“It’s not ready for inspection” is code for, “we haven’t finished covering up our dodgy construction methods yet”.

@GG-mf3rz

5 ай бұрын

Exactly

@JW-qf2fx

5 ай бұрын

exactly - incomplete isnt the issue, but shit design, not working to design or shit workmanship lives all the way through the process

@aralornwolf3140

5 ай бұрын

There is another YT channel. The person was in the process of building a retaining wall. The neighbour called enforcement which resulted in an inspector arriving within a few hours. The YT talked with the inspector for several minutes, complaining about nosy neighbours, shoddy construction, etc. The person never tried to shoo the inspector away from the construction site. In fact they were standing next to the retaining wall as it was getting built by the workers as they were talking. The inspector had a good look at the type of retaining wall being emplaced, the methods of it being emplaced, and what material was being used. If a site _isn't_ ready for an inspection it means the site is in violation of at least _one_ building code and the site supervisor is aware they are.

@bulletman001

5 ай бұрын

The funny thing is usually the cover up is more work than just doing it correctly the first time. But they never learn haha

@adeptusmagi

5 ай бұрын

yep its the same the whole world over

New hobby idea, just flyin my drone above construction sites and seeing the mad scramble.

@slowentropy4531

5 ай бұрын

Funny enough OHS inspectors are getting drone haha.v

@gosha33333

5 ай бұрын

If its non compliant, drop a frag 😂

@kadmow

5 ай бұрын

- just be careful of CASA - if they complain.

@wazza33racer

5 ай бұрын

like watching roaches scurry off under cover.

@TheProcecution

5 ай бұрын

let the paranoia roll

We need more content like this! These guys never face any consequences and that’s what really makes us angry.

@TheProcecution

5 ай бұрын

easy to punish a errant contractor

@stephenjobe883

5 ай бұрын

These contractor may wanna specialize in block paving now you have them craping bricks!

@jaibusby673

5 ай бұрын

the steel mesh flat on the ground? I have done only a couple concrete jobs and even as pure amateur think this is dodgy, and his excuse is it makes the job too hard whawha

@craigmonty

5 ай бұрын

Really need to go a step further and see company names though. Can almost guarantee they'll be straight back to their dodgy ways next job.

@McFinnigan

5 ай бұрын

@@jaibusby673 That’s pretty common when barrowing concrete. The chairs get in the way especially if you have nuffies on the barrows. But yeh it’s not right especially on a driveway that’s gonna have a heavy vehicle going over it constantly. Problem is most of the time once the cretes in and the boys are paid no one give a crap where that mesh is sitting until the cracks start forming months later.

When they approach you this quickly you have to know something is up

@cpt_soban

5 ай бұрын

In a perfect world they'll either be leaving you alone- Or saying "hey mate come check out job out" and getting the thumbs up.

@nickduncan2511

2 ай бұрын

For real. Just do your job, if you got no probs they can see that. Hes on the defense before Inspector even says a word.

@awestruck9075

8 күн бұрын

Delaying you from going around the back until they've finished the pour. Most likely didn't even hook the mesh.

You are a nightmare to bad builders when you appear on site 😂😂

@deleted.6743

5 ай бұрын

Good.

@user-lh5kn8tv4f

5 ай бұрын

He's like Freddy Krueger

I think it is clear from the conversation these concreters have never used chairs ever unless they're sitting on them

@Ihavebeenwatchingyou

4 ай бұрын

concreters don't even sit on chairs, they sit on milk crates.

@thearmchairjournalist566

4 ай бұрын

@@IhavebeenwatchingyouNo! Empty plaster buckets 😂

@calvinnyamupfukudza7973

4 ай бұрын

😂

@tezzrterry7485

3 ай бұрын

Standard practice, to save time and money, is put the reo on the base, then pour the concrete, reach down by hand and lift the reo up into the pour. Shonky.

@Daedrex

3 ай бұрын

@@tezzrterry7485 they can save a whole $5

They don't want to use bar chairs because they cost $0.50 per chair. Meanwhile the client is paying thousands of dollars for the job. What a joke.

@bertnewton6732

4 ай бұрын

Yep, I'd make the pricks dig it all up and start over...don't pay extra for it too.

@nathansheehan9930

2 ай бұрын

They can be as low as 35 cents if you lucky...its no excuse though

@officerdoofy4184

2 ай бұрын

then this happens... stepping over dollars to save pennies.

@paradiselost9946

2 ай бұрын

@@nathansheehan9930 25c if you buy bulk...

@kylesharp234

2 ай бұрын

Such is with volume builders. Working with low profit margins so they go with the smallest bid from companies that will do the work cheaply and quickly so they squeeze every last dollar they can for themselves. They do the bare minimum necessities just to pass inspections to hand it over without care for the fact this will be someone’s home.

