Must See Before You Pay: Critical Home Inspection Finds
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2023
- Welcome back to another episode of Site Inspections! In this revealing episode, we accompany our renowned TikTok Inspector as he ventures into a home that's been a construction site for the past two years. The homeowner has already parted with a considerable sum for the fixing stage payment - but what they've received in return will leave you speechless.
Join us on this shocking walkthrough of a construction disaster, where we uncover a site riddled with non-compliant work and substandard craftsmanship. From absent waterproofing to non-compliant roofing, this dream home's construction journey has turned into a horrifying reality. Our hearts are with the homeowner who has poured both time and resources into this dream, only to be met with immense disappointment.
Don't skip this enlightening episode, which underlines the crucial role of meticulous inspections throughout the construction process.
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Site Inspections...we need more guys like you and fewer tradies like that!
Mate half the labourers can’t speak English and people have them building your home, that’s the problem u have scum bags trying to make a dollar and not a home
Makes you wonder who signs off these places, I wouldn't put my signature on this
This is the guy you want to employ to stand at the site the whole day observing the workers, unqualified builders, do their thing.
Disgusting, I've worked for a builder building new homes from the ground up,he was a mate of mine,we both started as carpenters in the early 90's and then he progressed to a builders licence,All the homes were built with pride and quality and full compliance to Australian standards and codes,all contractors were rigorously supervised and strictly inducted on the compliance to codes and standards and quality expected in the workmanship of all works carried out,its the greedy money hungry corrupt builders that find the corrupt certifiers and contractors that result in disgraceful nightmares like this home.
So true. Customers want cheap and scammer builders who want new Mercedes.
I'm always amazed at how people can get a job done "cheap" and think it will be ok.
I mean we're talking homes. So what's an extra $50k or even $100k to get the right people on a million, 2 mill 5 mill property? Never makes sense to me.
@@ronburgandy147550 or 100k is alotta money, and why not go for the cheapest if it's going to be as good as the more expensive offer?
I'm just playing devils advocate here. Of course I wouldn't go the cheapest option but I can see why people do.
Also, there are plenty of expensive builders who rip people off as well..
@@seze5931 expensive doesn't necessarily mean quality either unfortunately, I don't think there's much correlation really
Hi Theo. Not having a go, but want to make a point. You and your mate have been carpenters for 30 years, and how many apprentices have you trained in that time? Ten aprentices between the two of you wouldnt be unreasonable, but I 'd be surprised if you trained more than a few if any. Its the way the industry has gone since the 1980s, too much trouble training apprentices. Thats why we have this current massive skill shortage and poor workmanship in all of the trades. In the past, tradesmen took pride in passing on their excellent skills, like teaching a son, now its all all about time and money.
Brother when you zoomed in all the way with the drone and the firs thing you said was “non compliant” I lost my shit
My house was built 63 years ago and still going strong. I can tell you one thing, the Australian housing industry is in a race to the bottom. But of course it's nice to see the first year apprentices driving around in brand new Ford Rangers...
Geez, I'm a 'mature age' first year HVAC apprentice and on $23 an hour. I must have picked the wrong trade.
@@Jim-yk9zwwork vehicle + abn 😂
A first year apprentice is on $16/hr. There's no way they're going to be driving a ford ranger.
That’s what happens when builders sign their own work off. No shits given. The council should be responsible for signing each stage of the build off and if the building doesn’t meet the standard the builder doesn’t get paid it’s simple - New Zealand has been doing this for years hence why the standard of building is better than Australia.
agree had the council out at every stage think is got alot to do with weather and earthquake conditions and how the EQC runs
most houses in OZ wouldnt handle a 6.0 shake
Councils are fucking corrupt.
Yeah, good luck getting the council to do anything outside of trying to come up with new ways to increase your rates. They're nearly as corrupt as these dodgy tradies. We need a new entirely independent government body to oversee all new construction.
Can you please talk more about the what owners have to go through to get stuff like this fixed and how often do builders refuse to fix defects that would cost them a fortune and need to demolish a large amount of the house to fix? How often does it get messy and end up in court? Love the videos and longer form content .
Basically the owner is screwed. The builder always denies everything and will say everything has been signed off by the building inspector. Owners are always over a barrel and get fk'd over.
