Welcome to Cowboy Hills | Handover Inspection

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Welcome to Cowboy Hills | Handover Inspection

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2 ай бұрын

Dive into our latest short video where we conduct a handover inspection of a newly built Australian home, revealing a shocking array of non-compliance issues that every homeowner fears. This property, fresh off construction, is a stark example of what can go wrong when oversight fails and workmanship falters.
🏠 A Laundry List of Faults: From improperly installed windows and unauthorised rain heads to non-compliant cladding and shoddy silicon work, the defects are both extensive and varied. Incorrect measurements add to the property's woes, making it clear that significant repairs and reinstallations are urgently needed.
💧 Leaking Into Disaster: Inside the home, the situation grows even grimmer. We uncover leaks and compromised membranes-problems that should never plague a brand-new residence. These issues are not isolated to just one property; neighboring homes within the same estate share similar fates, indicating a broader issue with the construction practices employed here.
🛠️ Calling Out Poor Craftsmanship: Throughout the video, we do more than just list defects-we discuss the implications of such poor workmanship and the lack of proper construction oversight. The state of this home is not just disappointing; it's a glaring indictment of the shortcuts taken in its construction.
🗣️ A Must-Watch for Potential Homebuyers: If you're considering buying a newly built home, this video is essential viewing. It serves as a critical reminder of the importance of thorough inspections and understanding what your rights are as a buyer.
👍 Support Our Mission for Transparency: Like, share, and subscribe to help us spread the word about the importance of rigorous property inspections. Your engagement helps us continue to expose construction shortcomings and advocate for higher standards.
💬 We Want Your Thoughts: Have you encountered similar issues in your home? Share your experiences in the comments below to help others recognise and avoid these pitfalls.

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@Siteinspections 2 ай бұрын

Apologies about the format of the video, it was meant for TikTok only but we decided to share it here ❤😊

@mobileltdd669 2 ай бұрын

Again? Don't make a habit of it, it's non compliant for KZfaq ya know 😉😂

@wobblyboost 2 ай бұрын

Please do a wide-screen video of the estate, needn't be the entire estate necessarily because it's just gonna be the same horrible leaky shoddy unsafe mistakes repeated over and over. Be good if you can take your time explaining the simple stuff, from reading comments I kinda get that people don't comprehend what is just cosmetic quality breaches and how much is actually making the house unsafe, like a leaky bathroom floor, means one day you might fall through the floor, or a slight leak in a window that doesn't let water inside the room but just inside the wall, means one day your whole wall falls out. A tiny bit of moisture absorbed by a wooden roof truss from bad roofing; means toxic levels of mould pathogens in your families lungs... etc. Great work as always.

@rozenification 2 ай бұрын

sir, can i book a inspection?

@M077Y 2 ай бұрын

a non-compliant video for youtube...... yeah nah I think its allowed

@Goabnb94 2 ай бұрын

That bee fainted at the site of the non-compliant items.

@BobbyDazzler888 21 күн бұрын

The bee was non compliant too

@L0-C01 2 ай бұрын

Fuck I love your channel. As an Australian tradesman who actually has pride in my work and does an amazing job. It is outright embarrassing the level of quality that most people produce. Disgusting. They should all be charged

@DanTuber 2 ай бұрын

People need to start going to jail for this

@The_Slavstralian 2 ай бұрын

They need to start forfeiting their assets to the people they screw over. Jail prevents it occurring in the future. Asset forfeiture to the affected parties at least lets them fund the fixing of the issue

@leealan6416 2 ай бұрын

Inspectors that provide occupancy certificates with defective works are the ones who need to be revoked or put in jail. Builders then need to be deregistered.

@whatevernamegoeshere3644 2 ай бұрын

Just force them to live in this lmao

@leealan6416 2 ай бұрын

@@whatevernamegoeshere3644 They desreve a tent that is non rated for wind at Mt Hotham.

