoughts are that in that era they were double brick construction; bricks were properly baked; the mortar properly mixed; everything laid out properly; Australian hardwood floor beams; Oregon timber in roof and elsewhere; real timber flooring; at least 2.7m ceilings; possibly copper dampcourse (before aluminium and later plastic; etc. I think if the house is basically sound it would be worthwhile to fix it rather than have a later house made of lesser materials
seems like a really good move to annoy the inspector so much that he wants to take you down... good business practice and we can see why, its an awful job the game was up and he knew it probably putting in the bankruptcy papers and simultaneously setting up a new building company as we speak
Builder here. We do frames and cladding. Minor defects are expected on every site. We welcome inspectors because they show us things we missed, or got wrong for some reason or another. As abject professionals, we always return to sites and resolve all defects. That's why we have a good reputation, and our foreman has multiple awards for carpentry. This guy is a hopeless loser that needs to get off the tools, and get on unemployment ASAP.
Great video Zeher. Everyone thinking about building or renovating or even renting a house needs to see this video. I have been wanting to start major renos to my house but I'm shit scared of hiring some dodgey builder that's gonna rip me off and leave me with an even bigger bill to fix any non-compliant work. Wish me luck.
Just ask them for references - people proud of their work will have no problems with that, but you'll probs have to wait ages as they'll be booked out for a year or two in advance
Yes, so the roof pitch being incorrect is a structural defect. Even the bathroom how it's not waterproofed properly is a structural defect. Both happened to my house which caused leaks and had to be fixed by builders insurance coz the builder went bust, over 200k worth of repairs.
So many of these roofing issues begin from design stage. That along with confusing standards (e.g. fixings on cappings) and inability to freely access standards has guaranteed that no roof in Australia is compliant.
No kidding. This dude is like an autistic savant being able to cite these codes by memory. I said this in another comment, but with building methods and standards this overly complex it's no wonder homes are so expensive there.
@@sam01010101 he does own it. That guy isn't the builder, he's the developer. I.e he owns the land did all the subdivision paperwork, hired builders etc.. everything was done at his expense and then they sell each of the units off when it's close to completion. So it's the same as buying an existing house. The new owners didn't pay for the construction or land. They are buying the finished unit.
Nowadays everyone should be afraid to build a house. And the big question I always ask myself after finding these defects is who is going to pay for all this to be repaired, if it is done at all.
i can see you are not familiar with the process.. most of the time, nothing gets done, patch work or something small can be done instead.. in most cases, the building stays, infact, pretty much all cases the building stay.. its not like you tear down an old house cause its leaking, you jsut deal with it the best way you can,..
It shouldn't even get to this stage in the first place, it should be required to have a inspector check every building step strictly to ensure if there is a major defect they can fix it before having to bring the entire house down they would only need to tear down a step.
@@fourdeep6561 When we had our current house built in 1988 (at the time Moreton Shire near Ipswich, Qld) this was the case. The local council building inspector came to site & inspected the progress at certain times during the build. If he did not give it a pass, it did not progress until it was within local regs. We are on septic & I can remember him checking the angle of fall in the trench to the septic tank, depth of holes prior to concrete pour for the house piers and many other checks. This all stopped when the lazy councils & state gov'ts brought in self certification.
To the builder, you are a disgrace. How on earth can you put food on your family's table knowing you didnt do the job you were paid to do, is this how you earn money? If you can't do it or dont know how to JUST QUIT! and find another job. Putting people's life at risk all for the money. Shame on you
Because Aussie mate ship is dying. There’s so many people who feel way too comfortable ripping people off, we have a serious organised crime problem and so many scammers everywhere. It’s foul. Our government needs to do more.
I'm 30 years old, and a bit behind in life. I know nothing about owning a house and building compliance, but your channel is going to be my new hobby! You're providing great educational content that any current and upcoming home owner should watch. If I ever need an inspector, I hope I can get you!
Shocking the state of the building industry. Glad you are around to hopefully make the changes so desperately needed. I didn't understand anything when I first started watching your videos but now im getting there and even have spotted building issues on a friends new house that they are now chasing the builder to fix. Any chance a middle aged guy could learn enough to become a building inspector? It's really interesting job and far more than I ever could have realized till you came along.
@Adam-zx2xj .... yeah, I'll second that. We just had a builder come to fix the two front rooms because they had sunk into the ground. He couldn't even build two doorways straight. He put a hole in the wall after the gyprock was put up, the floor wasn't level. Had to get another builder in to fix his mistakes. It's a corrupted industry alright. Got charged thirty thousand for what.
The roof angle just made me cry. How did that get plans approved? How did it get built? How did it get passed? A $M house that needs to be rebuilt??!! And no insurance cover if it rains too hard and floods the building! What is happening here in Victoria? What the friggin hell is the VBA doing? What is the government doing? This is just criminal!
