From Dream Home to Nightmare | Holmes Inspection 106

The house Kris and Dave bought had a finished basement, ideal for their active boys. When Dave found mould on some toys, he tore open the dry wall in the closet, only to discover a cold room that should never have been closed in. Their home inspector missed this very real threat to the family’s health and safety. Now they’ll need a Holmes Inspection - and help from Mike, Damon and the crew to Make it Right.
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[@darilynkrupp6309]

Never get tired of watching good things happening by & for good people. Wish the shoddy contractors & inspectors were held accountable.

[@cherylfuller9510]

How much was everything

[@laurenhuntsinger9170]

I have friends with her health conditions. You not only created a safe home, all of you actually saved her long term health. All of you are remarkable human beings. Blessings to all.

[@glennzanotti3346]

Never let the Realtor chose your home inspector. The Realtor doesn't get paid unless the deal closes, and the deal won't close if the inspection causes the buyer to back out. They use inspectors who get the deal to close.

[@justwait9822]

Or get a good realtor to begin with. My realtor told me i should walk away from multiple properties and gave me various reasons why he didnt like them (always told me the decision was mine but he wouldnt recommend me a property that he wouldnt recommend to his sons.) I found a house i liked, had him put in an offer which the owner turned down. He told me he didnt think i should raise the offer and we'd keep looking to find the right property at the right price. Eventually that owner dropped the price and accepted my offer. I went with the home inspection company he recommended. We used the same guys when looking at another property and they found some things that made me back out (my realtor told me the issues they found would be too expensive to fix for the asking price of the house).

[@javaskull88]

@@justwait9822that’s an unusually good realtor. Very unusual.

[@Riley0509]

It used to be realtors had an ethical responsibility to their clients. Seems no more.

[@nickislade5533]

Get your own inspector, never rely on the realtor

[@karenshort3880]

So when do we find a Home Inspector? In the yellow pages? It’s find to say that. But you have to tell where to find them?

[@peccatumDei]

That cold room with the "little window" that had been hidden, I'm wondering if that had started as a coal bin, with the window being where the coal delivery chute had been.

[@ericsmith8373]

Possibly, but it seems small for a coal bin. I grew up in a house with a coal furnace and a half-ton of coal would almost fill a room that size.

[@prcervi]

not the usual style or size for a coal bin, that little window feels just too little for either a cold room or a coal room though

[@lisamyers8407]

That little window would be closed through the winter months and open through the summer months, they replaced it with a dampener.

[@kargandarr]

I was working for a homeowner earlier today and made a bad discovery. He is lucky that the structure did not burn. I found two burned white wires in the rear of the receptacle and told him that could have caused a fire. I also told him to leave the power off until that is fixed or it could catch fire. Luckily, it was only the first 1.5 inches of those wires that had burned.

[@downundertruckerusa4733]

Not all heroes wear capes. You guys are amazing.

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

and not all villians are easy to spot this is how they got into this situation to begin with cause the villains that sold them this home were good at looking like normal people sadly.

[@debbylou5729]

Most heros don’t wear capes…..even in the movies. Cracks me up every time I see it referenced

[@ronaldhudson169]

Some wear tool belts.

[@tooem56]

I watched Mike many years ago do the tissue paper test on a bathroom exhaust fan that wasn't the correct size for the bathroom. I jumped right up and did the same test in the bathroom of my newly renovated and purchased condo. It failed the test! I called my contractor right away to come change it out. He immediately discovered that the fan did not have a fire shield! He was able to install one when he replaced the exhaust fan that could grab the tissue paper. I notified our on-site HOA management office that other units may not have fire shields and they immediately took action to check all the units.

[@jeremycorey5573]

Never amazes me what one can learn what to look for when buying or looking to buy before hand

[@JeanEveleigh]

I am enjoying watching these episodes but the one thing missing which is perhaps the most important info we as buyers need is how to find a good independent home inspector as I am sure that all of the inspectors that did the reports on the hoses in these episodes would have been rated as good on word of mouth or online reviews.

