From Honeymoon Bliss to Home Repair Crisis | Holmes Inspection S217+218

[@ryanminutello4931]

A toilet in the middle of the basement is called a “Pittsburgh Toilet” where I’m from. They were placed in the basement (usually with a shower or sink next to it) so that steelworkers and miners could clean up after a day of work before walking up stairs.

[@SaidiLouise]

I had one. 1918 home. Nebraska.

[@debbiekerr3989]

The house I grew up in had one. Really interesting to find out that was the ONLY toilet in the house!!

[@SaidiLouise]

I once lived in a 1918 home. The basement had its own access with a shower and a toilet...right out in the open. No walls. No curtains. No division whatsoever. I'm glad to see others have had the same basement toilet.

[@sharoletyoung7449]

In the southern USA, we would call the Previous "renovation"... "Putting lipstick on a pig". .so glad Mike fixed it for them..

[@eugemoses3883]

Kia ora from Aotearoa New Zealand. I love the show. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Totally amazing work you and your team do.

[@josiatokirina1788]

Its always a good feeling to see Holmes and his teams fix the problems and "Make It Right"! Thank You for sharing two more great episodes.

[@homefultv]

Thanks for tuning in and catching the new episodes!

[@tuttut483]

Nice an episode i haven't seen yet!

[@marcelwildeboer]

Why are home inspectors NEVER held accountable for their ridiculous so called home inspections.

[@3Dmaking]

They are where I live. But not for the hidden stuff.

[@georgestone1485]

The Government protects itself!!! Laws don't mean anything, if nobody enforces them!! Lawyers protect the money source far more than they do customers!!!

[@seanthiar]

The series is old. I think last episode of Holmes inspection was sent 2011 - I believe today you can hold a home inspector accountable by common law for problems he should have seen if he had done his job the correct way. I think in the first episode where you could see the neighbors basement or the bad roof is an example for bad work on the side of a home inspector.

[@battlekitten4188]

Because you may win but will never get money. I won't 20k. Guess how much I got. Guess how much it cost

[@marcelwildeboer]

@@battlekitten4188 Sorry to here, hope you do well now..... I can sympathize with you, because I also had something like that with the purchase of a house and it ultimately cost me the house and my marriage, even though I had also won the lawsuit, the company declared itself bankrupt so that I was forced to move in with my parents or else end up on the street.

[@joshuaridgway3230]

Always hire an outside home inspector. A home inspector who works for the real estate agent is compromised because his job is contingent on his boss selling more houses. And his boss stands to make a sizable commission on the sale of the home, and the hire the price the higher the commission. So what is that inspector incentivized to do?

[@jays106]

you nailed it one that! so many of these i have seen and a common denominator is the home inspector "recommended" or hired by the real estate agent are almost never going to find anything but minor issues and tell you " oh its nothing to affect the asking price of the home or nothing to go back to the seller on"

[@sandraalbertyn2526]

In SA we need to provide COC'S for electricity and water. Those guys also work for the raltors and yes, they also falcify their reports. House is issued with a COC even though it does not comply. You don't have a foot to stand on. Very frustrating.

[@sachadee.6104]

2nd house; @ 1:20:45. That roof vent with flapper for exhausting the kitchen hood seems awfully low ? Now the attic is well insulated the snow won't melt and surely built up over that vent. ?

[@edwardsimmons3721]

Great repair.

[@anthonyslazas6413]

The house is 1000× more important than a wedding if you can't afford both!

[@davidwooten3430]

Yes. If you’re delaying the wedding for money, just go to the judge for paperwork and have a celebration when you can. The legal on the relationship should have preceded the home buying.

[@anthonyslazas6413]

@@davidwooten3430 the wedding never as important to the success in a marriage!

[@SabineSontheim]

That depends on the couple!

[@johnfrancis7003]

What you do is way beyond a normal home inspection. Home inspectors are not allowed to rip materials up from floors, walls, ceilings drill holes in concrete etc.

