Unveiling Victoria's Worst Builder of 2023

🚨UPDATE: DIRECTION TO FIX issued by the surveyor stating:
Grading of ground under suspended floors required.
• All bolts, steel washers and nuts to be fixed off as per endorsed engineering documentation.
• All column to bearer connection to be fixed as per endorsed engineering documentation.
• Rear deck to be built as per endorsed as per endorsed engineering documentation.
• All base plates to be grouted as per endorsed engineering documentation.
• All stub column connections to be completed as per endorsed engineering documentation.
• Subfloor timber bracing to be installed as per endorsed engineering documentation.
• Balcony beam support to be built as per endorsed engineering documentation.
• Cladding installed is not per endorsed stamped plans. All cladding not in accordance with the endorsed plans to be removed and replaced with the cladding stated as per endorsed engineering documentation.
• Concrete slab stepdown to be removed and reinstated as per endorsed engineering documentation and Australian standards 3600:2018.
• All water stops to be installed where necessary as per the AS3740.
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🎉 End-of-Year Special: As we wrap up this year, we bring you a story that's both compelling and cautionary. Join us in Greenvale, Victoria, for what we hoped would be a showcase of stellar construction, but turned out to be quite the opposite.
🏠 A Dream Home in Disarray: This double-story home, with its diverse cladding including brickwork, Hebel, EPS with render, and Scyon Stria boards, promised luxury and style. Yet, the reality couldn't be further from the promise. Despite being paid in full, the builder has left this house far from completion.
🚧 A Litany of Issues: From a home that's still not lock-up ready to cladding that deviates from the approved working drawings, the problems are just the tip of the iceberg. The sub-floor framing defies engineering standards, and to make matters worse, the house is plagued with leaks in multiple locations.
💔 A Family's Devastation: The homeowners, anticipating moving in before Christmas, are now facing a harsh reality. It seems the builder's timeline may have been for Christmas 2024!
🏅 2023's Worst Builder: Strap in for an eye-opening journey through what we've deemed the work of Victoria's worst builder for 2023. This isn't just an inspection; it's a lesson in vigilance for every homeowner.
👍 Like & Subscribe for More: This may be our last video for the year, but our journey in uncovering the truth in the building industry continues. Like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more content in the new year.
💬 We Want to Hear From You: Have similar experiences? Share your stories in the comments. Together, we can raise awareness and demand better standards.
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[@strayadude9053]

Australia desperately needs you to grow your business to national scale ASAP. There is no where near enough honest and trustworthy inspectors such as yourself.

[@BSenta]

Can companies like Mirvac be trusted?

[@tomwood5592]

@@BSenta I've been on a lot of their sites, as far as I can tell they are legit

[@eliz1957]

@@tomwood5592 …. The kitty cat builder… Is legit is that what you’re saying?

[@eliz1957]

It’s not just in the building trades…. It’s across-the-board everything.

[@snowice4354]

so true ...we need honest and trustworthy inspectors

[@tom-lg2ep]

imagine paying for a house built out of f***ing foam... unbelievable

[@robin92101]

The scariest parts about these kinds of builds is not the builders, it's the inspector who passed everything. I can't believe you can go around this build site and not see all these faults, baffling.

[@kamilo743]

especially the flooring itself as well as the water INSIDE. i mean, im not an expert, but im pretty sure the floor should be smooth and level before installing any flooring. Also im pretty sure water inside is a big NONO sign xD

[@user-xe2fp7vm7d]

bribes perhaps?

[@MrPnew1]

All that the "inspector" is concerned about looking at is the kickbacks flowing into his bank account.

[@user-zm5iw7ur6v]

Inspectors who inspect jobs on behalf of the owner will pick defects… Inspectors who inspect on behalf of the builder will push passing the job as it’s good for business. Very simple legislation and regulation obviously needs to be updated

[@anwarjabar]

They pass everything in the north of Melbourne they don’t check and if they do they in and out in like 5 mins

[@glenndarragh4417]

Makes me appreciate my house - double brick house built in 1925. Before I found this channel I wished I had something modern and shiny, now I'm glad I've got a house actually built to last !

[@Cheepchipsable]

Plenty of junk houses built in the past.

[@glenndarragh4417]

@@Cheepchipsable That's true however I was commenting on my house in particular not all houses from any particular era.

[@bobshanery5152]

@@Cheepchipsable Sure but no where near as bad. We did not have foam, or tiny little drywall boards. Stuff was 100% made to last back in the day. From houses to your washer machine. Now everything is run by monopolies who make stuff fail and we have people today building foam houses.I cant imagine having your kid play ball outside and the soccer ball breaks the wall of the house.