“You know what it’s like man, you know… a scam is a scam.”

@timfiskum5866

11 күн бұрын

Exactly how are they scamming? Looks like the guys just being a lottle bitch.

You've got some balls to do the job you do! The construction industry needs more people like you! What is so rewarding is watching somebody performing their role knowing it upside down and inside out. There is no getting away with shortcuts! Well done!

@ligyron2835

2 ай бұрын

Why does it mean he has “balls”? It just means he does his job properly unlike the masons/concrete guys. I’ve been in construction 20+ years and never once worried about an inspection because I do the job right and I don’t play games. You want some shady unsafe work done? That’s fine as the owner but I’ll pass on the contract. It ain’t worth losing my business license for one project and there’s never a shortage of work once you have an upstanding reputation. In fact, I more often than not have to TURN DOWN work just because I don’t have enough manpower to handle it all.

Concreter knows how to defend a helpless position. Put him in government immediately.

@FilipAus

5 ай бұрын

Yeah but he always hooks it up with the shovel! Gees

@ravenof1985

5 ай бұрын

typical concretor, making bullshit excuses as to why they dont want to do the job properly.

@johnmcaulay8448

5 ай бұрын

Cost cutting, to screw the customer.

@markadler8968

5 ай бұрын

@@johnmcaulay8448 The thing is it is not even really cost cutting it is just being lazy. Those bar chairs cost next to nothing and take hardly any time to install. The whole driveway would have cost under a $1000 to do including labor.

@johnmcaulay8448

5 ай бұрын

100% agree, there is no excuse, they really should be shut down. Unprofessional.@@markadler8968

Protect this man at all costs. What a legend. The hero we don’t deserve but need so much. Too many crooks out there in construction. Making the majority of good builders and tradies look bad. The ‘flabbergasted’ shirt in the online store is brilliant.

Non compliant == non payment.

@brumby92

5 ай бұрын

100% but I've also learnt that builders can be thieves and bullies. They pressure you into signing. And the average first home buyer won't know the ropes

@JJ-kr6ky

5 ай бұрын

Yeah they use tactics like “ it’s only gonna end up costing you more later if you don’t pay now”

@klausschwab6808

5 ай бұрын

every salesman is a bullying con artist.@@brumby92

Sounds like he didn’t want to pay for it to be pumped……. I bet he invoiced/quoted for it though

@RenegadeRanga

5 ай бұрын

You know it mate.

@zchettaz

5 ай бұрын

A mate hired a line pump for a driveway addition a couple of years ago and the going rate then was $170hr with a minimum 4hr charge + $170hr travel + $7p/m3 pumped + GST. So its up around the $1k mark just to hire it for one job and im pretty sure they do at least 2 jobs a day. As a floor layer myself, 50% of my job is literally spent fixing their shit. So i would much rather see them invest that money on a laser level...or a regular level... or even a string line. *wishful thinking*🤔

@GODEES77

5 ай бұрын

@@zchettaz like I said I bet they quote it as it’s a building code regulation and then do it on the cheap so they can pocket big profits

@alexanderfitzpatrick158

5 ай бұрын

@@GODEES77clearly not, because they even stated it in the video. Everyone’s happy to charge their rates out until they encounter a builder that wants the cheapest prices. People get upto shit about prices, then they cut corners to get the job to keep their business going. That’s why I stick to commercial lol

@Tom-lc9ni

5 ай бұрын

You can just put the chairs upside down and pull the mesh up as you go just before they are covered, barrow over the steel with no problems and be compliant.

The nervous voice, garbled nonsense and swinging keys… lol, you rattled those clowns

This is hilarious but also sad. The concreters would be a physical threat to most people. Well done on being completely calm and professional while respectfully calling out the BS.

@ravenof1985

5 ай бұрын

Concretor was pretty good at "speaking politely but with a pinch of agression"

@cleanmachine08

5 ай бұрын

By how they are acting, the inspector must be a physically very large man. A group of Australian concreters would be a threat to 99% of the population. The site supervisor tried his usual tricks and none of them worked.

@ravenof1985

5 ай бұрын

​@@johnreiner3247 ive dealt with a guy like this (ill come get ya if you dont pay for unquoted/unfinished work) took it to the police so id have some defence in court if he did come to get me and things got out of hand. The cops read through all his threats and admissions he had bashed people before when they wouldnt accept his work. they just said "thats not very nice, what do you want us to do - its a civil matter - call 000 if he bashes you" the only help you will get from the police is if they break a traffic law on the way to assault you.

@panamaJ

5 ай бұрын

Sure the inspector dude is pretty intimidating himself. Guessing he’s 6’3?

@Micko350

5 ай бұрын

​@@panamaJyeah around the 6' mark from memory

Great work mate!!!!!! If we have more people like you in the industry the industry will be so much better than what it is now!!!