My son is working in Melbourne as a roofer now and has talked to me about what is being done on jobs over there. He has been taught that Silicon has a 6 minute working time yet he is being given flashings and gutters that have been prepared by others and pre-siliconed. He has been told by a foreman that he should just rivet it in place and it will be OK, but has not felt that the customer deserves being treated like this so has scrapped the silicon off and reapplied new silicon then fitted the parts in place as per the standards. The foreman didn't like him not following his instructions so made up false allegations of his work to the employer who spoke to my son and on getting feedback fully supported my sons approach, but that she will be right attitude is out there. I have taught my sons that you may be paid or be working by others but the client is the end user of what you are working on so it needs to be done right and safely. It's your work and you should be proud of it. In my mind is that the trades have become so fractured now that the idea of coordination between trades and understanding that you all have the end user as your client has been lost.
Unbelievable that in the construction sector this is still the most normal thing in this day and age. When building a house, a quarter of the costs should be in a separate pot and only after an independent inspection, and only after approval, should it be transferred to the contractor. And if it is not approved, the mistakes can be corrected from that pot of money before the house is transferred to the buyer of that house. Reporting agency for all bad builders and contractors so that it can be found by everyone and shows whether they are capable of building a house without construction problems.
@@MrHughk1 From my perspective on the building quality in Australia and what I see on the internet (building inspectors like here who clearly point out the defects) it seems like an almost mafia-like practice when I see this happening again and again in the construction of new houses and the government apparently does nothing to protect the buyer when purchasing a new house that does not meet the building regulations at all, and contractors are not or hardly punished and can just continue to defraud homeowners as I see it. The legislation will have to change radically if they ever want to improve this in construction, it also seems that the construction workers have no pride in their profession at all.
@@marcelwildeboer The root of the problem is next to zero enforcement of the regulations by the council inspectors, if I was going to build off plan in any country I would insist on stage inspections by an independent inspector. Because there is no enforcement and the builder and trades know it then the only ones who get the job are the lowest bid, its the proverbial race to the bottom. I have seen vids from UK, USA and AUS and AUS is by far the worst with structural defects rather than just cosmetic or relatively easily fixed. Replacing the whole roof system including its drainage is not trivial, designer cocked that up but it should have been caught before handover to the customer, how many eyes were on that that should have seen the problems? The buck should stop with the council inspector who approved the building for handover ie fire the useless idiot.
TV antenna installation at 37:10 is 🥴. Million dollar install there.. looks like the Dektite rubber boot is sitting very proud of the roof sheet with a big gap, doesn’t look like it’s even attached. Excess cable bundled up is potentially exceeding the specified bend radius for coax, and not fixed to the mast. Cable ties will be broken due to weathering within a year or two, looks like crap.
These guys are awesome. Experts in their trades and the home building industry. Freedom of speech going forward so these guys can name these amature builders and developers taking young families current and future savings.
Came here from the Jordies video. Instant subscribe. Although I'll probably never be able to afford a home, it makes me wonder if I'd ever be able to trust that anything I bought or paid someone to build was actually any good! What the fuck has happened in the last 20 years that you can drop more than a million dollars on something and get absolute shit?
Under contract law, the builder cannot impede the access to a construction site of any contractor, including if the owner has book in an inspector. That Builder is in violation of the law
If the clients are the nominees on the construction loan then yes. If they are not buying off the plan, but buying a "completed" house then no. Given Zahir backed off, I suspect it was the latter.
@mcbean1 then the builder can hold onto the title as he never fulfilled his part of the contract and the would be owners should get ALL their money back
Statutory Warranty on works being up to code and standards. Specifically mentioned in the laws around building, finance and settlement that you cannot delay payments for defects, but, they do still need to be fixed.
I’m a carpenter in WA and now when something doesn’t fit like a strut we say non compliant, anything that has to be cut again is non compliant, no beers on a Friday non compliant.
I live 500 metres down the road from this house and Im not surprised that this is the case. The job site always looked like a mess. Interesting that you could see the issues with the other units across the street as well
I kinda wish I knew all the buildiing codes just to have a conversation with this dude and Russell. They are absolutely in their element rifling off breaches of codes. Very passionate about the job.
Heart breaking for owners. I take pics for a living and would probably do a better job. Thankfully you guys are exposing these non compliant issues. Put the pressure on them.
Given inflation and how every day people are struggling, the housing market and rental is fully strained. It's criminal that our government is allowing developers/ builders like this to still be in business. They need to be in jail.
I really don't understand why the developer thought it would be a good idea to confront him on camera. Did he think it would make people more sympathetic to him?
