Home Inspection Disaster: Marong's Shemozzel Brickwork…

Welcome back to Site Inspections! In today's shocking episode, we join the famous TikTok Inspector as he investigates a home in Marong, Victoria that's riddled with defects, just before handover. This inspection is a homeowner's worst nightmare!
As we approach the front of the home, we're greeted with a brickwork disaster. Watch as the TikTok Inspector points out the shemozzel that's unfolding before our eyes, and see how this could have been avoided.
But that's not all! This home also has a rusted eaves gutter and non-compliant waterproofing. Join us as we document these issues and explore their potential consequences for the homeowner.
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[@craigotto4228]

Mate can I tell you - I think I love you. I’m a carpenter and I’m sick and tired of quoting against tradies like these. Some people say that I’m to dear and I tell them that tradies like the ones you show are too cheap. You should always do your best work and enjoy what you do for a living. If you don’t want to do the right thing, don’t do the job ( period ).

[@AitchJay]

It's like that sign you see sometimes " Quality : Cheap : Quick : pick two"

[@harrycurrie9664]

Two things in life that make me happy ..1. A job I love doing ..2. A good woman.

[@freedomchaser151]

Hopefully builder liquidations will help sell your reasonable price. Tradies that race to the bottom, often find it.

[@matthewwood4008]

@@AitchJay they can’t have it both ways😭

[@neilr4867]

I think we almost need to go through a bit of pain for the next few years to shake these frauds out

[@robinbanks610]

What a disgrace! When I started my plumbing apprenticeship in Sydney in 1975 I worked with men who did the job in one way and one way only, the right way the first time to the best standards. There was no cutting corners. For 45 years I carried on how I was taught😉. Thanks for the vid bro👍

[@Siteinspections]

Thank you watching 👍🏼☺️

[@matgee8892]

My Grandad and my Dad both taught me you do it properly or you don't do it at all. I am frequently complained to about taking too long or concentrating on things that a client wouldn't ever notice but it just has to be done right. If i am going to haul my ass out of bed at 4am and go to work then I'm not going to cut corners just to get home an hour early or make a bit more money.

[@robinbanks610]

@@matgee8892 right on brother👍. Good to hear how you do things my friend❤️

[@KimoKimochii]

@@robinbanks61048 years

[@Dee-tp8cx]

For anyone interested. This took the bricklayers 10 weeks in total to complete. In those 10 weeks the site supervisor said the brickie caught covid, wife had a baby so 2 weeks paternity leave, then baby gets rushed to hospital, then he broke his collar bone. What it looks like is a 1st year apprentice did the work. On top of that, the brickie ran the storm water hose from the roof in through the second level while he bricked and then forgot to pull it back out, after a massive weekend of rain he completely flooded the house and that’s why the floors creek. Because the yellow tongue is swollen. The supervisor has since been fired after we had the construction manager go through the place and now a better supervisor has been put to task to try and rectify everything. We are heading into month 21 and out of contract. Don’t get my started on all of the walls that are way out of tolerance.

[@ullah8334]

Disaster written all over it

[@seqvirtualtours]

more importantly, hows your mental health at the moment. That's more important than anything.

[@Dee-tp8cx]

We have our days

[@SenZubEanS]

What an absolute cluster-F. Was just sussing out the location of Google Maps and considering a drive passed to see if a builders sign was still out the front. But would save the me the trip out there if you were happy to let us know who's shoddy work this was. Hope for your sake it gets sorted very bloody quickly! Best of luck.

[@ramsin6938]

Really feel for you Dee, hopefully things get rectified to an acceptable standard.

