I Reveal $900K Home Horror: NSW Building Inspection Gone Wrong!

[@OwenLowe]

You are performing the highest public service, all power to you

[@BizRon-dm8ye]

Electrician here, when you were listing the non compliant aspects of the roof space, I must add the unclipped cables run through the bottom V of the trusses. 2 no no's in one shot! Honourable mention to orange conduit used above ground, that will turn pink and crumble after a few years in the sun. Schoolboy error mate.

[@DaveEeEeE-hu7gu]

Buyer obviously asked for the wavy floor finish mate

[@bhonsou5137]

Can you do a video showing a very well built house, something your impressed by, so we have comparisons

[@willcordero1054]

@bhonsou5137 I have been waiting for that video for a long time 😅

[@bhonsou5137]

@@willcordero1054 yeah me too lol

[@XXB4XX]

He has, it was a Sydney house from memory

[@bhonsou5137]

@@XXB4XX true, thanks for the reply, I'll go through his old videos. Cheers 💪

[@TheCowPastureGarage]

This was also a WA house that was reasonably good.

[@halitosis75]

Mate you need to be awarded Australian of the year. Your work is a public service❤❤❤

[@elleofaname1058]

What an absolute state it's in. Even someone like me with no building knowledge can see the errors. It really needs to be taken back to the foundations (after they have been checked!). Good luck with it owners. 🏠

[@openminded6860]

I don't know much about building, but I love watching this!!!! I have learnt so much, and your expertise is the best!!!! It is extremely sad seeing these back yard builders ripping off customers!!! Good job, Zeher!!!!! 👍

[@nigelmayer8061]

Thank you for your public service

[@MGsyd]

You are doing a terrific job sir. When I said to a vendor that I would use you to inspect their property guess what happened? They pulled out!!!

[@RedesCat]

i cant wait to be 40 years in debt to end up with a pile of rubble from the shoddy house collapsing in 3 years after i purchased it

[@cze33e]

whilst the builder buys himself a shiny new ute and gets all the write offs etc. It's an absolute joke.

[@danaveye3977]

On a 900k loan Total loan repayments $2,045,771 Total interest charged $1,145,771 Totally worth it!

[@DB5652-v3r]

@@danaveye3977 usury

[@nickng5857]

@@danaveye3977 truth is though the house with the land is worth 2mil in this market and will probably be worth 3mil in 5-10 years time… as the next buyer might not be savvy enough to find all the issues here

[@FreeAsABirdSydneyAustralia]

My wife wanted to buy a newer house in The Ponds… glad she needed my money… ended up with a 70s double brick in Kings Langley, everything original, pink carpet, pink walls 😂 stepping back in time

[@m.a.c.8366]

The imperfect and misaligned brickwork by itself is reason for a defect claim to the GC and masonry sub. Good work highlighting the problems in this build.

[@ptb7234]

As a bricklayer I got seasick when you put your camera up that wall with those wavy perps plus the tight perps where the Brickie’s meet to the last brick on that coarse and gone stuff it just lay and walk away and the no second level flashing was mind boggling I really feel bad for the owner who paid for that house.does the builder wear R.M Williams? Because that house was built by cowboys.

[@The_Mess85]

It's bizarre too, since bricklaying properly is much easier thanks to plastic spacers etc. Main issue is then is speed and finish and yet somehow they've fucked it all up. Couldn't even use plastic inserts for the weepholes which makes spacing and avoiding getting mortar in them child's play.

[@plumdrix]

It is shocking that there are not only this many incompetent/lazy builder/tradies, but also this many incompetent/lazy/dishonest building inspectors. It's a complete cluster f&^* for the owner.

[@owlytv]

Please will you come and inspect our build in central coast.. the roofers installed the wrong roof and now they're trying to convince us they're installing cladding correctly when they are directly going against the technical Hardie manuals.. we need some help man

[@leslie7922]

Sounds dodgy 😢

[@JUSTFROGSANDFROGS]

You can hire him to come look

[@pyromaniac354]

Sounds like a complete shamozzle

[@j.y.1515]

Get good legal representation too.

[@owlytv]

@@JUSTFROGSANDFROGS I asked but apparently they don't do NSW much

[@JoePollard-d3j]

If the blue cable is comms it also does not comply with the clearance requirements between comms and LV power (AS/CA S009)

[@djw1185]

300mm

[@dh2919]

@user-es7yj3cf5p it's shocking how the cat 6 runs not only on top of the power cable, but also in parallel! I would actually be scared to touch that cable, can guarantee there's not only alien cross talk, but I reckon there'd be induced voltage on it too. Dangerous as.

