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By stepping in, you'll not only alleviate their financial strain but also gain visibility on our channel. We plan to revisit NSW and capture the repair and recovery process, showcasing your invaluable contribution.
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Certifier Took NSW Fair Trading to NCAT After Suspension:
www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/_data/assets/pdf_file/
0007/1208644/Gearin-v-Commissioner-for-Fair-Trading-
NSW-Caselaw.pdf
Certifier Suspended for Six Years:
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Tune in for a shocking update to our previous inspection of a NSW home construction. In our initial inspection, we highlighted severe non-compliant issues that were discovered during an intensive 6-hour investigation. Our findings were so alarming that they prompted the homeowners to involve NSW Fair Trading.
In this latest episode, we reveal the consequences of the builder's negligence. The certifier involved with this job has been suspended for six years! What's more, the house is already experiencing leaks, and the owner hasn't even moved in yet!
What You'll Discover:
👉NSW Fair Trading's response to our initial findings
👉The repercussions for the certifier involved in the project
👉The ongoing problems the homeowner is facing - leaks before move-in!
👉The importance of due diligence in choosing a builder and certifier
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Bro I'm going to need you when i start my build next year in syd south west. 🙂
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Any trips to Canberra? Lots of shoddy non-compliance
hey, want to take a look at a commercial property while passing through? Just walk by the building and take a look from only the outside?
Hey there brother do you do Queensland one as well in particular the Brisbane region
Unbelievable that a tick tock KZheadr is showing what a government department SHOULD be doing! Keep up the good work, and stay safe when your on the roof.
The government doesn't give a fuck about us. They will collect our taxes though.
Amen & Amen 🙏🏻
💯 I've been wondering about this for the past 2 decades.
So why do big government supporters still think that the government can organise all things efficiently when it is a fact that the government stuffs up 95% of the time? Are you that insecure that you need a bunch of faceless bureaucrats to look after your life?
He’s not just a tick tock KZheadr he’s a qualified building inspector most likely has his diploma in building and construction
Stoked to hear that these grubs certifying garbage homes are starting to get punished. Good work mate.
Im a carpenter for a small family business, we do everything by the book, stuff takes longer and cost more than the rough as guts production crews but its done once and done right. The building inspector that checks our work doesnt even look at anything. If we had missed a few things or taken shortcuts, they wouldnt know or care.. luckily I take pride in my work.
Yeah exactly, the Certifier is equally responsible.
@@kizzjd9578 our motto when I apprenticed was "Do it once. Do it well." These certifiers and builders should be facing criminal charges, that would prevent a lot of these fly by nighters.
I wonder how many of them are quietly taking some "bakshish" behind the scenes to do "light" inspections
@@karmatraining the brown paper bag?
As a builder myself, I love this guy. I can't remember how many jobs I've lost to underquoting from builders that do a half ass job. Not only on quality of building but safety as well. A couple of 45x90's as scaffolding. I get angry thinking about it again.
feel for you mate but this shit will continue as the penalty isn't severe enough
The governments fault on not teaching people or having something in place to avoid people getting screwed up
Be proud of your work. Keep it up. My 2 sons are building, 3rd year and 1st year. Both of them refuse to do shoddy work. My eldest has quit numerous employers because he doesn't want to be associated with the 'work'.
@@Mac1Eleventhat's why work should be signed off. The guy signing off complete works didn't do his job
If only a high price guaranteed a quality job.
I was warned about this certifier seven years ago when I first started working in architecture in Sutherland Shire. He had many nicknames but he was referred to as 'Drive-By-Paul' by my old boss. A client of mine, who is also a builder, calls him 'Tick 'n Flick'. Good to hear he's finally been punished properly.
@@superthevibe Sure is. I've been told he knows his stuff, he's just lazy. He probably turns up to inspections in a nice pair of shoes and neatly pressed trousers. Certainly not the clothes you'd wear to get up and down ladders and crawl around under floors. A lazy certifier allows everybody to take it easy, including designers and architects. The building industry can be very incestuous, designers like working with certain builders, builders like working with certain sub-contractors, etc. It allows for a level of familiarity and routine, but this can often lead to complacency and then downright laziness. This guy survived so long because there were plenty of designers and builders who liked working with him. He made their job easier.