@jayr4857 2 ай бұрын

They need to be deported

@janeglover3118 2 ай бұрын

Yes please, we would love a full-length KZfaq video on that whole estate. I have learnt so much from watching your vids, and i now realise that even though the 100yr old house my late mother left me does have its problems, its no where near as issue-ridden as some of those fancy new builds you are inspecting, thankfully.

@shammy__ 2 ай бұрын

Yeah it makes me want to buy an old house tbh, at least I can renovate a house that’s well built, but with a new house you’d need to renovate anyways because of all the defects, let alone some structural defects.

@b1gr1211 2 ай бұрын

Boy listen please…this man has started to shake up the building industry. He needs weight behind him. We need to rally together share the video tell anyone you know to subscribe as the bigger he gets especially on KZfaq the more they will Take notice. Your a beast brother

@Siteinspections 2 ай бұрын

♥️🔥

@kartoffelviking 2 ай бұрын

The TikTok Inspector for Australian of the Year!

@stuartlaird7341 2 ай бұрын

I have personally emailed the relevant Minister in Victoria with details of the shithole build in Preston. The local MP replied to me, horrified, he knew the place as the build backs onto the park he takes his daughter to, but the Minister, nada, nothing, zilch not even an acknowledgement of the email. Honestly. When one of these disasters occurs in your local area you should email both the local member and the Minister for the state building authority with your concerns and links to the videos. These terrible builds are not only a drain on our energy and environmental resources they are going to be derelict in 20 years or less and increase pressure on our housing problems. They are also a huge breach of trust with the home owners and what is expected to be a tightly regulated industry. The average bloke does not have the skills, tools or know how to inspect this to they rely on the VBA licensed inspectors to certify the work.

@Paul-qq7mh 2 ай бұрын

@@stuartlaird7341 The VBA is a brotherhood fuck all will done trust me.

@Archaonlotr 2 ай бұрын

Its horrible, im having to take our builder to VCAT, after watching your videos about no water stop, our 2nd floor bathroom is leaking water into the building elements, and the builder is refusing to return our calls, keep up the good work!

@myspace2001 2 ай бұрын

Uncovering dodgy construction AND saving bees? Give this man an Order of Australia immediately

@phorty2 2 ай бұрын

Doing god's work mate. Your inspections are what Australians need to see to truly grasp how dodgy our builders and regulators truly are. Keep it up man

@emma-janewatson3811 2 ай бұрын

Do a full video of the estate and share the different types of non compliant only. Love your work.

@sillyover4076 2 ай бұрын

the VBA need a royal commission investigation

@L0-C01 2 ай бұрын

Royal commission won’t do shit as we’ve seen with robodebt recently. Royal commission means absolutely nothing anymore

@user-di7ww6pm3c 2 ай бұрын

Royal Circus. They get grilled then go home. It's forgotten about.

@matthewc4590 2 ай бұрын

Royal commissions are just another way to get taxpayers to pay public servants a few years wages at this point.

@Mephiston 2 ай бұрын

@@L0-C01 And the royal commission into the NDIS. Only thing they've done is cut budgets, which is what the previous govt was doing anyway.

@markspiteriy 2 ай бұрын

Won’t happen because it will uncover the mess they themselves created

@gloryglory5688 2 ай бұрын

Would love to see more updates on the result of your inspections & how the owners handle the builders & what happens to the builders, name & shame these bastards

@OwenLowe 2 ай бұрын

Terrific video, really shows just how little the contractors value the unsuspecting public, same over here in New Zealand, shortcuts and shemozzle everywhere, I am now viewing all the work done for me with wider opened eyes Keep up this terrific work

@Slowekistan 2 ай бұрын

I was in Australia 23 years ago. I was impressed by the thriving car industry and the tradie sector (high wages, high quality) back then still strongly dominated by old-Aussie culture.

@McFinnigan 2 ай бұрын

Then came the boats

@OnlyOneKich Ай бұрын

Can you do an episode and mention how some AS are far to minimal and simply ridicules. Also, mention a few suggested inclusions. Would be awesome 🙌

@gaillaffer7579 2 ай бұрын

Of course we want a full video. I feel so bad for all these home owners. You’re putting your life savings and future into this, and this is what builders are doing. It’s disgusting that the VBA and NSW equivalent let this stuff slide. Heads should roll.