[@The_Mess85]

@@dh2919 fuck, I forgot completely that could happen. /shudder

[@BTW...]

13:59 is kinda fair enough segregation at main board and hub, for what it is. That appears to be in the garage/? room... elsewhere unseen or questionable.

[@billjones3312]

When you give your clients your report , what happens? Does the builder rectify everythig?,some things or nothing? And what happens to the inspectors who approved the work.

[@Siteinspections]

Read the description of these video that shows what can happen after we do an inspection the results speak for themselves and more to come 😊 We Returned to the $2M Disaster: The Unveiled Nightmares of West Melbourne Homes kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnLCd6yvoLtqi7M Owner Builder Nightmare: $2.1M Project Sabotaged by Family Friend's Greed! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXSXpaSKmN98eMk (Read the description, Building Notice Issued even after the Occupancy Permit was passed by the RBS) I Exposed Preston’s Worst Build: Police Called During Shocking Home Inspection! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fniUonp4rNaLisk (Read the description, Building Notice Issued even after the frame was passed by the RBS) Unveiling Victoria's Worst Builder of 2023 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eonEl6GAjpmdgKs (Read the description, Direction to fix Issued even after the frame was passed by the RBS) The Certifier Suspended & Builder Being Investigated After My Inspection Video… kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHi5emmigKx3ldU (RBS Suspended) Post Inspection | Unbelievable $200,000 Rectification… kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5O1i2aDa8SIaMU

[@cameronalexander359]

"The upstairs is fully stuffed"😅 Its a scha-mozzle! 😳

[@xoctor]

It perpetually blows my mind that all these builders spend so much on materials, and laborers put in so much work, yet half of the defects wouldn't even take extra work or effort to do right. It's like they want to sabotage the project on purpose. Do they get a kick out of getting away with it or something?

[@danielcaughlan8188]

Mostly it's done to save money and half the time it's just completely incompetent work not taking care in the finish of the job they're doing

[@SlackerU]

It's a dysfunctional audit system I suppose. There is a cost to educate & the Government can't afford it I guess.

[@FreeAsABirdSydneyAustralia]

I’m no qualified builder but I have grown up with a grandfather who was a sparky, I did everything from basic electrical to plumbing, paving, tiling, mechanical, building things with wood etc, just seeing inside the roofs does look like sabotage or just complete incompetence..

[@jaydenperko7591]

8:43 (​ @Siteinspections ) - a breach of AS/CA S009:2020 Section 9, there must be a minimum separation of 150mm between LV (230V) and ELV (12-48V) systems, which can be achieved either through physical distance or appropriate mechanical protection. Additionally, ELV cables are permitted to run alongside LV cables for a maximum distance of 1 meter, provided they are mechanically protected.

[@secretssecurityintelligenc1531]

This is reminiscent of some properties in Snowden Avenue, Sutherland, New South Wales, that we have investigated previously; in our limited capacity as we were defending a tenant from their malfeasance. The builder, developer, and real estate agent were all working together to build and sell properties that were ultimately not compliant with NSW building regulations; the real estate agent was also the brother of the developer/vendor which is also unlawful in NSW.

[@nickmoore6727]

In my small town Tassie. Ex flood prone land sold to developer. Under table via council. Council bought back at inflated price. Council became developer inspector and tried to be real estate sales as well. Taz as dodgy as Australia.

[@baronblahblah2396]

What laws or legislation needs to change to prevent home owners or first home buyer from having to pay for dodgy builds & dodgy inspector’s signing off on dodgy jobs?

[@RachelLove-b2b]

This is so scary I never want to buy a new house why isn’t our government helping honest Australians who work hard for there money to protect us I feel so sad for anyone going through this stress it can honestly break someone thank you for helping honest Australian families 😢

[@danielcaughlan8188]

Don't care about the owners only care about the taxes the government is raking in and plus the government is making money when it goes to the courts lots of money being put into government coffers with dodgy houses being built

[@cjeam9199]

I mean the standards documents are written by governments are they not?

[@bennyrest9122]

You usually pick of the condensation drains from the AC at 12.43

[@leealan6416]

What the hell with insulation on weird angles and voids with none.