[@shinkicksgetthechicks]

Its great to see someone taking their job serious and holding builders and dodgey tradesman accountable

[@AR-bd5hb]

Great comment. However at the end of the day the owner is held accountable for hiring dodgy tradesman and builders. Most owners only care about the lipstick not the structural integrity

[@TheRomanWolf]

@@AR-bd5hb Thats BS. You hire a builder so you dont need to be accountable for things you have no idea about. These builders & trades (and previous inspectors) should be held to account properly, then watch and see how much better the industry can do

[@AR-bd5hb]

@@TheRomanWolf ahhh right so when you go to a restraunt. You dont care if its a good restraunt or a bad restraunt. There is a big difference in good builders and bad builders. Going to a bad builder and expecting a good job is retarded

[@D1PPYH1PPY29]

I have to say man it’s very rare I’ll actually watch anything over a few minutes in one hit but I could watch these all day

[@davidmccormick3819]

Metricon for sure. Maybe the government should not have bailed them out and let them go under like Porter Davis. 😅

[@j.l.912]

So depressing… imagine that being your new home😢

[@BramBiesiekierski]

Yep. Mortgaged up to your eyeballs paying for that lump of shit

[@Dee-tp8cx]

Yep, it is

[@user-di7ww6pm3c]

It's reality for a lot of new home owners these days who build with the likes of metricunt, porker davis...etc

[@j2simpso]

It's rare to find this level of craftsmanship in a new build.

[@cze33e]

lol, it already looks 10 years old.

[@nickau1704]

you’d be surprised

[@megamane7095]

Do you ever come across a new home that is perfect or with minor defects? It would be interesting to see a video on a home that is built properly 👍

[@tonyp2865]

In SA there are many.

[@maxthecat9857]

Name and shame!! If the builder can’t tell what is shonky workmanship than they are complicit or incompetent.

[@Bee_Bill287]

he can't, he would be sued for deformation.

[@christophertaylor5719]

Dude you are my hero of standards and tolerances. I'm a licensed industrial electrician and now a mechatronics engineer. Your fight to raise the bar in the construction industry is much appreciated. After building my first home and finding out first hand the bare minimum of effort put in with domestic work..along with misunderstanding the default HIA biased contracts, the suckyness of DBVRA and VCAT...well I'll just say, keep up the great work. You are an inspiration to quality control. The industry needs more of you.

[@KatieB33]

He’s one of a kind. I tried to see if there was anyone in Perth doing this and I came back here. Because of you I have organised for regular checks of my build. The money I’ll spend is the best insurance. I’ve even got a pre builder to help me ensure the builder knows what I want and it is in the contract correctly.

[@Fload.Ritlhe]

Comparing the brickwork in your post to a very large number of new homes built here in the UK by some of the biggest building companies, your brickwork looks absolutely perfect.

[@petesmitt]

British and bodge are two words that belong together..

[@fruitgums]

In the UK first year college students are taught 4 course to a foot! I know because I hired one! I was shocked at his course work books, why teach kids wrong from the start? It is madness and trying to get him down to gauge was a job in itself. For those that are not aware it should be 4 course to 300mm not a foot which is 305mm. I laughed at the comment "absolutely perfect" but cry because it is soo true

[@Warpig9]

The brickes in Bangladesh would like to have a word

[@jeremygziji9186]

such great commentary ... im a carpenter / builder in sydney i see this stuff every day sad truth is owners just want cheapest price and done fast ... then complain when bad work is done

[@SpotTheOzzie]

Crazy how in 2023 you're not legally able to build your own home anymore, yet this is the industry standard that we now have to folk over our life savings for.

[@frankryan2505]

Owner builder certificate, go for it if you think you can do better.

[@h.a7191]

You can build your own home , you can do an owner builder arrangement, get in the trades you want, varies state to state but you can usually do one build per year

[@thebackwardpointinggodwit8080]

One ownerbuild per 5 years in NSW. I’ve just finished an owner build. Allows you to know and control every trade and avoid most of this. Despite the impressions created by these videos there are still lots of first class tradespeople out there who really care about your build.

[@neilr4867]

Become an owner builder and you can hire who you like.