Don’t need a pump, you lay the chairs as you go. Used to do it like that just fine when I used to lay concrete. Not to mention you wouldn’t need a pump on those small driveways anyways with chairs and the truck wouldn’t be going on the mesh.

@DanM8

5 ай бұрын

Clearly these guys don't lay chairs as they go

@solidasconcrete

5 ай бұрын

@daniel.s8126 lol lazy , it's harder then putting chairs in if done properly

@ya33a

5 ай бұрын

So, it's not done properly then...? Wow, who knew?

@DanM8

5 ай бұрын

She's well and truely buried, they don't even do that @@daniel.s8126

@GiantSlayer512

5 ай бұрын

Exactly mate

Thanks for being on the lookout for the owners ,as using a wheel barrow over chairs I've done it a thousand times you just correct any dislodged chairs as you go or throw a board down for the wheel barrow! No exuse for a lazy job! Do as if it for your own mother and have some pride

@bibsp3556

5 ай бұрын

I know right?

@user-pi6cs3ue4s

3 ай бұрын

Yeah you are right, this is what confused me. I have not been involved with any concreting jobs in a decade but we had no issues with smaller jobs exactly as you described.

This is one of the best Australian KZread channels for reasons which are obvious to anyone who watches even just one video. God tier content and I say this as someone 100% locked out of the Australian property market

The way he swings his keys says it all 😂

@gregdee530

5 ай бұрын

ya know what they say, big key chain little ....

@cmdrmalndr156

5 ай бұрын

Anxiety was peaking for him

If I were to ever build the amount of anxiety owners have to deal with would send me over the edge, I wouldn't progress any stages or processes until you have validated each aspect, no doubt your expertise wouldn't be cheap, but the piece of mind - priceless

@jessschwarze8126

5 ай бұрын

Exactly wha5 I would do too, it will save money and time in the long run!

@whatilearnttoday5295

4 ай бұрын

First you'd have to buy a copy of every Standard to even know what was expected. Home owners have no hope.

Cant believe how close to home some of these projects are! I would of driven past some of the sites you've visited countless times and then bam it shows up in one of your videos 😂😂

@NickTaylorRickPowers

5 ай бұрын

I've seen myself walking the dog past in one of his videos. It was months ago before I was aware of this legend

If they are doing the job right, why do they need to be so nervous during a routine inspection?

@JW-qf2fx

5 ай бұрын

exactly - hes not inspecting for progress, hes inspecting for dodgy shit

@changeofseason8054

2 ай бұрын

Good tradesmen don't have an issue with you watching or inspecting their work.

Guy at the start super worried lol. As for them concreters theres no chairs, the mesh is just thrown down and not cut and tied together with a 300 ml overlap and no plastic underneath. 🤷🏽‍♂️🤦🏽. That is shonky work.

@wobblyboost

5 ай бұрын

It'd be a disgusting job if it was a chook shed, as a brand new house it's criminal. You may as well not have any mesh at all if it's laying flat on dirt with no plastic, it'll be rusty wire by next year, supporting nothing.

@wobblyboost

5 ай бұрын

@@joes2318 can't tell if joke or you just don't comprehend concrete at all

@bluedogozwoofer6737

5 ай бұрын

and all verbally protested in perfect Australian born strine...

@cuzakuru

5 ай бұрын

@@wobblyboost must of been him that did it 😂😂😂.

@hanksyflamework

5 ай бұрын

@@joes2318 yeah I'm pretty sure the purpose of the plastic is create a vapor barrier so moisture does not wick up thru the concrete slab and cause damage to the frame and structure when used to make a slab that's undercover .but I'm not a concreter or anyone of any qualification it just seems like good common sense cause I bothered to pay attention in school sometimes when it was interesting and not about writing 1000 word essays.

How dodgy, he knew it too. Keep up the good work!

Well done for calling these guys out ……. Doing the wrong thing. I’m afraid I have very little trust for concreters; they all say the same thing that they pull the steel up ….. I’ve watched them and they don’t do it ….. once it’s buried they don’t care.

@mawyummyfood

5 ай бұрын

These guys seem pretty legit and love what they do www.youtube.com/@Concretewiththehauses/featured

@knabdank

5 ай бұрын

its all good calling someone out but nothing ever happens, and its not really calling them out if you hide their companies names and blur all their information its actually protecting them.

@andygarcia9864

5 ай бұрын

I worked in construction for two years and we did lift it up when we poured. I did see a lot of contractors that didn’t

@MadDog_Rules

5 ай бұрын

@@knabdank That's not his job to blast the companies/traders on a public forum. It opens him up to being sued, then he has to spend his money and his time, fighting it in court. He would also have to deal with any blowback from these people and i highly doubt he wants death threats and violence aimed his way. It would also mean that these contractors would start making moves, so he can never have access to the properties. This is for the owners of the house to deal with, it's on them to write a review on the company/trader.