Legal legislation has been written in conjunction with building groups and is geared to protect commercial interests, not Mums and Dads. Building Surveyors are meant to be part of the quality control, they sign off, issue the certificate of occupancy and they are employed by the builder. They is no real body who fights for the home owner, unless you lawyer up and the legislation doesn’t permit you to claim legal cost, if the builders is found of wrong doing. Australian Standards aren’t even really enforced and most mortgages last 30 years, sadly most houses built today would be stuffed by then.
@@fc7424 nah..the owner always bogs over any cracks and onsells a few years later for cap gains. The loser is the low rent renter 30 years later when the rents are high and the decapitated house is falling apart and the renter has to live in a moldy clammy death trap...quality of life for the citizens thats who pays in the end
This is the third of your clips that I've watched The depth of detail - and therefore the value you give your clients - is just terrific and I think, worth every cent you charge, but calling you in at the right time is crucial.
You spit out the NCC codes like a rap champion😂😂love it.
Waiting for your book called "building 101" or "Building for Dummies"
guide to standards & tolerances is a great starting point
I would love love love! To see the outcome of some of these inspections, what the builder has said or what they have done to rectify the problems, or if the owners end up in court. You know what I mean, like a follow-up. These videos are fantastic you should have a tv show however you will become bigger than tv if you stick to growing your UA-cam. Thanks for your complaint videos I love it. 😊
Thanks for the videos,
Spent my life’s saving and a future of debt to buy a house, to find that there was zero water proofing or water resistant boards underneath. Just tiles spot glued onto a obs board in the bathrooms, on the 2nd floor.
Realised I can’t do anything about it as they sold the house exactly to the month, 7 years after it was built. (In Victoria, that s the liability limit for builders)
Now im 40k down fixing all the bathrooms as they grew black mole, floor was getting squishy after a year, and we coulda just fallen through the floor with all the damage if we ignored it a couple more years.
I mean I am already being stretched on mortgage debt.
These people really need to be criminally charged for their work endangering people’s lives and lively hoods.( well in the severe cases where their poor build quality could kill someone)
Or some sorta new rule , like if they never did the job correctly from the beginning they should be liable for it forever. ( not including wear n tear)
Sorry to hear that man
That’s terrible bruh. I’ve heard a lot of stories like that here in Texas too! They build the houses way too fast, poor workmanship, all kinds of problems. You can expect to spend tens of thousands fixing these “new constructions” in just a few years
find the builder and spend a couple more grand on a knee capper !
There are a couple of options that governments and purchasers could take. One would be to have as a condition of contract of sale that all defects are rectified by the current owner at their expense, prior to the sale going through. The other option is an inspection by an employee of the Crown. All defects to be rectified prior to property being listed for sale. This includes salt damp and termites / white ants.
Building industry Needs to be held accountable for all these fuck ups that are happening
Could you please do a video where you explain how these issues get rectified and in general, what consequences or lack of are there?
I just get so mad for these poor home owners, would be such a heartbreak and nightmare.
Same! I've had a few places (an investments) over my life and it must be heartbreaking for 1st home buyers to get some of the "quality" builds they show. I swear some of the bathroom stuff even U know what's normal and not and I'm not even in the industry...
Really sad, I hope these customers are Infront on $ prior to handovers for these builders..
Surely the so called "building inspector" needs to be named and shamed for allowing such obviously dodgy work to be signed off. THey are a disgrace as much as the builder themselves.
I agree but also it could be an issue with the builder not being able to get the hired contractor to rectify their issue and could be in the process of trying to get things sorted but owner patients have run thin,
@@jefferycook3131 if the builder was interested in rectifying issues then they wouldnt have waited until lockup stage to fix obvious problems.
@@PappadumWarrior like i said if the trades dont come back and keep putting it off whats the builder supposed to do ??? Not saying thats the case but it has been a lot of time in the industry with dodgey trades and theres a lot of them
@@jefferycook3131 get another tradie and pay them more to rectify it!
@@PappadumWarrior no builder will do that unless they havent paid the original trades,A lot of money to fix build problems
Landscape, absolute champion
Love the new camera. Pleasure to watch in full screen mode....
What a state. I’m in the building trade. This is a disgrace.
he said he was at diamond creek so im guessing its Victoria
Get a house built & run the risk of finding yourself in court or swallow the cost of remedial works? No confidence in the industry at all.