[@islandwills2778]

100 percent your ancient house is beyond non compliant. But its probably pretty sturdy

[@SwaggMessiah69]

​@@bobshanery5152 "Foam" houses done right are fantastic. EPS cladding is far superior to brick in thermal insulation (of course depending on whole wall composition and thicknesses). If you want superior thermal insulation + durability, you get sandwich cladding, which is basically EPS with metal outer materials. These materials are not bad, only bad builders and designers.

[@keithmarlow143]

Absolutely shocking, this level of fraud should come with jail time. The house is a demo job given the structural faults you were able to see, what else is lurking?

[@LS19331]

Fair point at the minimum criminal record this is life changing money for home builders

[@kiwiaus]

I bet even the concrete pads won't be to depth

[@anthonythebeard]

100% mate this builder needs to be sued and charged accordingly

[@meganjay30]

@@anthonythebeard never going to happen in this country.... the builders know they can just take the money and run..

[@nvelsen1975]

@@meganjay30 Only because people let them. Filing a civil case is easy, and unless you get a ripoff of a lawyer it's also fairly cheap at just a couple hundred. If you're broke you just file it yourself and explain to the judge you can't afford representation (bring proof) and typically court will go to 'noob level' and explain the procedures and arguments to you as they conduct proceedings. It's not their favourite activity, but no judge became a judge hoping to sit there going "Hahaha, you're broke, so no justice for you", so they will cooperate.

[@simonmanners4108]

Far out, the builder is just a scammer. Man I fell bad for the home owner. How can people in good conscience do this to others.

[@dirtmcgirt168]

We need to start with the surveyors, they are paid big bucks for their profession

[@lukeclarke267]

I would ask how the owner chose this builder. Not excusing the absolutely dismal performance of the builder, but hopefully he didn't chose him because his price was the best.

[@cze33e]

The 5 new Google reviews are great.

[@tonymontana897]

It's also a lack of supervision. You CANNOT trust anybody these days. The home owner must be present at all times to enforce the correct working plans otherwise these bastards will take short cuts, do shoddy work and rip you off. That builder needs his ass hauled off to a tribunal and have his license cancelled for life. What a shonky scamming bastard. Utterly disgusting work.

[@fc7424]

This is pretty much the norm, common standard practice in the Australian home building industry

[@comba06]

Is anyone else immensely saddened and angry (separate to the financial devastation this type of build causes), by the impact to the environment and wasted resources, of houses and apartments that clearly won’t last 30-50 years despite maintenance and repairs, compared to pre-2005 builds?

[@anthonythebeard]

I've been in construction for well over 10 years of my life. I've seen all sorts of dodgy work from crap waterproofing which caused a leak into the garage, the whole bathroom had to be ripped out for the waterproofing to be redone after OC, electrical wiring being laid directly over insulation, structural/wood beams not being braced correctly, concrete slab being laid over mud, driveways being impossible to drive up unless the homeowner has a lifted truck, floors sagging when walking on them, cabinets not being braced correctly on walls (literally just tacked on with liquid nails or silicone, not a single screw in sight), and of course the standard walls never being straight - but this is on a whole other level of bad. This is just awful. This builder needs to have his license revoked ASAP and sued into oblivion; hopefully, he doesn't have a PTY LTD so he can just liquidate the business and start up another one under a different name leaving the clients with the biggest L of their life. Just found your channel mate and I've got to say I am so thankful people like you are doing what you do in the industry. It's an absolute shame that in a country like Australia, we have crap like this going on. There's only one word for what this builder is: unAustralian. Aussies know what it means to say that about someone in this country. How this bloke sleeps at night I will never know. God bless you brother, keep doing what you do best.

[@sherrylawrencelewis2544]

💯

[@KazeHorse]

Not an Aussie but isn’t laying electrical wire over the insulation the correct method? Over here in the U.K. that’s the recommended method anyway. I know wiring must not be covered by insulation as it lowers the amp carrying capacity of the wire, but over it allows the wire more operating temp room. Not sure if it’s different in aus though because of all the heat.

[@paulfriend3449]

The building inspector needs to be sacked and have his/her license cancelled

[@tecnaman9097]

Yesterday, and for life.

[@svthorasailing4868]

In other countries they don’t get so lucky.

