Beyond Repair: Mike Holmes' Toughest Cases | Best of Holmes on Homes 108

After more than 100 episodes of Holmes on Homes, Mike Holmes may have seen it all… all kinds of homes, all kinds of issues and all kinds of people. He’s learned to always be prepared for the unexpected. But in some cases, no amount of groundwork could have prepared him for what he found and what he had to do to Make It Right®.
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[@motercycle80]

We need more contractors like Mike Holmes

[@BergeVR]

True.

[@matthewheinze1231]

May want to check on some of his projects......

[@nederlandhiker2]

Truly one of God's warriors. What a pleasure to watch these shows. In a world awash with hate, greed, and corruption, people like you let us know that there are good people in this world making and doing things right. Thank you.

[@gleff3345]

Refreshing to see an honest contractor who doesn't cut corners. Am watching all the episodes. Greetings from The Netherlands.

[@morbidmanmusic]

Apparenty that isn't true. He has had issues.

[@user-qh6vz6cx8n]

You people are tricked easily aint ya? The problem is not "contractors", it's people that don't want to pay for real professionals most of the time. They prefer to hire cheap low quality labour and gamble it.

[@matthewheinze1231]

​@@user-qh6vz6cx8n Nope there are issues popping up in some new homes in Canada that this guy was involved with......

[@tomhahn8624]

I was there down the street framing finished first and moved on .. met mike and much respect! Stand up guy!

[@neomatrix2722]

Mister Mike Holmes you are so professional and I really look up to you and your crew you do so much hard work and I love the way that you take a bad situation and you just say good things and you make it right keep doing what you're doing may God bless you and your family Neil Canada

[@user-zo7bt4ow2t]

Love this Dude...We need this dude in the states

[@jeffyoung478]

I wish that Mike would build us a house. Awesome work Mr. Homes.

[@monicageang6588]

Man, you did the right thing for the people don’t need your help help them really God bless you and I love you

[@carolmccorry3053]

Gosh I missed not being able to watch when they finished, the whole team are awesome

[@dieseldog00]

KZbin will take you back to the beginning.

[@javaskull88]

My townhouse adjoins our neighbor’s’ townhouse, but thank goodness there’s a brick firewall between us. It blocks 99% of all noise.

[@ActivityPhoto]

Mike was dealing with mentally ill people that are called hoarders. That house will looking like it did when he came into it because the root cause of the hoarding has not been fixed.

[@lechatbotte.]

She has the issue, the husband allows it to keep the piece. Often people hoard for many reasons not just one. She needs someone to help her

[@glennzanotti3346]

OMG, that house was a mess. How did they acquire all of that stuff? How did they live in that house?

[@mimi2the4]

​@@lechatbotte.nope. She needs to want to help herself!

[@Cheepchipsable]

I dunno, she seemed to give it up a lot more easily than many hoarders do. Sure she was on some kind of spectrum, but a lot of older people can be due to not wanting to discard useful things. But her excuse of being too tired was a cop out.

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@glennzanotti3346The probably only lived in a couple of rooms. House seemed pretty big.

[@MikeKroth]

I have always wondered if Mike Holmes ever goes back to these places years later to see how they have lasted.

[@xiaofha]

I heard his team has stayed in touch with the woman in New Orleans to make sure everything is working well for her. And she said everything has been great so far!

[@maggiem4734]

These ideas are so innovative and green! 👍🏻🥰

[@Cheepchipsable]

No doubt incredibly expensive too.

[@BearBear1959]

I watched all Mike’s episodes on T.V. I would tell my husband my boyfriend was on and he knew what I was watching. Mike Holmes is the best!

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

In my area, its gotten rather common to just poor a concrete wall, or build a block wall in between units. Even without any insolation, it does a fairly good job, and its completely fireproof.

[@PeterParker-df6ce]

I would be willing to pay good money to watch any of the Holmes Classic series online.

[@cathiwim]

Amen! I have his book!

[@bobmoroney3643]

Outstanding Mike. Brovo

[@ChryptorChild]

What did they do with the crumbling bricks?

[@Cheepchipsable]

Maybe there is some kind of recycling company. Crushed brick can be used in landscaping and aggregate etc.

[@adamcueball1277]

Awesome state-of-the-art materials & Construction drink a toast too homes built houses🎉❤

[@ing3666]

Just bought some dowsing rods to find our septic tank that the county in the state of NE doesn’t have a record of. Wish us luck!

