Are builders inherently dishonest and/or ill equipped to carry out the contracts they sign up for? ZA doesn't not want to believe so! Is the level of service failures in the home building industry symptomatic of a dysfunctional, or poor, or even a lack of training system for trades people and others in the industry? That is quite possible – and at all levels! Is it the case that when an industry self-regulates the kind of problems ZA is now seeing in growing numbers is indicative of the fact that all too much is being swept under the carpet? ZA believes that it is quite likely to be so!
On the other hand, on a case-by-case basis, it seems quite different things are going on with various projects. Each problem is somewhat project specific but it is a complex picture. However, there are some patterns beginning to emerge that suggest that there is mounting evidence of some deep underlying problems with at least SOME service providers – and at all levels, professional, managerial and trade. It is also becoming obvious that there are too many problems by far and that there are far too many that go unreported or that slip under the consumer protection regulatory radar.
The problem appears to be one that is linked to the self regulating nature of industry bodies and their being disinclined to, or unable to, face up to the reality that some design professionals, builders and trades people are out there perpetrating all manner of transgressions and simply failing to deliver. It seems to be the case that regulatory systems (local, State & Federal) are falling far too short of their mark – clearly standards are falling and seriously.
The single case pictured here (samples only) is one where a close look at the pictures show all the signs of failure and raise so so many questions!
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Just how can all this be and how did we get here??
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