Engineer Signs Off Non-Compliant Works: Exposed!

[@OzMadMan82]

You are doing an awesome job mate. Exposing the many dodgy builders in this country and educating people on what to look for in poor workmanship.

[@andrewhallett-patterson9778]

As a 30 year mechanical engineer, I am questioning why Engineering Australia, whom all practicing engineers must be registered with, are sitting on their hands whereas they should be launching investigations into members questionable activities.

[@kadmow]

- pointing these guys out to EA as well as state authorities is a great ask... OR at the very least - coack professionals in the space to be more competent going forward (don't treat everyone as a failed competitor - work within the profession "you" can' cope with all the business out there) Sure I/one can write code to solve most of these theoretical issues, getting the guys to build it is the problem 100%...

[@akira5982]

No money in it for them

[@markm4603]

I got chartered status after a 5 min interview. NER, cpeng are like gym subscriptions you dont use but must have

[@The_Slavstralian]

When you are already getting paid by the government there is no incentive to get off their a$$es and do actual work to ensure the safety of Australians.

[@thedappercook]

come on, you know what australian work ethic is like, laziest nation on earth.

[@LiquidAudio]

Great work as usual Zeher. It's incredible that buildings like this get signed off as good to go by other inspectors and engineers, absolutely appalling.

[@barbecueman6352]

Removing council inspections for new properties was the end of decent housing in Australia. The certifiers are all buddies with builders and there’s no legal repercussions.

[@BTW...]

Council compliance inspectors can be doggy too... the ones that still exist. eg. signing off on drainage and landscaping works in accordance to permit plans PRIOR to start or completion of such works.

[@ArtVentriss]

Plus you have a lot of building operators coming from the middle east and India. That about sums it up.

[@davidyz426f]

Yeah and the Lawyers are buddies with the Judges, they have lunch together in the city.

[@Peterviegal]

Mate can you PLEASE do a follow up? I really want to know if anything happens to the builder or engineer etc.

[@Siteinspections]

We will 👍

[@RedesCat]

builder phoenixed his company and the homeowners cried so much it overflowed the non compliant rain heads

[@Peterviegal]

@@Siteinspections 💪💪

[@Jacks_Mehoff]

@@Siteinspections Gday, I am wondering how the builder is feeling about the contract. Do you think he is approachable in getting better as a new builder or sitting down and discussing with you in repairing. I know it will be tough but we must fix our current min standards issues across the board. Personally as a former commercial building manager I did everything possible to be a better person with self reflection. I had an excellent relationship with all my clients and contractors but we were always fair if something was clearly over site a correction to price if required ..

[@arthurpontomota]

Shocking!

[@garrymuir1442]

I'm only 12minutes in, I feel as though the engineer needs to be un-certified, de-registered and should be facing criminal charges for negligence.

[@barbecueman6352]

10:30 that slope along the whole subfloor is so ridiculous no where near a 1:1 slope and it could easily crush a grown person

[@ArtVentriss]

No, he will win an award for "building excellence" and "outstanding services" to the construction industry ... presented by the VBA.

[@willhammer8665]

We just moved to Melbourne from Adelaide. We instantly noticed 3rd world type of services from 3rd world service providers.

[@Kratosss-e5t]

The civil engineer who signed off is a disgrace and his license must be cancelled immediately. His other previous jobs must be checked aswell. This site has alot of safety concerns there from whats pointed out in the video. The builder has no idea what hes doing aswell. Just ripping peoples money off. Both should be disqualified and work some easier professions. How can they even sleep at night.

[@murry001]

the sad thing is, he's probably already sign off hundreds of other houses like this.

[@innominatum9906]

Yeah this isnt even "funny" content anymore. Its straight up criminal how theyre building these houses. I could honestly do some of this work better - and have done on my own house - and Im far from a carpenter or bricklayer. I know it isnt allowed to say on youtube but that had been my house - and the responses and actions from the builder was happening as theyre told from the customer... lets just say he probably wouldnt be able to build houses for a long period of time. I'd be willing to catch a case for that amount of money. And what about the engineer?! No f-ing chance he's ever been on site and done a survey. I'd be suing that engineer for lying out his ass and signing off on this build. Absolute furious watching this.