[@joansmit5782]

When the county refused to pass the old well on the property we bought, the neighbor came over and witched the property to find a place to bore a new well far enough away from the septic to pass code. He found two spots right off the bat. Drilled 60 feet down and the well served us for the 30 years we lived there and never went dry. It works.

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@joansmit5782Maybe he should have sacrificed a goat?

[@HappyDiscoDeath]

"And now for something completely different." "It's" "Monty Python's Flying Circus"

[@HappyDiscoDeath]

*plays the Liberty Bell March*

[@wendypennell9432]

Thanks!

[@homefultv]

Thanks for the Super Thanks, Wendy!

[@dondamon443]

The last segment was very interesting. Might be worth the look. I only wish that the cost of the build was given. I mean, it doesn't make much sense to wish for something, that you can't hardly afford. Makes sense. Would this be something I could have?

[@jea069er]

A very smart man!

[@davidp2of3]

After watching this I think I need to clear my garage.

[@bruceontheloose1708]

AS A UNION CARPENTER AND NUCLEAR CRAFTSMAN. MIKE IS TOP NOTCH BUILDER AND CRAFTSMAN. I'D LOVE TO WORK ON HIS TEAM. AS A CRAFTSMAN, THE TRADES IS A NEVER ENDING LEARNING CLASS.

[@islandwills2778]

The sound issue was interesting and useful to me as sound is an issue here due to a nearby railway

[@Frank-ul1qs]

That's exactly right, you never know on job's, you may think you seen it all, But there's always some other who done it differently. I'm a former mechanical construction. I work it all in building. And fix what other's done incorrectly,..

[@redsalamander3007]

Those Hoarders are just plain coo coo if they couldn't figure it out!

[@mimi2the4]

You KNOW that house was 100% re-hoarded in 3 months

[@Cheepchipsable]

Many people have no idea how or what the systems in their home work.

[@happydays1336]

We bought a nice home that's not too far from a train track. The times we looked at the house, when we were thinking about buying it, no trains went by. We were told that trains only went by twice a day, which we thought would be tolerable. Wrong! At times there are around 6-8 trains go by our house during the day and night which makes it very hard to sleep. The conductor will blow the horn. (We figure there must have been a child waving at the train from the deck of our house and that's why the conductor did it.) We've lived in the house for only 2 1/2 years and are going to sell it even though it means we'll have to pay U.S. capital gains tax (there is none if you live in a house 2 years of five owning it). This is how much I'm willing to pay just to move away.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Don't you pay CGT if you sell at a profit, ie, make a "gain"?

[@chrispavlich9656]

Should be code for hotel rooms also.

[@oldtanker4860]

I was just curious, outside of the demolition costs, how much did it cost to build that techno green house? It looked great with all the stuff that went into it but if it is just a millionaires only concept, then isn't feasible for the rest of us.

[@SentinalhMC]

The upfront cost would be way more than a traditional home, but the operational costs would be next to nothing or even negative if you can sell enough power to the grid. I would love to know what the ROI on that house is. Eventually it will pay for itself if all those systems work the way they're supposed to.

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@SentinalhMC ..."if those systems work..." This is the issue

[@SentinalhMC]

@@Cheepchipsable It's still early days for a lot of the technology in these sorts of homes so each one is an experiment.

[@Steve-eq8iz]

@@SentinalhMC The utilities don't typically pay you for generating hydro. They'll just credit your bill to a certain pre-set maximum monthly credit amount. So best case scenario, you pay a $0 hydro bill. You won't really profit from it.

[@zephyr1408]

Ask Victory outdoor concrete services what they think about porous concrete? It does break apart easy & it is no where as strong as concrete! He is in Wisconsin and the one on his channel was a mess! Just use regular concrete!

[@Cheepchipsable]

Seems to me if water can get in and freeze it will still break apart the concrete. I imagine it is structurally weaker than regular concrete, but probably does have some applications. Preventing torrential rain runoff is very useful.

[@sdmcdaniel2255]

I like the idea of a green home that helps save resources... but I do not like the look of modern homes or perhaps I should say boxy looking homes. I wish they could build a green home in either a Victorian, farmhouse or Craftsman style.

[@Cheepchipsable]

They could to some extent, but solar panels have to be put somewhere.

[@javaskull88]

But what was causing that brick to crumble at the hoarders’ house? I’ve never seen anything like that.