@tysonjack2783 2 ай бұрын

Respect for helping the bee

@MainMan13 2 ай бұрын

You, sir, are a LEGEND 👌🫡💯 love your work🙌

@trevorcrawford8173 2 ай бұрын

Dear Sir it is great what you do could you please show what happens after your inspections does anything actually get repaired? Thanks

@LiquidAudio 2 ай бұрын

Full length video would be great mate, what a fricken shemozzle!

@Mayurpaj 2 ай бұрын

7:15 Mate you need a new level. That one is so wonky it is bouncing on that level floor. 😜😜

@Elfin4 2 ай бұрын

Another great video and a very accurate inspection for teh client. Love that flexible camera. Great respect for your work. I used Protimeter moisture meters for years but would highly recommend the Tramex CMEX5 Moisture Meter.

@ValiantGarton 2 ай бұрын

I have watched quite a few of your videos now. I am building my first investment property. It is 3473km away as the crow flies. Your videos kind of terrify me because I can't get onsite to keep an eye on the build. I think I have done it the right way though. I took on a reputable advisor who did the research to find me the best place to build and then put me in touch with a land developer, and builder. I haven't just left it at that though I have made phone calls and asked about my builder's reputation and it has set my mind at ease. The company has a good name. My advisor also has a building inspector to do the inspections and hopefully that will cover my arse. Spending years as a landscaper, often on new build sites I know some of the dodgy shit that can go on. At the risk of sounding like a boomer, I will say that the quality of workers really does seem to be going to the dogs. You can't kick apprentices up the arse anymore and clowns need to have their phones shoved up there as well.

@tommycarrera3875 19 күн бұрын

I co-own a construction/remodeling company. I see videos like this and go damn my work is fucking phenomenal

@warwick4763 2 ай бұрын

Needs to be a royal commission into the building industry and building authority in every state and get rid of these cowboy builders and officials

@DanIsNotHome Ай бұрын

And what happens after the Royal Commission? A bunch of recommendations and laws that may or may not be implemented and that definitely don't get followed. No. There needs to be repercussions and jail time for the people that allow this theft to occur.

@warwick4763 Ай бұрын

@@DanIsNotHome 100% agree and no more changing companies names and starting again

@lyndonbeach2387 2 ай бұрын

Silicon business must be lucrative 😂

@Fletch9RQR 2 ай бұрын

Great work mate! The government officials don't do a bloody thing, just collect a paycheck for incompetence. As a retired carpenter I've seen standards slipping year after year. Where's the pride in your work. Thank goodness for this guy holding them to account.

@chrissoucek1679 2 ай бұрын

Yep I vote for a full video...looking like could be too much for one video🤨...keep up the great work keeping the dodgy bastards accountable 👍👍👍👍👍

@timbrooks2763 2 ай бұрын

While i may love you, I can feel much hatred out there for you, you are a problem for the bodges but a blessing for the buyers :) GO GO GO, we need you !

@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248 2 ай бұрын

Silicone? Looks more like off brand Liquid Nails😂

@bear1245 2 ай бұрын

The Bee inspector

@Mephiston 2 ай бұрын

He inspect, he object, but more importantly, bee protect.

@matttisdale7606 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for rescuing that bee, that shows me that you are a good man 👍

@donnahall7014 2 ай бұрын

its sad that shoddy work ruins the nice homes like this, water leaks in those homes will be a night mare for someone,

@Rick-kj9dd 2 ай бұрын

Do your best. Silicon the rest!!

@johnny7271 2 ай бұрын

Except the builder seemed to have run out of silicon on this job 😂

@PD-fc3og 2 ай бұрын

Scary! I love your videos but am afraid to click on them sometimes cos you know the dodgy work can make you angry. Btw: A man who saves 1 bee, saves the world! Great stuff there.

