@WhateverProduction4 ....Yes, perfect logic. Only deport the workers, not the shot callers or those who hire them. Great plan their buddy......geezuz.
Half of my mom’s entire house was on one breaker switch 😂 she had 3 computers, many lights, a tv or two, and a mini fake fireplace electric heater. Every outlet had a power strip practically, and it finally blew out when the power surged (which is how we discovered the issue lol). Fried the heater and the lights all started flickering. She had to have additional circuits added for the rooms with computers.
@@cardboardboxificationnot necessarily!! I got taken by a kitchen Reno guy with really good report, but half way through a $30 thousand reno on a very small kitchen, he ran out and left us with having to spend an e tra 5 grand to get the doors installed. But, he will reap what he showed....just like everyone else.
Am a contractor we got an A team, we don't care what materials you want to use or pay for, the outcome has to be the best regardless of choice, but not everyone can hire us.
I'm a carpenter nowadays all the employers want quantity first and quality second.. when I see those mistakes in the stairs I can't help but to think of some guy in 90 degree heat who knew he made a mistake but the boss says they need to erect 2 houses a week so no time for making things right
Still a lack of pride and care. Find a new job if you dont have the ability to perform good work. Plent of builders out there ... no pride, no integrity, nothing. A truly pathetic "man" is all you are in that instance. @@evilbee94
My parents bought a brand new house over ten years ago. The builder, a huge well known company by the way, was upset because my parent’s wanted to have a home inspector go through the whole property to make sure everything was done properly. Almost $100,000 worth of fixes or repairs were needed on this brand new house. The big issue was with the framing, like in this short, a big bad wolf can come and blow it down. Long story short, they went to court with the inspectors report AND the inspector also took time out of his day to testify. The builder lost the case and had to tear the house down to the foundation and rebuild it. The rebuilt house was inspected and only minor things were found and fixed. You absolutely have to get a brand new house inspected!
The amount of people who buy lemons trying to save money cutting corners is wild. You should be taking necessary precautions anytime you plan on sinking all of your savings and or future wages into something.
People spending 20k on a car but didn't spend a few hundred getting a mechanic to inspect only to end up buying a lemon etc. Guess someone's gotta do it
The beauty of something like this is since SCOTUS ruled that judges can accept "gratuity" from parties in cases, who do you think the judge would rule in favor these days? Who could give the judge the most "gratuity"
Worse because an unbuilt house doesn't risk injuring residents when the shoddy workmanship starts falling apart (I dont debate it'll hold up for a good while, but when stuff starts shifting with age, it'll cause bigger problems more quickly than one that's properly built
I got both pre-drywall AND post-drywall inspections done on a new construction, and was so glad I did. The inspector identified several issues that the builder fixed before closing and had they gone unnoticed I could've been looking at water damage the 1st summer (a neighbor of mine in the same neighborhood had it happen). ALWAYS get a home inspection, it is very much worth it.
I framed houses in Austin, Texas and that is absolutely crap work. I am all about home inspections. Inspectors respected my work and are 110% percent needed. The things modern framers try and get away with is unacceptable, period. Great content man.
I work as a carpenter for commercial builds. I know better than anyone that these companies hire people to do the job quickly, not well. So many sloppy tradespeople out there doing trash work. The lack of workmanship makes my blood boil. This is literally supposed to be your skilled profession. Take some pride in your work, you hacks! Props to hole inspectors like this and to tradespeople who give a damn about the people who depend on their work.
I've got a friend who now works for himself because of this very issue, he does general construction, add ons, and so forth, he takes great pride and care when he works and it shows! He's not cheap but he does it once and correctly ! He has photo proof of all his work and he's so busy he's booked 6 months to a year out all year, every year! And all his work is from word of mouth! And if he has to hire additional contractors , he's got them on speed dial and they are as consistent as he is! Quality pays!
It's not always the tradespeople's fault. The boss paying unreasonably low and cracking the whip saying, I don't care if it's wrong, just do it fast or you're fired. The companies are at fault much of the time. Greedy CEOs ...
My husband and his uncles used to build houses. Their work was so good people would wait a couple of years just to get them to build for them. They would build houses like they were the ones going to live in it.
That's absolutely how it should be. There have always been what we call Cowboy Builders over here in the UK (i.e. unskilled or just don't care) but seeing the dreadful state of new builds these days makes me realise I am never buying something that is not at least a century old!
I'm a vehicle inspector in CA. This reminds me of when I have rideshare drivers come into our inspection site, exclaiming that it's a brand new car so they dont need an inspection. Then we immediately find out their brake lights dont work, and the dealership let them drive off the lot like that! Just because it's new doesn't mean it's perfect.
I'm a gig electrician and I absolutely love and demand inspections. I always go above and beyond. My customers are my friends and they keep me busy and fed. I keep them safe and secure.❤
@@Zackfish12345 I have a select few "customers" and I am lucky enough to be able to choose good people. Sadly, they're all broke. But I'm currently doing great in a country that isn't. Trying hard to keep it that way.
@@heidinolen873 I worked part time for around 10 years for an electrician like you as his helper. It was a joy to work with someone who's main thing was to do the job right the first time. People like him and you make good teachers of this trade. Fortunate are people like you and my friend Bill when folks hire you all to do a job.
As a carpenter... New houses need inspection more then old houses. The problems start from the materials and end with the builders willing to use them.
We took the lowest bid on a room addition. I found many problems. But I was contracting the subs (and keeping an eye on them.) When I would find something wrong I would have them change it immediately. (Like a 12 foot header with a single jack at each end.) We managed to get thru it and it came out good.
Man honestly, quality control has really gone down in many industries I've noticed. Inspectors are really the only thing holding people accountable to quality standards.
Even then they just can't seem to do the job right though. I know someone who works in the machining of airplane parts, often used for the building of medical aircrafts, and they occasionally have a quality control inspector come in to test the parts they make. He'll often find that there is one bad part for every 5 made. But these parts are being made by computer programmed machines run by mechanics and designed by a team of engineers - what i mean is, if it ain't being built right every time or even part of the time, then the flaw ain't the machine. The guy I know actually cares about his work and is professional and his parts ALWAYS pass inspection, every single one, he's about to retire because of old age. The team of "engineers" they have there are also horrendous, with the skills and attitudes of teenagers, they couldn't draw a straight line to save their lives and will lie about doing it wrong until everyone questions the sanity of the entire company and the blame gets tossed in the air just waiting to land on somebody. Those idiots are the next generation, the world is doomed man.
@Demopans5990 I definitely wouldn't trust a house I built myself. I could pull off basic stuff like drywall and hanging doors and probably simple plumbing but I won't touch electric. 😏
@@Rutabega_NG The only thing I'd trust myself with is the Cat6 networking and security system. Anything else will give 20 years later me wondering who's the idiot that did the roofing, only to realize it was me
My dad built house's for years. Built two for himself. They are still tight and right and still being lived in 65 years later with only minor repairs like new shingles and paint. When he got older he became an inspector.
Let me guess. These houses in the video were made with CHEAP labor. Aka illegal immigrants. You can blame the greedy developer that hired this cheap labor trying to pad his own wallet with more money than hiring high quality American labor. This is what happens when greed makes you cut corners and break the law.
A lot of new houses in westdrn washington are built during the winter. They sit open during the rainstorms, and never dry out. And yes, incredibly cheap materials and labor as well, yet are priced at a premium.
I always find this funny when people argue that homes are priced higher now because they’re built “to a higher quality” than the homes in the 1950’s. I mean, they’re definitely more efficient when it comes to maintaining the internal temperature, but that has more to do with advancements in windows and insulation. In terms of quality, they are horrible. So many corners get cut, and the materials used are the cheapest things the builder could possibly find. I’ve had to kick in a couple doors (legally of course), and the difference between new houses and old houses is massive. The old house I live in during collage took forever to kick in. When I had to do it to a modern house, one kick and half the door frame was at the other end of the house.
That's one of the flaws with Capitalism from a consumer point of view. If there's no incentive for companies to build something well (how many people hire inspectors?), they'll build it as cheaply as possible.
@@TheCommonS3Nsethey are also 3 times bigger with more amenities. A well built 1950s house built today would still be reasonable priced if you could find buyer and the skilled labor at all.
@@coonazz98 My comment was about the quality. I know that they are built larger with more amenities, and like I mentioned, they are more efficient. None of that changes the fact that they don't have the same build quality that they had back then. "If you could find a builder and the skilled labor" - this is a major part of the problem. Builders don't want to build those smaller homes because there is less profit in them. It would be nearly impossible today to find a builder willing to build a small house with quality materials for a decent price because there wouldn't be enough profit in it for them. They want to build the 3000sq/f house with cheaper materials and cut corners because it will make them far more money than the 1200sq/f house with solid building materials. It's like saying that a washing machine is worth more today because its a higher quality than the ones built in the 1970's. No, the older ones lasted a lifetime compared to the 5-10 years that you get out of the new ones, but the new ones offer fancy features whereas the old ones just had basic wash cycles. If someone told you that the build quality of the newer machines is superior you would laugh them out of the room.
I'm a commercial const super whose been in construction for 44 years and I still used an inspector before buying my house. Never hurts to have an extra set of eyes.
Idk. Be careful. Previous tenants are a concern. We opened the wall of our 1960's home to find that the previous tenants thought they could install a new light fixture themselves. Big wad of electrical tape on a ball around a bunch of wires, some live and some dead. Fire waiting to happen. Build quality has been bad since at least the 80s. But I'm also wary of 108 years of uneducated DIY disasters.
Can confirm the mold issues, especially in Florida where it’s hot and you want to not die of heat stroke in your house, but faulty ac units will leak and before you know it, mold everywhere
we have this problem in england , fourth generation Roofer here and all most of our jobs were repairing new builds as they have the most stupidest guidelines you gotta follow working on old victorian houses are my favourite built to last and will stand for another 150 years , i love my job and take a lot of care and pride in to it if it ain't right we do it again ❤️
My house is around 125 years old and I wouldn’t swap it for a new build if you paid me a million quid. The guy who built it also lived in it, as did his family for a couple of generations. That’s how you know it’s good work. Withstood two world wars and is still wonderful. I’ll stick with old houses!
@@JustMeUpNorthif you read correctly i said i don't like new builds and would much rather prefer to live in an old build , the new , but working on victorian houses is my favourite
@@BucksBoysOD naw, I’m agreeing with everything you said. I lived in a new build for a short while and it was awful. Thin walls, ceilings I could put my hands flat on, so many issues. Give me a Victorian home any day.