[@BSenta]

Not this one

[@dougashurst2022]

Jail

[@Malcom2345]

Only to start up a new business under his wife’s name 2moro. Blame fair trading. Useless service full of useless practices & useless capacity in upholding justice for situations exactly like this.

[@MIck-M]

Aside from the site fencing, the extreme mess outside showed actual contempt for the owner and a complete lack of pride in... pretty much every aspect of the builder's life.

[@joes2318]

Not to mention the disaster zone inside. Absolute disgrace of a site.

[@jackkelly6282]

Was kinda funny until all the structural stuff. Those bolts being so close to the wood will cause a sheer fracture over time just through the natural movement of the building. Half your could fall down.

[@66holt]

bro we need someone like you in NSW , 58 yrs old in construction for 37 yrs , , people used to do good work and be proud of it , , now , just scary , no one checks amazing

[@jeremyhoyt1918]

we were demoing parts of a 100 year old school to add seismic upgrades and one of the corner foundations was flooding up undermining it with the inspector/engineer coming that day. The foreman bought blow torches and told us to "dry it out" before they came if we stopped within 45 seconds it was pooling again so we covered it with dry gravel. We passed but there were so many things wrong that even some of the workers we sketched out to go in there and we expected children to use it.

[@johnwalker4234]

This crap gets passed but I use a couple of 12g screws instead of 14g on my shed and the inspector drags me. Unreal.

[@Litruv]

you didn't pay your inspector enough I see.

[@chickenmanmackenzie3525]

think about your actions next time mate, truly a danger to your community!

[@mini_steve]

About 3-years ago helped a neighbour put up a workshop in his backyard. 1 loose bolt on the side door and the inspector wanted to whole thing demolished 😅😅. Boy did we laugh and laugh.

[@rowmagnvs]

@@Litruvthe thing is, why would an inspector accept bribes for passing substandard work? What if the structure collapses? Are they not liable?

[@Alexander361cmongimmieahandle]

Yep they come down hard on fuckin' sheds don't they. I had a mate who also had to over-engineer the fuck out of his shed and had the council down his back making it as hard as possible for him. He did what they wanted and got it passed but damn.... and there's houses like this? My mate's shed would last 100x longer than this foam-shit house.

[@jackmehoff1840]

Imagine all the houses that are not inspected to this degree, in 5 years time we are going to see an unmitigated crisis with homes that are basically worthless and million dollar mortgages left to pay on

[@fifthdimension1984]

What do you mean in 5 years ?. Its happening NOW already!!!!

[@jakkooll]

lol I just commented the same thing. The scale is unimaginable.

[@doingadlay]

Lol by 2030 we will own nothing and be happy

[@tom-lg2ep]

especially with the government scrambling to build more housing due to their unchecked immigration policy

[@nvelsen1975]

And if they're unlucky the builder has bankrupted Scam Builds ltd by then time, is working is the totally unrelated Scam Builds 2 ltd, and no way to get any compensation out of them. It wasn't a new build but I was scammed similarly, mainly because my inspector outright didn't do the work. Court cases got some 44K compensation, but if I didn't DIY a lot of the stuff that went wrong we would've spent more than that by now, and it's mostly all small things, so you'd have to hire different contractors for each aspect, who all come with startup costs.

[@scotthiscoe5307]

That’s horrifying. I’d be feeling sick if I was the owners of this home. It would be highly unlikely all these issues will be rectified. What a saga 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@BasedBidoof]

I love watching an expert tear something apart like this. What an absolutely insane mess. Also who decided to build those houses so close to each other

[@MuffFlux]

Something as egregious as this should surely warrant a permanent banning from the industry and personal liability due to the blatant and deliberate scamming...

[@wilson2455]

if you complain to the Victorian Building Authority (VBA), they'll simply send a letter/email back saying, "Why are you bothering us? Please negotiate any issues with the builder..".

[@petersuvara]

@@wilson2455there are lawyers that deal with these kinds of issues. Also, building insurance needs to be claimed for rectification.

[@chaseapple85]

They just start up under another family trust or incorporate from overseas and just keep doing it.

[@et8893]

Can you make a video of a well built house showing all the correct techniques used. Show us how it should look like and name the good builders as a reward.....

[@shannoncastleman7121]

As you can see it’s pretty hard to find a fully compliant home, look at all the things they hide and lie to about

[@patricksoos674]

He would but he can’t find an example in Melbourne built since 1888

[@Slim953]

Lol​@@patricksoos674

[@HRRRRRDRRRRR]

I suspect an owner of a well built house wouldn't be calling him.