[@kadmow]

I am in NSW, the non sarking requirement for tile roofs is ?? unfortunate ?? in this day and age - retrofitting to something resembling a standard, or getting any follow up trades to respect: the integrity of... insulation/fabric/wrap /anticon, etc - and ensure integrity after "work done" is abominable... If you want it done correctly, don't get it done in Australia, it seems.

[@jayedwards7451]

As someone who lives in the area I am not surprised. Suggest you take a look at some of the new builds going in around st Mary’s. Wish you would name and shame but I understand why you dont

[@SagittarianArrows]

Homeowners would prob post in building reviews somewhere

[@DanTuber]

Those walls will never get fixed. Will require a full demo.

[@winter5490]

Demo action 🎬 you are right ✅️

[@gnomiefirst9201]

Honeycomb foundation may need forensic inspection and possible demolition.

[@stuartlaird7341]

Render over the lot or put up some aluminium cladding to hide it.

[@The_Mess85]

That's also sadly my thought, what a total fucking schemozzle of a job.

[@glyn1]

Greetings from NZ you know your job looking after the PEOPLE

[@Mr_RPE]

I would love to see you travel to different states and check out other builds would be awesome

[@bigpapadrew]

how the HELL can a builder also be a building inspector?!?! that's like being a footy player and a referee at the same time ffs

[@murry001]

That brickwork made me dizzy looking at it haha, so many waves in the joints.

[@entropyachieved750]

Brace yourself and prepare to be flabbergasted...

[@Alchemist_2119]

Is there any good builders out there that actually do a really good job? A video showing a well built house where they go as you say above and beyond would be cool to see

[@BSenta]

Yeah, if he did a Mirvac home and it was shit then i would plan on renting forever lol. Honestly i think a cyber truck is better quality than Australian homes

[@sydney8382]

No problems short video or not, thanks for coming to Sydney 👍

[@jurgenfreiberger6593]

Thanks

[@Siteinspections]

Thank you ☺️

[@jamiedehaas5294]

we need videos with updates on what happens with the repairs on these homes

[@kellynguyen9748]

We need a schmozzle meter/rating at the end of every video pretty please!! 🙏🙏

[@kellynguyen9748]

You can add points for every non compliant work throughout the video, more points for bigger defects~

[@satchguy]

Hahaaha Schmozzle Meter!!!

[@peterlloyd1434]

How about that gate hinge at 15:42😂😂Talk about Rip Shit and Bust!

[@armouredthug5154]

love your work Zahir !

[@dootu]

I notice that the ACT is going to start using government building inspectors. Keep bringing light to this mate. 👍

[@plumbob6449]

We just spent a week getting a jetter out of a drain that went to a decommissioned sewage holding tank 1.5m underground and under concrete. Then we had to connect it to the correct drain. All inspected and passed by government inspectors. In QLD

[@echoztrip]

yeah would love to know the state of the ACT building industry

[@vincespenser9819]

Your a guardian angle to home owners

[@plumbob6449]

That window sill has a speed bump in it 😅

[@robertbarnier45]

The stuff of nightmares. Thank you building industry. Aussie Bob

[@AHDONIxTOxSHELIONI]

14:20 $900K in Sydney including waterfall feature. Bargain!

[@DaneSharp-o6c]

@@AHDONIxTOxSHELIONI that’s what I thought, that’s a mil home everyday of the week now! Some audience on here are forgetting this contract could have been signed prior to 100 + % price increases in&post covid with a lot of Building companies have faced over the last 12-24months. A lot of builders got caught out this way, most chasing there tail to pay for losses ! Still no excuse for poor workmanship!

[@ozk590]

This looks better then most new builds in NSW. It's finished

[@LiquidAudio]

Great work as always mate, that brickwork, what a shocker.

[@MickC2167]

Pretty sure when you were in the roof there was some screws coming through the ceiling from inside, straight into the gyprock. I suppose it could have been the homeowner fixing something to the ceiling, but given how poor the rest is, I wouldn't be surprised if it was one of the tradies.

[@BTW...]

LOL.. yeah. They are not there to stop anyone kneeling on that panel. God knows what is screwed to the ceiling. Heavy? They used a heap of screws, pointlessly.

[@bradleymcgregor4489]

“I need the cash flow brutha, I need the cash flow man” 🤣 16:42

[@broadcastingurself]

Thanks for another great video mate. What's likely to happen with this building will it actually have to be torn down or will the owner be paid some hush money and continue living in it?