Lads i thought here in london there were some dodgy roofers but my god you guys have nailed it. I'm over at xmas and will being having a detailed look at Our place in Prahan
I hear senior Metricon staff are now required to sit through training as instructed by the regulators. This builder should also be included for the training. He's known to be dodgy
I'm an Aussie who lived in the UK up until 2022. Have returned and love these videos. Now complete different regs, obviously, and im not saying the UK is better just different. I developed my property over in London and had a 35M twin fall box gutter on an edge wall. It was all in Lead and built like an absolute tank. Probably 30cm wide and 100mm deep. The tin box gutters here just look so poor in comparison. The guy that installed was a specialist gutter guy and installed in around 4 hours. Just an interesting comparison.
@@zorbakaput8537 What? the concept is easy. If Anything it can be seen in a public space it can be video'd .To suggest otherwise is something Dan Andrews would dream up.
@@Mercmad Incidental capture of people is covered by "no expectation of privacy in a public space" but when your tracking them making them the subject of the video it's a different story.
2:25 When he said "because I know how you work," it automatically tells you that the "builder" is 100% corrupted and the inspector is just doing his job as per normal.
If the builder is reading this: mate you are an absolute gronk. DO BETTER.
If he's reading this, he needs to stfu before he ends up kicking kicked in the teeth. Acting like a stupid little girl
Sheall be right mate,,, no problem
Found the dodgy builder ☝️
Needs to be charged with Theft by Deception and Jailed! As myself and other consumers are campaigning for!
Forget doing better, these builders need to do something else cos they're absolutely trash
Thanks! Im an architect with 20 years experience. Ive learnt more in the last 6 months watching your videos than most of my ongoing education which Im required to do. Never stop exposing these dodgy and criminal people. This issue is only going to get bigger over the comming years. Thanks again
@@adambirrell7384 you are exactly right about going to get worse in this county with a housing shortage builders/developers will only try to shortcut more and the old Aussie attitude near enough good enough will blow out more all trades in construction industry need more stringent INSPECTIONS and not bought / paid off to sign off too many are out to grab the fast quick bucks
I'm Curious to know who you are! It only took me the first 6 months on site to work out Australian builders are generally useless and dodgy. CPD is only there to make money and legally tick the boxes, complete waste of time, spend time on site that's where everything is learnt as an architect.
Thats why I don't fully trust people who start saying they have decades of experience. In any profession.
20 years and you don’t know half of this maybe that’s the issue here good think you are getting “educated” by the actual “ uneducated” I agree it’s shocking the lack of knowledge architects/ construction management actually have in the building trades
If you want a bit of advice. In every design you make, consider the impact on the builders and other tradesmen before selling the idea to the customer. If the puzzle fits together well, then everyone can do a good job.
Way way better than a Current Affair and The Block.
Yeah.
Well done 👍
Love to see this guy do a block house inspection 😂😂😂
Building done by amateurs, in a rush. What could go wrong?
@@bondoqbn7318 very true! I've learnt so much from this channel as someone who wants their house built but had no idea of all the areas that require inspection AND what it means for them to be up to spec
An over reaction like this from the developer/builder usually means they're hiding something. Well done Zeher 👍👍👍
yep the developer was shitting rusty razor blades
For that reaction I would say there is a lot of Non Compliant things going on.
Guy sounds pretty anglo. Is immigrants to blame here too?
@@slevinlindsay3624 "Anglos" are immigrants but I guess you're not smart enough to know that judging by your comment.
Lol i agree @zorbakaput8537
@@slevinlindsay3624 ????
Hahaha😂😂😂
I would like to propose that side brick wall not be knocked down but instead be transplanted to Canberra and re-erected in a public place as a memorial to the death of Australian building standards. The monument should retain its characteristic wobble so that mourners can visit the shrine and tangibly feel the shocking decline in the national build quality.
Lol, finally a statue I'd be proud of.
In a glass case
That brick wall would have been stronger if kids made it out of Lego. FMD... that brick wall is a death trap for kids. Insane!!
Yeah the little Asian prick would be proud to know they took the Australian standed down to there level😂 there like rats in Sydney
To be fair Australia wasn't classed as a 3rd world country until these putrid multicultural government member started flocking there own kind to our country now look at Australia flooded by Asians wogs Muslims Jews Africans its a sad joke they can't even build a house 20 years ago we didn't have these problems so if you all farq off back to you're country's we could build some house's maybe even open a shop that's not a kebab shop or a chines take away there 5 at the end of my street its a sad joke the one shop legit cooking cat to keep up with the others 😂 I wish it was a joke
settlement inspection should happen before settlement.
i would stop settlement!
Exactly, rather than the novice buyer signing off that it 'looks' habitable and safe, take inspectors report with you and say settlement is conditional upon all major non compliance being remedied before a single cent is transferred. There's $100K of renovation required at a bare minimum.
@@wobblyboostcaveat emptor
Literally
It’s the whole point of a settlement inspection!
You can't be charged with trespass because its a registered worksite UNTIL settlement, and you have permission from the purchaser to inspect the property. Pre purchase inspections are lawful. INfact that builder has to grant you access to enter unfettered and without harassment to perform your job a licensed building inspector.