[@holiday_sauce]

Looks like you missed one my friend. The vent in the wall above the gas hot water unit needs to be minimum 1500mm above flue terminal. Non compliant 😂

[@BubbaMcGee]

Great work mate. I’m building a new home in WA at the moment and these videos have been very educational. Keep up the amazing content 👍🏽

[@ccie2011]

Are you happy with how the build has gone so far?

[@jeffreystorer4966]

Keep a sharp eye on it and take lots of photos, years ago my sister had new house built , country roads Mandurah WA, builder didn't strap Tin roof carpentry down to brickwork,she stopped progress payment until they did it right , 3 houses in here street lost their entire roofs a year later ,hers was unscathed,was about 1997 ,things seems to have gotten worse since

[@michealmully3294]

as a bricklayer i would be disgusted in myself if i did a job like that .

[@nicholasjopson7326]

Yeah but if you were an alcoholic drug addict you wouldn't care :)

[@westerntui]

Great work man. Need more of this to expose the dodge bastards.

[@elitechampion]

The sad thing is that this would mostly go unnoticed without good inspectors like you. From experience, all construction industries are the same, not just the housing construction industry. We rely on inspectors and engineers. The workers just want to go home ASAP with their paycheck so they do a rough as guts job.

[@michellesgarden5695]

Dont you mean its likely there needs to be an investigation into whether inspections are being done...or whether this is a golden handshake district

[@johndough1966]

Wait, not ALL "workers" (as you call them) just want their paychecks to go home. MANY "workers" are professional tradesmen and are every bit as professional as the engineers. Please don't group "workers" as incompetent lazy rough etc. Please remember, without "workers" you have nobody to build.

[@edstraker8451]

That wasn't a handover, it was a bendover. Don't people take pride in their work anymore? Very sad to see.

[@harrycurrie9664]

Quick quid merchants ... their own front lawn would be overgrown for sure.

[@paulstubbs7678]

So who do they 'normally' get to do the inspection? as in the type who would miss everything.

[@accountfake1070]

Pay peanuts, ya get monkeys. A big part of my job is fixing the mess others have made.

[@aquaphobicFish]

no. not when every job is a race to the bottom on price theses days quality costs substatially more

[@amegam4705]

Hey mate I’ve just come across your channel and as a former tradesman I absolutely despise your profession in every way, though as a current engineering student I find these videos interesting as fuck, please keep them coming!! Subbed

[@johnsavage1109]

Yes, I would never build a house these days. Aside from the stress, if anything is wrong your chance of getting it fixed is zero. No pride these days, all about squeezing the last dollar.

[@ryanmorgan9589]

If you do your research you will find good builders out there. You probably think 280k for this house is alot? I worked for a builder in Adelaide that was exceptional. But you would pay 700k for this. They would build about 15 house a year. My first job for them was a garage extension. They built the house 18yrs prior. Clients loved my job and asked me to quote painting inside. The house was strucually immaculate almost 20yrs on. You get what you pay for.

[@thebackwardpointinggodwit8080]

Agreed. Most builders doing custom homes are good - especially if you stay engaged and watchful. These sort of problems occur mostly with project homes and volume building cos.

[@bobbycrosby9765]

@@ryanmorgan9589 you might get what you pay for. Money doesn't guarantee quality.

[@whites08]

Best channel on KZbin . In the flooring industry , so the water damage from ingress and bad finishing in wet areas is most interesting..great videos 👍

[@alexaustin5664]

Feel super bad for the owner. What a nightmare. Hope they got it all rectified and I hope the builder goes under.