@lorrainebarry7184 2 ай бұрын

I'm on a Facebook site naming and shaming dodgy builders and also dodgy inspectors using fake abn numbers that Arnt legit at all I have seen and put your site on their as you go through homes with a wide tooth comb somebody else put your site inspections on there as well I and many others have a lot of respect for you and know your the real deal keep up the great work that you do

@Siteinspections 2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏♥️

@1imanni1 2 ай бұрын

The bee is more compliant than the workmanship

@fartnyaface 2 ай бұрын

Full video please sir! Keep up the good work!

@Shadamehr100 2 ай бұрын

With the insane amount of money paid for those homes, so close to each other, without any real back or front yards, that will just lead to domestic violence between neighbours. Greedy f*cking councils having as many homes as they can squeeze in on as small amount of land possible equals more rates for them.

@Dave_Sisson 2 ай бұрын

Some people don't want a big back yard and don't like gardening. There are about 100,000 terrace houses in the inner suburbs of Melbourne, typically on 5 x 31 metre (16 by 100 feet) blocks and they are just as sought after as houses on huge blocks.

@pyromaniac354 2 ай бұрын

Smart cities

@eamon1648 2 ай бұрын

It's really not an issue, I've lived in houses like that and apartments etc and never had an issue with neighbours any more so than when I lived rurally or in the suburbs. There is usually more community green spaces around, much better for lots of people.

@Mephiston 2 ай бұрын

I love your longer videos but I also appreciate the shorter ones so I can watch them while I eat my lunch/dinner.

@robsmith6087 2 ай бұрын

Get the Inspector there, then walk over the entire job.

@doddyy 2 ай бұрын

Doing gods work by saving that bee

@JustinMaclean-fr5cu 2 ай бұрын

Mate, YouR a legend! The Government should create a whole new portfolio, And have you run it

@jbadcock41 2 ай бұрын

Don't even ask if we want a full video... haha you know we do!!

@hasenpfefer7 2 ай бұрын

Even the bee knows the spiders web was non compliant

@whatevernamegoeshere3644 2 ай бұрын

This is the type of house where you tell the builder crew to go to the roof for a picture and you light up the ground floor

@nicbahr8649 2 ай бұрын

Need a full video of the estate. Beyond a joke

@JimboJones-qn4wd 2 ай бұрын

When governments issue builder's licences, annual renewals should be based on the QUALITY of work performed! For example, a builder performs building work and it is checked and found to be perfect, so their builder's licence fee for the year is say $500. Another builder's work is checked and found to not comply with 3 Australian Standards, so their annual renewal should cost $5,000, together with ORDERS to FIX ALL MISTAKES! MAKE THEM PAY FROM THEIR HIP POCKET, OR THIS GARBAGE WILL NEVER CHANGE! BETTER YET, AFTER ONE FAILED ANNUAL REVIEW, PERMANENTLY REVOKE THEIR LICENCE, or IMPOSE A MASSIVE ANNUAL LICENCE FEE!!!

@davidp7241 2 ай бұрын

The risk must reflect somewhere. Consumers everywhere are gunna pay for this via their taxes eventually.

@JimboJones-qn4wd 2 ай бұрын

@@davidp7241 I would rather the builders be HELD TO ACCOUNT. The customer can always NEGOTIATE PRICE AND USE SOMEONE ELSE! I am sure that most consumers would be happy to pay a small premium to a builder for a TOP QUALITY JOB! ALWAYS DO YOUR RESEARCH, READ ALL GOOGLE REVIEWS, AND SEEK OUT WORD OF MOUTH!

@MKu64 Ай бұрын

@@davidp7241 They are already paying with the shoddy builds... may as well have it done right to begin with and pay the tax.

@robsmith6087 2 ай бұрын

How about the Master Builders Assoc. of Victoria ?

@stuartlaird7341 2 ай бұрын

Wrong tree to bark up. They are the builders industry body and have no f__ks to give about home owners or shitty tradies or even shitty builders. They are there to lobby for builders, so, in a way, they are probably a major contributor to shitty inspections and zero enforcement.