All you need to do is call the police and explain to them that the builder is harassing you and impeding your access to the site to perform the job you were contracted to due, and the Police will charge that builder. In fact this whole video should be submitted to the Victorian Police and you must make a full complaint that the builder or agent of the builder harassed you and impeded you from entering the construction site to perform the pre purchase inspection. He's facing several counts alone in this video. He even admits that he personally doesn't want you in the property, yeah because he knows he's a dodgy builder.
You haven't broken into a house that was open, and you had permission to perform work there. Thats the builder trick, to say you have no permission to be there and that you are trespassing. But imagine when the Union rep turns up on site, the builders would loooooooove to kick them off site, but they can't and its against the law to kick a union rep off site. Same as the building pre purchase inspector, because its a construction site and a registered workplace and not the builders personal property. He cannot deny you access nor the state government licensing authorities access for inspections, in fact if the builder doesn't open up for inspections, he can receive massive fines. Show this video to the VBA and lodge a complaint and he'll be reprimanded and fined for his harassment of yourself and your assistant. You have a lawful right to perform a pre purchase inspection.
That builder needs to cool his heels in jail for a few nights.
What the builder did is called "Stand Over Tactics" to try to frighten you off of the site until he hands over to the home owner. Builders use stand over tactics for decades or centuries, until Unions came along and the government changed the laws to prevent these stand over tactics.
Basically you could have defended yourself from his harassment by knocking him out, because you were there lawfully. No one has the right to harass you while you are at work and to provoke you and make threats of police and make bogus claims that you are trespassing. The builder was provoking a fight, and if you loose your cool and knock him on his @ss, then too bad, you do have a right to defend yourself from this kind of workplace harassment and bullying - the builder is a bully and bullied you off the site and he knew full well you had a right to be there. But when he saw it was UA-camr Site Inspections he had a fit.
I thought this would classify as a civil matter and thus police wouldnt get involved?
Police won't do shit. They'll say it's a civil matter
If is has a Certificate of Occupancy it is probably not a building site. There was no builders fencing or placarding so I don't think so. I think it comes down to if the clients are the nominees on the construction loan or the developer is. Notably if indeed it was wide open and unlocked when they arrived that is a breach of the sales contract to maintain the property securely until settlement.
"What the builder did is called "Stand Over Tactics" to try to frighten you off of the site until he hands over to the home owner.”
Exactly this. The homebuyers should decline to complete the purchase until the inspector of their choice has provided a report. Don't let builders bully you like this.
Exactly, but isnt there no transaction made until an inspection carried out for occupancy certificate?
So grateful this inspector does this and has his channel to warn people.
HE does a fantastic job and shows things that deserve to be made public great coming from you 👍👍👍👍
I’m in northern NSW, I can smell the noncompliance from here. Unnnnnnnbelievableeeeeee
Catching a westerly here in NZ today, thought I could smell something fishy.
"I'm not worried, I'm contractually covered." "I don't care." When told it isn't compliant.
Nice.
Dude is actually crying about it! 🤣
Bet his family is proud.
Came out looking like a goose he embarrassed himself crying like a kid throwing a fit..Was entertaining af tho 🤣😂
It costs less to do it right the first time than to half ass it and be back to the property numerous times to correct it. The people giving the final permits need investigating.
This tells me the Developer gets to blame the Builder and that the Builder has probably already dissolved the joint venture company he used to sign the contracts on all of those houses.
Good luck to Dambuster ever finding a currently operating entity to sue over the patent infringement. Those homeowners are all boned because the legal entity that was the Builder no longer exists.
@@MuffFlux I doubt a contract could exclude him from being compliant. Lol
@@HardCandy-d9q He was an excitable boy no doubt . . talking 2x 3x speed
This gentleman should have he's own TV show exposing the shady builders causing grief to people. Keep up the amazing work five stars!
Screaming, "I'M NOT WORRIED!!"
That guy showing us all the problems with the roof was awesome. Plus it's good to know that the people doing the wrong things, such as all the people involved in the supply chain, will get in trouble. It's nice to know that there are people like you guys fighting for what's right and just.
Can't believe you have to deal with gronks like that
He must be so embarrassed now, all his builder mates will be watching this and cringing
all his builder mates will be circlejerking over him "Standing up" to the "tiktok inspector guy"
@@Mephiston I dont know a single tradie that would look at this slimy rats behavior and find it to be admirable in any way
Nah, his builder mates probably do the same thing.
Who in their right minds will "settle" before a proper inspection ?
The same people who are still wearing masks 😂
Exactly!
The sort of people that believe vaccines cause cancer or cook your dog and eat it or whatever the fuck they believe these days
@@freeassange5151 The same people who are still complaining about people wearing masks
You'd be surprised mate. With my build, the building supervisor was telling me a final inspection was not required, saying building inspectors don't know anything and aren't qualified, and told me it will be a waste of money and rambling on how everything is above and beyond the standards. Wouldn't surprise me how many people would be convinced not to get one
When the builder freaks out like that at the start of the episode, you know it's time to get the 🍿 and settle in for the complete shemozzle to unfold.
