What Does $335K Build in Bendigo? Shocking Findings!

Don't stress mate, half of that suburb is built in what used to be seasonal swamps. My father is a life long carpenter and we used to shake our heads and laugh as more and more subdivisions went in there. I tried to warn fruends but they still brought there. Subsidence and flooding already occurring, cracks, cracks cracks!

You were on The Project on Ch.10 last night!!!!! I screamed out to the family and some friends: "He's the bloke I was telling youse all about, dressed like a Ninja ~ The Site Inspector......" I have spoken about you and this YT channel for ages to many people, especially those looking to buy / sell a home, and the pitfalls to look out for. And I got all that info from you. Another great (well not for the owners) video, and I really hope the politicians actually do something to fix this BS asap. Congrats on the exposure and for all the good work you are doing. 🍾🍾🍾🕷

This bloke is an Aussie hero.

Little did the spider know his hole was non compliant

I've braced myself and am ready to be flabbergasted...

This estate in Huntly is HUGE!!! there are so many houses being built by so many builders. It caters for the entry level buyer, hence the issues. There is very little infrastructure, apart from a railway station at the end of a dirt road with no local trains. It is shoving so many houses in with so little future planning. Great work City of Greater Bendigo. Thank God I don't have to try and get from Huntly to Bendigo in the morning or vice-versa. If you like living in a distant bubble with all the trappings of stacked in neighbours and congested roads..... Huntly is for you!! The COGB cares for this like they care for the outcome of the "Marong Bricklayers". Rates, pay your rates... have you paid your rates, lets spend money on the Mall... that will fix all our problems...Umm you live outside the CBD, who are you again???... Don't get me started on the COGB.. or the CBD of Bendigo Council!

The Safety Rail they put up for the roof tilers is the reason the roof insulation is not lapping over the fascia. When they instal the rail the posts they use stick up out of the roof near the top plate. So when the tiler rolls the sarking out each time he comes to a post he needs to cut it around the post. Which then should be taped up and pulled over the fascia when the Rail Blokes come and pull the rail down but they rarely do.

That decaying structure reminded me of a multi unit development here in Adelaide that was stopped in winter with all framing complete but fully exposed to the wettest winter and spring Adelaide had in many years. All the timber was completely grey, exposed for over six months. Then... work began again and everything was covered up. I wonder if the million dollar unit owners know.

A friend has the exact same design house in another suburb about 5km from Huntly. They've had the house a few years since they bought it and have already had water ingress issues at the edge of the house and also a matching leaking shower in the ensuite. There are literally dozens if not 100's of identical (including mirrored) houses like this across a number of estates in Bendigo and I'd suggest that pretty well all of them will be built to the same standard.

10:27 that homeowner must have a rock crawler as a daily drive 😂 Damn that 30-35° incline from the path to the expansion joint in the driveway is wild

Like 25 years ago when project builders saved money on eaves and pack them into blocks for minimal boundary clearances. Stupidly seems to repeats itself!

In 1994 my wife & I brought a 4 bedroom architects home , on 850m2 block, built in pool, brick paved driveway, landscaped gardens, big kitchen, 2 car garage + carport, brick pillar and timber fencing ( in Rosebud ) for $145k - now look at what you get for $350k. Shows you clearly just how much purchasing power our currency has lost over the past 30 years. Rising costs is not the result of the cost of goods & services going up in price, rising costs is the consequence of every dollar buying less and less. The more $$$ government prints the more it dilutes the entire money supply. Gold on the other hand ( real money) never looses its purchasing power ( why) because governments can’t print it at will. Believe this or not…. It’s still True.

Bendigo referenced !!!! But in all seriousness as a Bendigo resident makes me glad to live on a 50 year old home. Also good luck when getting through cogb council to do anything took them 6 months to clear a drain that is now clogged up again because it is comically undersized and took them 12 months to fix about 1 meter of footpath

Did the ladder thing with a pool noodle, split down along the length, works great ! You can make 3 - 4 out of one pool noodle.

Actually very good info from this one, no over the top bs

The house was built by the cast from the block 😂😂😂

Mate, legendary work as usual. A real shame because, as you say, the build is pretty good but let down by a couple of horrendous goofs.

I can smell the non-compliance before this is even posted.

saw you on tele the other night my friend ! awesome to see your level of attention to this ever evolving problem is being shown to put the dodgees on notice ! it's unn beeeeleivvveable !

The "power point" for the gas heater is not a standard power point. Its a quick connect plug with no switch on it, mainly used for downlights but they are controlled by a light switch so they don't need to have a switch next to the plug. Power points need to have a switch so that you can plug in and remove an appliance without it being energized. Slightly cheaper and quicker install but -Non compliant AS/NZS 3000:2018 4.4.4.1 - Exhaust fans are cheap ones with no side duct entry no wonder they aren't connected because they cant, need to buy more expensive models.