[@danaveye3977]

​@@innominatum9906I wonder how many non-compliant homes have been built in the last 10 years. 1%? 5%? 50%

[@blordo]

​​@@danaveye3977 what percentage of home owners engaged an independent inspector at each stage of their build? Is that even possible for an off the plan apartment building? I'd be surprised if it was below 50%

[@danaveye3977]

@blordo you can bet the sole trader guys are getting tips from the big players, re the mates rate cert racket. that's a lot of stranded assets as I imagine there's no insurance payout. It's all designed like OHS laws, the individual at the bottom eats the schitt sandwich.

[@NoelyBob]

They are screwed , that builder is never going to fix that mess .

[@johnsipolis]

He's not capable of fixing these issues and he wouldn't have the funds either.

[@grumpy4882]

I don't know how you memorise, or know, all the regulations...simply amazing..

[@alexwitteried3893]

I design overhead powerlines in the US. You would be amazed how second nature it becomes to memory specific tables and rules that you use on every other project or so. It's easier when it's organized in a manner that makes sense which NESC is but still I will admit it is impressive his level of detail. After a while though it's like memorizing formulas from school repetition and understanding makes it easier.

[@BigGoucho]

@@alexwitteried3893 you should make videos about it. Engineer and geek here. I relax by watching guys design circuit boards 🤣

[@stevekingdon]

@@BigGoucho Really?? I did that for the best part of 15 years. :)

[@rage9715]

@@BigGoucho I can recommend BigClive hours of things and short videos on random ebay stuff.

[@BaldingTravels]

fantastic feeling to wait for one of your new videos that help educate us all so well. Also looking forward to use your sevices shortly

[@shaneobrien148]

As a painter I can say we are competing against people who are not qualified which means I get one out of 6 quotes.

[@Glenn_doing_things]

Great work with the inspection. Good to see you going after the engineers and other certifiers as well, it’s not just the builders fault but they are all responsible

[@iNARK_OG]

Best advice I have heard ever with dealing with housing contracts... "Get legal advice before signing contracts. You're not buying kebabs here."

[@EviLTunG]

I like the lawyer weigh in on this video. Very useful to people to understand the things to look out for

[@ultimateadventuresblog6564]

So basically. This builder will declare bankrupt on his first job. Good work. 😢

[@jaydenkerslake215]

@ultimateadventuresblog6564 shouldn't be building so yep hopefully but after years of court if at all unfortunately

[@blordo]

Exactly what I was going to say, it will be after at least 5yrs of various court proceedings and 20 condemned buildings later.

[@harrydautovic9759]

That would be the best outcome for the owners. They would then access the home owners warranty insurance and get a decent builder to fix the mess.

[@ultimateadventuresblog6564]

@@harrydautovic9759 maybe..... thats how it should work, but i bet it wont. (i am a carpenter)

[@fridgeffs5662]

As a materials engineer I can say this is my favorite channel on youtube

[@donesser7155]

The building surveyor has issued the occupancy, and has also rescind it. The owner needs to go after the surveyor to fix this.

[@stephenw2992]

If he has insurance then make a claim. At least something might get resolved.

[@micklagler8084]

Thanks Zeher. What an awesome video with a great amount of detail and information. This video should be shown on national TV so people who are thinking of or about to undertake building works get an insight into the potential dangers and pitfalls of hiring a builder or and tradeperson. Getting legal advice is definitely required. Keep up the great work you are doing. You're the best 👍😀

[@Siteinspections]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@shelbytops]

This should be used for education by VBA

[@ghostighosti9443]

VBA giving licenses away from ceral boxes 🎉

[@tonyvanhout2394]

comes in a Weetbix box, with a new ute

[@ghostighosti9443]

@tonyvanhout2394 lol

[@paulsz6194]

@@tonyvanhout2394 a Greatwall ute?