Also Russell is an absolute legend. Learn heaps every time he's on the show.
This video is going to be UnnnnnBelievable
Your guest explained everything perfectly!! Thanks so much I really enjoy the video!
This should be mandatory viewing for all new home buyers!
Inspection for new home owners before purchase of house
As always, informative, descriptive, explicit, and 100% wog. I wish we had x1000 the "Mr Site Inspections" than we currently do.
What a tough guy. Just sweating because he knows its all trash. Top builders are few and far between these days.
One thing for sure is that you're very good at your job mate. I wish i had your knowledge. Nice work.
My wife and I are in the process of deciding whether to build new on our existing block or move - looking at all these videos, i think it might be best to go look at a 80s/90s house and just fix up the small things it may need just from age rather than dealing with all this stuff on a new build.
The best quality complying houses are built in the late 50's and early 60's.
@@PeterGoudie-u3w yes but at that age they usually require a lot of work hence why i think 80s and perferablly 90s.
Currently in a early 70s home, timber window frames need replacing, roof tiles all need new recapping, gutters leaking etc
you should someone trust worthy to fully inspect the site during certain timeframes of the building process, spend a lot of time finding good builders with a good reputation, and hire engineers and people who know their stuff to fully design the house within compliance before the concrete pad is even poured. Following these steps should keep you safe from things shown in these videos. The inspector can look at the engineers designs and check the progress to see if its following the design properly, there's obviously extra costs but there's plenty of steps you can take to ensure it is done properly and you don't end up risking having a fully built home that wont last and doesn't follow regulations.
Stay away from project homes and get yourself a real builder, engineer and architect
@@cmelft2463 My thoughts are that in that era they were double brick construction; bricks were properly baked; the mortar properly mixed; everything laid out properly; Australian hardwood floor beams; Oregon timber in roof and elsewhere; real timber flooring; at least 2.7m ceilings; possibly copper dampcourse (before aluminium and later plastic; etc. I think if the house is basically sound it would be worthwhile to fix it rather than have a later house made of lesser materials
Great job on reporting these.
Please name and shame the dodgy builders and developers and the people who passed these.
Keep up the great work. Home-owners need more like you to bring honesty, integrity and values back into the industry
Duuuuude...the evolution of this channel has been awesome to see
Wasnt expecting to learn today, NCBP. Thanks inspector for the entertainment and education
Became my favorite show. Please increase number of videos. 👏🏼
Why blur him!? He’s on public land, show the mugs mug!
he's face probably trademarked
You’re not allowed to show knob ends on UA-cam
@@facelesstruth4961 theres more to it than that. maybe read up on it before blurting out blanket statements about what you think is legal
He is a Japanese film thing.
His face is non-compliant.
TOTAL CLASSIC , thank you for uploading mate
seems like a really good move to annoy the inspector so much that he wants to take you down... good business practice
and we can see why, its an awful job
the game was up and he knew it
probably putting in the bankruptcy papers and simultaneously setting up a new building company as we speak
To easy to start up after going belly up, new ute, more bull shit, seen plenty in my days building
@@tonyvanhout2394 a new ranger is essential to all new builder set ups. Gotta get those tax write offs in early.
@@Steve-jx3mh nah BT50's.
@@Mercmadno one’s drives Mazdas bro 😂 grow up
Builder here. We do frames and cladding. Minor defects are expected on every site. We welcome inspectors because they show us things we missed, or got wrong for some reason or another. As abject professionals, we always return to sites and resolve all defects. That's why we have a good reputation, and our foreman has multiple awards for carpentry. This guy is a hopeless loser that needs to get off the tools, and get on unemployment ASAP.
Mate this is the BEST video yet. I love all the info!
Not surprised these ended up on this show 😂 been following the build with interest for the past ~12 months
Great video Man I watched all 55 min that guy you had one talking was very informative and sounded legit. Thumbs up
Thank you 🙏
My old saying goes... "If you have nothing to hide, why are you so desperate to hide it?"
“People with nothing to hide, hide nothing”.
“If nothing changes, nothing changes”
Doing a great job man keep exposing these crooks..stay blessed🕊️🙏
love how the builder gets told the things that aren't compliant and says "BEAUTIFUL"
Great video Zeher. Everyone thinking about building or renovating or even renting a house needs to see this video. I have been wanting to start major renos to my house but I'm shit scared of hiring some dodgey builder that's gonna rip me off and leave me with an even bigger bill to fix any non-compliant work. Wish me luck.
Just ask them for references - people proud of their work will have no problems with that, but you'll probs have to wait ages as they'll be booked out for a year or two in advance
"No defect will stop settlement". What a snake
A defect is a breach of contract, so um.. yes, yes it will.