@kevinhamling1963

5 ай бұрын

I have never seen a concreter using the chairs. 99% all leave the mesh on the ground. Wouldn't it be awesome if you could check concrete as part of your inspection. You would need some type of x-ray camera. You would have all concreters running for cover. Another awesome video man. ✌️ Peace

New halloween costume: site inspections kit, run around to every building site yelling non-compliant... scariest thing ever

im not even a tradie and i still understand that steel rebar reinforcement should be encased with a minimum thickness of concrete on all sides for corrosion prevention and that thickness varies depending on how close to the ocean and salty air it is installed and also the load requirements, these are basic fundamentals taught in a simple pre apprentice tafe couse. using a hook on a shovel cannot guarantee that the concrete encasement thickness is accurate and without deviation, hence why those bar chairs which are made to a national standard and specification. dodgy workmanship and cost cutting is what is being done to either make more profit or undercut the competition pricing.

@hanksyflamework

5 ай бұрын

if the cost of the concrete pumping method or bar chairs is too expensive then invent a better product or method that complies with the national standards. national standards exist to prevent damage, death and injury.

@PSY7HON

5 ай бұрын

I have been on many construction sites and have only ever met one concreter who did an apprenticeship in concreting.

@cpt_soban

5 ай бұрын

Bingo, you nailed it mate. I'm not a concreter- I focus more on asphalt, but you got it spot on.

@JW-qf2fx

5 ай бұрын

pretty simple - if the rebar is at the bottom then it aint re-inforcing optimally, can get rising moisture and can flex more. They arent even lashing the panels together

@ravenof1985

5 ай бұрын

@@PSY7HON i know a couple that did apprenticeships, you have to book them 6 months in advance they have so much work on because everyone wants them to do their concreting. they are usually more upset than you are if their work cracks. The other ones i know labored for a concreter, then struck out on their own. they can assemble a team of similar guys with 2 days notice, crank out a slab (including excavation) within a week of you calling them but it will only resemble the drawings, and its more a question of how bad it will crack.

This will help to make the building industry more accountable. If you wont to make the big bucks fine don't make the home owners pay for your NON-COMPLYANT shoddy work.

@supmikey123

5 ай бұрын

It wont help. This is what the industry has been like for decades because the actual building commissioners in each state have done nothing about it for decades.

@nnkk7742

5 ай бұрын

You can go look up the documentaries made 5+ years ago about the sad state of the australian construction industry. Nothing will be done until people start lighting things on fire after their homes start failing en masse.

@BramBiesiekierski

2 ай бұрын

What about non compliant spelling

Guy just said do you know many sites ill have to pump, aka do you know how many sites i just ripped off? Time to start naming and shaming.

@ChrisS-nj3ye

5 ай бұрын

Yep, name and shame for sure.

@farque4849

4 ай бұрын

How did he rip them off exactly… the concrete was poured and doesnt crack… so whats the problem? Ooh cos some hero did a 3 week course to be an inspector and read a book on how its meant to be done…. But has never laid any concrete himself in his life?…. Id trust a bloke thats been doing concreting for probably 20 odd years over a keyboard warrior or a know it all jack of all trades master of none any day of the week

@ChrisS-nj3ye

4 ай бұрын

@@farque4849Well when you go build your own home, you can let your builder know not to worry about standards and just do what he thinks is best then. Let us know how you go.

@SimpleJack-zs7ko

4 ай бұрын

@@farque4849 it has to be up to standard otherwise it gets demolished costing money. The way they are doing it is non compliant.

@farque4849

4 ай бұрын

@@SimpleJack-zs7ko non compliant why cos some flop read a book that says how it should be done?… there is different ways to do things in reality and that doesnt necessarily mean that one way is wrong and one way is right..

never trust anyone. that should be everyones motto

@TheInvoice123

5 ай бұрын

Treat everybody as corrupt and you won't be disappointed

@robertfonovic3551

4 ай бұрын

What a fine way to live a life😅😅😅

@robertfonovic3551

4 ай бұрын

​@TheInvoice123 including yourself?😅😅

@seqvirtualtours406

4 ай бұрын

​@@robertfonovic3551 I Live My Life a Quarter Mile at a Time, nothing else matters

@mcgo3595

9 күн бұрын

The Dr. House motto: Everybody Lies

Great job per usual mate. Gotta hook up a little portable speaker to that drone and blast your catchphrases; "Lingering in the darkness are defects that need to be documented, asapeee!" & "I can smell non-compliant works in the air" when you come across manned jobsites and get their reactions.

@L0-C01

5 ай бұрын

Hahaha

@PSY7HON

5 ай бұрын

top comment here

@aussiemumism

5 ай бұрын

Definitely include “Good from Far but Far from Good!”