@Low760 2 ай бұрын

Opposite Endevour Hills Shopping centre, I know the United there!

@Cleaningandlawncare 2 ай бұрын

So what happens to the builders ?

@andreadecker2472 2 ай бұрын

Full video please!!

@sotired7453 2 ай бұрын

Every time the camera looks over the edge of a roof my legs go 🫠

@Dayman98 2 ай бұрын

I don’t see the appeal of these types of houses is sprawled out suburbs, seems like theres nothing within walking distance and you gotta drive your car to do everything. The housing situation in Aus is so unappealing and degrading that I’m trying to move overseas to Europe to escape to affordable and properly built suburban towns/cities

@richarddicktaylor219 2 ай бұрын

Don't come to the UK as it's exactly the same here. My Danish mate is looking to buy a house in a rural area and after 2 years of looking at £1m+ houses has yet to find one he says would not be condemned as unfit for human habitation in Denmark.

@tomhicks1009 2 ай бұрын

I find it insane that dam busters can patent a rain head that is essentially a flashing. There should be no need for a performance solution To make a rain head compliant is the ugliest thing you can bolt not the side of your home

@breakingtoast2255 2 ай бұрын

Unbelievable dodgey work

@stevenloynds3691 2 ай бұрын

Watching you videos im so glad my mother changed her mind from building and go with a much older already established home sure it was build in the days of asbestos but at least its solid and was built back when scamming was less and quality ment something to a tradesmen other then just the $$$

@EliRosia-fe3tu 2 ай бұрын

Thanks inspector

@cynical4843 2 ай бұрын

Yep i remember one the first jobs i was on in melbourne. I was cutting trays in the sarking over the windows. The builder told me not to bother they dont need it, on a timber clad building?? Cowboy time (9.50) all the time

@billienomates1606 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely disgusting work, I hope the owners get payback from these cowboys soon.

@alvinnarsey1342 2 ай бұрын

So I would love to see if they came back to fix these shamozzles

@mrgtsx 2 ай бұрын

My hood! Not suprised it looked dodgy when they were building it

@sunidollfun 2 ай бұрын

The globalisation of the internet has shown me the beautiful workmanship of American homes, with built-in cabinets and craftsman-quality carpentry (with real wood). Here in Australia we have concrete render and silicon. And houses cost significantly less to purchase in America. I feel sorry for these people paying millions for something worth a few thousands.

@sharonfinlay7411 2 ай бұрын

Full video would be great

@murry001 2 ай бұрын

I haven't even watched the video yet, and I already know there's at least 1 non-compliant rain head.

@angusog5227 2 ай бұрын

When the Victorian government build thier 80,000 new homes, this will be the standard they get and accept. Jerone weimar will love this..

@glorianawin 2 ай бұрын

You’re legend ❤

@aarongiorno6566 2 ай бұрын

The people signing off on the jobs need to be fixed.

@nz_jonny6117 2 ай бұрын

What is usually the outcome of your inspections? Does a higher authority ever agree with you and force builders to fix everything to code or just a long pointless legal battle with no resolution for owner?

@harrylo2316 2 ай бұрын

Likely the latter. The VBA probably doesn't even know what they're looking at half the time. Corruption may be a possibility but I think it's probably a combination of indifference and incompetence that's causing this.

@DanIsNotHome Ай бұрын

With how many people are flooding into this country maybe we could find enough people that give a shit to be put in the right places? lmao

@wazza33racer Ай бұрын

its easy to see, all the corners cut and jobs rushed to save money. As the AC/DC song goes "dirty deeds done dirt cheap".

@FrozenSurf 2 ай бұрын

Silicone looks like a kid has done it with play-doh

@MKu64 Ай бұрын

Would have been better.