[@victorsauvage1890]

Most entertaining program on television.

[@Mercmad]

Oh My God, Bro!, who taught the brick layer? you tube ? could almost instantly in the roof that most of the structural members are non compliant.Did they use 2nd hand timber for the studs?

[@winter5490]

Would love to see the future of this job .. very interesting .. One of the worst you have shown, it's pretty bad.. Let's see what the builder does .. Omg

[@gindaburra]

Not only is there an obvious conflict of interest being a builder AND inspector; I can see scams where two builders inspect each other's work. That's frightening.

[@sooki82]

Love your channel, keep up the good work! Just as an idea, can you show us a property where things are done well and it’s actually compliant? Or does that just not exist??

[@superwalnut]

Oh shit, I drive past these a lot and always wondered what you might find if you inspected them haha.

[@absurdengineering]

This building has been pre-aged. It’s a bit more wavy than my previous home that was from the 70s. 1870s, mind you.

[@interceptor7905]

Lol

[@cgrecommended]

For once, it's acceptable for the VBA to be nowhere to be seen.

[@XTC3D]

Shammozle bruh, absolutely.

[@hahn-solo]

Love your work, my only complaint is that this video was not long enough to feed my site inspection addiction ❤

[@rachmadfirmansyah5646]

Can you do follow up videos to some of these houses to see if the builders corrected their mistakes.

[@gnomiefirst9201]

It looks like a total schmozzle from the foundation to the roof. The so-called builder is a criminal predator who lures parties into contracts with amazing low ball prices on luxury dream homes---too good to be true---done correctly, this build would easily peg $1.5 million in the US. The homes surrounding the one you inspected are probably just as bad. The people making the loans for these monstrosities obviously have no skin in the game. What the hell is going on?

[@leealan6416]

That brickwork is all over the joint. The bricklayer was smoking a joint.

[@stuartlaird7341]

Bricklaying is not a certified trade. Anyone who can mix mortar can call themselves a bricklayer.

[@JustinDRichards]

Do builders even bother trying to fix this? or do they just pay them out and accept the loss on it?

[@apondo100]

You're a f**king legend mate.

[@andrews7911]

We have inspections here in California during construction. Do they not do that there? and if they do how do SOOO many things get missed. Everything gets inspected by the city's building dept here. You can't put roofing paper down without a roof sheathing inspection, you can't get a roof sheathing inspection without a framing inspection etc.

[@timbo5053]

Problem started once they stopped using govt inspectors the different trades essentially signed off their own work. The builder in this case is also a building inspector - crazy but true.

[@skitzvitz]

"If he does come back and fix the job" , what a knock down rebuild?

[@bpg786]

Great job checking inside the ceiling space so well. It's a difficult spot to get to, so the builder assumes people will be too lazy to check it properly. They clearly expected the average inspector to be on the job, not someone like you 👍

[@PD-fc3og]

Hey the Ninja Inspector is back. My goodness, I would hate to be the owner of that house. I'm starting to think that builders are taking Planned Obsolescence way to far these days. Instead of a house lasting a lifetime it self destructs in 8 years or less. To fix all those faults is: Mission Impossible. Thanks for the video Sensei.

[@ade725]

Holy crap, it never ceases to amaze me how bad building in Aus really is.

[@TheBozzler]

I can't see any markings on the electrical cable sheathing. Is it Alibaba cable?

[@Siteinspections]

Probably Ali Express?

[@wobblyboost]

It's probably that extra cheap bio-degradable soft plastic made from Soybean oil polymer blends that rats adore eating. Auto-electricians have been complaining about it, since it started being used by car manufacturers trying to meet landfill breakdown rate quotas, would definitely not be construction spec.

[@BTW...]

I can't get close enough to see the print.

[@three_mountaineers775]

We really need laws to allow buyers to withdraw from a contract with a full refund if a property is found to have several major defects. Builders need the threat of bankruptcy from a poor build and tradies not getting paid for their work so they'll get serious about quality and compliance. An insurance scheme also needs to be set up to allow suppliers from those failed projects to be paid to protect them from the fallout of the builder's incompetence.