Lazy flogs, they know perfectly well that reinforcing bar and mesh has to be elevated (by bar chairs in this case) to maintain consistent tensile strength, even without looking at the NCC. I'm not a builder or tradie and even I know this. I cannot stand people that are not professionals in their chosen industry.

@wazza33racer

5 ай бұрын

yobbo yobs.

@wobblyboost

5 ай бұрын

He's pretending gravity doesn't exist and the reo isn't gonna just sink like a stone in the wet cement and be laying on the ground before it dries anyway. Unless the hipped shovel also alters universal physics when you touch reo-steel with it of course.

@murry001

5 ай бұрын

the most basic shit putting bar chairs in, and they can't even do that.

@ravenof1985

5 ай бұрын

@@murry001 its not even difficult to put the chairs in as you go so the truck doesnt damage them. The flog just didnt want to pay for them or spend the time putting them in.

@thearmchairjournalist566

4 ай бұрын

@@wazza33racerI love that your comment has a ‘translate’ button 😂😂😂 YT obviously can’t understand Aussie slang Oi Oi Oi 🇦🇺

Seriously love your work mate, I can't overstate how important what you are doing is.

3 guarantees in life. Death taxes and your concrete is going to crack.

They have always used chairs when doing a proper job and always used to barrow everything. Pumps are relative new. No excuses.

The work you do is so important - these people need to be held accountable. I don't know anything about concreting but these chairs can't be expensive - just a bit of extra work... And you're a brave man going out to these places by yourself and getting it done. A national treasure.

@bibsp3556

5 ай бұрын

They're not individually. But they add up. But you just build it into the cost, they're being cheap.

@retsaMinnavoiG

3 ай бұрын

@@bibsp3556 even on medium-large size jobs they only cost $100's. For very large jobs it might be a few $1,000 but the job is going to easily be worth $50,000+ anyway. The cost is so small it's basically a non-factor. My point being that even as a total they aren't expensive comparative to the size (cost) of the job.

Bar chairs mate. How hard can it be…

@chrism2279

5 ай бұрын

Not hard. They just want to save a few extra bucks for beer and pokies later!

@golftownpro999

13 күн бұрын

Ye gotta pump it every job 🥴

Well done; I admire your frankness and courage.

The cracks that are going to come through the concrete is going to be a consistent problem every time the ground moves due to seasonal moisture changes. Not to mention no plastic under so the reo is sitting basically on the dirt.

@ellessandraramsay1841

5 ай бұрын

But they'll pull it up once the concrete has been laid. 😆

@wobblyboost

5 ай бұрын

perfect rust storm, the reo will be rusty shards by next year and you could guarantee they didn't pack the soil nor do the ground drainage right, so it'll be cracking in a year too.

@ravenof1985

5 ай бұрын

there usually isnt a need for the vapor barrier under exterior concrete, there should however be a consistent base of gravel/sand to allow for variations in the soil.

@darrenjpeters

4 ай бұрын

Nobody puts plastic under paving concrete, champ. It's not in the building code either.

@wobblyboost

4 ай бұрын

@@darrenjpeters If the soil is wet from recent rain, as this was, you need plastic. If the soil is raw, unscreened fill full of rubble, roots and grass, as this was; you need plastic. If you have less than 40mm coverage under the reo, as this slab did; you need plastic. All that's in the NCC 3.2. "Wrong is wrong, even if everybody is doing it. Right is right, even if nobody is doing it."

The government needs to step into this sh*t.

@hiya5357

5 ай бұрын

thats just wishful thinking these days

@deleted.6743

5 ай бұрын

They won’t. I don’t even know why they exist.

@jennarare

5 ай бұрын

2 Self created consumer groups since the early 2000's have alerted all levels of Government/Grubberment, and all the consumer bodies, Building Commision, (though when set up by builders obviously biased), Consumer Affairs, ACCC, ASIC etc. All major political parties. Including the financial bankruptcy to consumers, mental and physical health impacts, Job losses, Marriage and relationship breakdowns, even miscarriages and a couple of consumer deaths. All they've done is rebranded the VBA, made what generally way inadequate redress thriugh VCAT even harder and more costly to obtain, (Building Warranty Insurance is a joke!), and covered all up as well as all.of these shonky "builders", read fraudulent criminals. Need people marching on Parliaments/Royal Commission about. Keep watching these vids..

@oggyoggy1299

5 ай бұрын

They definitely won’t. In fact they’ll ignore it more than ever - they want hundreds of thousands of new houses in the next few years.

@murry001

5 ай бұрын

the government is corrupt

The way they all absolutely freak out when an actual independent inspector rocks up tells you all you need to know.

I love how you are always calm and are so confident with the job. I hope it inspires more people to do the job like you do and helps builders understand to do the right thing.