[@BTechUnited]

Checks out, I see IBAC's charged yet another VBA employee with corrupt conduct handing out dodgy licensing.

[@mini_steve]

​@tonyvanhout2394 I was about to say the same. Buy 12 boxes of weetbix and receive a free engineering degree and a brand new VW Amarok in black with 38 inch wheels.

[@Bill-mk2ud]

"You're not buying kebabs here" haha😂😂

[@wobblyboost]

Yeah I liked that.

[@DoubtingTaom]

Any civil engineer signing off on such a horrible job should, with the builder, lose their license and be held financially responsible for all work required, up to and including complete demo and rebuild, to bring the building into full compliance. Without such penalties, licensing and "certification" means nothing.

[@stuartlaird7341]

It's Fraud. Hundreds and thousands of dollars of Fraud.

[@267BISMARK]

He couldn't even round down the 41 cents. Love that pommy voice.

[@turbotheamericanstaffy]

That pommy voice is terrible. Had to fast forward it. Arnie or Sly would be better

[@Aeoniik]

“He went to turkey to get his hair done” At this moment I would’ve oookes for a different builder.. lmao.

[@UziMusic]

"Why did you choose this builder?" - "..... because he way underquoted".. *now bewildered as to why corners were cut*

[@armouredthug5154]

apparently all quotes came back similar price range.... seems off.

[@paulsz6194]

@@armouredthug5154but she clearly said that that in certain parts of the build he came in cheaper…

[@armouredthug5154]

@ yeah it's a little contradictory, i believe the builder said he'd match or beat the other estimates, another red flag when he is doing that, especially with the cost of materials today.

[@russtorque2993]

The innocent lady had fallen for a smooth talking unscrupulous builder loaded with false promises

[@griffin1366]

@@armouredthug5154 it wouldn't surprise me if they are all talking to each other and quoting the same thing. i forgot the term for this but it's highly illegal.

[@GeeMcQueen]

We turn your dream home into your scream home

[@colincooksley]

This was a very informative video ! I really feel for this home owner , unfortunately they signed bad contracts and they will likely be tied up in legal red tape and a whole lot of $$ for the next few years 😢. As I see the outlined non compliance it won't be your stated $100,000 more likely $300,000 rectification works ! This makes me so upset for them , the builder will just go broke and start up under a new name next week . The system is completely wrong 😢🤬

[@hellothere4342]

VBA: You get licence. You over there get a licence. EVERYBODY GET A LICENCE!!

[@TomIslav-o7l]

Pick me pick me

[@Mr7vwf8nzi]

You own a hammer? Ok you get a license. Congratulations.

[@hellothere4342]

@TomIslav-o7l VBA: We now grant you the status. Rise, go forth and build.

[@TomIslav-o7l]

@@hellothere4342 thankyou, now let me build your house

[@darrensamuels1511]

I am a Boilermaker intermediate rigger and have worked with many different construction projects. The steel work on this project is under size and the wrong materials for taking loads. These poor people are in for world of hurt.

[@saberint]

Urm... I am a commissioning engineer, I have been for over 25 years. In my state in Australia, if I sign off on something and it is incorrect, I can (and will) be prosecuted years later. Even if I wasn't an anal asshole, it simply would not be worth it to fraudulently sign a document. And this is how it should be!

[@walsakaluk1584]

I love your new Leica Disto. I'm sure you do too. Don't leave the batteries in it when you're not using it. It will end in tears. Ask me how I know.

[@danielt1812]

I would love to see you do an inspection on an overall well built property. It would be great to see some comparison. If you already have a video of that nature, please direct me.

[@blordo]

Has there ever been one 😂😂

[@TJAUS]

In Victoria, it appears that certificates are issued without thorough verification, as individuals are aware that their work is not subject to scrutiny.

[@bmmarshall79]

If they can afford a block in park orchards then cheap out on a massive house for $750k they should have realised they will get a cheap build!

