Builder Peter Wyatt fined for dodgy fix of California Gully home
An unlicensed builder spruiking his work around Bendigo has been fined after a California Gully family home was damaged by his dodgy work.
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An unlicensed builder spruiking his work around Bendigo has been fined after a California Gully family home was damaged by his dodgy work.
A Bendigo man was ordered by the Bendigo Magistrates’ Court to pay $1300 for performing plumbing and building work without a licence or registration.
Peter Wyatt, who had been operating under business name Bendigo Home Maintenance, pleaded guilty to the unregistered building and plumbing works at a California Gully home in 2018.
Wyatt was hired to demolish the back of a storm damaged house, remove and replace a large window and replace a downpipe, guttering, drain, architraves, skirtings, skylights and roof sheeting.
A month later he was then asked to install guttering and roofing, for a combined total of $16,300.
But the work started to show its cracks and in November 2018 a downpour of rain caused the guttering to overflow guttering and water to leak down the inside of the wall of the rear porch and inside a cavity wall.
A second storm around six months later caused further damage to the property.
The California Gully home developed mould and had damaged water plasterboard and light fittings.
Wyatt has since deregistered Bendigo Home Maintenance.
Victorian Building Authority Executive Director of Operations Lynda McAlary-Smith said Wyatt’s actions caused distress to his victims and damaged the reputation of licensed builders and plumbers who do the right thing.
“The damage caused to this Bendigo family’s home was the result of hiring someone who wasn’t properly trained or qualified, and it is actions like this that erode community trust in the industry,” Ms McAlary-Smith said.
On Wednesday June 2 as part of an adjourned undertaking to the court Wyatt was ordered to pay $1300, including legal costs, and to be of good behaviour for 24 months.
Magistrate Patrick Southey took into consideration Mr Wyatt’s age, his prior good record, the size of the works, and the cost of the damage incurred.
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