The only time I wouldn't have a brand new house inspected would be if I built 100% of it myself. But even then there's multiple inspections that must be completed during the process, some of my favourite days too. Validation for good work and never had to change anything when I was in construction.
eh as a post and beam framer I can tell you cabins and a lot of smaller old post and beam houses can be sloppily built all day long. As long as the weight is on the right points it will last 1,000 years. Though maintenance is a must, more so for cabins than a bavarian farm house, but still.
@@aneaglesnestprobably a new variation of "measure twice cut once", where the person could literally be cutting corners by mistake, in addition to the metaphorical cutting corners.
@@aneaglesnest idk if you're talking about ops comment or the one in the replies, but op was basically saying "don't worry about making the fit just right. Even if it's lose, it's good enough" which is... Not great for someone in charge of building homes 💀
It’s like this general contractor picked up some landscapers in front of Home Depot at 6 am and they told him “framing is easy! We can do it, no problem!”
As someone in the landscaping industry, generally the skills displayed in the home building here match or exceed the skills they have landscaping. It's painful.
It’s more like the builder is cheap and wants to hire the cheapest framers possible, the framers aren’t getting paid enough to do a good job, they are getting paid do it very fast and cut corners :/ they get barely any money so the builder gets as much money as possible… hence they don’t care about doing a good job at all and neither does the builder.
Most construction is done that way now unless it's the city's construction team for city infrastructure. Where I live there's a center called "Labor, Inc." and anyone can just show up at 4 AM and sign up on a sheet that they want a job that day, and dudes will drive up in a truck and say "who wants to do construction? I need ten guys" And ten guys just jump in his truck and he takes them to the work site, hands them powerful tools and tells them to get to work with no instructions. My friend was going there because they couldn't get a job anywhere yet and there you just get work even if you're nowhere near qualified. They went with a group doing a demo and construction site and just gave my friend a jackhammer, never used one before in their life, no directions. Just, here's a jackhammer, move that concrete. Someone could have been killed, they just don't care, it's a cheap way to grab a bunch of cheap bodies to do some manual labor, they were grabbing people who were 17 years old no idea what to do, people who couldn't speak English yet and shouldn't be doing something they need clear directions for, they'll take anyone, if a 12 year old girl in a princess dress signed up for a job, they'd hand her a sledgehammer and tell her get to work on this demo site. Absolutely brainless industry, common sense is the last thing utilized in construction. First and foremost is, "how do we get the most stuff done that looks like we actually worked on something, without spending any actual money?" And you don't save money hiring people who are proud of their abilities, you just pick up whoever will work all day for $12 for a sack of weed and a beer tonight.
Every new home built around where I live went up within a couple months, and I don't expect any of them to be without major issues within the next decade
How does a person become a building inspector? That doesn't sound like something that would be a college course. Is it the same as every other trade? Doing an apprenticeship or whatever it's called?
😂 we have fixed so much crap like this. 1 time whole basement block wall on a new home cracked during November when first cold. We had to jack it up and support it all with over the hang porch so ww could get poured walls done and drop it. The same contractor did the pole barn, and the door was 2.6 ft off center. Always get guys well known.
Why? Like 90% of the shit he showed isn't even remotely an issue. It's fucking framing. You have a 1/4" tolerance on everything. Also the house isn't even done so he's not even doing a proper inspection. Every house ends up with a discrepancy list. All these things would be noted and fixed before they even moved onto drywall 🙄
I will never ever again NOT get a home inspection! We were under contract on 2 homes here recently. Inspection came on the first and there were about 50 red flag critical issues found on the home along with cracked main sewer pipe. We dipped out fast after seeing all that. Went under contract for another one a few weeks later and it was better, way less critical issues but we again decided to do the optional sewer scope and found the sewer system was completely fucked. Almost every line had a blockage or cracks. I will never not get both an inspection and a full sewer scope, they aren't the cheapest. But it's a whole hell of a lot less than the headache involved in fixing that stuff after closing
My family and I are hoping to get a new home sometime in the near future. I'm greatful for this advice but I am also wondering now, once the issues are found who is responsible for the repairs? Because I'm wondering if you do an inspection and pay for that then decide there are too many issues are you hiring again to look at the next property or will they be obligated to fix the issues so you can go ahead and buy?
when i was house shopping a few years ago, i wanted to put an offer on a house, and they would only accept if i didnt had the house inspected. like, how big of a red flag was that.
@@rthedford93it honestly depends. my mom just sold our home, we had some issues we noticed before putting it on market and we paid to fix those. the buyer had her inspector come by and said we needed to fix a couple more things, we ended up doing those repairs ourselves since they were pretty simple. anything not caught in the inspection time was basically up to the buyer to fix, just make sure you read the contract and disclosure statements thoroughly.
This is sadly true. I work as a county inspector in Colorado, and our County has a very hard time finding competent people to hire. We have to do a lot of training for most new hires even though we only hire experienced tradesmen. As a result, contractors hate us and I am told on a daily basis "no other jurisdiction makes us do that". That tells you how few of them are following code. I know for a fact the homes built in our county are better quality than many of the surrounding areas.
I'd love to know how much the inspector was bribed before he inspected my old house. Clean bill of health by him and the pest guy. 2 days later I find a whole wall infested with termites. "Oh, they can be through a wall like that in days" was their reply. Trust none of them.
@@philgray1023 but don't inspectors sign off on their being no problem so it's their money/licence on the line if there are? Guess you still need to haul them thru court
Against new construction, I’d never be able to afford anything either I live with my parents and it’s a town house. SO many problems with this place and it was built in 2019. Currently can’t use the front door because the handle is so cheap it’s falling off and won’t work the latch
@@1960Wheelzthe city inspectors do the inspections and are the ones who allow you to proceed to putting up insulation drywall windows etc depending what stage of the construction process you’re at.
My dad worked in construction long ago when he first started working. When I started to look to buy a house, I brought him with me. He was basically my "pre-inspector" and could flag things he saw as obvious. He also told me to get a house built before the 90s, preferably built before the 60s, because he knows how the trade had changed over the years. His point was "anything that was gonna go wrong with a house is most likely gonna do it in 50 years. Get one that's went through it's crap already." 😂 He couldn't be more right. My sister's place was built in 2006 and mine in 1950. Hers was rotten in less than 10 years because the builder didn't bother putting any vapor barrier. Extensive damages around all the outside walls nearly made her house uninhabitable. Mine came with asbestos on one duct. Inspector said "Just don't hit it with a hammer. Paint it and remember it's asbestos. But that stuff is AMAZING at insulation. If anything, just encase it when you finish the basement."
@@adyingbreedofman9112 Yes, and sometimes not even that. They cut the corners in specific different angles and in the opposit way on the other part to "tie" the parts togeter. The art of such woodwork is called Sashimono.
@@draxoronxztgs1212 ahh, equal and opposite pressures, similar to a stone arch. Very impressive techniques and craftsmanship which has been lost over the years. Thanks for the information. Take care!
….And people ask why SKILLED labor is expensive….paying a guy a little more to do the job once the right way is cheaper than paying someone cheaper to do it twice the wrong way.
I bet homebuyer was charged for skilled labor (house was priced bested on skilled labor but builder or sub pocketed the difference). Builders/general contractors need to stop being lazy bums and start checking the work their subs do.
Contractors are not doing this twice, I am pretty confident they are not replacing those stairs, builder will give some discount & move on. Builder will save money at the end of the day by paying low wages. Builders are assuming that most people won’t find issues and willing to take chances.
When I was a crane operator I would set roof trusses and I noticed that the builder would use a nail gun that would often split the wood of the truss. There wasn't much holding the roof to the wall.
Now a days I think brand new houses need inspections more than older houses. My father-in-law has a 20+ year old construction company. When I worked for him, he talked about shady construction companies that every 5 years would shut down and create a new company with a new license. That way, no one could come after them for faulty work because that company was no longer in business. It allowed them to cut corners with little to no consequences. Be sure to consider the age of the company when looking for someone to work on your house. It can tell you a lot about what kind of work they'll do.
100% agree, i do spray foam insulation and I can say from experience that older companies definitely take longer and are more meticulous with their builds. While pop up companies tend to cur corners and leave things out and always end up getting builds done far quicker because of the corners being cut! We actually went to do a job a few years ago where the builder asked us to put less foam in and write the receipt as though we followed the blueprints. I turned and left the job site and told him good luck with your inspectors !
My house built at the same time and it's garbage with faulty wiring, it's not the time period, it's the people. There were lazy conniving men in 1963 who were also building bad houses, just because yours turned out okay doesn't mean all construction workers in the 60s were responsible. Many, many 60s builds are very faulty because people were just as lazy and selfish, they always have been. We're building more homes more often, so it just shows more and more. These lazy dudes were raised by their fathers to be lazy because their father is lazy too, and his father was lazy too, and it goes all the way back through their lazy family, teaching their kids to cut corners and have no pride in their talents. People who think this is only just happening with new homes, are blind to reality. Your house from 1963 was inspected when it was new, that's why it's a good house. Lots of houses then were not inspected and are death traps because they weren't built properly either. This has been a growing trend for 100 years.
I’m so glad your parents had the inspection and won their court case. These companies need to be held accountable especially when there is a lot of money involved.
My dad is an engineer and generally paranoid about getting ripped off, so my mom kind of rolled her eyes that he was on site essentially every day during our new home build. I'm really glad he was, I think in this case it wasn't paranoia, it was good sense.
Honestly as someone who's even vaguely interested in maybe one day building my own home from the ground up, or just getting into carpentry in general to be able to fix up my future home, this sort clip really did teach me a lot about what to look for and be aware of. I know this doesn't even scratch the surface of possibilities and expertise, but even this terrifying broad stroke gives me a pretty good idea on what to look for in homes and contract work and even the small projects I already do. I love these kinds of vids
Inspection is crucial. It costs some money, but can save you a metric ton more by catching these things that the people who build and sell the houses either don't know about or withhold. Because then you can back out of the purchase or make these repairs on someone else's dime.
inspectors are also crooked though, our 30 year old house we bought he refused to go i nthe attic, until i made him but he didnt go i nthe 2nd attic.. and 1 year later i did... and found the entire roof inside covered in mold
@@2222a-b4m i did it myself im not like decript i just figured an inspector would do that ya know, he diidnt go in the crawl spawn either until i made hiim do that too
When I was buying my last house, I had an AC inspector tell me he purposely did not find any problems because he thought I was the seller. I was absolutely floored.