[@JP-dr7qd]

Mate we are waiting too long for these vids. We need more!

[@Siteinspections]

More videos coming soon, stay tuned! 🔥

[@mattrichardson4351]

So sad … all these guys have to many buddy buddies .. needs to be some criminal charges for them as these could cause death or serious injuries

[@turbotheamericanstaffy]

Zeher studied the contract and sought legal advice. The owners didn't bother 🤷

[@blordo]

Too often it seems that home owners put a lot of trust in the builder. A building contract is a large and sometimes complex document and the builder is supposed to be an expert so their word is trusted.

[@sturm7130]

When I looked at the BCA volumes the problem is clear. They were written by lawyers. The text needs to be simple and bullet point with lots of drawings and photos of compliant and non-compliant examples. It is not because lawyers can't read drawings. But mainly because it would mean less work for them interpreting ambiguous text they wrote to feather their nests.

[@ArtVentriss]

100% true.

[@Snicklefritterz]

Did she say he said he built 500 houses with his last employer? How old was this builder? 300 years old?

[@paulsz6194]

He could have built 499 granny flats from a cookie -cutter plan…

[@Snicklefritterz]

@ with defects😂

[@colincooksley]

Probably framed houses for metricon for a few years or Simmonds

[@stevea3514]

he probably worked for Porter Davis....

[@sydney8382]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Dan-rx2qr]

Imagine the builder watching this and these 2 just laughing and mocking him 😂

[@AnarchyEnsues]

Zeher, can you do a catch up video with some of your old clients a year or two after your first video, so we can see their progress. Cheers

[@DissidentPrick]

I’ve seen this a few times, people who have worked in or around the building industry and they think they know a lot more than they do, sometimes they’re just scaffolders or plasterers, they get their building ticket and to get the contract they under quote the job not allowing for variations or little problems that pop up along the way, they start cutting corners and this leads to further problems and before they know it they are losing money hand over fist.

[@yournotjimmy]

You Should Do a Video for Homeowners detailing the things to look out for if those who are wondering if their house is up to compliant/up-to-code/insurable before hiring a Site Inspection

[@TheGigashadow]

"I'm ganna be honest" is a bad way to begin every sentence that comes out of your mouth in response to a question, it can put many people off and even have them suspect that you are, in fact, being dishonest. Someone needs to teach people how to present themselves in situations like these so they can get the most favorable outcome for their given problem.

[@therooffairy5979]

I swear on my mother bro I'm being honest.

[@royevans7132]

You cannot be taken in to believe this ‘young man’ could have already built 500 homes…

[@ArtVentriss]

The woman "felt a connection" to the man who then, as she said, went to Turkey to get his hair done ( ie a glue on hair unit) ... maybe to impress her some more. All good reasons to hire a middle eastern dude ( now with glued on hair piece) who says that he "honestly built 500 homes". Can you make this up?

[@anniebooo]

So sad. Thanks, you're doing a great job. We have to make sure people sign contracts like this

[@da2875]

Name and Shame should be introduced for builder and engineer.

[@nedflanders4158]

At minimum all inspectors/engineers who sign off on things like this need to have all licences revoked and permanently banned from the industry.

[@danaveye3977]

500 homes? Dude must have been pumping them out every fortnight for that to even be remotely achievable

[@milutinmrkonjic]

You are 100% right about builders trying to cut corners, but you should do a video on how much would build cost if everything is to be by the book. Would not be surprised if 500k build suddenly becomes 1M build. Then there's the question how many aussies would be able to afford home!!!

[@CoedwigwrClyd]

Wow yeah the contract also says the builder will treat a private inspector as a 7 day delay, meaning another $4000 addition. What a scam. These people suck

[@kenezos]

Did Andrew Little inspect it? 😂

[@stevebodalenko5286]

This is the most frightening channel on KZbin. I’m not, BUT if I was building a ‘home’ in Melbourne I’d be terrified of what was happening and who was making sure my interests were being maned by. Victoria has become the state where accountability and consequences for actions has all but vanished. From the Premier down govt corruption and failures to do what is expected and proper is now the norm. Sadly until there is a massive change in leadership and accountability is enforced with fines and gaoling nothing will change..