[@neomatrix2722]

About the wicking lines I had a buddy that showed me how to do this on my own property to find water for a well I too was a skeptic but with the rods in my hand and walking a property I found water they really work and it is almost like magic

[@fyfo1432]

i use branches to locate underground water sources,so that peaple can have a water well on their prperty.the wire system is the same as the branch y system.

[@Cheepchipsable]

It's rubbish, never been demonstrated to work, despite much testing and offers of reward.

[@williamrose7818]

You have no idea what your talking about.. I watched it be done plus done it myself. I use the method to find electrical pipes in the ground…

[@Moondoggy1941]

We used welding rods to locate steel pipes in the ground, basically the same principle.

[@CatsSleepyHollow]

I rather watch the whole show. Over and over.

[@BritGirlJay]

Oh yes. Yes yes. Yes yes yes. But all the shows - I can see a few on Hulu but it's not enough - they don't have ALL the shows

[@rebeccaharless1335]

i live in a home that was built in 1932 im slowly becoming wheelchair bound only problem in the house isnt fit for using one and my husband isnt in any shape to install everything i will need ive fallen out of our shower and cant get to our sink to even do my dishesi need mikes help but dont even know how to get in touch with him

[@user-zj7ev1ue1s]

Go back in a yrs time will it be da same way?

[@Moondoggy1941]

A couple of take aways from the job in New Orleans, one he had two ladies come in and ask for a job or to help, he declined, they asked what time will you start and he said 8 am I believe and they OH THAT LATE, he should have listened, second the long time girl on the show quit because this job was to much, A Bridge to Far, sometimes you just need to fold. You really cannot expect a bunch of Canadians with chocolate syrup for blood to handle the head of New Orleans. Just like it would be a huge mistake for me to work in Canada during the winter.

[@pkdude5334]

there's no way it was 50 decibels less on the other side of the wall. did they change a setting on that meter or something? and what is an STC? because it looked like they were using decibels and then they weren't. 50 decibels can barely be heard

[@guymandude999]

16:17 Not to mention that standard drywall is pervious to carbon monoxide. Plenty of cases of cross-dwelling poisoning. 14:48 Polymer or not, how is that not supposed to be 5/8 firestop between dwellings

[@NormaMartinez-cj2pv]

I seen them do it with a piece of branch to fine broken pipes under ground. [P.R]

[@NormaMartinez-cj2pv]

I had installed a septic tank but in green.

[@islandwills2778]

I am surprised the hoarders let them clean up. Most wont.

[@sirtigalotwolfe2962]

Mike Ya' seem like a real man and how you can nav all the PC/Woke Crap is beyond me... forever a fan, God Bless!!

[@sheliajones8238]

I just like to know what that cost to build I bet you they will have a big mortgage payment

[@helookalikaman79]

Credit on net metering.... Here if you have put more energy to the grid, you still have to pay taxes on ALL of the power used, including the power your solar panels create....

[@Cheepchipsable]

Sounds like the solar is being run through the meter before being used.

[@helookalikaman79]

@@Cheepchipsable yeah... If my panels make 100 watts and I use 90, they still tax me on those 90 watts....

[@ElleSmith2023]

this is why hoarder homes fall into disrepair.

[@oldfart2413]

Cactus in Louisiana?

[@binks2413]

I never saw the hoarder episode.

[@dubuque1]

18:18 to 23:15

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@dubuque1I think he meant in the series, not the clip. I saw it and they didn't really touch on it except to note there was a lot of stuff in the house and it took X large bins to take it away. They focused on the repairs to the house.

[@himhim3344]

19:11 CLASSIC HOARDER EXCUSES

[@surferdude4487]

that solar PV pannel installation was only 600 Watts? Tha'ts not enough to power the house at high-noon, never mind topping up the batteries to get through the night. Try a 10 kilowatt solar PV panel installation and at least a 20 KWH battery. Then we can talk about shipping surplus power to the grid.

[@MrJramirex]

600 potential watts, but you will never get that high. Probably closer to 400 watts at peak summer, and maybe only like 3 sun hours during winter. Probably just enough PV to offset the lead acid battery self discharge during winter.

[@Clem68W]

I do work with a guy who uses the wands. He swears by em. I tried them and it is compelling but I'm dimly aware of like, confirmation bias and selection bias and I DO think our brain might be working strangely and maybe its like an instinctual guess aaaaand wow. Nvm, have a nice day.