I absolutely love the way you operate. Professional, well-spoken, well equipped and most of all you know your shit. Its great how you edit your videos and make sure to blur things out and edit in material that helps educate the viewer.

Thanks for all of your hard work. So many dodgy crooks out there. Well done mate.

LOL oh man, plz hit us up with many more videos like this. I'll send you some $$ because this content is gold. He was so pissed knowing that he was caught. Update us on cases like this because its fun to see them sweat and the customer to get justice.

Brother it sounds like your saying " box cutters' it took me ages till I understood WTF you were talking about, never have I seen those types of roofs or gutters, you taught me lots so quickly, thank you.

There's a video on bunnings called "How to install wire mesh in concrete" . Maybe they could just watch that to see how it's done.

Just subbed to your channel, keep up the great content brother all the way from Edinburgh Scotland 👍

The good old building industry eh... Nobody is ever wrong, and it's never anybody's fault

I would fly you guys up for inspections when we build. The peace of mind is worth every cent.

I subbed mate. Great job!

@Siteinspections

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

Chairs are cheap. Chairs guarantee the steel position. I don’t know how many times I see the reo being lifted and then with everyone trampling on it and screeding invariably it works its way back to the bottom. Many slabs cut and removed generally show the steel on the ground. Heavier mesh, 32/20 mix, 110-115mm thick ,Conelly joints , vibration during placement,curing and cooling slab asap. Won’t have an issue. Saw cutting waste of time unless planned and mesh cut every second bar. Problem these days the trades want to finish as soon as they get to site. 😂

@ravenof1985

5 ай бұрын

ive seen exactly 0 shed/driveway slabs poured where they bothered cutting the mesh at the control lines.

@christopher54179

5 ай бұрын

No one cuts mesh at control joints due to ignorance of the engineering concept. Is done on more major works when Engineers supervise. However full control joints of various types are now more complacent in commercial construction and should be used in residential. They are readily available.

@ravenof1985

5 ай бұрын

​@@christopher54179exactly. most, if not all engineering drawings for domestic sheds/driveways clearly state where the control joints go and how they should be prepped. The problem is the majority of concreters either CANT read the drawings or dont want to do any work they can get away with not doing long enough to get paid and for that money to be spent. its not worth taking old mate with $20 to his name and a clapped out 20 year old ute to court/VCAT. Half the concreters ive used (no matter how well recommended or knowledgeable) start talking like this one as soon as you point out that the drawings / regs say they are doing it wrong and will come up with a million reasons why the people that write the regs, the manufacturers of the materials, and the engineers that drew the engineering plans are wrong and they are right "ive done a million slabs like this, it wont crack" "you are trying to rip me off" "i didnt allow this in my quote" and will start to get aggro threatening to walk off the job because you are "hovering over them". funnily enough, after the slab cracks they always say "every slab cracks - its the concrete they sell nowdays". I *think* this is part of the reason that slab designs are getting more and more ridiculous, engineer specifies the slab, old mate cuts corners, takes money to the bottleshop, slab cracks, engineer beefs up next slab design, old mate cuts even more corners, takes money to the bottle shop slab cracks engineer beefs up design. repeat until a slab that cost 10K 30 years ago costs 50K and still cracks. yet a slab done with any amount of care professional or otherwise never seems to fail. The good concreters are really hard to hire for a job because they are booked out 6 months in advance. the slab for my shed has 600d*300w beams all the way around and every 4m within, with a 150mm thick infill, and heaps of rebar. the soil fill and sand base were done as well as needed for the surveyor to pass it but not quite as the regs stated (special "clay" sand that didnt need compacting and soil was compacted with the excavators tracks) it has cracks just like a 100mm thick driveway slab would. i pointed out heaps of times that there were things not done as per the drawings but he knew better / would sort it out at the end. once my final payment was handed over i got told to f*^k off when i asked him to rectify problems. Even the builder of our house (midsize local company) didnt want to follow the plans or the regulations when it suited them. brickwork was cracked from day 1, and they would only measure cracks with tape measure for the squint factor even though a micrometer showed they were over what the standards allowed) their bricky said it was fine, yet every bricky thats visited my place has seen the cracks from 10m away and pretty much ran over going "what the F%$k is THAT" their excuse for every problem was always "every one of our builds looks like this". I got a heap of stuff rectified but there was so much that the smaller problems got passed over. yet im not allowed to build any residential structure myself because "ill do it wrong"

Absolute shamozzle bro.

Another Quilty video once again! Question what DJI drone do you use (:

Would love to have a short 'masterclass series' where you explain to us the theory and basic fundamentals of concreting etc... you are an amazing presenter and your content is so easy to watch... you'd teach us so much

Shocking to think how many jobs the concreter has done that weren't in accordance with proper standards. So many dodgy concreters out there.

This is the standard in Australia for domestic construction, including low to medium rise towers eg: Mascot towers Sydney.