[@gracesherman428]

Why didnt they have someone checking this stuff.. if i was going to drop 500,000+ on something I'd bloody be checking or have someone checking.. heck I check a $1.50 avocado before i buy it.. maybe I'm naive but surely the buyers arent doing due diligence and just assuming the builder is on their side, only to realise theyve been ripped off? Not saying anyones right or wrong but jeez its a lot of money / risk to just leave in someone elses hands

[@timmyc3152]

@@gracesherman428even if you have a site inspector checking every stage there’s nothing in the standard contract that can make the builders rectify what is brought up by the your site inspector…they can ignore everything and continue building If you try and make a different HIA contract before the build that they have to listen to a outside site inspector they can refuse to the contract anyway The only thing you can really do is have a site inspector with every step and hope that the builders take the issues on board and rectify the issues or have the evidence to cancel the contract and bring them to court The industry is an absolute mess

[@auzzieredneck1850]

We built 18 years ago, seeing this totally puts me off building again. 🙄 Cheers for sharing Ps site managers need to be held accountable for the miserable non compliance works.

[@blackbirdcycles]

All starts at the slab you have to get the rebate right especially if the windows are close to the floor.

[@matthewwood4008]

Scenario; Bricklaying team arrives to site,”building supervisor “asks him when he will be finished. ;bricklayer checks gauge to window’s and discovers that the concrete rebate is 50 mm too high. ;bricklayer then has to cut a split brick around the entire house( while his team wait for the cuts ) ;bricklayer sets out garage pier to “architect “ dimensions only to discover that the measurements don’t work full bricks( team waits for more cuts) ;pier is constructed and requires more cuts,saw blade is now blunt and boss is changing it,frustrated bricklayer cuts a brick with trowel and lays it ;”supervisor” doesn’t check any tolerances or quality during construction ; “inspector” doesn’t check any tolerances or quality ( it’s a long drive)during construction or pre clean ;” builder “ finds the cheapest Brickcleaner available ;Brickcleaners work not checked before he leaves ;”inspector “desperate to write something down,after all it’s been a long drive ,tears apart the bricklayer and makes a KZbin video . “Supervisor “ is sacked( scapegoated)

[@marc9588]

100%

[@seanmoyer9337]

Absolutely. What was he gonna do not put a cut brick first course then throw all the heights off around the whole entire building, then get blamed they have cuts under steel and above headers. It all starts at the bottom. The block were probably off because the concrete footings were off. Obviously the quality isn't the best but it could have been better with better communication I'm sure.

[@SmudgyRules]

Thank you so much. I know very little about this kind of stuff so it’s really valuable being shown some of the traps to look out for. I would hate to be this poor customer. What burns me is the house could have been completed really nicely. What a waste of good materials because of what looks to be sloppy work.

[@gilabola4642]

3 year old channel? Why am i only seeing this now. Mate, we should have more of channel like this & uploaded daily for all new homeowner to check

[@zappy7393]

I just watched this video and think I am hooked...not only are they educational but they are hilarious where even me, a hobbyist at best could do a better job...especially on that timber work!

[@Dee-tp8cx]

This is my house. The house we sold before we started building this place was renovated throughout by my mechanic hubby and his work was 👌🏼 so I don’t understand how stuff like this happens. We also had a good laugh watching this. Wah wah wee wah

[@MatejB69]

My house is built by my dad and granpa 30 years ago and I tought they did bad job, but when I look at how those new builds look like my house looks way better compared to that mess, people have no pride in their work anymore and companies just want to make quick profit with no care for customer

[@bluebearcreativeAU]

wow.... no idea why you were in my feed.... but I enjoyed your video and watched it all. You know your stuff.

[@user-yo1bj2lv8x]

Please make a video on the good houses you have inspected so that we can see what they look like.

[@ryanmorgan9589]

Thus dude probably only inspects budget builders. Most high end builders wouldn't use guys like this. At the end of the day if you pay 280k for this house you will get what you pay for.

[@craigs4798]

@@ryanmorgan9589 I know Marong … nothing currently for sale under $600k. Bandits be bandits!

[@MegaPixie666]

He is still looking for a good one.

[@DanHarrow26]

@@ryanmorgan9589 Its a metricon build. i live across the road from it

[@redpepper7181]

@@DanHarrow26 l wouldn’t get them to do a chookshed!

[@coryholland1811]

Very interesting and frightening video. Tradies love render for obvious reasons. Thanks for the effort.