Should be inspected in stages and not cleared to proceed until right - lot prep, foundation, framing, roof, windows, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, drywall, finishing. Final inspection should be quick and easy because all the issues corrected along the way.
I worked as a production framer while in college back in the 90's. Subdivision homes are slammed together by hacks that shouldn't even wear bags. I went right back to custom multi million dollar projects after college. Totally different mindset
This is one of the reasons we bought a pre-fab manufactured home. Of course there can be problems anywhere but we absolutely love it. Everything under factory warranty by a reputable company who comes right out to fix any problems. Best decision we ever made.
I INTEND TO OPEN A WEBSITE THAT WILL KEEP LEGACY INSPECTION RECORDS FOR REAL ESTATE HOUSES. THERE SHOULD BE A PUBLIC RECORD OF ALL INSPECTIONS ON A HOUSE BOTH OLD TO CURRENT AND RECENT TO ENABLE BUYERS AND THE GOVERNMENT MONITOR THESE ISSUES. WHEN BANKS AND BUILDERS KNOW THIS THEY WONT PLAY A FAST ONE ON BUYER.
I roof new construction houses. ( 5 years of residential framing experience as well ) I am amazed at how little goes into houses nowadays. 16" centeres are rare now because of cost cuts
Norway builds with 60 cm centre ( that would be 24 inches), but we must be doing something more, as our houses tend to remain standing , even in bad ( we can have very bad) weather. They also stay warm in winter. I would rather have a house buildt to norwegian standards than us standards. Some years ago a tornado in the us took out all but one house in a place ( cant recall where exactly), that house was buildt the norwegian way. I think the main problem is that people no longer have any pride in what they do, and that goes for norway as well, we too need the inspections done.
I’ve put together a wooden frame for an animal enclosure once and that is the extent of my construction knowledge and I’m pretty sure I could build a house at this level
Live by the saying do right even when no one is looking, that way you've nothing to worry about. These contractors need to start living by that saying.
I had a choice to have a new house built in 2016 or to buy an existing house from 2001, I picked the latter because I know builders today are sloppy and I’m glad I did watching videos like this.
I work with almost every big builder in southeast GA and southeast SC trust me inspect EVERYTHING!!! They all use cheap labor that couldn't care less and makes so little money that they need to rush to the next job to stay in business. Imported labor will do things super cheap and fast but no quality. All Builders around here use the same cheap labor and cheap materials to maximize profit. It cost them 90k to build a house and you pay 300k and up for it. Mungo, DR Horton, Toll Brothers, Dream Finders, Pulte, RTS, landmark24, Lamar Smith, Stanley Martin just to name a few are all the same. I deal with 4 to 5 different mad homeowners every day, the builders act like your best friend until you sighn the paperwork then you're stuck with crap that probably won't last as long as the payments.
A huge portion of contractors use cheap labor, not saying that's what is going on here, but there's definitely a chance the builder just doesn't care at 18-20bucks an hour when the boss who's making a couple grand is sitting in the truck or making store runs.
Guess what the labor is coming from a foreign country with different construction, and they are planning to leave this country in a few years after saving up some money to go home with. They don't care for the most part.
Think about it though, it’s the laborers work, it all comes down to how good and responsible your crew is, and in this industry, workers are often underpaid.
European here (you know, with the brick and stone houses) Can someone plase tell me, why inspect the work on the house only after so much work is done? This basically means when the inspection fails, you can tear it all down and build it again, costing time and money. No wonder there's pushback against inspections.
From the time I put in working on houses with my dad and grandad, it's because there's always so many of these new construction houses growing up at a time, that county inspections fall so far behind by the time they get to the inspection, the framing is all done. Hell I've known some crews who slapped up sheetrock and insulation, and when the county inspector finally got around to inspecting, there was too much involved, and they're buddies with the contractor, so they just, pencil whipped the inspection and shit slid by for a decade, before sagging joists and lintels cost a buyer even more money to fix.
Wouldn't be pushback at all if they just built it right the first time, and the companies building them obviously aren't honest about their progress reports. You're European, so you know all about pickpockets and thieves and conmen. They exist here too, and this is just one of the ways they rob you. Charge a huge price, hired the cheapest labor, used the cheapest materials, and then hope enough people don't notice, so you still run a profit, even if you get sued here or there.
@@WinstonSmithGPTnot in Alabama, in that third world country hiding in plain sight in the US they can slap up houses using used matchsticks and port a potty waste and you’d only need an inspection at the end by someone so corrupt he’s already been paid off to pass it before stepping in the door.
Get that inspection, yall! No matter the house, pay to have an inspection done! They're trained to spot stuff you normally dont think of or you that you don't see!
My 166 year old house was made by men who understood what quality was. At the time electric tools were not a thing, yet the miters and joints everywhere are perfect. I understand that old growth wood is no longer possible, but the wood my house is made of has ZERO knots or cracks. After all this time in New England and our winters you would think there would be some cracking. None. Just a house that will be here long after all who read this and their many generations are gone.
Some countries have mandatory inspectiond during the construction phase. Maybe multiple visits during different stages and the final product is trusted to be good
@@kezzokav5905 They are simply acting the way our economic system dictates they should act, the most optimum method. They can't be blamed that that is the optimum method. That is the fault of the government for letting that happen. They would be foolish to act any other way because it opens them up to simply being bought out by competitors who are doing it. Welcome to late-stage capitalism.
What Always gets me most is, that even IF it would be done right, it's still only a few flimsy wooden slats stapled together, and then roofing felt on top. There is no way that anything of this would pass any European inspection.The hut would have to be demolished, at best a small garden shed could be built like this. And from the prices I hear its not even cheaper!
I've seen rednecks do much worse with no shirts on some hot summer days. I've seen a actual roof that had a crazy bow, like how. What was the inspector smoking to not notice. Soo good job at being ignorant lil buddy.
@@lucidrebuilds6129 no they arent lol, there are plenty of these videos showcasing houses built in the 50's 60's and 70's with the same shit craftsmanship. "they dont make em like they used to" what a load of shit haha
@@itsIDomholy shit the cognitive dissonance is crazy. You actually know nothing if you think previous generations didn’t have better craftsmanship. Literally just look at vehicles, trucks from the 90’s are still running with little repairs while new cars are shitting out on people after 5-10 years. Not to mention the overuse of cheap, weak, and harmful plastic which starts degrading in less than 5 years if exposed to the sun or water for too long and ruins the environment but companies still use it because of its manufacture cost. Do you genuinely think any building we make today would last as long as the Roman architecture that’s lasted 2000 years? if so, seek help. I work in carpet and jute back carpet which is barely made anymore lasts twice as long as latex back carpet which is now the industry standard because companies realized latex back is cheaper to make and if it degrades fast means people will have to buy carpet twice as much. Defending these kind of practices and saying newer practices are actually better is dumb and allows these companies to continue to give us worse products to line their pockets.
@@itsIDomYou Are ignoring the glaring fact that these brown people can’t build worth a crap. People praising their hard work ethic is a bunch of baloney.
The inspector has been out to my parents build twice already. Once for foundation and in floor heating; once for plumbing, electric, and insulation. He might be back one more time before they can move in for appliance checks. Also, my dad is the one doing most of the work on the build, so he's not going to cut corners on a house in which he's going to live. I skipped the inspection on my 1949 home. I did multiple walk throughs before even placing an offer. Once the offer was made, my dad came to see what I chose. I gave him my list of concerns which he confirmed and approved of my choice.
Is there still a way to check for structure, plumbing & electricity in a newly built house/apartment after the drywall/ flooring have been installed? Our rental was newly build, apparently it has been checked & has been cleared for move in. When we moved & starting to move our stuff in we discovered.... 1. The counter on the kitchen island is not glued on well, it was moving. 2. The closet in one of the rooms cannot accommodate more than 2 clothes to hang bec the depth of the closet is way short compared to the standard hanger. I complained about it & asked that shelves be installed instead of the clothes bar. Weird thing is when the closet guy came to look at it, he told me shelves cannot be installed & he suggested he can raise the clothes bar higher. I looked at him & said raising the bar is useless & I've explained it a few times why it was useless. I asked why he can't install shelves, all he need is to put 3 pieces of wood cut to W/L & put support pins under. He came back with the fiberboard cut to size, but he asked someone else to install them & when it was installed you can really see it was not even leveled properly, I have to show them that it was not leveled properly by using my lip balm container to explain what I am saying bec of how it rolls. They have the entire tool box with them, even saw a level, but they did not even bother use it. 3 The toilet tank's cover cannot be lifted & removed because part of the bathroom's counter is on the way. 4. When we start using the toilet, it was flushing warm water & also in the washer, our clothes after laundry is done came out all hot even if it was set to cold...even with color coding the one who hooked the lines up still made a mistake. 5. I was sitting in the living room & started hearing water, looked at the kitchen sink, faucet & under nothing...walked towards the bathroom there it was, in front of the door water pouring out from one of the hallway's pocket lights🙄 The pipe burst when the developer did some water test on the next unit above us. 6. The locks on 3 of the sliding doors are not engaging properly. 7. I am always home, but 1 day I left home for an appointment, when I came back I cannot open our main door, the lever on the door know is not engaging so I got locked out & no one was home to open the door from the inside & no other access to go in either. Our landlord has no choice but to climb up the balcony & force his way in through one of the sliding door open so he can open the door from the inside. With all these basic stuff overlooked, I do wonder what the workmanship of this building looked like before the drywall & floor has been installed. Developers are hiring unqualified workers, saving money & all about profit & shortcuts.
Wow that sounds like a very frustrating situation. You’re right the build quality sounds horrible. Once the drywall and flooring are installed there’s no way to easily see the framing and roughed in materials. A lot of the home could still be inspected though. Depending on the landlord, it may or may not be worth it. Some landlords refuse to fix even the most minor of issues
Hmm, yeah, that sounds like a really bad situation all around. But to be fair, what do you consider qualifications? Because someone can be certified to do a job and know how to do it correctly, but that doesn't mean they WILL do the job correctly. Also, there's probably more people who are not certified to do that job who could do it better than people who are certified, certification/qualifications does not mean that the job will be done correctly. The difference is whether or not someone takes pride in their work. You can have all the qualifications and certifications and degrees you want, doesn't mean your work is gonna be any good if you don't take pride in your job and love what you do. Doing it right has nothing to do with a piece of paper that CLAIMS you know what you're doing. Also remember this, most professional trades hate each other for one reason or another. Just because something seems like it wasn't done right, doesn't mean the person who did it was unqualified for the job. A carpenter could have damaged the pipes after the plumber installed them because they were having a bad day and didn't like the angle of the pipe the plumber installed. Just like the drywall guys usually hate the framers. Everyone hates electricians because they never clean up after themselves. There is a lot of rivalry and nasty spiteful actions when it comes to construction, residential or commercial. Don't always blame the builder, sometimes other trades with fuck over other trades by damaging their work after they have been removed from the job site and moved onto the next one. It's a very nasty cycle in the construction industry.