[@wendypennell9432]

It’s called naw lenz

[@marianito1968]

Minimum code does not exist,it's code or not

[@sharonwaterson1161]

the batteries for that system is way more costly then you think, and the solar pannels dont last long either

[@surferdude4487]

FYI, there are solar pannel installations that are over 30 years old and still producing over 80% of their original rated power. My issue with that system is that 600 Watts is nowhere near enough, nor was the 10 KWH battery.

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@surferdude4487If the house is designed right, it should have a lot of passive energy saving features, so you shouldn't need a lot of energy to heat/cool the place.

[@petermadsen865]

American building style and construction techniques cause many problems, much of what I have seen is not legal in Europe at all and would never be approved. In Europe, a building inspector is legally responsible for the inspection of a house, if he does not do his job properly, the inspector can be held liable, what are the rules in the US/Canada??

[@cowanthegreat8966]

Didn't that house develop all kinds of mold issues and they ended up ripping it down? Do a search, they were sued for it along with Brad Pitt. Sure they'll try to take this comment down.

[@jimg7318]

Mike Holmes is great; just ask him.

[@Xantheus07]

17:33 HOARDERS!!!

[@phaelax]

The hoarders saying there was no time to clean... what they doing with those other 2 days they're not working? I don't understand how folks can live in that clutter. Still, seems kinda dumb to throw everything away, a lot could've been donated. And for the custom home, 2.5 years to build it?! Seriously?!

[@tashainjena]

We always considered water witching a spiritual gift. Not everyone can do it.

[@delyn13]

I don't understand why that last house took Mike 2 1/2 YEARS to get done permits should never take a year to be approved and Mike wonders why people don't get permits and inspections if I'm qualified to fix houses I don't need a piece of paper to give me permission to do it

[@delyn13]

@Lee Roland and how many times do you see on the show that people actually do get permits and inspections and the inspectors and contractors still screw homeowners over it's worthless paperwork and it takes forever to get my opinion if you really need permits make them free and approved the very next day this waiting A WHOLE YEAR to get permits is absolutely ridiculous

[@animeangel1983]

It was an experimental house back when he built it in and around 2006-7. Solar technology was not as widespread (government had to figure out how to tax the sunlight) and the only way they would allow it for residential use is if they "sold" the unused electricity back to the province. Also there's the aesthetic appeal of the house itself in an older neighbourhood, a futuristic house in a subdivision built in the 60's would look so out of place. So yes, it would take 2.5 years to get through all that red tape.

[@delyn13]

@@animeangel1983 but can you imagine the insanely high mortgage the homeowners have to pay now compared to before they probably don't have it today they can't afford the mortgage the high energy bills the high water and electric bills not to mention property taxes Mike should've just rebuilt them a nice small affordable bungalow that they can afford

[@animeangel1983]

@@delyn13 Yeah but he does a lot in Toronto which is THE most expensive place to be in all of Ontario. We even get the brunt of it outside Toronto. Insane inflation rates in the 15 years have probably forced them to sell that house by now, or they lost it in the 2008 recession.

[@delyn13]

@@animeangel1983 Mike didn't help them in fact he probably hurt them more financially than the guy who leaned the house in the first place which is what brought Mike in to HELP these people not make things worse financially

[@h.m.stanley]

wow, hoarders scare the hell of out me.. stuff of nightmares.

[@mickaelwilliams6129]

GIBME, GIBME, GIBME

[@DarkWolf5250]

If I hired a contractor who pulled out dowsing rods to find my buried pipes, I'd fire the guy before they even started digging.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Funny that so many people like it, yet no one can seem to do it successfully under controlled conditions...🤔

[@user-zj7ev1ue1s]

Smells like money

[@CharlesLease-ei1ee]

See right there that’s where people are. Stupid power cannot be sent back. It’s one way only that’s where the public got this backwards. Oh I didn’t use it I could send it back are you people stupid because of an engineer doesn’t even know he shouldn’t be on the job site.

[@morbidmanmusic]

Sorry, devining Rods dont work

[@julienturcot8112]

Lol they took all the stuff from this hoarding couple and left them with their initial crumbling bricks problem.

[@pkdude5334]

oh the hoarders work 5 days a week... that explains everything. 🙄

[@maxxmich]

hoarders are the worse home owners

[@morbidmanmusic]

I always thought rapists and murderers and those who poop in the yard were the worst. Just stop Maxx. Not needed.

[@chrispavlich9656]

Should be code for hotel rooms also.