[@lechatbotte.]

No meat on the BBQ gotta love Mike!!

[@gorillaau]

At least there is was no mold on the BBQ.

[@leewomack3498]

I loved that line! Just like a man thinking of food! 🤣😂😁

[@CPT_Nelson]

What I love about this show and what Mike is doing is that the owners can say really bleak things about their properties but you can still see the hope in their faces. That's the Holms effect.

[@rickthompson4315]

Keep Smiling

[@Landis_Grant]

Holmes

[@131dyana]

Unbelievable basement. Nothing sealed anywhere down there. And the drain pipes were broken the house was floating in water. Yuck. thank you for making this house right. God bless all who worked on it.

[@14mtaylor]

Cities should have a home inspector bond to protect buyers from bad inspectors just like they have a bond for GC's.

[@1packatak]

My daughter bought a house in a city that requires a city code employee do an inspection. The seller also did one. Neither one of them talked about very obvious things like water pipes on an out side wall (N Dakota), window wells too small causing leaking and multiple others. They were found because my daughter hired a licensed contractor to do a 3rd inspection.

[@mujkocka]

I learnt from this and I spent 35k to dig up the soil around basement and tar and insulated the walls when I first bought my house. I am so glad that I did it

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

a home's inspection that is what they should have got before they bought the house plain and simple

[@Djinn510]

Really eye opening, most homeowners have no idea what lies beneath floors and walls

[@sxxkkllmmmclean7894]

Love Mike's crew I think the young generation isn't going to college as much the skill trades I think are coming back people will be building something keep up the great work.. Steve from West Virginia..

[@mrpesky163]

Weeping tile. What an appropriate name! Sixty year old house, with a basement - what could possibly go wrong? 😅

[@CatsSleepyHollow]

Darn! So missed watching you guys! Wish the show would have continued or I could watch any new shows here in the US! Preferable on an affordable channel!

[@oldfart2413]

The inspectors should get credit. Put their company name up as well as individual names of those who are responsible.

[@kevinh6098]

as a retired HVAC Tech I ask why the fuck do people carpet basements ? ...80-90 % of basements with carpeting that I've seen had mold. tile the floors and use rugs where needed. ALL basements get wet at one time or another.

[@jackriley5974]

Bathroom carpet while creating a home for mold also have the unique advantage of capturing the lovely odor of urine, aka, piss!!

[@billlewis9912]

sure wish they'd tell all the costs

[@ljclo8413]

Love this show! Thank you!

[@BritGirlJay]

LOVE this show - hope you upload tons more I'll watch them all.

[@morbidmanmusic]

They have been uploading...for a while..

[@BritGirlJay]

@@morbidmanmusic but not the tons I require :)

[@legadillo]

Wow. That must have cost more than the price of the house.

[@danniellerepass1975]

❤❤ gotta love when Mike and his crew come because you know it WILL be done right. His Cree always goes to the extra to make sure. Bbg always needs the smoke. Love this channel and always get excited for the reveal ❤

[@Slim953]

Brilliant work by all. So impressive 😁

[@shardug]

This usually happens when the realtor pushes through the inspection. The homeowner doesn't know what to look for. A contingency budget on these old houses should be at least $50k. I expect original windows and electrical to be bad, and possible vent and roof. It's a matter of how much do you spend to bring it to compliance. $70k is normal, and that's on a 20 years old house.

[@suzannek3406]

They improved the health and safety and resale of this house.

[@Alnarra]

Realistically, assuming you guys hadn't covered at least some of the cost (I'm assuming that Homeful TV eats at least part of the cost) how much would this have run them?

[@williamcovel9100]

Mike needs to open a school and teach inspectors.

[@b.bennett3]

He did.

