Home Inspection Disaster: Marong's Shemozzel Brickwork…

Welcome back to Site Inspections! In today's shocking episode, we join the famous TikTok Inspector as he investigates a home in Marong, Victoria that's riddled with defects, just before handover. This inspection is a homeowner's worst nightmare!

As we approach the front of the home, we're greeted with a brickwork disaster. Watch as the TikTok Inspector points out the shemozzel that's unfolding before our eyes, and see how this could have been avoided.

But that's not all! This home also has a rusted eaves gutter and non-compliant waterproofing. Join us as we document these issues and explore their potential consequences for the homeowner.

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[craigotto]

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

[michealmully]

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

[yobjlvx]

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

[ryanmorgan]

I started my painting business working for budget builders. I will never touch a builder again. We get stuck having to fix so many things. Nothing will be straight when concrete hasn't had the correct time to cure.

At the end of the day trades don't get paid properly. This is because people buy these budget homes. We are always owed money from 3 houses before.

My opinion is only structural should be defected. At the end of the day you get what you pay for. $250k is not alot to build something new.

To put this in context, I worked for a builder who was high end. Waited 45 days for concrete to cure. Everything was checked before next stage happened. The builder paid us 3 times more then a budget builder and the work was easier to do because everything was done properly. But a home owner would be paying 700k to get this exact house built.The difference is in 20 years, it will be standing strong.

[royroyson]

Thats mint compared to the tradie laid bricks on our renos, , , they are so bad I have to cover them and picture frame our windowand door way

[zwarst]

Would you like a rendered finished option for free?

[davidmccormick]

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

[Dee-tpcx]

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

[robinbanks]

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

[j.l.]

So depressing… imagine that being your new home😢

[megamane]

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

[maxthecat]

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

[bt]

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

[edstraker]

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

[SpotTheOzzie]

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

[BubbaMcGee]

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

[johnpatsalas]

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

[matthewwood]

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

[johnsavage]

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

[TOOOO]

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