[@louiep1990]

Spot on - you need to be a special breed of person to believe the VIC Govt authorities have the 'consumers' best interest at heart. It just seems the whole industry is in on the scam.....the govt and council take your fees, the builder does shonky work, you engage lawyers and head to VCAT and you go around in circles.

[@ArtVentriss]

Its not just Victoria. Its Australia wide.

[@princekareem]

"emerging builders"? 🤨

[@PeterProfitRacing]

5:59 I'm very curious how he presented himself to scam the home owners. I'm very aware that I am gullible. Thank you for your work Z and looking out for us. Much love and bless Mrs Mango of Port Douglas Tropi-cool North Queensland Australia

[@aaronjoyner17]

I love the funny voices for the inspector perfect 😂

[@mcspud]

Obviously a brit import that is fucking up our construction in the same way they fucked up their entire country.

[@fs0548]

We also signed On 250 per week in case if delays however our house is almost 9 months past due date since can we negotiate this or possibly get in increase after consulting a lawyer as we are payinguch more due to these delays - bank interest rates , rent

[@QuigsAnton]

This shit risks lives. When did do your job properly become an impossible task? Thanks for exposing this stuff Zeher.

[@mdiciaccio87]

As someone who is not a builder.... why does it seem like no one in Australia knows how to install a box cutter? 😅

[@TheRomanWolf]

*gutter

[@mdiciaccio87]

@@TheRomanWolf The use of a 'c' where a 'g' should have been is non-compliant.

[@HRRRRRDRRRRR]

Everyone I went to school with who went into the trades was an absolute dropkick. There's a sea of dipshits in the industry who wouldn't be able to make use of a good education even if they got it, and there's a huge demand so you can't avoid them.

[@VincentK.McMahon]

The building industry in this country is embarrassing 🤦‍♂️ federal and state govs need to do something about it immediately or it will only get worse and worse

[@ArtVentriss]

Its gonna get worse because this mentality is imbedded in the industry and its way too late to reverse it PLUS look where many of these building operators and workers are coming from - Middle east, India and Asia.

[@nickmoore6727]

House Whisperer doing a pro job as per usual. That poor homeowner needs a follow up with minister of building regs. Average mortgage holders house builder customers don't stand a chance.

[@ScottBoyd]

I must commend them for protecting the f7 posts with Bitumen paint, going above and beyond protecting h4 posts in ground 😂😂

[@MrTimbo318]

The building industry here is totally stuffed!

[@FuManchu5ltr]

I read that in the Oz Brothers voices. “The building industry in this country is stuffed!. It’s stuffed! Unbeloivabal”

[@shiroiokami9]

Dont worry if we just import a bunch of builders from 3rd world countries who dont know anything about building in our country. IT WILL 100% FIX ALL OUR PROBLEMS...

[@Greg-k4j]

Outstanding work for the inspection but alas the rorts with builders continues unabated Australia wide.

[@geoffswan1254]

That dwelling looks like it's in a fire zone. Is it AS3969 compliant? I can't see how that roof would prevent ingress of embers to the roof framing.

[@JeffreyGaylard]

The largest purchase in your life and you get no quality, no protection and the VBA and Building Surveyors take no responsibility. It shows you how piss poor the government and regulators are. I think people now need to think outside the box and prepare separate contracts of responsibility for the surveyors, builders and engineers and if they won't sign, don't use them.

[@blordo]

It's the responsibility of the builder to engage engineers and surveyors. This is for their quality assurance 😂 You can engage independent professional services at your own cost. An independent surveyor should be included in your budget at a minimum.