When we had our house built, we brought snacks and drinks to the guys on site all the time and were extremely nice to them. They loved when we showed up and would give us a tour of what they were working on. And anytime we would point something out, they always jumped on it right away. My secret: I've actually been managing construction projects for 30 years and know what I'm looking at, but I also know that being nice to the guys on site gets you a lot farther than sending a nasty email to their boss. The email never makes it to the guys and the builder just tries to keep you away from the site, but they roll out the red carpet when you show up with goodies. Also, people who enjoy their job tend to take more pride in their work. The snacks and drinks cost us around $1,500 but that's pretty cheap in the big picture when you don't have to worry about your house falling apart.
I worked many jobs and will say snacks and talking to the builders is always the best way to get what u want these little things make huge impacts on the workers
20 grand to dig up the yard and redo the mainline on a brand new house was something that I saw all the time because it didnt have proper slope or the line would literally already be disconnecting. Thats not even including the price of redoing the yard. yeah 1500 bucks is cheap.
@ClaireGreen-wd2gm We weren't bribing anyone. We weren't paying the guys on site. They were paid by the general contractor. What we were doing is being nosey and making frequent inspections, but in a way that kept morale up. I spent a lot of time working in the trades, and customers like you wouldn't even be allowed on site except for scheduled walk throughs because nobody wants to listen to you run your mouth, and every single little change you ask for will be marked up significantly. We call that a PIA fee (pain in the ass fee). So call it bribing or whatever you like, but we got tons of extras for free and a quality built house without glaring imperfections, and everyone enjoyed the process. That's well worth the money.
When a new car is delivered to the dealer, a PDI (Pre Delivery Inspection) is performed. We go through the entire car front to back with a manufacturer checklist, and our names are tied directly to that car. If someone dies in that car the day after they buy it because of something the tech missed, guess who's responsible? How something like this is not the standard for new homes is mind blowing, especially for the price new homes are now going for.
To everyone crapping on the contractors: go to home depot and inspect the lumber. Half the boards are twisted and/or bowed. That results in tension during the install which can crack boards. It also screws up your measurements and cuts. The quality of lumber is in the toilet.
I used to work at Home Depot. Even I knew that it's in the name and slogan. It's home projects and diy projects. Contractors should be getting quality lumber from a mill, not where Pete and Suzanne go to build a tree house.
@@StinkyBuster I agree, just pointing out that overall lumber price-quality ratio is in the toilet. You can go to a mill/yard, and you'll get straight boards but they're going to be pricey. Average joe chooses the cheap lumber 8/10 times when given the option and having the difference explained.
This is what worries me about new construction. Unless inspected and repaired (assuming they are not major issues), you won't know how well your house was built until years later. Always get an inspector.
@jr_lunaOficial Yes, because I have something called integrity and empathy, so I say to myself, "How would I like that if that was my home?".. and if I don't know how to do something, I either learn it or pay someone who's experienced in it.
@jr_lunaOficial The people who "actually want to work" should do their job correctly the first time and not just throw it together. These are people's homes who end up having to foot the bills of the work that should have been done right when it was built.. I hope you pay all of your life savings for a home and it end up having to be completely torn down and rebuilt at your own expense so YOU know how it feels to be duped by someone who wanted to make a profit.
Those contractors deserve to be called out by name and publicly shamed.
No, they should be in jail
Yes, and also called out by name/publicly shamed, so others don't have to endure this shit in the future.
@@danielul05or deported. 😅
@WhateverProduction4 ....Yes, perfect logic. Only deport the workers, not the shot callers or those who hire them. Great plan their buddy......geezuz.
@@WhateverProduction4LMMFAO!
As a licensed electrician, I HIGHLY recommend home inspections. The shit you see sometimes is mind blowing.
Im unlicensed but better still😎
My brother’s an electrician and I shudder at some of his stories he tells
Half of my mom’s entire house was on one breaker switch 😂 she had 3 computers, many lights, a tv or two, and a mini fake fireplace electric heater.
Every outlet had a power strip practically, and it finally blew out when the power surged (which is how we discovered the issue lol). Fried the heater and the lights all started flickering. She had to have additional circuits added for the rooms with computers.
I worked construction 8 months and that made me lose all faith in wooden buildings bigger than 2 stories 😂
Like the video of the guy who rewired his own house. The whole attic was stuffed full of connected wires.
Lots of brand new construction is built with greedy choices. Cheap materials, built too fast. A good and honest builder is a rare blessing.
it's not rare , you just have to pay for it , go cheap get crap work just like everything else
@@cardboardboxificationnot necessarily!! I got taken by a kitchen Reno guy with really good report, but half way through a $30 thousand reno on a very small kitchen, he ran out and left us with having to spend an e tra 5 grand to get the doors installed. But, he will reap what he showed....just like everyone else.
Am a contractor we got an A team, we don't care what materials you want to use or pay for, the outcome has to be the best regardless of choice, but not everyone can hire us.
When I worked construction, we had a saying, you can have it good, or you can have it fast. But you can't have both. Same thing with cheap and good.
No straight lines, no correct corners
Remember when being a carpenter was a prided profession that demanded excellence?
I miss those days.
Long gone.
I'm a carpenter nowadays all the employers want quantity first and quality second.. when I see those mistakes in the stairs I can't help but to think of some guy in 90 degree heat who knew he made a mistake but the boss says they need to erect 2 houses a week so no time for making things right
Cheap migrant labor is all they want now.
You should see the quality when it's 120 out. LMAO
Still a lack of pride and care. Find a new job if you dont have the ability to perform good work. Plent of builders out there ... no pride, no integrity, nothing. A truly pathetic "man" is all you are in that instance. @@evilbee94
My parents bought a brand new house over ten years ago. The builder, a huge well known company by the way, was upset because my parent’s wanted to have a home inspector go through the whole property to make sure everything was done properly. Almost $100,000 worth of fixes or repairs were needed on this brand new house. The big issue was with the framing, like in this short, a big bad wolf can come and blow it down. Long story short, they went to court with the inspectors report AND the inspector also took time out of his day to testify. The builder lost the case and had to tear the house down to the foundation and rebuild it. The rebuilt house was inspected and only minor things were found and fixed. You absolutely have to get a brand new house inspected!
The amount of people who buy lemons trying to save money cutting corners is wild. You should be taking necessary precautions anytime you plan on sinking all of your savings and or future wages into something.
People spending 20k on a car but didn't spend a few hundred getting a mechanic to inspect only to end up buying a lemon etc. Guess someone's gotta do it
The beauty of something like this is since SCOTUS ruled that judges can accept "gratuity" from parties in cases, who do you think the judge would rule in favor these days? Who could give the judge the most "gratuity"
I was going to like your comment.... but I want to leave it at 69. It's nice.
lol I’ll take things that aren’t true for 500. No builder cares if you have a home inspection.
That house is held together with hopes and dreams.
😂 true
Ahh it will be fine, that roof alone weighs like 2 tons
Should had just taped everything with Flex tape and glue
At least it should hold a lot better than this…
More like shits and giggles
And aspirations
This should be a crime.
The equivalent of taking someone’s money and just not building the house.
probably just threw some tools at the apprentices and said have at it lmao
Worse because an unbuilt house doesn't risk injuring residents when the shoddy workmanship starts falling apart (I dont debate it'll hold up for a good while, but when stuff starts shifting with age, it'll cause bigger problems more quickly than one that's properly built
All American houses are nothing but lumber and cardboard
Hey now, those Mexicans worked hard on that house. You put up a house in 2 days 😂
Went up in record time ⏲️ 😂😂😂😂
I got both pre-drywall AND post-drywall inspections done on a new construction, and was so glad I did. The inspector identified several issues that the builder fixed before closing and had they gone unnoticed I could've been looking at water damage the 1st summer (a neighbor of mine in the same neighborhood had it happen). ALWAYS get a home inspection, it is very much worth it.
I framed houses in Austin, Texas and that is absolutely crap work.
I am all about home inspections. Inspectors respected my work and are 110% percent needed. The things modern framers try and get away with is unacceptable, period.
Great content man.
110% percent huh
@D_A_M-091 that means more than a 100.
Even a mobile home would beats that not by much but still better...than that 😮
You have to have pride in your work. Or this happens.
It shouldn't even be a pride thing. QC is just part of any process that yeilds a consistent product.
I work as a carpenter for commercial builds. I know better than anyone that these companies hire people to do the job quickly, not well. So many sloppy tradespeople out there doing trash work. The lack of workmanship makes my blood boil.
This is literally supposed to be your skilled profession. Take some pride in your work, you hacks!
Props to hole inspectors like this and to tradespeople who give a damn about the people who depend on their work.
I've got a friend who now works for himself because of this very issue, he does general construction, add ons, and so forth, he takes great pride and care when he works and it shows! He's not cheap but he does it once and correctly ! He has photo proof of all his work and he's so busy he's booked 6 months to a year out all year, every year! And all his work is from word of mouth! And if he has to hire additional contractors , he's got them on speed dial and they are as consistent as he is! Quality pays!
Illegal immigrants don't give a shit they just wanna send money back to the place where they DO give a shit about... this is what ya get right here
It's not always the tradespeople's fault. The boss paying unreasonably low and cracking the whip saying, I don't care if it's wrong, just do it fast or you're fired. The companies are at fault much of the time. Greedy CEOs ...
My husband and his uncles used to build houses. Their work was so good people would wait a couple of years just to get them to build for them. They would build houses like they were the ones going to live in it.
😘 💨 👍 ❣️
It'd be nice if all builders are like that
The true reality is all builders do not have pride in work., Just to make the money.
That's absolutely how it should be. There have always been what we call Cowboy Builders over here in the UK (i.e. unskilled or just don't care) but seeing the dreadful state of new builds these days makes me realise I am never buying something that is not at least a century old!