[@kevinhamling1963]

This is just terrible. Imagine coming home each night and having to look at this crap.😢

[@peterkuppen6145]

Not only looking at it … then working for the next 40 years to pay for something that will only last 10 years !

[@ulysse321]

So interesting, entertaining and informative. Bravo!

[@Cruiseyone]

As a bricklayer in Sydney there is some shocking brickwork there, but the ‘exposed’ split course is something that has to be done due to different levels in the slab or to work to lintel heights for windows that have already been installed, otherwise the size of the bed joints would be to big/small also no landscaping has been done. A lot of it comes down to a broken system not enough money in the trade don’t hate the player hate the game

[@TOOOO9307]

When you work for Builders (Especially Project Builders) they generally give you the price (what you will be paid for doing the works) and any Tradesmen that knows what they are doing usually stays well clear of these guys now because it's not worth doing the job because the builder takes the profit and the subbies (trades) bust their ass to try and break even. Short cuts have to be made unfortunately. Also the builder never gives you a clear run and expects you to work on top of other tradesman creating a bad atmosphere which leads to poor workmanship then to top it all off holds out on Payment. Builders in Australia are like used Car Dealers, they tell a bunch of lies too the client & subbies so things always go to their advantage so they make more Profit. There are a very small minority of builders that are for their subbies & clients, but l can tell you that the rest are just out for themselves unfortunately. So when you look at it the Client who is getting the works done and the subbie who is doing the works are both getting totally screwed whilst the middle man (Builder) reaps all the nectar. And the country wonders why we have a Trades shortage ? Take away incentive and this is what you get. Think about all the slapped up dwellings in Australia right now that have not been constructed to Australian Trade standard! No doubt people have borrowed lots of money to build these places and lots of builders are going under right now, so who fixes the defects ? You the client have to Pay for something you have already Paid for to be done again Properly because somebody lied to you. I see the only Solution Being = Cut out the middle man and the Tradies work directly too the Client, it's the only answer to try and solve the mess we have created here, Builders can still work but they are employed as Carpenter's and all trades liaison with each other on when they will be finished. If your thinking about getting a House built in Australia right now be very careful & Do your research before you give them your money. I see people in my street just bought some land and put a Pre finished dwelling on it, this could be another solution to our crisis we have here.

[@ashlogan2049]

The issue is profit above all else. The builder will be running these jobs on minimal manpower in order to cover their costs and make a few bucks. Your solution sounds good on paper but again profit or in that case expenditure will get in the way. The client will look to spend the least amount on trades and the problem will continue. I work in commercial building, and it is the builder who draws the short straw there - unrealistic deadlines and budgets by the client, while the trades still make their 10-20% profit the builder (head contractor) is lucky to make 5%, and the trades are not up to scratch despite their margins.

[@water737]

Bro needs to read audiobooks, i want to hear about bilbo baggins non-compliance... unbeleivable!

[@BOT_0x76DE45AB]

I want to get this gentleman to do various inspections on my upcoming reno, but I'm worried that even when he picks up the phone and I describe the job he will already start with the "or more gord" and I will be gutted before he even sees the job. 😢 I'm addicted to this channel! Keep it up.

[@Bigfoot_2109]

Mate thats not bad come up to Newcastle lol

[@Siteinspections]

😅

[@stephenrogers9664]

I’m so loving your channel 👍

[@downundergarage6968]

You need to do more explanations on what you are seeing fow the newbies.

[@bakkerem1967]

@3:32 nice fitting background music with 'Hold the line' from Toto !!

[@PJvaleting]

You know it’s bad when Lord Vader is completing a roof inspection🤣. Great upload to my untrained eye it looked okay ,then you explaining the problems was shocking . Thanks for uploading

[@kirandudyala5795]

Keep up the good work mate.

[@paulstubbs7678]

Wow, talk about thrown together. The first bit that got me, but not mentioned, were those joins in the brickwork, like part of the building is an add-on. Weird.