[@himynameis3102]

@@HRRRRRDRRRRR lollll true

[@climax050]

I don't know a thing about housing and certainty don't have the funds to get one built any time but there is something so interesting about watching someone like yourself who is so knowledgeable about the industry and the rules just going through and pointing them out to someone like myself who doesn't know the first thing. You're really doing an amazing job in both entertainment and education as well as holding people accountable in what is a notoriously rotten industry!

[@jackw3508]

You're a great inspector and I seriously mean it when I wish you could inspect every single house built after 2016. You are needed all over.

[@kspau13]

I went from a professional office based career to trade (electrical) and fortunately have gone back to office based. When I did the trade I took it serious, all I found on every job was shit work, people proud to say "rough enough" and there was a culture of don't dare speak out. Anything that I had involvement in, if it wasn't right I would tell them it wasn't and refused to commission it (building management and mech elec). Basically I got a reputation for being a "c..t" because I wouldn't be complicit in the shonkiness. Most of them knew they were doing sub standard work, fully expected to be fixing defects but the name of the game was how many defects would get discovered and how long they could hide it to make it through DLP.

[@fairlands]

Just shows the mentality. And full credit to you for sticking to your guns...

[@MattSeenUFO]

Painter will fix! sparkies favorite saying.

[@joes2318]

You weren't working in the right areas. These volume builders are always shit. Do work for a small custom high end builder and you will enjoy your life.

[@gsuzuki6138]

If this happened in Japan,?the builder would be banned for life.😢

[@champ8605]

Thats definitely the standard for residential unfortunately. When they need to smash out every job to make a profit it happens. Theres a reason theyre called house bashers.

[@None-thanks]

Absolute legend, we need more people like you in every field to keep the standards on everything in this country.

[@Whitesilver1970]

The whole house should be demolished, the money returned to the buyer and the builder and surveyor should be fined, stripped of license and jailed.

[@CuratorOfChaosKnightDesires]

Agreed!!!

[@MrBays123]

I was a site inspector for a certain company once upon a time and so many houses I visited were non compliant and just basically waiting for roofs to cave in, plumbing that was non compliant, mould growing on roofs from leaking water tanks on the roofs. Just disappointing that these "new builds" are worse then most of the old houses built in the 60's-70's

[@stevenford4719]

Australia needs building inspectors like yourself , your KZbin channel is such i grate start towards fixing our building industry problems

[@Peter_Monti]

I feel sorry for the homeowner, I will bet my house he won't fix the issues. Please I would love an update on this home later 😢

[@mixalis6168]

Imagine this home in 5 years time..

[@Peter_Monti]

@@mixalis6168 wow you are not wrong, in five years it would look so bad, then ready to be demolished

[@LS19331]

Depends on your luck mate and where the faults are, my sister built a lemon about 15 years ago still going strong

[@rowmagnvs]

If owners take the builder to DBDRV and then the builder refuses to conciliate and agree to either pay or fix, then they can order him to. If he fails, then they can go to VCAT. It’ll take a while but the builder will be made to rectify it. Unless, of course, the builder sends all his money overseas in anticipation of such a moment. Probably doesn’t even own a house so he’s got nothing to give. He’ll declare bankruptcy and then fuck off to wherever overseas

[@jakkooll]

Or he’ll close off the ABN and start a new ghost company, thereby repeating their process with no litigation. The odds are stacked right up against the consumer. Why anybody would build these days is beyond me. Save your money or pay off your existing debts, these are not investments.

[@davidp7241]

Beyond words on this one….immediate suspension is required by the VBA of the builder and RBS.

[@theprimordialtv1310]

You're an absolute champion mate, we need so many more people like you.

[@_DML_]

Love the long format videos, mate. Keep 'em coming.

[@Nurg1982]

We need an update on this one for sure. What a sham!

[@JaiTheJoiner]

Installing flooring on water - well yeah it’s a floating floor 😂

[@sxintG]

there still shouldnt be water on the floor

[@driscollsdrew]

@@sxintG you didn't quite get it did ya?

[@sxintG]

@@driscollsdrew 🤣🤦‍♂️ fk sakes I get it now

[@YTTHROWAWAYCORONA]

Gotta say mate, 30 seconds in and already loving it - compared to when you started your channel I can see you’re more confident on camera and really backing yourself in - fantastic work mate - bullies will try to steamroll you but you can’t be beat 😎😎👍

[@awesomeness8206]

Love the detail. I learn so much! Supporting your work my brother!