Pride is an exceptional thing when it goes into some good work
I'm a vehicle inspector in CA. This reminds me of when I have rideshare drivers come into our inspection site, exclaiming that it's a brand new car so they dont need an inspection. Then we immediately find out their brake lights dont work, and the dealership let them drive off the lot like that! Just because it's new doesn't mean it's perfect.
I'm a gig electrician and I absolutely love and demand inspections. I always go above and beyond. My customers are my friends and they keep me busy and fed. I keep them safe and secure.❤
Phenomenal work philosophy.
Our electrician subs have the same mentality and I have a great personal relationship with them. We appreciate you❤
@@Zackfish12345 I have a select few "customers" and I am lucky enough to be able to choose good people. Sadly, they're all broke. But I'm currently doing great in a country that isn't. Trying hard to keep it that way.
Just make sure to label your idea pretty please
@@heidinolen873 I worked part time for around 10 years for an electrician like you as his helper. It was a joy to work with someone who's main thing was to do the job right the first time. People like him and you make good teachers of this trade.
Fortunate are people like you and my friend Bill when folks hire you all to do a job.
Should buy that place and use it as training for new inspectors. "Go through and list everything that's wrong."
*hands over a 10-pack of legal-sized writing tablets*
"Go through and list everything that's right."
"1: The house."
presuming it stays up long enough. that roof looks like a house of cards
@@DavidBurstrom was going to be my comment!
As a carpenter... New houses need inspection more then old houses. The problems start from the materials and end with the builders willing to use them.
The problem today is pride, workmanship, accountability, and integrity doesn't exist. It's been replaced by greed and apathy.
Can't even trust the framing inspector
I've seen em show up look through the door and walk away
We took the lowest bid on a room addition. I found many problems. But I was contracting the subs (and keeping an eye on them.) When I would find something wrong I would have them change it immediately. (Like a 12 foot header with a single jack at each end.) We managed to get thru it and it came out good.
@@zachcarter3186i was going to say, how does that pass framing inspection?
@@zachcarter3186 "yep, its got walls. My work is done here."
Wish you lived in Chicago! You're one of the great inspectors.
Man honestly, quality control has really gone down in many industries I've noticed. Inspectors are really the only thing holding people accountable to quality standards.
Even then they just can't seem to do the job right though. I know someone who works in the machining of airplane parts, often used for the building of medical aircrafts, and they occasionally have a quality control inspector come in to test the parts they make. He'll often find that there is one bad part for every 5 made. But these parts are being made by computer programmed machines run by mechanics and designed by a team of engineers - what i mean is, if it ain't being built right every time or even part of the time, then the flaw ain't the machine. The guy I know actually cares about his work and is professional and his parts ALWAYS pass inspection, every single one, he's about to retire because of old age. The team of "engineers" they have there are also horrendous, with the skills and attitudes of teenagers, they couldn't draw a straight line to save their lives and will lie about doing it wrong until everyone questions the sanity of the entire company and the blame gets tossed in the air just waiting to land on somebody. Those idiots are the next generation, the world is doomed man.
Well, you know that old saying:
"If you pay only peanuts you will get monkeys." 😉
Inspectors are clearly not doing their jobs.
@@camwinston5248it’s not equality that is fucking everything up, it’s corruption, greed, and apathy from top to bottom.
And the materials have gone to total crap. Time is money, I can't inspect every screw and board at home depot.
Wow! I guess that small bench I build in wood shop wasn't that bad after all.
Thanks for the reminder of why if/when I buy a house it will not be a new build.
And why I will still have it inspected regardless.
I purposely bought a Florida house built in 1979. I know it's been through lots of hurricanes and weathers them like a tank.
I wouldn't buy anything built after 1990
Exception is if built with your own hands. At least any issues would be caused by you
@Demopans5990 I definitely wouldn't trust a house I built myself. I could pull off basic stuff like drywall and hanging doors and probably simple plumbing but I won't touch electric. 😏
@@Rutabega_NG
The only thing I'd trust myself with is the Cat6 networking and security system. Anything else will give 20 years later me wondering who's the idiot that did the roofing, only to realize it was me
I absolutely love these vids. Everyone needs accountability. Especially government operations.
My dad built house's for years. Built two for himself. They are still tight and right and still being lived in 65 years later with only minor repairs like new shingles and paint. When he got older he became an inspector.
Let me guess. These houses in the video were made with CHEAP labor. Aka illegal immigrants. You can blame the greedy developer that hired this cheap labor trying to pad his own wallet with more money than hiring high quality American labor. This is what happens when greed makes you cut corners and break the law.
thats great. he sure as hell does not work in this city.
WHO CARE? NOBODY ASKED
@@MattyBGettingMoneySILENCE
@@MattyBGettingMoneyYOUR COMMENT WAS NOT ASKED FOR, HUSH HUSH
A lot of new houses in westdrn washington are built during the winter. They sit open during the rainstorms, and never dry out. And yes, incredibly cheap materials and labor as well, yet are priced at a premium.
I always find this funny when people argue that homes are priced higher now because they’re built “to a higher quality” than the homes in the 1950’s.
I mean, they’re definitely more efficient when it comes to maintaining the internal temperature, but that has more to do with advancements in windows and insulation. In terms of quality, they are horrible. So many corners get cut, and the materials used are the cheapest things the builder could possibly find. I’ve had to kick in a couple doors (legally of course), and the difference between new houses and old houses is massive. The old house I live in during collage took forever to kick in. When I had to do it to a modern house, one kick and half the door frame was at the other end of the house.
Yeah, I thought that wood looks moldy. 🤔
That's one of the flaws with Capitalism from a consumer point of view. If there's no incentive for companies to build something well (how many people hire inspectors?), they'll build it as cheaply as possible.
@@TheCommonS3Nsethey are also 3 times bigger with more amenities. A well built 1950s house built today would still be reasonable priced if you could find buyer and the skilled labor at all.
@@coonazz98
My comment was about the quality. I know that they are built larger with more amenities, and like I mentioned, they are more efficient. None of that changes the fact that they don't have the same build quality that they had back then.
"If you could find a builder and the skilled labor" - this is a major part of the problem. Builders don't want to build those smaller homes because there is less profit in them. It would be nearly impossible today to find a builder willing to build a small house with quality materials for a decent price because there wouldn't be enough profit in it for them. They want to build the 3000sq/f house with cheaper materials and cut corners because it will make them far more money than the 1200sq/f house with solid building materials.
It's like saying that a washing machine is worth more today because its a higher quality than the ones built in the 1970's. No, the older ones lasted a lifetime compared to the 5-10 years that you get out of the new ones, but the new ones offer fancy features whereas the old ones just had basic wash cycles. If someone told you that the build quality of the newer machines is superior you would laugh them out of the room.
We had an inspection, recommended by our house insurance company. They found so many things that we made the builder fix. ALWAYS get an inspection.
I'm a commercial const super whose been in construction for 44 years and I still used an inspector before buying my house. Never hurts to have an extra set of eyes.
anybody can lie on the internet
Lol you should have seen mine😂 thankfully my husband spent time,money redoing the house himself. I'm so thankful and grateful i have him❤
What I know from years of working for contractors, and with contractors, is that they might not do what you expect, but they will do what you INSPECT.
Seeing this warms my 1930s home ❤️
Right?! Mine was built in the 50s. People gave a damn about their work.
Hooverville homes were...cozy
Oh please, I've torn apart plenty of 100 year old houses with shitty framework lmao
Which is useful, because the house is poorly insulated.
1920 here..all old rough cut lumber too! Actual 2x4’s and 2x6 construction
This is why I prefer my 108 year old home versus anything built today.
Absolutely 💯
Idk. Be careful. Previous tenants are a concern. We opened the wall of our 1960's home to find that the previous tenants thought they could install a new light fixture themselves. Big wad of electrical tape on a ball around a bunch of wires, some live and some dead. Fire waiting to happen.
Build quality has been bad since at least the 80s. But I'm also wary of 108 years of uneducated DIY disasters.
@@Congiary😬😬
@Congiary at.least with an old house you expect and plan for issues
@@paulrasmussen8953 A house being new does not prevent you from expecting and planning for issues; you do.
Can confirm the mold issues, especially in Florida where it’s hot and you want to not die of heat stroke in your house, but faulty ac units will leak and before you know it, mold everywhere
Incompetency across all industries is high on the rise and we're only just getting started.
These migrants are a gift
"Flakes" by Frank Zappa
@@Jay-h7d3q true. Loyal marxist voters.
My experiences of recent years with contractors prove we are very well after «getting started».
@@anonymoushonesty2688 migrants dont vote
we have this problem in england , fourth generation Roofer here and all most of our jobs were repairing new builds as they have the most stupidest guidelines you gotta follow working on old victorian houses are my favourite built to last and will stand for another 150 years , i love my job and take a lot of care and pride in to it if it ain't right we do it again ❤️
My house is around 125 years old and I wouldn’t swap it for a new build if you paid me a million quid. The guy who built it also lived in it, as did his family for a couple of generations. That’s how you know it’s good work. Withstood two world wars and is still wonderful. I’ll stick with old houses!
@@JustMeUpNorthif you read correctly i said i don't like new builds and would much rather prefer to live in an old build , the new , but working on victorian houses is my favourite
@@BucksBoysOD naw, I’m agreeing with everything you said. I lived in a new build for a short while and it was awful. Thin walls, ceilings I could put my hands flat on, so many issues. Give me a Victorian home any day.
Thank you for this vid. People deserve better for their life savings.
The only time I wouldn't have a brand new house inspected would be if I built 100% of it myself. But even then there's multiple inspections that must be completed during the process, some of my favourite days too. Validation for good work and never had to change anything when I was in construction.
Watching this while sitting in my cabin that was built in 1922 and its still standing strong! A lot of newer homes aren't built very well.
So true! Even though our house is old and the rooms aren't even exactly, it's never going to fall down! It was built in 1838!
eh as a post and beam framer I can tell you cabins and a lot of smaller old post and beam houses can be sloppily built all day long. As long as the weight is on the right points it will last 1,000 years. Though maintenance is a must, more so for cabins than a bavarian farm house, but still.
It's wild to really believe that we only invented greed and dishonesty in the past 100 years lmao
Thanks for rubbing ti it bro-seph
If it was build 100 years ago and wasn't built well it wouldn't be standing anymore lol, survivor bias
As a former rough framer I can honestly say, get the house inspected. "If it ain't tight it's still right" was my boss' motto
Yup. Been framing since the mid 90s and my crew knows that shit better look like it grew there…
Living by the "measure once, cut corners" motto.