[@leocurious9919]

Where is the thermal image? Was looking forward for a diagnosis using differential heating rates to detect cracks/delamination.

[@nexgentactiks9404]

It look good from far but was far from good 😂

[@sabamacx]

Looks like the algorithm has blessed you. Time to allocate more time and resources to your social presence.

[@KaspersMC]

it hurts to see all those mistakes

[@michaelpairidis7382]

OHHH MY GOT!!😂 No good Farken

[@interceptor7905]

Wog boy farken lol

[@jay15183]

Mate. Very useful video.

[@exploringsydneyandbeyond9059]

Watching this is like walking onto an escalator that’s not working , takes a bit for the brain to adjust , knock down and start again.

[@michaelfrederick2047]

Lol 😂 “wa wa wee wa” - love it

[@EJCMunyard]

Thank you for making me happy I don't have a pretty new looking house. :)

[@ryanmorgan9589]

I started my painting business working for budget builders. I will never touch a builder again. We get stuck having to fix so many things. Nothing will be straight when concrete hasn't had the correct time to cure. At the end of the day trades don't get paid properly. This is because people buy these budget homes. We are always owed money from 3 houses before. My opinion is only structural should be defected. At the end of the day you get what you pay for. $250k is not alot to build something new. To put this in context, I worked for a builder who was high end. Waited 45 days for concrete to cure. Everything was checked before next stage happened. The builder paid us 3 times more then a budget builder and the work was easier to do because everything was done properly. But a home owner would be paying 700k to get this exact house built.The difference is in 20 years, it will be standing strong.

[@alyssajenaway3781]

Oh my god. I thought there was something wrong with your camera at first making those bricks look strange, but nope. How on earth do you fix a problem like that without starting over?!

[@porleg]

I felt like I was seeing all weird

[@hudclub2652]

Render?

[@Dee-tp8cx]

This is my place. Won’t be rendering. We’ve demanded they pull it down and rebrick. It’s worse than what this video shows. We paid for upgraded bricks. The front pillars are being rendered

[@alyssajenaway3781]

@@Dee-tp8cx Gosh Dee, I am *so* sorry that you've endured this. I can only imagine the stress you've been under. I hope you're living in a beautifully finished home soon. All the best

[@seqvirtualtours]

depending if it is a 360 degree camera you will see a bit of a weird slice if the camera is held at the stitch point. I noticed it a few times when it was on the bricks

[@raymondwood3603]

Job satisfaction for this guy must be high. Clients would love him.

[@jwallace6913]

no way. this job would give me ptsd lol

[@RyanHattam]

Please to a follow up!

[@Swaggerlot]

I had a place built in the UK 35 years ago and they forgot to put the entire internal cavity wall on one full aspect, only found on 'lock up' inspection.

[@jzawh]

Looks like the cut out tool (router) got away from the gyprocker on that access panel cut 😂.

[@robsmith6087]

13:40 . . . now why didn't the carpet layers say anything before laying the carpet ?????

[@navs485]

1. They don't care, not their job 2. Maybe they did and were told to shut up and just do the job they are here for 3. Don't speak English

[@stewatparkpark2933]

Not their job . They were asked to lay carpet and they did .

[@reofi]

@@stewatparkpark2933 do it's compounding errors, one bad piece of work and you just keep adding to it until the whole house is a knockdown?

[@robsmith6087]

@@stewatparkpark2933 so, that's the way it is today . . . no integrity amongst the trades anymore. They should've refused to lay until it was rectified.

[@creditelectric]

@@stewatparkpark2933 "Not my job" are three words that should be banished from workplaces. Find someone who is responsible or rectify.

[@anthonyangelovski3039]

Wow that's some interesting work. I think I need you to come inspect my place. Brickwork is about the same as this job, if not worse.😅 Argued back and forth with the site supervisors during construction but never got anywhere because apparently I don't understand the regs (they were just shocked that I caught them out). Anyway, keep up the good work catching out these lazy trades that think they can get away with poor workmanship!