Only structural defects can stop settlement actually.
@@Bogak911 so like roof battens
Yes, so the roof pitch being incorrect is a structural defect. Even the bathroom how it's not waterproofed properly is a structural defect. Both happened to my house which caused leaks and had to be fixed by builders insurance coz the builder went bust, over 200k worth of repairs.
@@Bogak911 Anything that allows water ingress to roof trusses or walls ACTUALLY is structural.
So many of these roofing issues begin from design stage. That along with confusing standards (e.g. fixings on cappings) and inability to freely access standards has guaranteed that no roof in Australia is compliant.
No kidding. This dude is like an autistic savant being able to cite these codes by memory. I said this in another comment, but with building methods and standards this overly complex it's no wonder homes are so expensive there.
Saying he owns the house, not the people who have paid 80% of it so far, including his profits... Not bad
actually by law until handover is signed, the builder does own the property. It's stupid and unfortunate, but he's correct.
@Mephiston this is why it needs to be a joint title the moment the contract between the builder and client is signed
@@sam01010101 he does own it. That guy isn't the builder, he's the developer. I.e he owns the land did all the subdivision paperwork, hired builders etc.. everything was done at his expense and then they sell each of the units off when it's close to completion.
So it's the same as buying an existing house. The new owners didn't pay for the construction or land. They are buying the finished unit.
Nowadays everyone should be afraid to build a house.
And the big question I always ask myself after finding these defects is who is going to pay for all this to be repaired,
if it is done at all.
i can see you are not familiar with the process.. most of the time, nothing gets done, patch work or something small can be done instead.. in most cases, the building stays, infact, pretty much all cases the building stay.. its not like you tear down an old house cause its leaking, you jsut deal with it the best way you can,..
It shouldn't even get to this stage in the first place, it should be required to have a inspector check every building step strictly to ensure if there is a major defect they can fix it before having to bring the entire house down they would only need to tear down a step.
@@fourdeep6561 agree
@@fourdeep6561 the tradesmen sign off and give a form guaranteeing their own work
@@fourdeep6561 When we had our current house built in 1988 (at the time Moreton Shire near Ipswich, Qld) this was the case. The local council building inspector came to site & inspected the progress at certain times during the build. If he did not give it a pass, it did not progress until it was within local regs. We are on septic & I can remember him checking the angle of fall in the trench to the septic tank, depth of holes prior to concrete pour for the house piers and many other checks. This all stopped when the lazy councils & state gov'ts brought in self certification.
You are probably single handedly improving the workmanship of Australian builders out of fear alone
The government needs to crack down on dodgey builders! Great video!
To the builder, you are a disgrace. How on earth can you put food on your family's table knowing you didnt do the job you were paid to do, is this how you earn money? If you can't do it or dont know how to JUST QUIT! and find another job. Putting people's life at risk all for the money. Shame on you
Because Aussie mate ship is dying. There’s so many people who feel way too comfortable ripping people off, we have a serious organised crime problem and so many scammers everywhere. It’s foul. Our government needs to do more.
Hahaha the brick wall is a death trap. I shouldn't laugh but fuck me.
@@alphgeek seriously. Imagine having that wall with young kids around.
Can't help but see the scenario of a toddler lightly bumping into it on a tricycle. I might sue the builder for trauma.
if you lived in that shitpit you'd better take out a life insurance policy
MOAR STAR PICKETS!
It looks like the original garage witch has been brought down brick by brick to use as a perimeter fence.
I'm 30 years old, and a bit behind in life. I know nothing about owning a house and building compliance, but your channel is going to be my new hobby!
You're providing great educational content that any current and upcoming home owner should watch. If I ever need an inspector, I hope I can get you!
Shocking the state of the building industry. Glad you are around to hopefully make the changes so desperately needed. I didn't understand anything when I first started watching your videos but now im getting there and even have spotted building issues on a friends new house that they are now chasing the builder to fix. Any chance a middle aged guy could learn enough to become a building inspector? It's really interesting job and far more than I ever could have realized till you came along.
Learned heaps from this. Thanks for all the work you do on it. 😊
Thanks so much for these videos and the roof education.
The whole industry is rotten
@Adam-zx2xj .... yeah, I'll second that. We just had a builder come to fix the two front rooms because they had sunk into the ground. He couldn't even build two doorways straight. He put a hole in the wall after the gyprock was put up, the floor wasn't level. Had to get another builder in to fix his mistakes. It's a corrupted industry alright. Got charged thirty thousand for what.
@@Adam-zx2xj 100% it's wild 'no defect will stop the settlement'.. basically no recourse & legal hell for the purchaser.. wild stuff..
That guy was freaaaakkkkinggg outttt….. lmao
It would add another dimesons to you great work to show what the outcome was after your defects. Make these builders accountable.