I haven’t heard that turn of phrase. Would you be so kind as to elaborate for me?
@@aneaglesnestprobably a new variation of "measure twice cut once", where the person could literally be cutting corners by mistake, in addition to the metaphorical cutting corners.
@@aneaglesnest idk if you're talking about ops comment or the one in the replies, but op was basically saying "don't worry about making the fit just right. Even if it's lose, it's good enough" which is... Not great for someone in charge of building homes 💀
Dude, I love you. Thank you. Times are tough people deserve to get the quality they pay for. Not this shit.
Right? Housing prices have skyrocketed. Even before then, but still all the more detrimental when this shit is going on.
It’s like this general contractor picked up some landscapers in front of Home Depot at 6 am and they told him “framing is easy! We can do it, no problem!”
and then they cooked up food for hurricanes and tornadoes
As someone in the landscaping industry, generally the skills displayed in the home building here match or exceed the skills they have landscaping. It's painful.
It’s more like the builder is cheap and wants to hire the cheapest framers possible, the framers aren’t getting paid enough to do a good job, they are getting paid do it very fast and cut corners :/ they get barely any money so the builder gets as much money as possible… hence they don’t care about doing a good job at all and neither does the builder.
Most construction is done that way now unless it's the city's construction team for city infrastructure. Where I live there's a center called "Labor, Inc." and anyone can just show up at 4 AM and sign up on a sheet that they want a job that day, and dudes will drive up in a truck and say "who wants to do construction? I need ten guys" And ten guys just jump in his truck and he takes them to the work site, hands them powerful tools and tells them to get to work with no instructions. My friend was going there because they couldn't get a job anywhere yet and there you just get work even if you're nowhere near qualified. They went with a group doing a demo and construction site and just gave my friend a jackhammer, never used one before in their life, no directions. Just, here's a jackhammer, move that concrete. Someone could have been killed, they just don't care, it's a cheap way to grab a bunch of cheap bodies to do some manual labor, they were grabbing people who were 17 years old no idea what to do, people who couldn't speak English yet and shouldn't be doing something they need clear directions for, they'll take anyone, if a 12 year old girl in a princess dress signed up for a job, they'd hand her a sledgehammer and tell her get to work on this demo site. Absolutely brainless industry, common sense is the last thing utilized in construction. First and foremost is, "how do we get the most stuff done that looks like we actually worked on something, without spending any actual money?" And you don't save money hiring people who are proud of their abilities, you just pick up whoever will work all day for $12 for a sack of weed and a beer tonight.
I think the more realistic response would have been "fremin? No problema. Is ezy trabajo".
Every new home built around where I live went up within a couple months, and I don't expect any of them to be without major issues within the next decade
Bless you and people like you for doing your jobs, probably saving lives not to mention thousands of dollars for the homeowner
How does a person become a building inspector? That doesn't sound like something that would be a college course. Is it the same as every other trade? Doing an apprenticeship or whatever it's called?
@@trophyscene5015yeah i would like to know, too. Great question.
I do better work on a poorly built shed lol. This is absolutely insane
😂 we have fixed so much crap like this. 1 time whole basement block wall on a new home cracked during November when first cold. We had to jack it up and support it all with over the hang porch so ww could get poured walls done and drop it. The same contractor did the pole barn, and the door was 2.6 ft off center. Always get guys well known.
I learned something new today. Thank you, kind sir.
i mean think about the average frame builder, its a job that's about going home for beer not quality a lot of the time at least the ones i knew
Did I give you a septim in Oblivion..?
My house built in 2005 is better built than many newer ones I see getting thrown up. I’m so grateful I found it!
There are few videos I see that make me audibly say “oh my God”. This was one of them
Why? Like 90% of the shit he showed isn't even remotely an issue.
It's fucking framing. You have a 1/4" tolerance on everything.
Also the house isn't even done so he's not even doing a proper inspection.
Every house ends up with a discrepancy list. All these things would be noted and fixed before they even moved onto drywall 🙄
All these inspector reels are the best. More people value a true to the core inspection. Screw those builders scamming people.
I will never ever again NOT get a home inspection! We were under contract on 2 homes here recently. Inspection came on the first and there were about 50 red flag critical issues found on the home along with cracked main sewer pipe. We dipped out fast after seeing all that. Went under contract for another one a few weeks later and it was better, way less critical issues but we again decided to do the optional sewer scope and found the sewer system was completely fucked. Almost every line had a blockage or cracks. I will never not get both an inspection and a full sewer scope, they aren't the cheapest. But it's a whole hell of a lot less than the headache involved in fixing that stuff after closing
My family and I are hoping to get a new home sometime in the near future. I'm greatful for this advice but I am also wondering now, once the issues are found who is responsible for the repairs? Because I'm wondering if you do an inspection and pay for that then decide there are too many issues are you hiring again to look at the next property or will they be obligated to fix the issues so you can go ahead and buy?
when i was house shopping a few years ago, i wanted to put an offer on a house, and they would only accept if i didnt had the house inspected. like, how big of a red flag was that.
@@toaster4k oh man. I swear that's got to be illegal somehow?! I thought people were obligated to disclose major issues!
How long after closing would it take for an issue with a cracked sewer pipe to manifest into an issue readily apparent without a scope?
@@rthedford93it honestly depends. my mom just sold our home, we had some issues we noticed before putting it on market and we paid to fix those. the buyer had her inspector come by and said we needed to fix a couple more things, we ended up doing those repairs ourselves since they were pretty simple. anything not caught in the inspection time was basically up to the buyer to fix, just make sure you read the contract and disclosure statements thoroughly.
Finding an inspector that actually does his job is like finding a needle in a hay stack
This is sadly true. I work as a county inspector in Colorado, and our County has a very hard time finding competent people to hire. We have to do a lot of training for most new hires even though we only hire experienced tradesmen. As a result, contractors hate us and I am told on a daily basis "no other jurisdiction makes us do that". That tells you how few of them are following code. I know for a fact the homes built in our county are better quality than many of the surrounding areas.
Regular shop of not those people:350 total workers
My shop with those kind of people:16 total workers
I’m not a statistics person, figure that out
THIS. so many lazy people nowadays not taking pride in their trade or work .
I'd love to know how much the inspector was bribed before he inspected my old house. Clean bill of health by him and the pest guy. 2 days later I find a whole wall infested with termites. "Oh, they can be through a wall like that in days" was their reply. Trust none of them.
@@philgray1023 but don't inspectors sign off on their being no problem so it's their money/licence on the line if there are? Guess you still need to haul them thru court
I framed houses for 6 years. This is horrendous!
braceros from down south deliver this "quality"
I've nvr framed a house but I know a shit job when I see one.
Jose and Hose B agree senor
@@Voodoolawnmower714Jose is probably responsible for this 😂
Against new construction, I’d never be able to afford anything either I live with my parents and it’s a town house. SO many problems with this place and it was built in 2019. Currently can’t use the front door because the handle is so cheap it’s falling off and won’t work the latch
How do you become a inspector your job is legit just looking and finding where people mess up lmao best job ever
That's basically the role of an inspector in any industry...
First, you need to know how to do it properly... So start with getting competent and working hard in the field for 10+ years, I'd say...
Just apply, a good company will train you
right? i love analyzing other people’s mistakes. i also have a great eye for detail bc i’m autistic. dream job
Whichever Government official(s) the signed off on the building inspections should be held responsible for rectification.
Probably have some kind of immunity
Gov officials don’t sign off on inspections. The government regulates the minimum requirements for inspections. Jesus F’n Christ. Your ged is showing.
@@lrgbrooks76 I'm used to a different system. So who performs the inspections?
Your lack of tolerance is showing.
@@1960Wheelzthe city inspectors do the inspections and are the ones who allow you to proceed to putting up insulation drywall windows etc depending what stage of the construction process you’re at.
@lrgbrooks76 You do know by definition that anyone who works for the government or state can be defined as a government official.
These vids are the best ads you could make
My dad worked in construction long ago when he first started working. When I started to look to buy a house, I brought him with me. He was basically my "pre-inspector" and could flag things he saw as obvious.
He also told me to get a house built before the 90s, preferably built before the 60s, because he knows how the trade had changed over the years. His point was "anything that was gonna go wrong with a house is most likely gonna do it in 50 years. Get one that's went through it's crap already." 😂
He couldn't be more right. My sister's place was built in 2006 and mine in 1950. Hers was rotten in less than 10 years because the builder didn't bother putting any vapor barrier. Extensive damages around all the outside walls nearly made her house uninhabitable. Mine came with asbestos on one duct. Inspector said "Just don't hit it with a hammer. Paint it and remember it's asbestos. But that stuff is AMAZING at insulation. If anything, just encase it when you finish the basement."
You can never be too careful. Leave no stone unturned.
Looks pretty new to me. + they even put extra nails!
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Whereas in Japan, they use none.
They tie wood with wood.
@@draxoronxztgs1212 tie 🪢 I've seen it with 🎍 bamboo!
@draxoronxztgs1212 could you explain that a little more. They use wooden pegs instead of nails?
@@adyingbreedofman9112 Yes, and sometimes not even that.
They cut the corners in specific different angles and in the opposit way on the other part to "tie" the parts togeter.
The art of such woodwork is called Sashimono.
@@draxoronxztgs1212 ahh, equal and opposite pressures, similar to a stone arch. Very impressive techniques and craftsmanship which has been lost over the years. Thanks for the information. Take care!
….And people ask why SKILLED labor is expensive….paying a guy a little more to do the job once the right way is cheaper than paying someone cheaper to do it twice the wrong way.
Amen❤
I’d rather overpay for good work than hire someone unqualified that doesn’t care about quality any day!
I bet homebuyer was charged for skilled labor (house was priced bested on skilled labor but builder or sub pocketed the difference).
Builders/general contractors need to stop being lazy bums and start checking the work their subs do.
Skilled labor is not cheap, CHEAP LABOR IS NOT SKILLED
Contractors are not doing this twice, I am pretty confident they are not replacing those stairs, builder will give some discount & move on.
Builder will save money at the end of the day by paying low wages.
Builders are assuming that most people won’t find issues and willing to take chances.
When I was a crane operator I would set roof trusses and I noticed that the builder would use a nail gun that would often split the wood of the truss. There wasn't much holding the roof to the wall.