@polyphemus on the money!
If he's the one I'm thinking of, he's got a very interesting record.
How many fake certifications over those 7 years? 4 per day? 8 per day if he’s tick n flick!?
Site inspections are a fair dinkum company worth the price for finding out everything you. Eed to know
I am currently paying off an apartment in Sydneys West and plan on eventually buying a house down in Tasmania to settle down and this guy is the guy I would fly down to check a home. This guy is an absolute weapon of an inspector.
Looking at doing the same when I move back to Aus from NZ
There are plenty of good independent building inspectors around. Tic Toc here is simply marketing himself with these revealing videos which is a good thing because AT LEAST the viewers can get SOME idea of what to look for themselves.
@@fifthdimension1984 All inspetors should post this stuff on KZhead. Name and shame all the builders and certifiers
TASSY builders are top material mate, come on down expect a great quality build in hobart area and souroundings
Yeh ex tasmanian here great move have a look at burnie its amazing prices huge waterviews nice solid homes 500k
6 years isn't enough. Should be lifetime ban.
Absolutely. Much more than I expected though.
If I lost my fire inspect and test licence I would be out for the count.. Six years would mean Ill be back on the tools till I'm 80 years old.
In addition to a lifetime ban, because they obviously have flawed characters and unlikely to ever change, they should also get prison time!
Would love to see Victoria get their ass into gear, can’t let NSW beat us! Comon!!!
Great work to keep the bastards honest.
For those who clicked on the NSW Fair Trading link that @Site Inspections provided, you will note that Paul Gearin the Certifier who got suspended, had been reprimanded multiple times over the years.
The two dislikes must be the builder and certifier 🤣
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How do I display the "dislikes"?
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You're an absolute legend mate . Australian of the year material! Im so sick of bodgy workers especially when most people spend their entire lives paying their house off
Mate, ever thought of becoming the Building Commissioner? Well you should. Hopefully you have a team involved with you. You are a deadset hero. We need blokes like you big time. Thanks for helping the small guys…👍
What a schmozzle I feel for a lot of the owners of the houses I work on, So many builders who dont give AF. Well done
I love this channel. I'm a commercial house painter and I see this and more all the time , I've been removed/ fired from a few sites by the builders because I refused to cover up their crap work. Absolute cowboys , I tell people all the time and they call me a liar
Take photos and video of the shoddy stuff then they will believe it. But you risk your life with certain builders.
5:19 We can hear the compassion so clearly in your voice. Clearly you give a crap about the consumer and I'm glad people like you are out there protecting us!
I nearly fell off my chair when you said NSW fair trading was going after the builder, excellent!
Fair trading should be your number 1 subscriber. Great to see they have stepped up. Good work mate.
What you said about the VBA is spot on. Honestly the whole thing needs to be rehauled completely
Builds these days are horrifying....glad you uploading these.
It just proves self certification doesn’t work unless there is follow up random spot visits by DFT. Certifiers are in the builders pockets.
I have spent over 20 years in commissioning and sadly none of this surprises me. My favourite saying was always: if you did your job, I wouldn’t have a job
Maybe you should not have that Job in 20 years the work has gotten worse maybe you are not doing your Job
@@Karl-Benny lmao nice try. Blame the inspector for the person who is lazy, cutting corners, substituting materials etc. I must have generated millions of punch items in my career but I was big construction, not housing. Similar job but different 🙂
I couldn’t believe the state of that house. It was disgraceful, props to you for helping your fellow citizen I hope they get their house fixed or rebuilt to a safe standard to live in.
Mate you are a bloody LEGEND, the amount of families getting screwed over by shonky builders, thank god theres blokes like yourself that hold these buggers to account.
Awesome work sir! The incompetence is staggering in its enormity. It’s just can’t be that hard to deliver a quality product anymore. I’m sure there are good builders but crikey it does seem like a struggle.