[@LaurenAstro]

These poor home owners are so incredibly lucky to have you inspect their place. I really hope for their sake that the fixes go well and the builder doesn't do a runner... Another great video!

[@MadDog_Rules]

He'll 100% put the company into bankruptcy or do a runner. Either way, he'll just start up a company under a different name.

[@Equinox601]

The dodgy inspector (probably friends with the builder) put the one item that was not actually required so when the homeowner asks, the builder will “check it out” and tell them the inspector was wrong. These corrupt aye-wholes are laughing right in our faces

[@cruizelanemcmillan309]

I agree with you on this one

[@mixalis6168]

Friends and or on the payroll, been happening for years, seen and heard some really shocking stories !

[@gsuzuki6138]

Corruption and bribery 😢

[@ianmoore4327]

It’s not the inspector that has the issue it’s the building surveyor. The building surveyor is the person that signs off that the builder has built in accordance with the drawings and the construction code

[@alializada6403]

I bet all the wall tiles done with dot glue not the whole coverage at the back

[@kransurfing]

Mate have to say you really care about this profession and it shows. Never seen someone to be so to-code without having a clipboard in hand walking around checking. Compliance and regulation always been mind boggling work for me and it's cool to see you really have a passion for it and know it like the back of your hand, someone has to do it! Well done!!

[@tonyp2865]

As a contractor when you see a dirty site with grey studwork due to being in the weather for an extended period you walk away. You won't get paid.

[@ozjuice]

Data cabling work is superb though

[@bitminerbob6731]

That's a knock down repair job. What a disaster.

[@G00N3YC4NG]

Amazing work! It is very insightful of you to post updates on the videos you make, it makes everything come full circle. The information you post about the codes on screen is very interesting and I'm sure it is useful information for those in the same field of work as you. Your videos are a form of art, thank you.

[@simonwolstencroft6128]

Thanks for your great work mate. I certainly feel better about rebuilding the flood damaged house I'm at in Lismore after watching the dodgy stuff you've just shown me. I hope owners get a good home soon. Keep us posted

[@Michael-dl2cf]

that is why you have a independent building inspection at every stage of construction.

[@skippy1564]

Those who throw stones at FOAM houses 😅 You're doing god's work brother. Keep on exposing these sham bastards!

[@P2DAPIPE]

This must be the most detailed video you've done. Keep up the hard work 👏 👌

[@robinyourhood189]

I love this channel! Really underrated. I love how much knowledge you have, I'd love to actually see your house I bet it would be like really nice! Do a tour video 😁

[@atnit86]

Would love to see a series of follow up videos on the build - I cannot comprehend the rectification work that needs to be done…I feel sorry for the home owners having to fight to get this sorted (and hope the builder doesn’t just fold up and leave them to deal with the VBA)

[@kspau13]

I honestly can't see how that wouldnt almost be a full demolition and start again.

[@talleyrand2739]

flatten and start again

[@mixalis6168]

@@kspau13 It should be 100% demolished and new builder chosen to start again, i could not live in this home, not knowing what he has done underneath !

[@mickn8331]

The problem is going to be the Home Owners will be destroyed, as many have said the Builder will go bankrupt and walk away and if its the same in Victoria as NSW, the maximum the Insurance will pay will be around $400 000. This amount will in no way cover these loses. The problem is that the so called insurance is not clearly explained. The best tip I can give is to have these inspection at each stage and make sure you don't pay before everything is properly completed. And the most important part is to make sure the contract reflects this. The problem is every one thinks the Certifier and the contract/courts will protect them.

[@johnmarsh2157]

there has to be a point some where it is more economical to push the house over rather than go through all the rectifacations

[@mixalis6168]

This house needs to be demolished, what you dont see, will be horrendous !@!

[@OrionBlitz256]

Good production quality. I like the effects. Very entertaining and educational.

[@rickgalla3377]

I'm new subscriber, I'm building inspector in New York. Your inspections are fantastic, it seems in Australia there are many governments giving building approvments without proper inspections, very very sad situation, thank u very much

[@peteristevski]

Congrats to Enzima Group for winning the Worst Builder award for 2023!!

[@MrLeovdmeer]

Everyone should email them.

[@spiceworm8102]

Name them and shame them.