Now a days I think brand new houses need inspections more than older houses.
My father-in-law has a 20+ year old construction company. When I worked for him, he talked about shady construction companies that every 5 years would shut down and create a new company with a new license. That way, no one could come after them for faulty work because that company was no longer in business. It allowed them to cut corners with little to no consequences. Be sure to consider the age of the company when looking for someone to work on your house. It can tell you a lot about what kind of work they'll do.
Wow
100% agree, i do spray foam insulation and I can say from experience that older companies definitely take longer and are more meticulous with their builds. While pop up companies tend to cur corners and leave things out and always end up getting builds done far quicker because of the corners being cut! We actually went to do a job a few years ago where the builder asked us to put less foam in and write the receipt as though we followed the blueprints. I turned and left the job site and told him good luck with your inspectors !
The RV world does this all the time. That is why all the brand names keep changing constantly as well as the dealership names.
I rather buy a older house, or build my own, no way I'd buy a new house.
Pool builders are experts at that too. Beware of any “young company”.
Thank God for my 1963 house. I watch these and love it more every tkme
My house built at the same time and it's garbage with faulty wiring, it's not the time period, it's the people. There were lazy conniving men in 1963 who were also building bad houses, just because yours turned out okay doesn't mean all construction workers in the 60s were responsible. Many, many 60s builds are very faulty because people were just as lazy and selfish, they always have been. We're building more homes more often, so it just shows more and more. These lazy dudes were raised by their fathers to be lazy because their father is lazy too, and his father was lazy too, and it goes all the way back through their lazy family, teaching their kids to cut corners and have no pride in their talents. People who think this is only just happening with new homes, are blind to reality. Your house from 1963 was inspected when it was new, that's why it's a good house. Lots of houses then were not inspected and are death traps because they weren't built properly either. This has been a growing trend for 100 years.
I’m so glad your parents had the inspection and won their court case. These companies need to be held accountable especially when there is a lot of money involved.
My dad is an engineer and generally paranoid about getting ripped off, so my mom kind of rolled her eyes that he was on site essentially every day during our new home build. I'm really glad he was, I think in this case it wasn't paranoia, it was good sense.
Honestly as someone who's even vaguely interested in maybe one day building my own home from the ground up, or just getting into carpentry in general to be able to fix up my future home, this sort clip really did teach me a lot about what to look for and be aware of. I know this doesn't even scratch the surface of possibilities and expertise, but even this terrifying broad stroke gives me a pretty good idea on what to look for in homes and contract work and even the small projects I already do. I love these kinds of vids
Inspection is crucial. It costs some money, but can save you a metric ton more by catching these things that the people who build and sell the houses either don't know about or withhold.
Because then you can back out of the purchase or make these repairs on someone else's dime.
inspectors are also crooked though, our 30 year old house we bought he refused to go i nthe attic, until i made him but he didnt go i nthe 2nd attic.. and 1 year later i did... and found the entire roof inside covered in mold
No pride in their work. I’ll crawl in your attic for ya
@@2222a-b4m i did it myself im not like decript i just figured an inspector would do that ya know, he diidnt go in the crawl spawn either until i made hiim do that too
When I was buying my last house, I had an AC inspector tell me he purposely did not find any problems because he thought I was the seller. I was absolutely floored.
I would of fired him and got a new inspector
Should be inspected in stages and not cleared to proceed until right - lot prep, foundation, framing, roof, windows, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, drywall, finishing.
Final inspection should be quick and easy because all the issues corrected along the way.
I worked as a production framer while in college back in the 90's. Subdivision homes are slammed together by hacks that shouldn't even wear bags. I went right back to custom multi million dollar projects after college. Totally different mindset
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This is one of the reasons we bought a pre-fab manufactured home. Of course there can be problems anywhere but we absolutely love it. Everything under factory warranty by a reputable company who comes right out to fix any problems. Best decision we ever made.
I used to work fiber optics to the home for Verizon and the stuff you would see in new homes is absolutely shocking!
I INTEND TO OPEN A WEBSITE THAT WILL KEEP LEGACY INSPECTION RECORDS FOR REAL ESTATE HOUSES. THERE SHOULD BE A PUBLIC RECORD OF ALL INSPECTIONS ON A HOUSE BOTH OLD TO CURRENT AND RECENT TO ENABLE BUYERS AND THE GOVERNMENT MONITOR THESE ISSUES.
WHEN BANKS AND BUILDERS KNOW THIS THEY WONT PLAY A FAST ONE ON BUYER.
I roof new construction houses. ( 5 years of residential framing experience as well ) I am amazed at how little goes into houses nowadays. 16" centeres are rare now because of cost cuts
Yep. 24" OC and flimsy, 15/32" OSB. Looks like a bunch of half pipe ramps side by side from the street.
Barely strong enough to stand. Insulation? Nah.
In Australia it's ALWAYS been 24" centers. But we don't get weather like the USA that often and the building codes are different in hurricane regions.
Norway builds with 60 cm centre ( that would be 24 inches), but we must be doing something more, as our houses tend to remain standing , even in bad ( we can have very bad) weather. They also stay warm in winter.
I would rather have a house buildt to norwegian standards than us standards. Some years ago a tornado in the us took out all but one house in a place ( cant recall where exactly), that house was buildt the norwegian way.
I think the main problem is that people no longer have any pride in what they do, and that goes for norway as well, we too need the inspections done.
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Thank you for doing this job and making homes safe for people
I’ve put together a wooden frame for an animal enclosure once and that is the extent of my construction knowledge and I’m pretty sure I could build a house at this level
Live by the saying do right even when no one is looking, that way you've nothing to worry about. These contractors need to start living by that saying.
This is what the mentality "There's always someone that will do it cheaper" will get you
Exactly
More closer along the line of trust but verify. Even professionals can try and pull a fast one on you
I had a choice to have a new house built in 2016 or to buy an existing house from 2001, I picked the latter because I know builders today are sloppy and I’m glad I did watching videos like this.
Lmaoo nothing but happy thoughts holding that together 😂😂
dude i love that lol i'm gonna start saying that
I work with almost every big builder in southeast GA and southeast SC trust me inspect EVERYTHING!!! They all use cheap labor that couldn't care less and makes so little money that they need to rush to the next job to stay in business. Imported labor will do things super cheap and fast but no quality. All Builders around here use the same cheap labor and cheap materials to maximize profit. It cost them 90k to build a house and you pay 300k and up for it. Mungo, DR Horton, Toll Brothers, Dream Finders, Pulte, RTS, landmark24, Lamar Smith, Stanley Martin just to name a few are all the same. I deal with 4 to 5 different mad homeowners every day, the builders act like your best friend until you sighn the paperwork then you're stuck with crap that probably won't last as long as the payments.
crazy thing is the builder definetely knows how all of that is going to affect the quality of the final product but did it anyways
A huge portion of contractors use cheap labor, not saying that's what is going on here, but there's definitely a chance the builder just doesn't care at 18-20bucks an hour when the boss who's making a couple grand is sitting in the truck or making store runs.
The workers don't speak English as a first language if at all. they are illegal and don't give one fuk if they do a good job. They steal nonstop too.
Guess what the labor is coming from a foreign country with different construction, and they are planning to leave this country in a few years after saving up some money to go home with. They don't care for the most part.
Think about it though, it’s the laborers work, it all comes down to how good and responsible your crew is, and in this industry, workers are often underpaid.
Underpayment leads to shit work.
I love it how Cy paved everyones way on youtube for making content like thisb
European here (you know, with the brick and stone houses)
Can someone plase tell me, why inspect the work on the house only after so much work is done? This basically means when the inspection fails, you can tear it all down and build it again, costing time and money.
No wonder there's pushback against inspections.
From the time I put in working on houses with my dad and grandad, it's because there's always so many of these new construction houses growing up at a time, that county inspections fall so far behind by the time they get to the inspection, the framing is all done. Hell I've known some crews who slapped up sheetrock and insulation, and when the county inspector finally got around to inspecting, there was too much involved, and they're buddies with the contractor, so they just, pencil whipped the inspection and shit slid by for a decade, before sagging joists and lintels cost a buyer even more money to fix.
Wouldn't be pushback at all if they just built it right the first time, and the companies building them obviously aren't honest about their progress reports.
You're European, so you know all about pickpockets and thieves and conmen. They exist here too, and this is just one of the ways they rob you.
Charge a huge price, hired the cheapest labor, used the cheapest materials, and then hope enough people don't notice, so you still run a profit, even if you get sued here or there.
Houses are inspected after each phase in most places.
@@WinstonSmithGPTnot in Alabama, in that third world country hiding in plain sight in the US they can slap up houses using used matchsticks and port a potty waste and you’d only need an inspection at the end by someone so corrupt he’s already been paid off to pass it before stepping in the door.
That’s the builders problem. Build it right the first time and you won’t have that issue.
Get that inspection, yall! No matter the house, pay to have an inspection done! They're trained to spot stuff you normally dont think of or you that you don't see!
My 166 year old house was made by men who understood what quality was. At the time electric tools were not a thing, yet the miters and joints everywhere are perfect. I understand that old growth wood is no longer possible, but the wood my house is made of has ZERO knots or cracks. After all this time in New England and our winters you would think there would be some cracking. None. Just a house that will be here long after all who read this and their many generations are gone.
Sounds beautiful
Keep up the good work man, alot of inspectors or buddy buddies with the builders And do a half-assed job inspecting the houses
Immediately SUBSCRIBED..... Thank you for showing this... It's SO IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO SEE THIS🥺🙄😕
Ditto!
Some countries have mandatory inspectiond during the construction phase. Maybe multiple visits during different stages and the final product is trusted to be good
New homes need to be inspected more than the old. My new build was a nightmare. Failed inspection twice. Thanks Truland Homes.
You can't blame them when they are incentivized to build it as cheaply as possible.
@@Diviance You most definitely can blame them. It's quite literally their fault, and no-one else's.
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They are simply acting the way our economic system dictates they should act, the most optimum method.
They can't be blamed that that is the optimum method. That is the fault of the government for letting that happen. They would be foolish to act any other way because it opens them up to simply being bought out by competitors who are doing it.
Welcome to late-stage capitalism.
What Always gets me most is, that even IF it would be done right, it's still only a few flimsy wooden slats stapled together, and then roofing felt on top.
There is no way that anything of this would pass any European inspection.The hut would have to be demolished, at best a small garden shed could be built like this.
And from the prices I hear its not even cheaper!