They do exist, I've worked for them. This guy would be hard pressed to find something.
There are plenty of very competent tradesman! The problem is, who is willing to pay for them?
I honestly don't think it is incompetence as much as it is just not giving a f%$k and getting paid. Care factors are zero for these as$holes as long as they make a few grand. I'm far from being a building "tradie", but I am a chef and cheesmaker and if my profession worked the same way, people would die within days.
@@benkingston5315 and the best comment award that needs to be copy and pasted on to every one off these videos goes to YOU .. 💯 true brother
there is plenty. They cost a premium and the difference can be alot of money the same home can be 10's of thousands more if not even more. I got out of the carpentry game because of this rates haven't really recovered since the GFC for carpentry and the demands on time have gotten worse making it harder and harder for a good tradesmen to make a decent living because it just doesn't have the money in it to spend time doing a proper job
The beauty of this one builder being held to account is that it will make others pick up their game. Good work, good to see.
You have gone to the next level .you have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt poor workings poor building companies and exposed Victoria's building industry inspectors .great work on educating and exposing deplorable building works .keep up your great work .
Put the builder and certifier in jail. What they have done or not done is criminal and an example needs to be set to improve industry standards. If the local and state government are not upholding compliance of building standards the industry is not worth our investment.
That's really good to hear some reached out with authority to move forward. I hope this example of how to govern is contagious ❤ Thank you for exposing this to make it a good industry in the future
It's more industry regulation, than governing, but yeah.
750K!! for a low quality product like this. I guess it is just meaningless monopoly money if you don't have to earn it yourself...
Thank MR TIK TOK … for updating…. It’s well overdue that someone stepped up to the plate about these builders!!!!
Your like the new Mike Holmes we use to love watching him do the exact same thing as you bringing awareness to buildings & trying to raise the bar
Again - your incredibly detailed assessment proves to be on point. Well done - you are the gold standard of Buiding Inspectors
Dont get swayed just by the vids. There are many good inspectors out there that dont go round making videos.
No doubt.
Music to my ears. I agree, if only the VBA would be proactive and take action against these dodgy builders, so many people's would be saved from suffering the same fate. That also tells me that the VBA are being quiet because they have something to hide. Perhaps in every video, try to encourage the viewers to tag the VBA so it's overwhelming for them and ultimately force their hand. Anyway, we're grateful for your hard work and appreciate your content as it helps so many. 😊
You almost need a site inspector of your caliber onsite during the entire construction process so these lazy short cuts are caught before and not after. It'll keep the industry honest.
NSW Building Commissioner needs to start looking into this. Someone forward this to him.
Finally a certifier has been suspended. So many need to follow.
Brilliant work by you! and props does go to NSW Fair Trading for actually actioning it based on your intelligence
Fair trading are making sure they appear to be doing something. Given what we are shown in other videos of neighbours gutters being non-compliant we can safely assume that the majority of builds are non-compliant in NSW. Fair trading appear to be doing something when they talk to Site Inspections but the reality is this is almost meaningless and merely PR on their part.
@@joel6376 if you're as underfunded as they are, you do have to pick your battles. Definitely enough wrong in this home to kill the contract, while at least with other homes visited, there's been an attempted by the builder to rectify
@@svict4Fairtrading are underfunded?
Finished my time in the construction industry 5 years ago after being in it for 45 years. What I saw done by people who think their tradespeople was mind boggling. People paying for rubbish work. Then there’s you bro who is clearly fair dinkum👍. Thanks for the vid🙂
The fact that you are not charging for this inspection, shows how much you care about the home owners! Thank you for sharing this and good to know that the right people are noticing! Let’s hope Victoria follows suit with NSW 👍🏼
Our pleasure!
You know how terrible a lot of people, also home owners, are. A good deed is remembered for a day. A bad deed is remembered for a lifetime.
the VBA is absolutely useless, i had a shopping list of serious non-compliances i had to grind my way for years on my own all the way up until a week before a VCAT hearing until the builder agreed to pay the $100k bill we gave them for others to complete the works. You can highlight as much dangerous non-compliant items to the VBA and theyll find any reason to ignore it. We even got recommended by professional bodies to not even bother wasting your time with the VBA
Pity the Australian consumer. Well done to the "Tik Tok Inspector". More power to you.