"as you can see, really clean site." got me 🤣
Love your channel. Having seen a few of your videos, a common thread is that the buck stops with the builder. However, I would say that every facet of the a build is complicit for any defects in the final product. This includes the certain tradesman and the surveyors and whoever approves the works. It’s a sad state of affairs that builders can rebirth after declaring bankruptcy, however “tradies” and surveyors do not seem accountable and continue to move onto the next job without repercussions
Stormwater pits or soakwells are so important for drainage to stop issues with "rising damp" where moisture or water rises up the slab and into the wall. This can cause a range of issues from structural compromise to a health hazard with mould and mildew.
Great filming! Love your work, I just feel sorry for the owners of the homes you inspect. Subscribed!
Can I suggest that there is an award called “SIGS”, Site Inspections Gold Standard. People sit through an exam and submit the last continuous 5 jobs. Should be periodically renewed biannually.
'Birth of the Last of Us' 😅, never knew the outbreak will be caused by builders not installing drainage.
Man those engineering drawings are pretty good
Good job, keep exposing dodgy builders and contractors
We need to start cloning this guy because we need more of him 🥰
I sell new homes and I am so glad to see these cowboys get called out. Langdon (fairly certain this home is one) are just that, more concerned about lining their pockets than actually delivering on their promise to clients.
Very happy you have a platform to expose these people.
Keep up the great work!!!!!
There is nothing wrong with this building, its simply built to Australian standards. She'll be right mate.
Excellent video.
I’m in my late 50s Australian, & been painting houses for over 30yrs.
There are way too many cowboys out there who just don’t care, & the companies don’t care.
To me the best houses were built in the 50s, 60s, 70s etc by the Italian brickies, & concreters of that era.
They cared about there name.
I think it has more to do with the over priced labour that "tradies" charge an hour, combined with zero work ethics and zero pride.
Go around any new estate getting built and just observe the amount of work they do in an 8 hour day. About 2.
The other 6 hours are spent on their phone, going to the toilet and getting a fresh drill battery.
Hopeless.
I think this is correct. My mum keeps trying to get me to buy a newly constructed house, but the bloody building and construction industry isn't what it was from the 70s and 80s.
Ok I have just discovered you. YOU ROCK!❤😊🎉 oh my goodness I love your tools!
thanks mate for posting this.
I’ve seen a few of your videos. Now subbed. Awesome work. 👍
I wish they would name and shame the building company
You can see it 5:52
@@frankliu799 that’s not the builder
@@j.l.912True, that’s the engineer company
Langdon building by the looks
Langdon building : builders
Address : 38,Serenity place ,diamonds creek, Vic (g-maps 2021)
Your videos are getting so much better, and builders are getting worse
LoL 🤣 when I 1st saw this channel I'm like WTF is this arrogant guy! But after a couple of vids, I'm subbed and loving it. I get that he probably has to have that "arrogant/dominant" persona for his job... You really provide some great knowledge on your channel. Keep up the awesome vids! 👏👏👏
Builders who’ve reached a high level are pretty much all like that I think. They need to be hard headed or nothing gets resolved.
@@operandexpanse I used to use just one builder for any and all jobs until he retired. He never advertised, was just word of mouth and always a 3-6month booking ahead.
I would easily have done hundreds of thousands of dollars in business with him over the years.
It's like finding a quality mechanic or lawyer etc .... You find one and the cost is not that important because you know everything is done as if it was their own so the work speaks for itself.
I "hired" him out of retirement for my last purchase to do an inspection before balance payment for a house.
It's so much easier when people know how to do jobs and actually do them hey 👍🤗 He was not arrogant or abrupt in any way, probably the opposite if anything. But I can imagine a "certain level" would be required just to deal with others in the industry...
My next one I'm definitely paying this channel's company to do the inspection. Regardless of cost. It is the difference between "maintenance cost and keeping the building habitable cost" by getting the right info.
Really glad they made this channel 🤗
@@ronburgandy1475 Thanks for the response and the interesting story 🙂
Yes, it's disturbing to see the kind of work that's being done. I would hate to have that kind of work on my conscience. Taking pride in my work is one of the things that keeps me going through the years.
I'll be purchasing a house in a couple of months and will definitely be in contact with these guys to have an inspection done also. Good to find someone who clearly does their due diligence.
We asked a real estate agent recently if we could get an inspection done prior to making an offer on a house. She said "you can, but other offers without inspections will be considered over yours". I'm sure you can imagine we didn't make an offer after that huge red flag hahaha. Worrying stuff when making such a huge investment.
@@operandexpanse well said!
And any "existing" structure you can always make an offer subject to inspection (they usually give you 2 weeks to get it inspected - unless it's an auction buy).