[@bt9087]

Can someone explain what is the issue with split bricks at the base course? Isn't it std? To get the height u need to split bricks

[@absurdengineering]

The framing and the rest of it has to be sized for bricks. Just like you would get if the thing had structural brick walls - no split courses there either. Framing was off, or drawings were made by a clueless architect who never saw bricklayers at work.

[@carolyndee4565]

So if the walls need to be redone, then who pays for that? The home is the biggest investment. Amazing the amount of poor work that is done. New subscriber here 👍👍👍.Name and shame so people know who to avoid

[@soulhappy]

I shared your channel with my family, and I hope your channel goes gang busters … you do an excellent job, maybe a dodgy immoral person who does shoddy work sees some sense and does the right thing!!! Thank you for bringing awareness to the industry! I know nothing about construction, accept I live in a home, and relate to that.

[@oudonbail]

Cowboy builders have reoccurring nightmares about this guy. Builder runs and hides , then hears solid footsteps " what do we have here , naughty little builder hiding in the closet, which is ... non compliant "

[@taraj9563]

I would say we had one of the worst brick jobs done. The biggest issue was the fact that the brikkie cut the termite barrier to step it up a level on the same wall. Leading to a breach in the termite barrier. Luckily the builder has commenced rectification works - a retriculation system and termite beeds.

[@shaneelliott2713]

Missed a great opportunity with the music in the background as you were having a look at the brick work at the garage. The song :"Love isnt always on time" You could have sang: These bricks arent all inline

[@ynoter1]

Out of curiosity what happens if the bricks aren't up to code? I can't imagine they pull it down?

[@seqvirtualtours]

i need to know that as well

[@Dee-tp8cx]

We are making them pull it down. Not settling with render. We paid for upgraded bricks, not ugly render

[@HDSoundZz]

@@Dee-tp8cx render in much cheaper no?? Render is way easier and cheaper then doing all the brick work again

[@JamesAAshton]

@@HDSoundZz The cost for rectification goes to the builder, not the client, and the builder can try to recover from his subcontractors. Anyway, render isn't going to adhere well to those smooth bricks. If you plan to render you use very rough bricks designed to allow the render to attach firmly. Finally, render isn't going to fix the places where the bricks are well over 5mm off vertical.

[@nicholasjopson7326]

@@JamesAAshton do you really think they'll rectify that brickwork? I can't see it happening. The insurance is total bullshit as it basically says the same individual that screwed it up has to come back and fix it. They'll string it out sooo long in hope the owner just wants to move forward and forget about it

[@LightRayTracer]

Why would you start your first course with split/cut bricks?

[@gypana]

Because the formworker set the rebate down 200mm instead of 170mm so you need to cut in the 30mm difference or then the brickwork will not work to the window and door heights...it's just bad all round work to be honest.

[@clowndoglen]

Everything starts with the slab. Many concreters are fucking useless these days and when we come in to lay the base we're forever fixing their work. Rebates up and down all over the place, sometimes dropping off to the point there's no way to lay brick + cavity without an overhang. The best(only) option is to knock back the job until concreters come and fix their shit - but I guess many brickie gangs just want to get in and get out and get paid. In the end we have supervisors that have little to no actual trade experience/qualification running dozens of builds at any given time. That's where it's all going wrong I think. Hardly and decent and completely absent site supervisors.

[@matthewamm4483]

Knock down job, start again. Shocking. Good work mate.

[@Coecoo]

Was hard to see at first until you showed the ~ bricks at the garage lmao, poor home owner

[@aurion61]

Like mention before where the weep holes in the brickwork, Brickwork is a shocker how would this ever pass code, the amount mortar still within the bricks are shit.

[@marklospoopoo]

all those horrible black bricks too

[@johndurcan3989]

Bricks are different sizes.