Agencies worldwide: "We can't use cameras to keep our staff accountable, it's impossible!!!" Meanwhile, youtubers: "Hey guys, I'm gonna go ahead and record every step I take during this job and upload it to a site where it can be judged by the general public as well as by the people I'm working for"
I hope more government departments who are in the building game and are responsible around Australia start doing there job, Good on you for at least getting something to happen, it’s about time builders and inspectors are held responsible, great work. Thankyou,
Private building inspectors need customers, so will look over the issues or not look at all so they can get to their next inspection. When it was done by government, it didn't bother them if they had 1 or 10 or 100 inspections to do, they still got paid. Not saying thats the answer, but you would think a 2nd eyeball on every 25 inspections or something to ensure they are actually doing a good job. How many bad builds has this inspector let through...?
I'm glad there are people like yourself doing the thorough work that's needed to ensure buildings are up to code. The shoddy workmanship and quality needs to come to an end
I’m loving the follow up updates. Great work!!!
Thank you for cleaning up this mess
Great update. Your passion and enthusiasm for what you do really show and that's great to see. Good to have someone of your caliber on our side.
I'll be sure to use you when i next build a propert, been following your inspections for a year now. Love them.
Great work mate, first video of yours I have watched and how refreshing to see a good bloke doing great stuff.
Keep up the great work mate. VBA needs to pick up their socks and take action
Awesome job, like always. It is really important what you are doing with your inspections! Keep going bro
Congratulations man. You are making the difference and more power to you for it.
Bloody fantastic work - getting action and hopefully results for the owners. Hat's off to you. Love your work.
Mate, I don't know you but I think that you deserve a medal.
He simply shows a few examples of whats going on in home construction.
Great job, keep posting, you’re educating everyone.
you mate are a dead set champion. Great to see such integrity holding others accountable. Great hearing the level of detail you go to as you call out all the non-compliance issues on all levels. Keep up the great work.
You are my most favorite tic toc inspector :) Keep up the amazing work! Thank you for being vocal and making sure the right things are done. My prayers to the stressed out home owners.
Love your work mate. You must have 24/7 bodygiards as these crooks would not be happy with you exposing them.
You're making such a huge difference bro!
All i want to say is THANK YOU for all those videos!
Excellent news Finally you are recognized and receiving your just reward I’ve been in the industry for 50 years never appreciated such corrupt contractors existed in NZ
Good on you mate, your doing a wonderful job for these people. You got my thumb up for the video.
I just want to say, as a home owner etc, I LOVE the diligence you put into the video inspections. I would never know all the things a builder may do or not do. Things that mean 3 years after moving in, leaks appear, cracks etc because of "dodgy" practices and knowing inspection services exist that without fear or favour will call out on shoddy work is a relief.
Unreal results mate you're THE man. Single handedly changing the Australian building industry. Bloody brilliant
Thanks for sharing this... seriously feel sorry for the owners...
To be fair there are over 1000s new builds that need your inspection services
While that may be true, being over run with work is no excuse for cutting corners and taking shortcuts with a "she'll be right " attitude The inspectors should be delaying inspections and forcing the government to employ more of them. Its not like work is going to drop off any time soon. Especially when the largest financial investment people will ever make is involved, we are talking close to a million if not more for most houses now days. The government also should step in and make these certifiers maintain their qualifications and have some sort of competency assurance program. I work for an agency in NSW with the government that has hundreds of thousands of people's lives in my hands every day and I have to pass competency testing every 2 years. these guys potentially ruin lives with shonky practices. That said the sh*t flows downhill to the builder who if they did their damn job properly the certifier would not have such a hard time and not try to cut corners.
