Unveiling WA’s Homes: Are These Australia’s Best Builds?

We recently ventured to Wellard in Perth, Western Australia, for a comprehensive home inspection requested by an interstate client. Given the prolonged construction period, our client sought a trusted professional to ensure everything was up to par.

Unique Building Landscape: Unlike other states, homes in Wellard are primarily built on sandy soil with cavity masonry walls—a method that poses its own set of challenges and standards.

What We Found: Dive into our findings as we explore whether homes in Western Australia are leading the way in construction quality. Could Wellard set a new benchmark for the best-built homes we’ve seen to date?

Report 📄 Outcome:
During our comprehensive inspection in Western Australia, we identified 85 critical issues in the property. The builder has taken action on all identified items, showcasing a commitment to quality and client satisfaction. This proactive response resulted in an excellent outcome for our client, affirming the value of thorough inspections and responsive builders.

[Siteinspections]

Z will be back in Perth next Monday, the 23rd! Let's Go (Different Builder)

[splattd]

Its refreshing when you find work that is actually really good. Props to the flooring and painting crew

[woodywood]

So glad you've come over to WA to hold these guys accountable. Your just a number over here and you get what you're given. Need more to call them out.

[MikeWhitton]

Wow, finally a good home!!! The Builder and Painter so honourable and should be very proud of the work that they do, it shows!

[kosankamaricic]

This make me soooo happy to find builders still proud of their work !! I enjoy this knowledge more than cowboys 🤠. 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍

[plumbob]

The painter is a legend. Well done sir 👍

[anrit]

I just got back from walking the dogs with my 14yr old boy only a few kms from where this video was shot. While walking I pointed to some flashing and said to my boy do you know what that’s called, he answered no, my reply was non compliant flashing.

[joereedsmith]

"Ive been painting since I was 5 years old and I paint my whole village with one brush".
- The Painter from Punjab, the Legend.

[jackg]

The cables are compliant by As3000 as they have less than 600 clearance above them that is deemed as a non-accessible area and you can run cables as you wish

[Cokecankid-]

I would love to see you inspect a “high end build” like a Tomizzi or a Zorzi home
To see how compliant they are in the cost plus market.

[iannarellemackenzie]

Mate - this is awesome quality for WA - you couldn't list all the faults in our house in one day - need a full week at least. A few favourites in WA...
1. Showers not usually set down. Slap a few bricks and tiles across the bottom of the shower and bog it with silicone - no barrier behind wall tiles - bonza mate!
2. Top row of roof tiles cut to 1/3 length and laid flat or angled back toward hip - only a problem if it rains!
3. All gas fittings overtightened and split leaking gas - had fire under cooktop!
4. Junction box in roof - no side on it - I mean they had to fit a dozen power cables in somehow.
5. Door frames twisted - and handles on double doors 20mm height difference.
6. Double garage panel door - auto door opener screwed into hardiflex sheeting not into timbers - no timber in the right spot so who cares?
7. No visible weep holes - all burried completely - after all they're sooo ugly.
8. Walls not sealed before painting - paint peels off in big sheets.
9. Insufficient soakwell capacity - overflow with rain.
10. WA preferred special gutters without slots that overflow at the back so it pours into the house.

Just a few of the more frustrating ones - oh yeah its very important to use qualified WA trades - then you know the jobs done right ✅ 🙄

[Big_mayooo]

It's crazy door stops are so common in wa was surprising see you react that way to them

[allan_lorenzo]

The ending was funny we did the painting on this house not the bloke on the video. no wonder we spend some time doing touch ups it was you who was picking it. We usually dont have that much touch ups as we try to do everything as good as we can. If the supervisor told us that is was you who wants us to come there we could have rock up.

[wazzaracer]

Pleasant surprise that the painter is an actually skilled immigrant. Doesnt matter if your painting interiors or painting cars a demanding job.

[EveryLittleThings]

this review although started with criticism, but as we go further into the review, recognitions was given to the stuffs that was done correctly, wall, floors, painiting, roof struts and beam.. this builder is really far far better than those you have reviewed at the east!!! Mine to share who they are especially the painter lol, at least we can go to a trusted specialist/builder in future for new build in WA.

[riod]

finally something good with the inspection, to be honest, it's refreshing to see. Well done for the paint job, flooring as well as the the roof framing job.

[Uninged]

The most loved inspection agency out there, every one loves you bro….except the builders😂

[converdis]

Never judge a book by its cover …. here I was thinking that the painter caught a 13Cabs to the site . Well done to the painter 👏👏 the overall build wasn’t too bad seen much much much worse many in Victoria

[protectusplease]

I wish we had someone like you to do our pre purchasing inspection. The guy we had was a joke. I don’t know if it was because they were the realtors personal property inspector but it’s cost us a lot of $$$ to fix the faults (& undoing ones). When I contacted him to ask him why he didn’t pick these issues up he told me I should’ve got an electrician and a plumber out to inspect the house as well! I told him over east that’s the job of a building inspector but he just hung up on me. This house has so many non compliant issues I could right a book. I really enjoy your content.

[WestOzCards]

FANTASTIC to see you over in WA looking at our builds! I can tell that that house is a budget build too. However I will say, that rending the plasterboard at the front of the house is something I've never seen before! My house built 2018 is rendered onto brickface. Those door handle stops have been used in houses here for many years as opposed to the floor stoppers, every time I go into a friends old 20+yr house they have them too.