I've noticed that they are doing a lot of auction buys nowdays. 🧐😔
He's hardly arrogant.. Just an Aussie pro who knows his stuff and doesn't like people being ripped off
The building surveyor signed it off. What a disgrace.
Yeah,probably the builders mate
You're doing an amazing job I can't believe what they have been getting away with discussing
Inspiring work brother keep it up
I am so scared to build a new house
You think you got it bad, I'm building an old house!
Not worth it.
Organise your own certifier to sign off
Really sounds like the building inspectors that aign off on these projects should also be investigate and held financially and if possible criminally accountable
Defect seeking Predator Gauge and now an actual Predator Drone. Well done mate... I often worry about you walking some of builds you show us.
Need more investigators , great job brother at least your looking out for people that are been cheated
Ghostly non-compliant footsteps 👻
amazing content
Bro the flange in the sump had me crying 😂 like what!?
Keep up the good work
Another great vid' .
The Australian Government should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to happen. They give out building licenses like lollies.
who would have thought that making the industry self regulated and builders providing their own inspectors would have this effect
Builders providing their own inspectors? The law states a licensed builder cannot appoint a building surveyor…..
Still laughing. The Australian Government is made up of lawyers straight out of uni and into politics. They like this kind of work as it keeps their law firm buddies happy.
@CarbideEndMill no way. You mean they didn't adhere to basic standards. Having abn and using a company/business to avoid your reputation getting burned. If you can't put your name on a job don't do it. It's only getting worse people using the industry as a means to get a passport all these low standards about to be the norm
I'd pay that builder NOT to build my home
Electrical is NON Compliance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at 7:20 mark!!!!!!!
Where the ant hat for top of brick column at 8:02 mark?
This is just typical of Australian quality now - nothing unexpected.
You must own a share at dambuster! This is causing us headaches onsite now as every other private building inspector is following your reports regarding sumps and rain heads and as you've stated in this video architects don't give us any roofing plans so they're always design and construct onsite! This is a technicality that's easy to flag as non compliant (not arguing that it isn't) however we follow the regs as best as we can, but without a clear box gutter design we can only do what works onsite.
It leaves us in the shit with clients at handover, over a technicality that we couldn't accommodate for due to lack of design. The building industry is just eating itself from the inside out at this point.
We're in the middle of a housing crisis and you've either got rubbish quality builders & developers getting away with murder due to their financial power or honest small to medium builders being dragged through a mine field of red tape and being held to ransom over technicalities by clients thanks to private building reports.
Industry needs change on both sides.
Or you can learn how to do your job.
If that's all you have to say then you don't have any idea of what goes on in the daily life of a builder/site manager who is genuinely passionate about delivering a great quality product and keeping up to date with the constant changing building codes to ensure full compliance.
@LightRayTracer
I find it quite funny that people that have no accreditation and understanding of the building industry making remarks such as do your job, As discussed in this comment it's not just treated as a job for some and is a passion to exceed expectations of the client whilst being compliant to code.
Then don’t break the law. Honestly, you get whinger of the week award. You even know it’s wrong and you are still whinging. You’re dumb!
Truth is that State and Federal governments and associated regulatory bodies haven’t done their job to ensure outcomes that benefit consumers, rather gave power to industry to ensure the housing get rich quick scheme was propped up at all levels.
It’s mass delusion.
The Australian dream. Get a job, get some debt, buy a house, get rich.
Part 4 shouldn’t have been allowed to make sense. The price trend on housing should not look like a US growth stock. It does. Gravity will catch up. These builds are not worth the money people pay for them and it’s a huge problem for the future.
We need you in Sydney....
The surveyor probably a relative 😢
Any wonder so many building companies are collapsing, seeing work like this getting done. Instead of doing it right the first time, they have to waste time & money fixing the problems, time that could be better spent actually building more homes.
If we need that many Tradis for the construction industry building residential buildings, we should really put this kind of educational material into primary education for kids🎉😂 thanks, appreciate the good stuff and attitude, people like you guys are the pillars that still supports this industry (find by luck, sad…)
Words fail regarding workmanship on the balcony balustrades. How did this get signed off by the certifier? Do they not look at the detail and compare against the plans?
I’m assuming this home isn’t from a volume builder. So I guess, whether you go through a volume builder, a small builder, it means nothing. They’re all mentally challenged
There are probably still good builders, who are still operating the same way they have for the last 20 years, with the same tradesman. They would cost more, and would be booked up.