@paradiselost9946

2 ай бұрын

castle hill... macquarie park... not just buildings... didnt they screw up on a pylon for the metro out rousehill? had to move it... lane cove tunnel collapse... i remember that one! current rozelle SHTF.... ummm. oh yeah, the new "light rail" not interchanging with the old. something about trains being too wide for the tracks? give it a few more years as the current spate of crap starts showing its true integrity.

This is an eye opener!

You absolute champion. These are the blokes that give good tradies a bad name. Keep on nailing these guys😂

No plastic membrane.... holy moly that is crazy.......

@duxmealux281

5 ай бұрын

Its a driveway not a slab, its not required

@bibsp3556

5 ай бұрын

​@@duxmealux281it'd help the rebar they're just leaving on the bare ground, not rust :p

Brilliant catching out these guys out, of course RDO mesh will sink if not supported

Great stuff mate, keep people accountable

Hey bro, Huge fan of the channel. You’re doing a great job making sure innocent hard working people don’t get ripped off. The videos are really educational. It’d be cool if you had someone who can help our ur channel providing little diagrams or highlights over the video etc of the building code rules to make it clear to some of us non-construction folks what the item is precisely in terms of expectation vs reality. Probably a big ask haha but good job on everything.

Pump on every job? BS, you can add bar chairs as you go, just like you can pull your mesh up with a shovel. They are just too damn lazy.

@JW-qf2fx

5 ай бұрын

agree - and if it needs a pump it needs a pump, might be a $1k passed on (probably quoted anyway), but you cant just do a piss job instead

more money for beer

Thanks for providing the explanation. I'm watching from Canada and had no idea what you were saying was missing (bar chairs). On previous videos I kept wondering why you were talking about box "cutters", turns out it was box "gutters". Did I feel dumb :-) Keep up the great work.

You are a legend. Please keep up the good fight. Thank you.

I used bar chairs on a 1m x2m slab for my hot water service......why? Because it makes a better job, the old skool method of lifting the reo/mesh while the concrete is poured is very time intensive to get right, even on a small job, and its impossible to do on anything larger. Its bollocks to skip chairs on large pours to get the mesh in the correct position to do its job.........hello cracked slab/driveway.

@MrXelig

4 ай бұрын

They still do the lift method around my area all the time. Most of the concrete rakes have a peg/hook on the back for that purpose. Not saying it's correct, just that it is more common than chairs around here.

5:50 Looks like these guys are not pulling up any rebar. They're raking and floating the concrete with the bar flat on the ground. Make them give a 30yr warranty to the owners

@Chrissmills

5 ай бұрын

Warranty is useless when the builder goes bust in 12 months

@ravenof1985

5 ай бұрын

@@Chrissmills warranty is handled by the state building authorities.

@Chrissmills

5 ай бұрын

@@ravenof1985 good luck claiming on it if the company has gone bust

@nitsuadivad

5 ай бұрын

Based on this evidence, they should pay for testing to prove the concrete is to the Australian standards. Possibly including destructive testing

@Phantoma3

5 ай бұрын

@@nitsuadivad The easiest test is drive a 3 tonne RV/truck on it and see if it cracks

Have you got enough content to make a playlist of compliant inspections ? Whilst its great work that you do to expose the non compliant things you find , it'd be nice to see some good work by builders....

Gotta love that drone 👍

What does the wheelbarrow vs pump debate have to do with whether bar chairs are placed? Is it about not being able to get the wheelbarrow to the middle of a wide pour area if the chairs are already in place? I assume that's why he pointed out that there weren't any chairs on the small pours too.

@wobblyboost

5 ай бұрын

Nah dodgy bob still dodging the issue, in a small pour you just lay them as you go, throw some on the outsides to get the spacing, it takes very little time while you wait for the next barrow. At worst you might need a rag handy to get any clumps of dirt off the reo where the barrows been pushing it down, or you know, use friggen plastic like your meant to! 😆2 bricks and a plank for the barrow also works, then you can lay all the chairs out first. Just lame excuses, he knew it was the wrong way, he just trying to hide his embarrassment behind verbal diahreah.

@bibsp3556

5 ай бұрын

You can totally barrow it, he's just making excuses, just use some planks.

Wow mate - brings back strong memories of the first time a NSW Public Housing concretor explained very clearly how I was going to die; for documenting him pouring a mass concrete disability accessible ramp with no chairs OR mesh. 15 years later, the same defence: "if I had to use chairs on every job, I'd have to PUMP every job - who's gunna pay for that?" Compliance Officer me: "considering you tendered for the contract on a schedule of rates and minimum standard technical spec - I'd suggest you probably should pay for the pump." Dodgy concretor: "the next time I pour a mass slab like this, I'll be using YOUR CORPSE for chairs." Compliance Officer me: "if so, you'll still need some chairs and mesh to comply with code."

