A building inspector from Australia is receiving death threats due to his recordings exposing tradespeople’s shoddy work on new homes.
Since he began posting films in May criticising the errors and shortcuts made by tradies in the residential property sector, primarily in Melbourne, Zeher Khalil, 40, has gained close to 72,000 followers.
His followers refer to him as the “David Attenborough of Building & Construction” because he publishes quiet videos of himself inspecting houses and spotting problematic flaws.
Despite data showing that for Australians, the cost of building a home has increased by more than $75,000 in the last year, the construction industry’s shortage due to rising supply costs have left families with unfinished homes or residences that have been hurried.
According to Mr. Khalil of the Victorian company Site Inspections, several shortcuts and noncompliance are currently being used in the homes he has inspected.
In a recent video, he examined a house where he discovered wobbly flooring, improperly fitted water stops, and evidence that a cabinet maker had taped a panel to the bottom of a dishwasher.
He said in the video, “This is absolutely unbelievable.
Mr. Khalil claimed that the house’s roofing was flawed and that the roofer had overtightened the screws, weakening the weather barrier.
He also uses tools like thermal imaging and UV lamps that are used by law enforcement in previous films to find leak stains.
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