[@GCRAAY]

56:49 I’m surprised he didn’t mention this. The closest to the end of a main duct run you should get when running a take off to a room is 10”. And that’s still not preferred. It should be more. He’s loosing the pressure being that close to the end. There’s something called the two foot rule.

[@pifoeko4580]

Listen this house is a mess. A lot of work. But if finished safe and nice this is a gold mine!

[@michaeltutty1540]

That building has what I am guessing is an "interesting" history. Looking at the front wall and the placement of doors, when it was built it was two storefronts with a stairwell between the two stores. Those stairs seem to be gone now. I'm pretty sure the front bay window upstairs was mirrored on the other side. It is even possible that the two stores had a common room across the rear, which is why the stud wall was single 2x4. It may also have been two stores with 2 small apartments over them. The City Archives would have records of the house, likely including floor plans or blueprints. Pulling up to the building, my first reaction would have been to walk away. That siding is hiding a multitude of sins. The building looks to be stick framed with a brick veneer over to make it look more posh. I grew up in a 1903 semi. The perimeter foundation was dry laid limestone with the brick wall between the houses being 4 layers to the height of the foundation then three layers right up to the roof for a full fire break between the two houses. My parents bought it in 1959 from the original owners. It was unmolested, so it was possible to reverse engineer the structure. It was, in a word, solid. The floor joists were 2½ by 12½ oak or elm from the trees that were felled to make room for the house. My great-grandmother watched the house being built. She had friends across the street in a glorious old, quite grand Queen Anne Victorian from about 1880.

[@force311999]

it looks like it was one "store" there is finished posts with beam down the middle. this is a bull shit building that was made in to two town house probably with no permit the only way this would be legal is put in a block wall and cut the building in half this is a condo not a house

[@dbeaulieu9730]

Every contractor in the country should strive to be like Mike. I know I do

[@Koolc77]

If I was the homeowners I would definitely be going after that first inspector and sue him

[@TROUBLEDAGREAT]

40 degrees,, we got to stay hydrated its really nice, where are yall at? 40 degrees where im from is 8 degrees above freezing im lost

[@johnmcclish2735]

No handrails on the basement stairs?

[@smallengine]

They never do lol

[@peterpeter8086]

Hello Mike, can I get you and the crew to come to New Jersey? I am so tired of getting screwed by contractors.

[@peterpeter8086]

@Runco990 I had a stroke. Now I am not able to do my own work. It is very frustrating when I have to call someone to paint or install a water purifier, i had to call a company to power wash my house. These are projects I enjoyed doing.

[@rostallar4243]

Agents have their own inspectors, but you won’t get a genuine report, they’ll say what the agents want them to say so they can sell for best price. They are not going to tell you if there is issues with the property. I think that previous owners should be held accountable to a degree, the issues that new buyers experience are obviously being experienced by them so they just off load onto somebody else.

[@lanecostilow6959]

I would think an inspector attached to the seller or the realtor can not be trusted: they would be compromised because the seller and the realtor have a financial motive for the house to pass.

[@lisakane6708]

Do the home owners tell Mike who the contractors are off camera?

[@rory-red]

Type 2 isn't airborne unless you take it down

[@fredlendzian7082]

even if you think you own a home you are still pay rent ie taxes even if it is paid off your still paying on it

[@lisakane6708]

Or the home inspectors on the show?

[@tigrisb28]

See next door and that means you lose heat/cool to next door as well. Polishing a turd. If it is freshly done always get nervous. Buy the year warranty.

[@CHAPPYakaBRAT58]

It’s kinda simple. If the inspector turns in a bad report they would not get work from that Realtor again. And 2. Y’all must turn work down every day. Ps. I’ve been watching you since the beginning When your kids were just babies. Wishing you all the best. Do it right the first time

[@lisakane6708]

How come homeowners don't mention the contractors on the show?

[@michaelvanhorn3271]

Avoiding being sued.

