I’m a building inspector who exposes dodgy work on new build homes – there’s one job that NEVER gets done properly

A BUILDING inspector who exposes dodgy work on new build homes has revealed one job that never gets done properly. Zeher Khalil, 40, has been threatened several times for exposing the mistakes and shortcuts made by some builders on new houses. Zeher Khalil said he’s been threatened by builders for revealing their shoddy jobsTikTok/siteinspections The registered builder shares his shocking exposés onlineTikTok/siteinspections Some of the reveals have led buyers to back out of a deal, costing builders thousands of poundsTikTok/siteinspections The brave Aussie builder turned inspector has unearthed jobs where tradesmen failed to comply with minimum standards and shares the shoddy work online. He even uses thermal imaging and law-enforcement grade UV lights to detect leak stains. The dad-of-four and Site Inspectors’ chief surveyor told Daily Mail Australia that one builder got so enraged about an inspection he had done that he was told “if you review another one of my properties, you’ll end up in my boot”. In that case, a buyer pulled out of the sale, which could have cost the builder hundreds of thousands of pounds. MORE ON PROPERTIES WALL AND PEACE We've lost £20k and had to tear down our wall when snooty neighbours moaned PRICE IS RIGHT Inside one of UK's cheapest homes that's just £15k - but there's a catch “I told him ‘I didn’t know it was your property, I’m just doing a job for a client’,” Zeher said. The 40-year-old has become so worried he’s registered his car to his work office and not his house to stop belligerent tradies turning up and abusing his family. He believes some 95 percent of houses he’s checked contain non-compliant work and 80 percent have so many faults that buyers rather back out of deals than fix them. But there’s one task in particular he said builders are especially poor at: waterproofing. Most read in The Sun OMG I was in Love Island's Casa Amor and there's a scene that's NEVER aired says Nas Majeed MONSTER ON THE LOOSE Evil mum of Baby P spotted for the first time in 7 years after release 'HEARTBROKEN' Dec pays tribute to 'darling brother' after rushing to bedside in hospital DEC'S AGONY Heartbreak for Dec as his priest brother, 55, dies following serious illness HOL-D ON Portugal holiday warning as country declares ‘eight-day state of alert’ NOT SAFE FOR PLAY Our garden fence has been broken for months - my kids can't play outside “The waterproofing industry in Australia is not properly regulated,” he explained. “Your next door neighbour can say you’re compliant on a job. From what I’ve seen every waterproofing job is non-compliant which leads to water leaks everywhere.” He said tiling standards are also sub-par. He puts the shocking number of bad jobs down to “a combination of laziness and lack of education”. “The average tradie hasn’t studied the regulations properly that he works to,” he said. “Australian standards are not free either – you have to buy the documentation. “But in general, I think people are just trying to get away with doing less.” Zeher – who worked as a registered builder for 10 years – starting posting videos in frustration over the standard of work tradesmen on his jobs were delivering. “A builder is flat out managing his own company and cash flow, communicating with clients, booking materials, coordinating trades,” he explained. “He can’t oversee all the work done, he’s not sitting with tiler or the waterproofer saying ‘let me check if there’s enough glue behind those tiles’ or whether the waterproof membrane is thick enough. “I’m not trying to be a hero, I just know the process, I know both sides: how trades operate and the homeowners’ view too, and I saw the missing link.” Zeher once posted about a flock of birds he found nesting under one crack at a home in Melbourne. The ramifications of a bad property inspection report can be huge for a builder and could force them into bankruptcy as buyers either pull out of their deal or builders are forced to fix the mistakes – costing them thousands in the process. Inspections are common but don’t earth anything until documentation and certificates are examined and compared to photos in court cases. Zeher said: “The problem really only gets discovered when things go badly wrong, when the owner takes the builder to court and the documentation shows the work done was non-compliant, especially on things like waterproofing and painting.” Read More on The Sun SEEING DOUBLE I'm mum to 'twins' born a week apart, they're not related but look so alike NOT SAFE FOR PLAY Our garden fence has been broken for months - my kids can't play outside Surprisingly, Zeher said he’s sometimes thanked by builders for critiquing their projects. He is now planning a Patreon account where he can be paid for delivering customised content – such as explanations of the tools he uses or the documentation he follows. TikTok/siteinspectionsZeher said he loves what he does and wants his clients to get the best buy possible[/caption] The 40-year-old social media star said builders are failing to meeting building standardsTikTok/siteinspections