Some of that quality labor you find standing outside Home Depot.
I've seen rednecks do much worse with no shirts on some hot summer days. I've seen a actual roof that had a crazy bow, like how. What was the inspector smoking to not notice. Soo good job at being ignorant lil buddy.
@@lucidrebuilds6129 no they arent lol, there are plenty of these videos showcasing houses built in the 50's 60's and 70's with the same shit craftsmanship. "they dont make em like they used to" what a load of shit haha
While the builder undoubtedly billed the owner for a crack team of master carpenters.
@@itsIDomholy shit the cognitive dissonance is crazy. You actually know nothing if you think previous generations didn’t have better craftsmanship. Literally just look at vehicles, trucks from the 90’s are still running with little repairs while new cars are shitting out on people after 5-10 years. Not to mention the overuse of cheap, weak, and harmful plastic which starts degrading in less than 5 years if exposed to the sun or water for too long and ruins the environment but companies still use it because of its manufacture cost. Do you genuinely think any building we make today would last as long as the Roman architecture that’s lasted 2000 years? if so, seek help. I work in carpet and jute back carpet which is barely made anymore lasts twice as long as latex back carpet which is now the industry standard because companies realized latex back is cheaper to make and if it degrades fast means people will have to buy carpet twice as much. Defending these kind of practices and saying newer practices are actually better is dumb and allows these companies to continue to give us worse products to line their pockets.
@@itsIDomYou Are ignoring the glaring fact that these brown people can’t build worth a crap. People praising their hard work ethic is a bunch of baloney.
The inspector has been out to my parents build twice already. Once for foundation and in floor heating; once for plumbing, electric, and insulation. He might be back one more time before they can move in for appliance checks. Also, my dad is the one doing most of the work on the build, so he's not going to cut corners on a house in which he's going to live.
I skipped the inspection on my 1949 home. I did multiple walk throughs before even placing an offer. Once the offer was made, my dad came to see what I chose. I gave him my list of concerns which he confirmed and approved of my choice.
Is there still a way to check for structure, plumbing & electricity in a newly built house/apartment after the drywall/ flooring have been installed?
Our rental was newly build, apparently it has been checked & has been cleared for move in.
When we moved & starting to move our stuff in we discovered....
1. The counter on the kitchen island is not glued on well, it was moving.
2. The closet in one of the rooms cannot accommodate more than 2 clothes to hang bec the depth of the closet is way short compared to the standard hanger. I complained about it & asked that shelves be installed instead of the clothes bar. Weird thing is when the closet guy came to look at it, he told me shelves cannot be installed & he suggested he can raise the clothes bar higher. I looked at him & said raising the bar is useless & I've explained it a few times why it was useless. I asked why he can't install shelves, all he need is to put 3 pieces of wood cut to W/L & put support pins under. He came back with the fiberboard cut to size, but he asked someone else to install them & when it was installed you can really see it was not even leveled properly, I have to show them that it was not leveled properly by using my lip balm container to explain what I am saying bec of how it rolls. They have the entire tool box with them, even saw a level, but they did not even bother use it.
3 The toilet tank's cover cannot be lifted & removed because part of the bathroom's counter is on the way.
4. When we start using the toilet, it was flushing warm water & also in the washer, our clothes after laundry is done came out all hot even if it was set to cold...even with color coding the one who hooked the lines up still made a mistake.
5. I was sitting in the living room & started hearing water, looked at the kitchen sink, faucet & under nothing...walked towards the bathroom there it was, in front of the door water pouring out from one of the hallway's pocket lights🙄 The pipe burst when the developer did some water test on the next unit above us.
6. The locks on 3 of the sliding doors are not engaging properly.
7. I am always home, but 1 day I left home for an appointment, when I came back I cannot open our main door, the lever on the door know is not engaging so I got locked out & no one was home to open the door from the inside & no other access to go in either. Our landlord has no choice but to climb up the balcony & force his way in through one of the sliding door open so he can open the door from the inside.
With all these basic stuff overlooked, I do wonder what the workmanship of this building looked like before the drywall & floor has been installed. Developers are hiring unqualified workers, saving money & all about profit & shortcuts.
Wow that sounds like a very frustrating situation. You’re right the build quality sounds horrible. Once the drywall and flooring are installed there’s no way to easily see the framing and roughed in materials. A lot of the home could still be inspected though. Depending on the landlord, it may or may not be worth it. Some landlords refuse to fix even the most minor of issues
Hmm, yeah, that sounds like a really bad situation all around. But to be fair, what do you consider qualifications?
Because someone can be certified to do a job and know how to do it correctly, but that doesn't mean they WILL do the job correctly.
Also, there's probably more people who are not certified to do that job who could do it better than people who are certified, certification/qualifications does not mean that the job will be done correctly.
The difference is whether or not someone takes pride in their work. You can have all the qualifications and certifications and degrees you want, doesn't mean your work is gonna be any good if you don't take pride in your job and love what you do. Doing it right has nothing to do with a piece of paper that CLAIMS you know what you're doing. Also remember this, most professional trades hate each other for one reason or another. Just because something seems like it wasn't done right, doesn't mean the person who did it was unqualified for the job. A carpenter could have damaged the pipes after the plumber installed them because they were having a bad day and didn't like the angle of the pipe the plumber installed. Just like the drywall guys usually hate the framers. Everyone hates electricians because they never clean up after themselves. There is a lot of rivalry and nasty spiteful actions when it comes to construction, residential or commercial. Don't always blame the builder, sometimes other trades with fuck over other trades by damaging their work after they have been removed from the job site and moved onto the next one. It's a very nasty cycle in the construction industry.
Nope, that's why they get away with it, you have to be there on site watching everything they do.
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That's hardly possible if you're renting, right?
Hundreds of thousands of dollars for a home and they can’t even build it right!? Despicable!
When we had our house built, we brought snacks and drinks to the guys on site all the time and were extremely nice to them. They loved when we showed up and would give us a tour of what they were working on. And anytime we would point something out, they always jumped on it right away.
My secret: I've actually been managing construction projects for 30 years and know what I'm looking at, but I also know that being nice to the guys on site gets you a lot farther than sending a nasty email to their boss. The email never makes it to the guys and the builder just tries to keep you away from the site, but they roll out the red carpet when you show up with goodies. Also, people who enjoy their job tend to take more pride in their work. The snacks and drinks cost us around $1,500 but that's pretty cheap in the big picture when you don't have to worry about your house falling apart.
I worked many jobs and will say snacks and talking to the builders is always the best way to get what u want these little things make huge impacts on the workers
20 grand to dig up the yard and redo the mainline on a brand new house was something that I saw all the time because it didnt have proper slope or the line would literally already be disconnecting. Thats not even including the price of redoing the yard. yeah 1500 bucks is cheap.
That's really smart
Why should you have to bribe grown men that you are already paying big money with treats to try and get them to do an acceptable job?
Men are babies.
@ClaireGreen-wd2gm We weren't bribing anyone. We weren't paying the guys on site. They were paid by the general contractor. What we were doing is being nosey and making frequent inspections, but in a way that kept morale up. I spent a lot of time working in the trades, and customers like you wouldn't even be allowed on site except for scheduled walk throughs because nobody wants to listen to you run your mouth, and every single little change you ask for will be marked up significantly. We call that a PIA fee (pain in the ass fee).
So call it bribing or whatever you like, but we got tons of extras for free and a quality built house without glaring imperfections, and everyone enjoyed the process. That's well worth the money.
When a new car is delivered to the dealer, a PDI (Pre Delivery Inspection) is performed. We go through the entire car front to back with a manufacturer checklist, and our names are tied directly to that car. If someone dies in that car the day after they buy it because of something the tech missed, guess who's responsible?
How something like this is not the standard for new homes is mind blowing, especially for the price new homes are now going for.
Who did that fine piece of work? Mickey Mouse and the entire cast of looney tunes?!
3 stooges construction
Joe Biden freinds he let in
Yep, still loving my 70 year old brick house.
Me too. 975 sq ft cookie cutter brick ranch. Built in 1955. It’ll still be standing long after these new builds have fallen apart.
They fall apart too
@@Jay-h7d3q this is true, nothing lasts forever. Eventually Itll have foundation issues and that will bring it down.
@@UrapunkRoman brick structures survived a long time 😂 I'll take bricks over wood anytime but atleast this is wood and not paper and cardboard
My 120 year old house is looking like a work of art in comparison to this. As well as my work on the 120 yo house.
To everyone crapping on the contractors: go to home depot and inspect the lumber. Half the boards are twisted and/or bowed. That results in tension during the install which can crack boards. It also screws up your measurements and cuts. The quality of lumber is in the toilet.
I used to work at Home Depot.
Even I knew that it's in the name and slogan. It's home projects and diy projects.
Contractors should be getting quality lumber from a mill, not where Pete and Suzanne go to build a tree house.
💯 correct. 👍 And expensive
If your builder is buying lumber from Home Depot that's a problem lol
@@StinkyBuster I agree, just pointing out that overall lumber price-quality ratio is in the toilet. You can go to a mill/yard, and you'll get straight boards but they're going to be pricey. Average joe chooses the cheap lumber 8/10 times when given the option and having the difference explained.
Home Depot doesn't sell kiln-dried wood. It's dripping wet. Menards does have it, and that is what you want.
Those pictures are of workers not carpenters, that's somebody that doesn't know what they're doing.
You all know there was a lot of Modelo involved in this craftsmanship
I've seen white framers who were useless and did sht work. Racist fk
This is what worries me about new construction. Unless inspected and repaired (assuming they are not major issues), you won't know how well your house was built until years later. Always get an inspector.
The house is hold together with pure faith 😅
The Home Depot parking lot can only do so good guys!
Are you better at doing this job?
@@jr_lunaOficialhe’s not getting paid to do it dumbass
@jr_lunaOficial Yes, because I have something called integrity and empathy, so I say to myself, "How would I like that if that was my home?".. and if I don't know how to do something, I either learn it or pay someone who's experienced in it.
@ cool then go ahead and fix the house shown in the video but stop talking about the people who actually want to work.
@jr_lunaOficial The people who "actually want to work" should do their job correctly the first time and not just throw it together. These are people's homes who end up having to foot the bills of the work that should have been done right when it was built.. I hope you pay all of your life savings for a home and it end up having to be completely torn down and rebuilt at your own expense so YOU know how it feels to be duped by someone who wanted to make a profit.
the rise of the Cy Porter's. go get em.