[@bhonsou5137]

Looks like they took down their page lolll

[@MrLeovdmeer]

Haha they are fucked.@@bhonsou5137

[@chad9049]

@@bhonsou5137 All of them, Theo took them down

[@BradleyAshley]

Love your work mate. On a mission to clean up this countries failed building sector one house at a time lol

[@beetrainn]

As a homeowner who has built a house 3 years ago I'm scared to death about the building standards of my house after watching these videos. It makes me feel sick knowing how common these practices are and I'm frightened to get a inspection done to see what they uncover. I wasn't informed about how widespread the issues were in the building industry and used the preferred building inspector the builder recommended (in cahoots no doubt). So far I've had no issues but I'm worried what will happen in another 5-10 years (especially after the warranty period!)

[@douglasjoyce4587]

Cheers for doing jobs like this. You are keeping the builders honest. I will look you up for a inspection when i build my next home. Fantastic video. I learned alot

[@truebornjester8703]

Builder and builder surveyor should be jailed. Scam artists

[@juliansw3110]

Include the architect. What an awful design. One of the most confused and chaotic plans I've seen.

[@BenState]

@aregeebee201 its down

[@TheBigBird-nm4in]

We need to see a follow up on this one. That homeowner must be completely gutted by your findings. How is this aloud to happen when there are supposedly such strict standards around our building industry and licensing.

[@bobshanery5152]

Great to see updates to what the homeowner did or the finished project.

[@BlacksmithBets]

I’m not usually a fan of building content etc but wow was i impressed with the quality of your content ✅ Great explanations, editing and the drone was a great touch too.

[@stevo184]

I feel for some of the manufacturers with their products which should be totally suitable IF installed properly. Their reputation is at stake with these cowboy builders that constantly install the products incorrectly and the unwise homeowner probably thinks the product is at fault when it fails.

[@DrCoomer_1]

Ive gotta say, there is nothing like walking onto a job that you have not ever touched or seen, and within seconds, finding glaring defects. It's eye opening how many corners are cut and how many f****ks are not given by the trades or the builders themselves.

[@mike4802]

Worse than creating a resonance cascade (Half-Life fans).

[@DrCoomer_1]

​@@mike4802Now now Gordon doesn't need to hear all this he's a highly trained professional

[@mike4802]

@@DrCoomer_1 These builders cannot be trusted with a microwave casserole.

[@MIck-M]

@@DrCoomer_1 I'm picking up some anomalies but no... no it should be fine - climb up that dodgy ladder Gordon and switch the machine on' 😀

[@estheroful]

Awesome investigation, thank you. What an eye-opener

[@scottwright4330]

Stucco contractor in Florida. It’s nice to see somebody with an attention to detail like I have. We’re few and far between these days. Impressed. Great video.

[@clydetorkington]

It's sad when the house won't outlast the mortgage that supports it. The banks need to start filtering out these bad builders even for their own protection of the valuation.

[@fifthdimension1984]

There is a housing shortage already in this country. No one is gonna be chasing builders down for shit work. Thats the new reality in this industry. If there were a surplus of builders, yeah then maybe they can "ban" them as others are there to take their place but otherwise, at best, they might be told off with a letter.

[@pluskat]

Banks should also really start getting involved in quality of builds, because at the end of the day, if you default on your loan, they are left holding the disaster house for resale.

[@tjmoore2356]

@@fifthdimension1984 should let some foreigners in, Polish don't fuck about

[@user-sp4gy7ko5l]

They do not give one damn as long as they sell mortgages.

[@maryjanedodo]

Overpriced housing is how the GFC happened

[@tonpet4157]

It should be MANDATORY for the building regulators to watch your videos. I've left the industry after 25years because of the "cowboys" and lack of regulatory interventions in such, and many cases, as you've highlighted here. You are an asset to the construction industry and I commend and thank you for your work.

[@samboy121]

Awesome video mate. Glad to see someone with some integrity. Builders like that reflect poorly on the whole industry. Keep up the amazing work

[@donnyh4506]

I’m nowhere near getting a house in life but my god you’re making me nervous for it. Doing gods work mate. Also that’s a sick drone. Honestly your job looks like it could be both fun and frustrating

[@carlitos7517]

Renderers need to be regulated. 18 years on the job in competition with people who haven't even laboured yet but open up a business and undercut everyone.

[@richardschafer1911]

The funny thing is most dnt speak english how do you read installation instructions let alone the gov regs

[@MrDeano-eu9rg]

Afghans steal the jobs and are usually dumb fucks, not all Afghans but the ones that render.

[@carlitos7517]

@richardschafer1911 i literally just moved to Civil 4weeks ago because i got sick of the cowboys. 18 years rendering starting right at the bottom and working my way up to running my own business. Competing with cowboys and most builers and home owners just look at the dollar figure

[@smiddysmidton8313]

ou could apply that to nearly every "trade" now - tilers,painters,plasterers,bricklayers ,concreters all dominated by new arrivals with a shiny ABN and bunning trade card.