[@glenfield9199]

How is this possible I’m an owner builder and my roof is over braced and I used twice as many cleats as advised …

[@declanhumphries]

I always notice the wiring is non compliant as well, AS3000 states that wires must be clipped to beams. Plug bases and Jboxes must be fastened to framework. Wires can't pass over beams, must be clipped to side. Crazy thing is that it's so easy to do on new builds. I get doing the dodgy on add ons but at build stage it's a joke

[@bigwangmark]

I really think we need you or someone like you running the government body that deals with the whole building sector. If you are finding so much wrong with houses and you are one person imaging how many homes are built wrong and dangerous. And wow I felt really claustrophobic just watching the footage inside the roofspace. I hope you always have another person with you when inside roof spaces.

[@pifoeko4580]

Out of line bricks i could live with but the zero waterproofing from the ground to the wall is absolutely unaceptable

[@Matticitt]

I love the section of the video where you're in the attic space and you get progressively more pissed off the longer you're there.

[@morganspencer-churchill2136]

I’d fly you to my next build in NZ if you were registered here. A truly honest man, good on ya mate!

[@BSenta]

Please do one of the reputable developers like Mirvac ect

[@1001History]

11:55 I had about 5m^2 of carpet drenched due to a hole in the corner of a window. The hole was maybe big enough to slot a 50c coin through, and took a 100mm downpour to get to that point. Luckily no apparent carpet damage as I spent all weekend soaking up the water with towels and dehumidifiers. Strata sent someone out and caulked tf out of all my frames. Wasn't too keen on that fix, but what can I do? Seeing the windows in the video, your house would be a swimming pool with a light drizzle, if my experience is anything to go off 😂

[@shinerlight7094]

I'd be surprised if you found a compliant build in all of North Western Sydney. The industry is rotten to the core.

[@adrianpolley9466]

i would be surprised if you found a compliant house anywhere in australia

[@GarageSupra]

At this point people are just better off getting a kit home

[@TheWhitsundayWanderer]

The brick work is atrocious.

[@frankblack509]

I don't understand why home owners aren't getting independent inspections to check each stage of the build. Yeah it's a extra cost but will pay of in the long run .when I was getting my home's built over the years I had my own inspector check each stage. I made the mistake once not to get a inspector and it was a big mistake. Since then I always had my own inspector .

[@emmanueljohnny-moore2250]

Builder doesn’t want to pay for the sealing on some windows

[@poerava]

These dodgy builders are weird AF Thank you for your services sir

[@cameronwallis7024]

What’s the go with the ceiling joists on the flat??

[@RashikAcharya00]

Zaher, I am amazed at the non-compliance eg: the brickwork. How do they bring it to compliance now? Demo job?

[@johnobran3351]

It seems they have cat 5 or 6 bundled with the 240v. there must be a barrier or the required distance separating them. They can cross at 90 degrees.

[@mgtowbylogic5592]

This video is…. … … Compliant!

[@keneagle7684]

There is no way that is going to get fixed. The builder will go insolvent before anything happens.

[@MrMcnamex]

perfection proud builders and owner. name the builder. the fact they get away with this proves nothing we can do as client.

[@timandrew4515]

How do you fix all that??!

[@peterlorenz8267]

Of all of your inspections what’s the ratio of houses that pass to those that need substantial repairs?

[@cryptofamilyoz4913]

You should take a look at Box Hill NSW. It's about 10mins from here. Also Schofields is a total dog box with quality.

[@The_Candyman86]

NAME AND SHAME THESE DODGY SURVEYORS AND BUILDERS. THE REGULATIONS PROTECT THE negligent builders, the homeowner suffers.

[@JenMitchell-yk4bh]

Scroll up, someone has

[@charlstin1979]

Well if you look at Safework NSW in 2019 they fined a scaffolder and the company 2 mil, this is due to a death and negligence by not setting up a scaffolding system properly lbecause he cut corners by not rectifying the knuckle joints and all system collapse killing a young kid. My point is if that was in VIC that would have let go by Worksafe VIC no doubt

[@Strider181]

Data and pwr cables run together with no seperation which is non compliant.

[@robsmith6087]

Floor levels limits apply to the A.C.T. also ?

[@kuhhnt]

Watching a house go up near me recently. Observed the roof trusses go up, then the gutters, and now tiles, straight on the trusses. Seems weird to me. Is no barrier under tiles the norm now in Australia?

[@chrisarnold462]

Honestly, where are the regulators? How can the average punter figure all this out by themselves?

[@CKVampyre]

They can't this is how they're getting away with it