Wow nice catch

California Super here. This is despicable, I’m glad you are exposing them for the shady contractors they are.

While bar chairs are standard protocol, the actual concept of having a piece of plastic, running 3/4 of the way through the slab, is nowhere near as strong as lifting the steel mesh and having nothing but concrete. The Problem there though is ensuring the mesh is even off the ground, throughout the slab, hence why chairs are used. Ultimately, having a solid base, correct thickness of concrete, good expansion cuts and vibration to avoid air gaps, are FAR more important then chairs. But i love this guy because he dont miss a thing👍

@shoveldoggermafia

5 ай бұрын

I think he may have meant bar stools. They are stronger and easier to work with under a load.

@rohansprenger6902

5 ай бұрын

@@shoveldoggermafia If you have bar stools you probably should try prunes.

@robjows

5 ай бұрын

so how do you ensure uniform depth without chairs?

@user-uk8qt9zl6k

5 ай бұрын

Chairs are better than no chairs

@tom6549

5 ай бұрын

Correct, having chairs is not important, but having the steel reo sit on the bottom of the slab doing nothing is not ideal lol

Was it self leveling concrete? An extra 50 ltrs of water on top of the max allowed is normal for those dogs. Ends up 150+ slump when the customer has paid for installation at 80 slump on a 20MPA rated product. Can end up below 10 MPA once set after 28 days. Suggest the customer asks for a core sample test and you'll get your answer.

I love the dark green spray paint around the mulchbed of the little tree to the left of the screen

@@@MR INSPECTOR @@@ I saw him skipping down the footpath away from the truck singing - Drone, Drone go away come back another day 😂😂😂 It’s not fair! I”m Not playing anymore 😂😂😂

Well done. People have no respect for their job any more! Ripping people off is the new norm!

good job blurring out his face lol

As an American, ive never seen a better example of tradies in the wild than this vid. Cheers, mate.

Hooks in the shovels? Give me a spell 😂

aww yeah nah we'll do it later boss! yeah right after durry time!

At least the bottom of the concrete wont crack

Great video footage to catch them 'in the act'. Once it sets it looks compliant.

Is fortecon not required either under a driveway?

Couldnt see any plastic underneath either

@ConstructionHoney

5 ай бұрын

That's because there was none

@souldrummer818

4 ай бұрын

It’s a driveway doesn’t need it

@emde174

4 ай бұрын

Only required for slabs or indoor areas too stop ground moisture coming thru the concrete

Yeah, when you show up and some dude's talking your ear off about unimportant or "confusing" things that don't really matter, you know you've stumbled onto some gold. Can't tell you how many time's I've had some dude some up on me like that instantly knowing something's off. These dudes need to learn a little humility, coming up on you like that is basically announcing to the world they're up to some shady stuff. Reminds me of when I was a kid and I'd rush to the teachers so I could be the first one to get my story straight/out there.

How many pours are missing chairs in Australia? How longs a piece of string

I hope this bloke sees this , It would be good to see something like a thickness gauge like a elcometer used on future finished concrete to see where that mesh/steel is sitting , in the middle or on the bottom of the slab.

That first guy is super dodgy. Coming up to you as though he is embarrassed because its not ready yet haha pffft. Building inspectors should be driving around all over every state pulling up on any random residential site to see how dodgy the industry is and making sure consumers get a properly built home

Where are all the inspectors / Surveyors who work for the client, rather than the builders. So the concreter is admitting EVERY "nonpumped" JOB THEY POUR - there is no control over reinforcement location.. (is this "across the board" - poor / non compliant workmanship - for "every" driveway and patio in the nation???) - Stating that it "stays up" / supported / in the concrete pour - at some arbitrary location (not as per engineered). (needs a series of cut tests - to see if their "theory" is true...) Agreeing to anything which will then void al "warranties" seems ridiculous. Stating that if chairs are used, every job needs to be pumped, seems mostly to be profiteering.. (btw, running a pumper trailer on nearly every job would probably be a cost effective thing for most concreters - saves all that barrow work - gets the load to right where it is needed, with quicker turnaround for the trucks.. How can anything get rectified, IF the trades are insistent that their way is "right" - in the face of evidence to the contrary??

Concerter reply on the fact that their work is always hidden. They can’t believe they have to comply with the standards every time. Surely there is an exemption clause for needing to finish early, or to save money, or to save time? KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. Single man cleans up building industry.

What drone you using ?

The thing is, they have gotten away with shonky work for so long they have to think carefully how to describe how a proper job is done.😂😂😂

Lazy Place the chairs as you go when barrowing or backing truck over. Just lazy.

What kind of drone are you using?

I am not a tradesperson yet I tend to do the majority of jobs myself. Not because I like doing it but because I want it done properly & at a fair price.