[@oggyoggy1299]

Nice driveway across the road 😮

[@porleg]

Imagine all the stuff you can’t see

[@ullah8334]

If not waterproofed correctly .....fungus growth

[@MooKau_]

I think ive laid straighter course of blocks in bluestone.

[@halala85]

my ocd on the bricks man

[@wantcheapbuy]

This is local to me and i just bought another block to build a 4 bedder to rent out. In the process of finding a builder. Name and shame please. At least a hint. Please…..

[@DanHarrow26]

Metricon

[@hthring]

cut up sarking as ducting hangers !! lmao 😂

[@johnhodges8185]

Love your work ,Just for a laugh please do a quality inspection food report from a local restaurant of a menu item

[@antonbrum5492]

Horrified at the poor quality of workmanship by so-called professionals. No wonder the building industry is in trouble if this is their standard of quality.

[@torpedodropkick59]

What happened in the last decade, where did all the skills go? 😢

[@justinfargas2367]

Name and shame 'em mate.

[@griffie84]

Probably a $800,000 house. Need to spend another $800,000 to fix the defects.

[@johnpatsalas6379]

what do expect from Indian uber drivers by night bricklayers by day !!!

[@FrazzyNZ]

Atleast they put in their control joints 😂

[@cuzakuru]

That’s shocking mate! Whata shambles. Were the builders wearing blindfolds whilst working 🤷🏽‍♂️🤦🏽

[@rebeccawelsh2401]

There must have been a huge sale on class 2 screws. It seems like they are being used everywhere.

[@Bee_Bill287]

my mates house had chips in the bricks, and they just colored in the chips in with a texter. not to mention in the lounge where they built the external timber wall, you could put your hand between the wall and the concrete slab and touch the ground, because the frame didn't sit on the slab. This was a big reputable builder, and every time he tried to get an inspection with the site manager, he use to say, your house is too far away for me to get there. LOL

[@user-lv7tm6lw4p]

The insulation install in the roof cavity is terrible too. The builder/supervisor obviously doesn't care.

[@ashlogan2049]

Problem is its installed before lights are fitted, and the sparky would throw it all out the way for light clearance without giving a shit how they leave it. There is so much "not my trade so I don't care" attitude in building, probably the least collaborative industry around, despite the fact that it's also probably one of the most diverse in terms of different professions working towards the same end goal

[@test143000]

@@ashlogan2049 The electrician did all right. Do not cover spotlights and spotlight voltage transformers with insulation.

[@ashlogan2049]

@test143000 yes, I know. But they always leave a mess. Tell me the sparky ever thinks about where that insulation ends up once he moves it. I've seen it, entire batts missing for 1 downlight

[@nitsuadivad]

The certifier/inspector should care about the insulation. It's a key part of the house

[@tpv59]

WOW !!!!!!

[@wendysandwell9838]

Wow it looks like a child has took a white marker and drawn brick on a blank wall . All thicknesses, waves in the bricks work 12 mill gap no more than 5 m 😮 . Indeed totally unbelievable. Omg I would not cope with that being OCD and a perfectionist. 😢😢 Truly shocking work . Keep saying and blessing from Wendy London Uk 🇬🇧 🩵🤍

[@j.l.912]

Render fixes everything lol. Another reason to avoid rendered houses

[@test143000]

What is the real problem with uneven decorative brick wall? It will not fall, it will not crack because of uneven brick lines.

[@j.l.912]

@@test143000 you must be the builder…

[@test143000]

@@j.l.912 I just bought a couple of houses in Sydney.

[@NOFX0890]

12mm out of plumb is quite considerable. The half brick starter course is... antithetical to the idea of a buildings foundations. Why would the weakest brick be used as the course bearing 100% of the above construction? The owners also payed extra for decorative bricks. Not rendered commons layed by the first year.

[@looking8030]

Good job it’s Ozzie’s like you that will keep our standards high

[@bigshan5806]

Check to see if the brick seal flashing is above the bricks is actually attached that will really blow your mind....