The roof angle just made me cry. How did that get plans approved? How did it get built? How did it get passed? A $M house that needs to be rebuilt??!! And no insurance cover if it rains too hard and floods the building! What is happening here in Victoria? What the friggin hell is the VBA doing? What is the government doing? This is just criminal!
My son is working in Melbourne as a roofer now and has talked to me about what is being done on jobs over there. He has been taught that Silicon has a 6 minute working time yet he is being given flashings and gutters that have been prepared by others and pre-siliconed. He has been told by a foreman that he should just rivet it in place and it will be OK, but has not felt that the customer deserves being treated like this so has scrapped the silicon off and reapplied new silicon then fitted the parts in place as per the standards. The foreman didn't like him not following his instructions so made up false allegations of his work to the employer who spoke to my son and on getting feedback fully supported my sons approach, but that she will be right attitude is out there. I have taught my sons that you may be paid or be working by others but the client is the end user of what you are working on so it needs to be done right and safely. It's your work and you should be proud of it. In my mind is that the trades have become so fractured now that the idea of coordination between trades and understanding that you all have the end user as your client has been lost.
You mean silicone. Silicon is hard stuff, think sand.
@@alexdeas5048 I mean silicon sealers witch form a rubber type seal when dry.
Unbelievable that in the construction sector this is still the most normal thing in this day and age.
When building a house, a quarter of the costs should be in a separate pot and only
after an independent inspection, and only after approval, should it be transferred to the contractor.
And if it is not approved, the mistakes can be corrected from that pot of money
before the house is transferred to the buyer of that house.
Reporting agency for all bad builders and contractors so that it can be found by everyone
and shows whether they are capable of building a house without construction problems.
That sounds like joined up thinking which is not apparent in the land down under.
@@MrHughk1 From my perspective on the building quality in Australia and what I see on the internet (building inspectors like here who clearly point out the defects) it seems like an almost mafia-like practice when I see this happening again and again in the construction of new houses and the government apparently does nothing to protect the buyer when purchasing a new house that does not meet the building regulations at all, and contractors are not or hardly punished and can just continue to defraud homeowners as I see it. The legislation will have to change radically if they ever want to improve this in construction, it also seems that the construction workers have no pride in their profession at all.
@@marcelwildeboer The root of the problem is next to zero enforcement of the regulations by the council inspectors, if I was going to build off plan in any country I would insist on stage inspections by an independent inspector. Because there is no enforcement and the builder and trades know it then the only ones who get the job are the lowest bid, its the proverbial race to the bottom. I have seen vids from UK, USA and AUS and AUS is by far the worst with structural defects rather than just cosmetic or relatively easily fixed. Replacing the whole roof system including its drainage is not trivial, designer cocked that up but it should have been caught before handover to the customer, how many eyes were on that that should have seen the problems? The buck should stop with the council inspector who approved the building for handover ie fire the useless idiot.
Love your work and approach! I have learnt so much in such a short space of time!
TV antenna installation at 37:10 is 🥴. Million dollar install there.. looks like the Dektite rubber boot is sitting very proud of the roof sheet with a big gap, doesn’t look like it’s even attached. Excess cable bundled up is potentially exceeding the specified bend radius for coax, and not fixed to the mast. Cable ties will be broken due to weathering within a year or two, looks like crap.
Good eyes death-face. 👍
Please keep up the great work
Mate, I did a bit of a work today (adding a door to an office room so the slum lord could claim it as another bedroom) on a
if there is no inbuilt closet and windows large enough to escape from in case of fire, it can't be called a bedroom (here in Canada anyways)
@@JSLEnterprisesit can be in Australia and this is Australia
@@JSLEnterprises built in wardrobes are not essential. Size and ventilation are.
@@JSLEnterprises need windows here too
These guys are awesome.
Experts in their trades and the home building industry. Freedom of speech going forward so these guys can name these amature builders and developers taking young families current and future savings.
Came here from the Jordies video. Instant subscribe. Although I'll probably never be able to afford a home, it makes me wonder if I'd ever be able to trust that anything I bought or paid someone to build was actually any good! What the fuck has happened in the last 20 years that you can drop more than a million dollars on something and get absolute shit?
These videos make me feel ok about still renting tbh.
@maryjanedodo Agreed. At this point it's telling me to never buy in Australia. Time to start looking at Europe.
Love your work 👍 awesome videos
Under contract law, the builder cannot impede the access to a construction site of any contractor, including if the owner has book in an inspector. That Builder is in violation of the law
If the clients are the nominees on the construction loan then yes. If they are not buying off the plan, but buying a "completed" house then no.
Given Zahir backed off, I suspect it was the latter.
Bruh', your tactical vest packs me up but I love your work.
Love the way you expose these sh!tlords.
That box gutter is absolutely hilarious, couldn’t be so far from the other one 😂
It is a joke, to the point it doesn't appear to be a copy of the product they are trying to say it is.