[@elguapo7949]

Acrylic stuffed up the game. All us solid plasterers said this when it first came out. No more plumb walls, just chuck it on the walls and there you go. No qualifications needed. That’s why after 20 plus years, I got out. I’m not going to be matching prices where you only cover your costs. The building game is a shamozzle

[@sebarevalo5951]

Shocking ! Would love to get an update on this house in the new year. Keep up the great work mate! Keeping builders and tradies honest 👍

[@inallairness]

Take a bow, mate. Never thought this would interest me, but here we are. Awesome job. Subscribed immediately. Well done.

[@Siteinspections]

Thanks and welcome 🥷🏼🫡

[@simonzagonski1150]

Good to see a fella so passionate about his work, I haven't heard "schamozzle" in years!

[@mdiciaccio87]

And this is why my payments were always a few days late with my builder - i bothered to verify that each stage was completed correctly. He was cranky, saying that i should just trust him and not be so fussy, but its my money and i wont part with it carelessly

[@FranklinLive]

Same, i refused to give final payment and all the bathrooms have been ripped out and other major defects getting fixed. I have no idea why people pay without checking.

[@WhippyPoopy]

Your videos have opened my eyes to home building, I would have never spotted these issues and your videos are super easy to understand as I have very little knowledge on any of this, thank you for the amazing videos ❤

[@avocadoarms358]

Props to you man, need more genuine blokes like you. Iv always said being an Australian doesn’t mean you were born here, it just means you’re a good person.

[@hannibal3375]

Can't believe what i'm seeing, absolute HUGE respect for you mate actually taking the job serious because its shit like this that devalues tradesmen across the country.

[@jamesmuller8701]

Never knew or had an interest in this until i watched your video, mate you are doing a community service her and mad props for doing the right thing.LLLEEETTTSSS GOOOOOOO

[@anikavandermeer9058]

You are BRILLIANT !! thank you for all your hard work with all your inspections and honesty !! The industry needs more people like your .. really appreciate it ..

[@user-wo8he1xr8d]

Melbourne's wild west! The frame next door will produce more gems! When I first went west because Pivot doors were there fancy ( Everything from Toorak trickles down, 10 years later it's in Greenvale) BUT difference is ..As soon as I rocked up on an unfenced site,strewn with builders rubble,n rubbish or just a complete bog( responsible builders lay gravel or railway ballast so large trucks n trades have access.other tell tale sign ...disgusting toilets that weren't serviced.You can tell as soon as you drive up what kind of builder n trades involved...after many times I've learnt to drive on.

[@iixmattyboy3791]

Would love to see you in Adelaide! There’s some shoddy workmanship with new builds around here…

[@Ace_Dee]

Something needs to change, I think there should be more severe penalties and punishment with builds like these and hold everyone accountable so this sort of workmanship and inspections/passing is removed from the industry entirely! It's also time to name and shame these builders to help spread awareness to others not to do business with them.

[@fifthdimension1984]

Hey get real!!! Nothing , absolutely NOTHING is gonna change.

[@SuperMegaWoofer3000]

If this is common we should stop these custom constructions and build from modular flat pack solutions, at least then you have a measure of quality control. The amount of waste due to these builds is insane. Not doing things properly is ruining lives.

[@nathansheehan9930]

They cant even build those properly. All the copy paste metricon homes are shoddy builds.

[@maryjanedodo]

​@@nathansheehan9930I think he meant kit homes

[@bingo4753]

Keep it up mate ..... This is disgusting work. I can't believe this was passed. Very scary that the system is failing so badly. Keep safe mate because I'm sure you're pissing off some of these pathetic builders!

[@timfagan1333]

So glad I was able to owner build my extensive rebuild. I still had to watch my trades and I had really good ones I think. All inspections should be like this from the start of the building. I always hear from builders how they hate owner builders but man these guys are making owner builder compulsory 😮

[@fifthdimension1984]

Owner builders GENERALLY can do a good job IF they know what they are doing. Thats the key. KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. However, I have seen SHODDY owner builders too.

