@n_dimension @nick_rogers Just today in the SMH, there was an article about a guy named Zeher Khalil.

Zeher is a private building inspector who's made a name for himself by posting the worst building jobs he comes across on social media: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/defect-busting-or-just-in-it-for-clicks-the-rise-of-social-media-building-inspectors-20260205-p5nztl.html

His channel on YouTube is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCizZ9-GkRyYXXCrYJJIOOew

Brand new home with water leaking inside already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SDi9MN4Doc

Here's another one he looked at with a balcony, seven metres off the ground, held in place with one screw on each side: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMyLU993wbk

And even a $50 million penthouse where giant marble slabs were held on with three blobs if silica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjixRChH9fw

Also, I'm not a builder, but how on Earth is polystyrene allowed as a building material?!

@aj @n_dimension
Zehra has a fantastic Youtube channel that is doing a great job showing Australians, and the world, just how broken our Construction Industry is.

Like many symptoms of Australia’s growing inequity, there’s a bifurcated system where those who can afford it, pay a lot more and get a much better standard of construction, and there are those who unfortunately think the old system that ensured quality construction is still in place.

@aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers surprised he hasnt been sued into oblivion for fucking with investor/developer profitability

@nick_rogers @aj

Privatisation, again. The people at the top of the companies which fail to adhere to standards, or detect or enforce those standards, need yo be held personally responsible. That would shake things up.

@aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers

Good on him ...
No way would I even rent a modern house after seeing a young couple's problems after only a few months in ... their living room fan and light was left hanging 2 ft from the ceiling after rain made the slab shift ...

There's a bloke on Xitter who does the same sort of thing on shitty rentals ...
Goes by the ID of Purplepingers ... Real name Jordan van den Lamb ... shitty landlords are afraid to take him on once they find out he's also a lawyer ...
He has a website too ...

@MyView @aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers
Jordan is always good value. He was one of the hosts of The Radical Online Leftist Pipeline Podcast.
https://www.greataustralianpods.com/the-radical-online-leftist-pipeline/

@cheryanne @aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers

I didn't know that ... will have a look ... only saw him on Xitter and being a renter was interested ...

I think I read on Xitter that he is going to run as a candidate for a Socialist Party ... know nothing about it so will have to look into that too

@MyView I remember him announcing he will run as a candidate

@aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers

@cheryanne @MyView @n_dimension @nick_rogers It looks like he also posts his videos to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXkGbOuuzFdcwr6dGqFrZHg

So you don't have to engage with the dodgy car and rocket salesman's app to see his videos on dodgy houses

@cheryanne @aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers

Goodo ... will do a search

@aj @cheryanne @n_dimension @nick_rogers

I'm familiar with dodgy houses ... but being handy with tools (both types) managed to make them habitable

@cheryanne @aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers

Looks like I missed it ... maybe there will be a next time ... Wiki says ...

"In August 2024, he announced his candidacy for the Senate in the 2025 Australian federal election for the state of Victoria, representing the Victorian Socialists.[10][21]

In his campaign, he emphasised the need for affordable housing, stronger protections for tenants, and measures to address the growing vacancy rates of residential properties in Australia.[22][23]

Van den Lamb received 63,093 (1.54%) of the vote in Victoria. "

Will have to check out this Victorian Socialist Party ... ABC and media never covers anything other than Liberal, Labor and Phonies ...

@MyView @aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers
many decades ago we bought our first microwave (with convection oven) - it was incredibly expensive at the time -but the oven in the rental didn't work properly and it was uphill battle (and many months) to get the real estate agent to replace it.

@cheryanne @aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers

I've never had a bad agent or landlord ... but can only afford old houses ... but that's OK as I prefer 'character'

Last house I lived in had other permanent residents ... I managed to block the entrances for the mice and controlled the ants ... but the European Wasps set up home in the walls between room ... so each fumigation didn't reach all of them ...

After 5 years I finally decided I was too old for this and found a better place but at an extra $70 per week. No mice, no wasps or spiders, and ants stay outside

Still had to spend weeks cleaning it before it was habitable and fixed up many things at my expense ... thereby increasing its value and now its up for sale ...

I really am too old for this but we only get one life so have to make the best of it.
And I'm not old enough to give in