@daviddeuter5438 28 күн бұрын

Faster than a dodgy builder...more powerful than a high performance box gutter...able to leap 3 story townhouses in a single bound... it's the site inspector!😅

@inspiredbyFU 2 ай бұрын

Can you explain why these things are non compliant? I.e. "because overtime the roof will leak"

@MKu64 Ай бұрын

He does in many of his long videos... mostly to do with leaking / overflowing into the house, in this case. Plus the bee was simply shocked and appalled at the overall workmanship.

@topher.m 2 ай бұрын

Anyone else got vertigo from the rain head scenes?

@wobblyboost 2 ай бұрын

Aaah, is that what the fingernail marks in my computer desk are from?

@jordanmaktaak3796 2 ай бұрын

silcone has maxium allowable tol.

@andrrru9 2 ай бұрын

Complete Shemozzle t-shirts would sell so fast you could quit your day job...wait,.. NO.! FORGET I SAID ANYTHING! Keep up the good work.

@brianbarbarich1401 2 ай бұрын

😂😂 what the hell is going on here. 😂 Another builder in hot water😂 Cheers from Durban, South Africa

@MisterM9 2 ай бұрын

What I don’t get is how many builders install a non compliant box gutter and rain head 🤦‍♂️

@gribbler1695 2 ай бұрын

Plumbers and roofing contractors should be doing the design work.

@Paul-qq7mh 2 ай бұрын

What I want to know is what the hell is being done about it??!!! This residential building industry can't keep going like this.

@marcalexander-vc5ep 2 ай бұрын

Inspector gadget, your doing a great job highlighting the short comings of untrained workers ruining the building industry. You should lobby the breakfast cereal companies to stop putting trade licences into boxes of cereal.

@Bizza12345 Ай бұрын

you'd think the B in VBA stands for blindness, what a shemozzle

@FMedical420 Ай бұрын

Doing gods work

@wivvix 2 ай бұрын

Another home slapped together with carelessness and indifference.

@MKu64 Ай бұрын

Wrong.... it's slapped together with a spider web and silicon... until it ran out of course 😂

@glyn1 2 ай бұрын

The WIZARD OF BUILDING

@adamc457 2 ай бұрын

So am I the only one hoping that this will turn into a business venture where you start doing your own small builds that are fully compliant. "Compliant homes"

@DanIsNotHome Ай бұрын

Yes this industry already exists. It's called prefab and modular homes.

@Robroscob 2 ай бұрын

non commplliiiaaannnttt !

@bear1245 2 ай бұрын

Nuan conplaaaayuannnt

@Chamonix3227 2 ай бұрын

How did the bee taste 😂

@MKu64 Ай бұрын

He freed it... not fried it.

@1tr1ck 2 ай бұрын

I can see older houses going up in value. As new houses are a joke

@horeR34 2 ай бұрын

This is why I gave up doing construction work.. being a Bricklayer, I use to build the houses like it was meant to be for myself… but when they started to rush me and started to under quote me.. I gave up… these cowboys are all getting peanuts that’s why the quality is shocking… while the builder make a huge profit from it

@christopher54179 2 ай бұрын

Yes and I have to compete with price to do the correct job and people think I’m expensive but unfortunately I put more time in and better materials and make less money for the effort. Go figure.

@michaelk6702 2 ай бұрын

Hey mate, any chance you can provide a top 10 of the best builders? Would love to see the builders who are compliant and meet the expected standards.

@MKu64 Ай бұрын

Not a bad idea... at this point I feel like I want to avoid all of them.

@777mattyj23 2 ай бұрын

Peter Costello looking for a new job. I’m sure he could give the industry a great shove in the right direction for sorting out the Cowboys and dodgy so called builders.

@Vipppala 2 ай бұрын

cmon m8s, just do it right.

@stevebrown4475 20 күн бұрын

Housing built by the CFMEU and passed by the CFMEU

@Trying_to_find_reality 2 ай бұрын

I feel like I need to move to Australia and specialize in horribly designed modern house repair, there is going to be endless work in the next couple decades

@ChristianWagner888 2 ай бұрын

Especially with water getting in everywhere and destroying parts of each home.

@777mattyj23 2 ай бұрын

Full video 😮