[@matthewz7343]

Would love you to have more interviews and discussions with the home owners in the future. Love hearing their perspective

[@NikulPrasad]

This guy doing gods work down under. Keep it up

[@simongreenwood8436]

In Napier, NZ , the council building inspectors were convicted of passing leaking/faulty apartment buildings built by Herbert Construction. Guess who paid the fines . . the cities rate payers they wouldn't even tell us how much it was . The building company went bankrupt left town started a new company in fiji building resort apartments there 🤷‍♂️

[@dieterkoch8414]

I cannot believe this can happen... feel so sorry for the home owners! You do an amazing job and I hope this builder is brought to justice. Would love to see you confronting the builder would make for a great laugh! Well done again on another great video... lets go!!

[@denisegore1884]

You're very brave walking on that roof. With the polystyrene and the shonky work, I would not be keen.

[@poerava]

Man. You know your stuff bro. Love your work.

[@ptorx1036]

Respect you.. love to see a reaction highlight real for more shocks n laughs.. thank you good honest professional ❤

[@lindakarlsen4459]

New to your channel and I am appalled at what I am seeing. Good on you for what you are doing. Now we just need the builders and scammers to be held accountable.

[@007james1000]

Keep up the great work mate and also keep us updated on this total disaster of a building and it's "builder"

[@jargien240]

Bloody hell mate. Just watching this and a couple of your other videos gives me the shivers and I don't even live in Aus... Just the thought if clowns like these were building houses here in Scandinavia gives me the chills. It would be outright dangerous with the amount of snow, rain and wind we get here, not to mention energy wastage of heating... I know I can't compare the building requirements for Aus and Swe due to our different climates but still. I have helped my dad rebuild every house we have lived in when growing up since the day I was old enough to hold a hammer and he was always strict on following all the rules at the time of building and this just pisses me off. And I have seen some shoody jobs over here as well.

[@vinylhanger604]

I've been binging on these videos the last couple of days. They are pretty sad for the customers. The messy jobsite is the first clue. New floors covered with tools and debris. We aren't perfect, but this job is completely unacceptable on any level. On the positive, I learned what Hebel is. Had to look it up. Keep up the good work. Maybe show us a properly done house so we have a comparison. Some of the minor differences in terms is breaking my brain.

[@snowice4354]

you are so honest and trustworthy inspectors ...Thank you

[@DrumminDag92]

The sad thing is how many houses this guy has built and has gotten away with it.

[@mittybra2915]

This is a guy who knows his job, I’m actually very very impressed. Definitely subscribing.

[@rohanpeiris4411]

You should be in the building commission to discipline the surveyors to start with. What can the owner refuse to take possession? I faced a similar situation, and the developers lawyer forced me to take possession and then make an insurance claim.

[@Scooter2Lambo]

I notice most of the people you speak to are not Australian born. I'm not Australian born and I have seen it in my industry where people have somehow gained Australian qualifications who cant even do the most basic job. I would suspect one issue is the changing from a majority of Australian born certifiers, and builders to foreign born certifiers, and builders who come from county's where this type of workmanship and business dealings are the norm. Australia is a land of opportunity for immigrants but alot of immigrants bring their poor workmanship or bad ethics with them because the don't care, or don't actually know how to do it properly.

[@MattSeenUFO]

We need to slow immigration! and who we let in should speak English fluently, this is not racist it is assimilating, unfortunately a lot of the people we are now letting in just don't care about the Australian way of life and or Australian standards, will not assimilate, plead ignorance, wrought the system and just bring their bad habits with them, while the do goodie left wing nut jobs want to help all these people before helping our own unfortunate people, fill the government housing with them (as long as its not in their street that is) while taxpaying John Smith has to live in his car. Something needs to change in this country and fast before we lose what we know as Australia.

[@dubstepXpower]

Cheap shitty labour as usual.

[@JohnSmith-yt8di]

Being Australian born doesn't make you Australian. We should reduce immigration for other, more important reasons.

[@mickralph4623]

I am so glad I built my own house. Even as an amateur I could see how the plans worked and I complied, often upgrading. 20 years later I have no leaks and a really sound house that I would be glad to have you inspect. Keep up this great work but also have a holiday before you go to war in 2024.

[@saxongreen78]

To think that all that solid Victoriana got flattened in the 1960s and 1970s so that _this_ would eventually become the standard of building we come to expect...staggers the mind.

[@alsmith9853]

Yes you'd be better off keeping a solid old house and renovating the interior, than knocking it down and getting one of these shitty shonky "new builds" that look pretty on the outside.

[@truetierra]

Thank you for your awesome content in exposing dodgy builders. Its content like yours that will hopefully kickstart a cleanup of the industry.

[@FireLance-Gaming]

Wow, this house needs to be done again. Love ya work mate.