We need people like you here in New Zealand, of course some builders are great but we need support as consumers from people like you. I will be very careful with any future actions I take, I will be getting copies f of your standards too - keep up the great work
Ask yourself this question, "If everyone in the world was like me, would the world be a better place"? In this case, of the King of Site Inspection, the answer is YES! :) Thanks mate, as always, your work is so valuable and appreciated to help expose these rotten people in the world!
Agreed.
Canadian professor Jordan Peterson was once asked what the ordinary guy should strive for in life. "Simply deliver a quality product," he said. "The positives in all directions are immense if you do just simply that."
A good job keep it up builders need to be accountable
glad your helping the owners out , your a good man 👍
Wish you were around when I was building with Porter Davis in 18/19! I picked up on more defects than the inspection company I used. And I’m sure there was plenty more missed as I’m not a building professional. I can’t wait till there’s a royal commission into the building industry - I’d love to give evidence of the crap I went through to get my home built.
Royal Commission...can't come soon enough!
Will never happen. It would bring into question our massive population growth.
Good to see that the Dept of fair trading is pro active.
Good on NSW fair trading. I feel dreadfully sorry for home owners who have to go through this.
Good work mate. Needs to be more of this type of thing to stop this type of dodgy stuff from happening. People need to be held accountable.
Great work as always. Good to see builders being accountable. Hell they charge enough so they should deliver.
Well done Zeher! Hope you guys can keep servicing NSW!
thank you for your work
Your work is awesome! Keep up the great work 👍
Well done!
cheers mate we need guys like you, helping and protecting home buyers from these absolute cowboys in the industry, no pride in their work no fks given just looking for the bag $$
Mate, Kudos to you for getting results and good on NSWFT for swift action. People are working hard to pay for a home which is the most important purchase in thier life and some builders are doing this. They can't keeping getting away with this. These videos are great to see what goes on!!!
Good man , your doing great investigating of bogus builders 😊, you are the man of the moment ,
Our government is corrupt in Victoria. Doesn’t surprise me that NSW acted while Vic didn’t. Keep up the great work
fantastic result, making people accountable.
"Doing the inspection on the house", no pun intended 😂 great to see a gov authority being proactive and doing what they're meant to. 👍🏻
Considering the BILLIONS of dollars received by state governments from property related taxes, why isn’t there a ACTIVE regulatory department with resources to avoid this happening to poor families 🤷♂️
Congratulations. Brilliant news.
Excellent work !
Let’s hope Victoria even though we are a joke down here they should at least care that the people supposed to care about safety do their job. Keep up the good work.
learning alot from your videos, thanks for sharing a lot of this information that i think is crucial for anyone wanting to build their home in australia
just love this man , god bless
Love you mate !!!! We need more of you !!
Great result, hopefully the homeowner can get compensation and move into their house
Excelent work for raising the red flags and finally getting attention from the government ,You are bringing hope back into the resident building industry ,Good on you mate for doing gr8 work ,The house must be near the beach looking at the soil i have noticed !!
All kudos to NSW fair trading
Schmozzle Best word ever for all these incidents. Bring back family builders. Less government oversight more reputation.
keep up the great work.
Plaster screws are the duct tape of the screw world
Your a good man❤ Keep it up brother
If NSW fair trading is interested that's fantastic! If I could afford your services I'd ask you to see my mothers house in Yowie Bay NSW. Fairly certain it would make it to number one. The non compliance is insane.
Send us an email, I’ll be there in December 4-8, discounted rates! Let’s goooooo 🎉
Love your work! Makes me more confident about buying in NSW, that's for sure..
First time I've seen your video, subscribed straight away. The work you do is invaluable to the home owners as they're probably paying through the nose to get their house built. So many builders are taking on too much work and the cost of materials is sky rocketing so short cuts are being taken to reduce their own costs and the workmanship isn't there any more. Had a house built in Sydney in 2010 took six months to build. Just had a house built in country NSW and it took 12 months to build a smaller house at twice the price of the first house. Every time we heard about a builder going broke we were worried that it was ours again, as we went through four builders going under on us and losing thousands in deposits and having to start again. That took six years before we moved into our new home in August this year. Would I ever build a new home again? NO F#$×!ING WAY.