[@jeffgaylard]

I have built several properties and totally agree. My point is, people should have the builder sign a contract stating you will have an independent inspector allowed in any time and that in the event of defects, payments will be held until rectified. That would separate the good from the bad builders because if they are good enough, they won't worry about signing. The only trust in these contracts is the forced trust by the builder so ppl need to circumvent that issue. The VBA is a just that, Victorian Bullshit Authority.

[@ArtVentriss]

Welcome to Australia. Actually this is the sort of country the LNP have created- minimise the input of the government - "small " government policy. Well, this is what you get.

[@Skippitydoobup]

You know theres builders out there rn thinking ahhhhh fuck my day is coming 😂😂

[@Lilygirl283]

I bloody well hope so..😂

[@fs0548]

@siteinspections Hi Zeheer, Site access question - do you have your own master/inspector's key to enter the property for inspections. Or would I need to contact the builder to get the main door unlocked to enter the house? My previous PI had this key, there was no need for us to ask the builder for site access. There is no fencing around the house.

[@gabychuels2955]

I would love to see a video where the house is well built and up to code just to see an example of a satisfactory build

[@dalehotz]

I would love to see follow ups and updated videos on owners and their progress on suing people or getting money back etc. please do some follow up videos

[@KoreanSpy]

you guys should add a database to your website of dodgy builders that people can look up or search their names or ABN - maybe even at good builders also -quality assurance from habibi

[@stuartlaird7341]

500 hundred houses? How is this a reasonable number to have been a builder on? 10 houses a year for 50 years? My bullshit-o-meter went off the charts.

[@jasondoubtfire743]

Might start doing this for electrical installations 👍🏻

[@ivantchakalski4102]

Is not just the builder, is much tradesman’s fold they don’t have pride,skills or self respect is all about the money, no laws to stop them close today opens tomorrow under different name, government pretends of not seeing them.

[@KS-yj1px]

Thanks for this fantastic update Z Who is this builder? Name ? Company name? Asking for a friend

[@georgekaplan6451]

When I built back in 1997 there were arguments with the builder over delays due to weather. They claimed wet days when they weren't. Between that and other issues I had quite a file of paperwork and QBSA (Queensland) got involved.

[@glyn1]

You are PURE MAGIC and a BULDING WIZARD Barry NZ over the ditch

[@mastersingleton]

Turning your Dream Home into a Nightmare by shoddy builders, tradies, contractors, and engineers.

[@exploringsydneyandbeyond9059]

i believe when the builder told the home owner he’s previous company has built 500 homes , well yes the ‘company’ built 500 homes - he may have only contributed his efforts to 5 !

[@andrewyako4837]

I would love to know or even see a video of homes you’ve inspected that have actually been done properly because at this rate I don’t think I’ll ever build a home… feel so bad for these people

[@ArtVentriss]

They dont exist. Non compliance sells more videos.

[@ArtVentriss]

No one is going to rip out installed guttering etc even if deemed NON compliant UNLESS there is an obvious and immediate issue of water ingress. Having standards is fine (you need them) , but in reality, many cases of apparent "non compliance" dont cause issues. I've seen it myself many, many times. Of course it DOES depend on the situation. Whether the box opening on the roof gutter is central (as per the regs) or is off side , matters little actually. What is important is the opening dimensions.

[@lynnepugd3511]

Its not just piers missing in the subfloor brickwork . Base brickwork needs to be double skin up to 1500 below bearer height then revert to piers at required spacing after that !

[@JackKramme]

We talk about the builder being held responsible for this stuff, but do the dodgy engineers and people who sign off on it face consequences as well?

[@tomellis-fu3ss]

Great work as usual! But please don’t use a drunk Russel brand ai voice over again 😂

[@jimart3230]

There is a good chance the engineer was given the specific concerns and assessed based on photos and dimensions. Probably the stuff the building surveyor picked up.

[@afishynado6812]

Laughed my arse off at the engineer voice.

[@jays106]

amazing that house has not fallen in! who becomes liable if someone gets hurt and would the builder and engineer that signed off on it be liable for damages if it caves in?