Thanks for your effort in shedding light in this industry... been in a downfall since forever. nothing ever gets regulated anymore since scomo
The people always go for the cheapest and always will, I had seen it right through my working life in the building industry and they then cry the loudest when things go wrong
That A/J that didn't run the whole way up the wall🤦🏽🤦🏽 what a rookie mistake
"Murder scene investigation"....you are too good with your comments
Very educational
So what happens to the building inspector that has passed substandard work?
Do you ever have conversations with builders the builders about their work?
That would make interesting viewing.
Love the channel. You seem like a stand up bloke, following the rules to the letter and protecting people/customers from dodgy crooks. Super informative also. Hope the channel explodes pal
Please name and shame the builder so we can avoid them
I’d love to see one that’s actually in compliance
I'm just curious, is it usual to leave the tile spacers in between the tiles?
Over here in Germany it is common to put four on every tile cross-joint but in a way that you can take them out after the tile adhesive is dry.
This is why you only buy 35+ years and older
Hahahaha you clearly haven’t renovated 35+ year old houses
You just don’t buy crap like this
A house built in the 1970s a safe bet. The structural methods much more stable
@@truth4293just beware of asbestos
Once were Tradesmen now just Tradies!
15:16 question, how do you physically install it like the plans with a tiled floor?
What's the Unitex texture bucket doing in the bathroom hahah
Name and shame would be the best outcome after every inspection. That's what the people want to see ! For these poor owners
I am so hiring you to look at our home when we finally get around to building it.
6:54 No pray, just sprayyyyyy!
I have severe asthma and that mold scared me :/ lol
Have you ever done commercial work? I'd love to see some coles or woolworths videos!
Got to love private certifiers. Poor home owner, building a home has really turned to s**t in this country.
How these builders ever get there ,licence....every stage of building a home should be inspected and signed off
Love The Last of Us reference! 👏
so with stuff like no membrane on the slabs and stuff what happens? house gets knocked down? how do they fix it or compensate the owner?
I'd love to see a vid of wether or not the owner gets the builder to fix everything
'The birth of the last of us' the man's a gamer haha.
My sister in law thinks your hot she wants to know how much for a full inspection
She claims you have caused some type of moisture problem……..
Do pvc pipes need to be lagged through concrete on vertical direction
even scyon detail is flimsy
wouldn't cost much to have 90 by 45 on edge on the floor joists ends and have a scyon 100mm vertical edge screwed to the timber
then tile 100mm face underside longer alum angle or drip groove
we don't see drip grooves anymore kids these days don't know what they are
cracking - tile over torqued the screws - tho funny how tiler didn't cut the shortest distance to the edge
I have never seen vapour barrier tuck up slab side to brick underside. No one in Australia has ever done it
what kind of camera do you use to record this video? and what type of drone did you use? Thanks
I'll do a video later on for you soon it's a range of equipment.
non compliant use this on all job sites now
sends shivers to🤓 cowboy builders.
I will soon engage you to do my house.. A 3 year build and still counting.
Where can you learn to do building inspections?
Oh man this scares me...
Kinda makes me want to buy an older place, if there's major issues then they'd already have shown up
do it anything built post 1950s is junk
cant go wrong with a 1950s double brick in good nick
yup there will be maintenance but with a bit of noise and sweat youl have a home you love
When you are building a new house in Australia is there not a requirement for a building inspector to visit and sign off at various construction stages to prevent builders just continuing to build and compound all of these mistakes?
Also, from some of your other videos, how is it legal (or sensible) to build a house that is almost touching the neighbours house without leaving enough space to even access the wall? Seems like a possible fire risk too.
I wonder if there's an aftermarket mod so you could use a laser measure whilst flying the drone. That'd be neat!
Looking at these videos im shocked that a site inspector isnt made mandatory to oversee each stage and do weekly rounds of their assigned sites.
Where could I contact your company as I’d like to use you for any future inspections on a new build or established home when we buy again in the near future thanks Anthony
I’m know you can’t but name and shame brother, I wouldn’t want this company within my post code. I am Flabbergasted
Never built so am wondering if inspections like yours can be used early in the build and throughout as a milestone to payments?
Builders just ignore private building inspections. The builders deny everything and just say everything has been signed off by the their building inspector. The builder has you over a barrel. If you refuse to pay until things are rectified as per your own private building inspection tge builder just walks of the job and leaves you hanging with an unfinished home.
@fc7424 you have to find a builder that's willing to use a certifier of your choice, it's a red flag when they refuse