Brisbane homeowners forced to compete with Olympics for tradies and face huge delays

Renders of the new Olympic precinct in Brisbane’s Victoria Park. Picture Queensland Government Tradies ghosting you? New analysis has revealed Brisbane homeowners are waiting up to 19 times longer for a first quote than their interstate counterparts. And there is a big reason attributed to the “stuck on read” feels – Brisbane’s Olympic infrastructure pipeline. Need something fixed at home? Get in line. Picture Queensland Government According to iBuildNew’s analysis of figures from PumpSwap, a national marketplace matching homeowners with heat pump hot water installers, Queenslanders typically wait 2.4 days for their first quote, compared to just over three hours in Victoria. And, that’s if a tradie even responds to their callout for a hot water pump. iBuildNew and PumpSwap also found that a Queensland homeowner is around two-times more likely than a Victorian to be left waiting with no installer taking on the job at all. For a Queensland homeowner without a hot water system, this could mean more days without hot showers, clean dishes or laundry getting done. Qld homeowners are waiting up to 19 times longer just get a hot water system fixed. PHOTO: NCA NewsWire / Brenton Edwards Pum...