Whats the point of doing an inspection AFTER settlement.
you can't tell people to go inside and inspect a property that you don't own
to see how much you've been ripped off.
@mcbean1 then the builder can hold onto the title as he never fulfilled his part of the contract and the would be owners should get ALL their money back
@@JSLEnterprises that's not how property contracts work
Statutory Warranty on works being up to code and standards.
Specifically mentioned in the laws around building, finance and settlement that you cannot delay payments for defects, but, they do still need to be fixed.
Whoa what…. “No defect will stop settlement”. Far out!!!! What a drop kick
I’m a carpenter in WA and now when something doesn’t fit like a strut we say non compliant, anything that has to be cut again is non compliant, no beers on a Friday non compliant.
Yo the new intro is epic.
I live 500 metres down the road from this house and Im not surprised that this is the case. The job site always looked like a mess. Interesting that you could see the issues with the other units across the street as well
this guy mate is very VERY knowledgeable. very good practical knowledge
The NCBP information was very informative BTW
I kinda wish I knew all the buildiing codes just to have a conversation with this dude and Russell. They are absolutely in their element rifling off breaches of codes. Very passionate about the job.
that deck-tight on the tv antenna cable is going to do a great job 37:00
don't know bout anyone else but I'm starting to become a pro regarding box gutters and overhead rain systems watching this channel XD
$1.1 million for THAT? Holy f*ck, I thought prices here in NZ were bad!
I saw the kitchen and it was a very underwhelming,s stock-standard kitchen. Not lavish. Doesn't seem $1 mill plus worthy.
Melbourne's cooked mate
Built for like 300k sold for over a mil 😂
fuckin annoying this is with population forecasts these trash 1* cereal boxes are probably going to bloat even more in price
@@oggaBugga that's a 3.3 mil in toronto. lmao
Heart breaking for owners. I take pics for a living and would probably do a better job. Thankfully you guys are exposing these non compliant issues. Put the pressure on them.
Keep up the good work bro exposing dodgy, corrupt & lazy builders and contractors😁👍
Quality is in the details and proper installation is vital
Given inflation and how every day people are struggling, the housing market and rental is fully strained. It's criminal that our government is allowing developers/ builders like this to still be in business. They need to be in jail.
The intro is NUTS. You've listened to the viewers
That guy is very nervous about having somebody that understands the BCA looking at the property.
I really don't understand why the developer thought it would be a good idea to confront him on camera.
Did he think it would make people more sympathetic to him?
It was a freak out, he panicked. No logical thought.
Poor builder doing honest work only for this mad inspector to come and ruin it all with defamation and lies!
He's a bit triggered. 💩
Lads i thought here in london there were some dodgy roofers but my god you guys have nailed it. I'm over at xmas and will being having a detailed look at Our place in Prahan
Final inspection happens on the day of settlement BEFORE settlement occurs.
IM NOT WORRIED!!!!! 😂😂😂 GUILTY AS HELL 😂😂😂 What a Dodgy operator
That wall was scary as hell. The death of a child in the making
I hear senior Metricon staff are now required to sit through training as instructed by the regulators.
This builder should also be included for the training. He's known to be dodgy
I'm an Aussie who lived in the UK up until 2022. Have returned and love these videos. Now complete different regs, obviously, and im not saying the UK is better just different. I developed my property over in London and had a 35M twin fall box gutter on an edge wall. It was all in Lead and built like an absolute tank. Probably 30cm wide and 100mm deep. The tin box gutters here just look so poor in comparison. The guy that installed was a specialist gutter guy and installed in around 4 hours. Just an interesting comparison.
UK has its own site inspector UA-cam channel.
Well done for keeping composed and exposing why he was so agitated
NO NEED TO BLUR THE FACE OF THE GUY THERE HES IN PUBLIC MEANS YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FILM THEM AND DONT NEED CONSENT
What you do with the video is important bro, you quoting one belief doesn't make it factual for all circumstances of the video display.
@@zorbakaput8537 What? the concept is easy. If Anything it can be seen in a public space it can be video'd .To suggest otherwise is something Dan Andrews would dream up.
@@Mercmad Incidental capture of people is covered by "no expectation of privacy in a public space" but when your tracking them making them the subject of the video it's a different story.
@@zorbakaput8537 Under Australian law, you are entitled to film in a public space without anyone's consent.
@zorbakaput8537 he is correct. Stop hiding their faces. There is absolutely no legislation in Australia preventing you doing so .
Brother. your doing god's work. thank you
2:25 When he said "because I know how you work," it automatically tells you that the "builder" is 100% corrupted and the inspector is just doing his job as per normal.
love your work learning a lot off of you :)
“My lawyers told me not to let any inspectors through” WHAT THE FUCK DID HE DO TO THE HOUSE TO CALL HIS LAWYERS
When you say it that way... ohh noooooo...... 😮