[@kennethmmelby]

handrail?

[@karlbrundage7472]

@1:13:45- (Martin) "So, I'm going replace this...... Universal coupling......." Yes, duct-tape is the "Universal Coupling" Martin is a dude I'd love to have a beer with.............................

[@dorotheaisserstedt9238]

Ich leide immer ein bisschen mit mit den Hauseigentümern, wenn sie in solche großen Probleme reinrutschen. Bei weitem nicht jeder so belastete Hausbesitzer wird einen Mike Holmes finden können.......Wenn ich Bauunternehmer wäre, würde ich immer versuchen, so zu bauen, als baute ich für meine besten Freunde. Ich würde aber auch immer sagen, wenn das Budget für den gewünschten Bau zu klein ist und nicht einfach irgendwie irgendwas bauen und abkassieren............und weg bin ich.

[@helookalikaman79]

104 f and they are on the roof? They have to be crazy... At minimum they should have a tarp/shade

[@robynw6307]

Inspector paid by the Real Estate Agent means he's working for the RE Agent, not the potential buyer. And what does the RE Agent want? A quick and easy sale. NEVER use an inspector arranged by the RE Agent or the seller.

[@helookalikaman79]

Anything wrong, that a home inspector CAN see but fails to put it on the report SHOULD have to pay the costs to fix the issue...

[@lisakane6708]

Did they get the next door neighbor's reaction on camera?

[@josephc.miller1395]

Let's go!!!!

[@helookalikaman79]

they should have kept the toilet !

[@tmontgomery7592]

Dont get it, they always bitch bout people cutting into the wood to run whatever yet the plumber cuts into the wall supports for the piping and its ok?

[@bobjames2312]

The plumbers and electricians you see in the show run thru the wall studs, so the vertical support is not compromised, as it's still 2x? Lumber. Notch it and you compromised it because you have weight load on 2x? Lumber being supported at the notch, which becomes (2x?) - C, where is C is the cut. A 2x6 with intact edges and a 1" hole in center will support more than a 2x6 with a notch, reducing support down to a 2x4, or worse. It's best practice to run thru the wall plates and along the studs,instead of thru the studs whenever necessary. When it becomes necessary, you want to go thru the center of the studs, not notch down structural support

[@raymondvanroest372]

Inspector part of the real estate agent wow, isn't that a conflict of interest?

[@kc0eks]

Home owner lady in background sounded rude telling Mike 'you said that's over and over

[@helookalikaman79]

She was so rude and creepy the entire show...

[@theloredaughter]

She only said it twice in one instance that I saw

[@thomasjohnston619]

Why would you use an inspector that works for the realtor - conflict of interest.

[@randomrazr]

why thehy bought this dump in the first place is beyond me

[@force311999]

anyone could tell it was not a real side by side ,its a b s remodeled store front building how do you own half of one building

[@ResetGT69]

I love this show, but the theme I have been seeing is that these homeowners have to be actors..........

[@Gerniaz]

Both episodes posted before, so repost.

[@allygee5468]

No way should you use a Home Inspector who works with the agent its a conflict of interest as he would lean towards the agent commin sense

[@GRANTAANBYE]

You thought the inspector was on your side,,,,,,OK,,,,,,,you are on the Titanic,it is sinking,the inspector jumps into the last life boat,the life boat is empty,plenty of room for you,but the inspector rows away,leaving you on the boat to sink,,,,,the inspector is a turd,,,,,,,,

[@itzkillerjohnny771]

Why didn’t you guys reuse the drywall instead of spray painting all over it! Just wasteful 😵‍💫

[@Hippiemanthc]

Love the way daman says I’m doing this I’m doing that. He does nothing. He was the worst part of the show

[@KarleneE]

Damon was the Site Super. He managed what everyone else was doing. Super's can help with work, but their primary function is organization and coordination. He did a lot!

[@battlekitten4188]

Who is the sexy guy working on ceiling