[@megafog]

zeher you are looking really good and healthy!! keep it up brother~

[@kamalthakur2040]

Hey Zeher . I know a couple of builders adding up $5000 if a client wants to hire a private inspector during the construction . Also they will add atleast 2 months to the construction time frame due to delay ( will be caused by building inspector even for minor items) picked during construction. I was checking the domestic building contract act 1995 and it does not state anywhere that a builder can delay or charge extra for hiring a private building inspector.

[@richardkirk823]

Annoying but $5 k sounds like a small price to pay.

[@paulsz6194]

Sounds like the builder knows he’s cutting corners, and an experienced building inspector exposes the builders sins, he’ll use that extra $5K to do the job PROPERLY…what a scam!

[@MODElAIRPLANE100]

@@kamalthakur2040 as far as i know you are free to let an inspector come and the builder cannot charge you extra. Simply because you dont need to inform the buildet beforehand. So if he were to try to add 5000 to a bill, because someone let an inspectpr come, that would be illegal.

[@pman2916]

How do we know for sure? Is there somewhere I can go to get this information?

[@blaketaylor4557]

Sounds like 5 inspection = $1000 day delay sounds fair doesn't it?

[@GreenDistantStar]

Never sign any building-related document that you haven't first run by the best solicitor you can afford. That bill will look like chickenfeed compared to the possible downsides of not doing it.

[@bradcavanagh3092]

Fair dinkum, imagine signing a contract for 3/4 of a million dollars without having a lawyer go over it with a fine-tooth comb!

[@MegaFiguresk8r]

Also make sure you have a lawyer go through the contract, not a conveyancer. I learned that the hard way 😅

[@danaveye3977]

@@MegaFiguresk8r wtf? Dude! Conveyancers are the laziest, most inept group to ever scrape through law school.

[@MegaFiguresk8r]

@danaveye3977 never again. Missed the fact the builder did not have DBI and a few other major issues with the contract and then when I requested they follow this up with the builders lawyer they wanted to charge me for it.

[@danaveye3977]

@MegaFiguresk8r they're useless. We bought a place and the previous owner had put in a fence-line not on the surveyed boundary, conveyancer was 'yeah that's not an issue'. Effing etardray

[@shelbytops]

Thanks to Engineers Australia they can get away with this as there are no regulators checking or Auditing engineers

[@gkoodman2023]

That's the problem in Australia. Once the private certifier or engineer signed off a document builders are free to change things and cheat and they will show signed off work paperwork, in Singapore and Dubai if engineer signed an approval and builders cheated after or change the materials or made any changes to reduce the costs they will be accountable and responsible.

[@IMPERIUMANIMARUM]

Hehe, the lawyer said "its the vibe."

[@Peterviegal]

He reminds me of the lawyer off the castle hahaha

[@michaelsimon7414]

Had an attorney looked at the contract beforehand this whole mess could have been avoided.

[@goggo43]

There is only one winner from this debacle. The lawers.

[@CrystalcameronCameron-jm7em]

Absolutely love your show you always have me laughing and shaking my head at the same time it's dizzying. I've got a lot of questions about Aussie const and engineering(I'm in USA).what's with gravity held roof tiles? I'm in Florida we use complete roofing membrane 1st then tiles are permanently attached with urethane foam it works quite well. Roof just survived its 3rd hurricane not 1 tile lost. What about tilt slab cons for fire and wind damage anything like that.

[@IlithiophobiaKiller]

The entire system is fucked - everyone from the politicians down to the builders.

[@turbotheamericanstaffy]

Owners need to stop being so trusting. All they can think about is getting their sand castle built. Inspections at every stage from an independent inspector.

[@akhalif68]

Great to see you back for more madness in 2025...

[@FollowTheSunAustralia]

Money talks when it comes to passing works

[@larkop6504]

Where do the reference documents come from? Are they freely available? Im just starting on a build, but building regs are non existent and I want a build that is an investment and not a liability.

[@ralphstern2845]

"schlemmozle". Love it. Keep calling out the chutzpah.