[@hlneira]

He does but is not really recognized by the Ontario home inspector association

[@davisluong2060]

@@hlneiraminor lost, at least they learned something even if it is not recognized

[@hlneira]

yea abosultyl man, I have my international home inspector certificates, and I just pay for Mikes class es LOL. Does not matter always learn from different mentors. @@davisluong2060 kzbin.info/door/GMEWkd7NiL7kt3QWIXJW0A

[@john2willis70]

Mike, I wish you were in the U.S.. I need help. I bought a house 2 years ago. I'm a first time homeowner at 54 years of age. I bought without conditions like an inspection. Previous owners only took cash offers not through a bank. I didn't know any better. Now I'm having issues. Yard is flooded, septic tank is too small and storm water fills it up causing sewage to sweep out. While yard smells like septic. No insulation in walls or attic. Very narrow crawl space so I or contractors can't get in. Floor joists gave away in bedroom causing dresser to tip over. No joist hangers and rusty nails. Electric plugs have no ground. Just 2 prongs. Holes in Soffit where birds and cats get in. The toilet is sinking from the soft floors. Sill plates and studs in the garage are rotting from all the flooding in the yard. Insulation in the garage has asbestos. The ceiling in the garage is sagging in the middle. Paint on the outside of the house is just primer. Windows are not insulated. Front door seals leak air. No HVAC system. Just ventless propane heaters on the wall. I have a lot more going on with the house. It's gonna cost me thousands of dollars I didn't count on when buying the house. I need help and don't know who to turn to. I bought a lemon house because it was what I could afford. Nice neighborhood and I love my back yard when it's not flooded. My trees are dying because of the flooding. Please, if you know someone in the U.S. that does what you do I really need their help. Please, I'm begging you.

[@sebastianusami]

Omg! The book at the end got me

[@banzaimeatpie]

sososososososo educational and true your team is so insperational! I want you guys to be our contractor, and all that sh&' you need to buy a safe house!

[@bigunone]

I know this is an old show, but I had to chuckle at Damon and the suit that didn't fit. I was on a shutdown of a copper smelter in NM all the suits were XlarBIGUNONE-1ge and I was a 2 Xlarge guy, so I would put on the first suit zip it up shrug my shoulders and split it down the back, then pull on the second and ducktape the front to the first one, pull on my respirator and go sweat!

[@lonniemcnerney262]

I sure hope that they went after the original inspector, that person failing in their job cost this family tens of thousands, not to mention health risks/costs that can never be recovered. That "inspector" needs terminated and jailed as mold is deadly to a healthy person, had any of them had an immune disorder or been on any treatment for something major..like cancer...they would be deceased.

[@therealcyber5]

awesome!

[@808goblin]

Can the home owner sue the inspector because missed all these things?

[@williamloder9194]

Enjoy watching the show. Hop those that did the poor work are held responsible for their work

[@peterosborne9854]

Other than putting conifers about weeping tiles, it looks good

[@tomnorman5461]

Mike is the MAN!

[@kirkengnath5501]

Home inspections are a good thing to do. Especially when you get your own home inspector, never trust a home inspector that the Realty Agent recomend's or providers. The Realty Agent want's a quick sale so they will get a home inspector to give the house a clean report. A little extra money can change a report to what ever you want it to be.

[@gaviny-w3569]

No meat on the bbq " not working" it should be thoroughly inspected " party enquiry hehe?? Nice 1 Mike

[@SciaticaDrums]

Glad to see they used Rockwool insulation. Water proof, fire proof, insect and mouse proof, sound insulation properties. Use a bread knife to cut it, you will thank me later.

[@jackriley5974]

"Water proof, fire proof, insect and mouse proof" AND a health hazard !! Look it up!!

[@darkstar8925]

A work of craft👌

[@kirkengnath5501]

Watching Mr. Holmes Team playing with all these big boy's sand box toy's is hard for this big boy to watch. Because I just want to throw and the Carhart's and let play time begin. With a round of P.B. and J. all around for me and the other play mate's.

[@t.thomasshaw462]

Way to go Holms i enjoy your show

[@Theta2Omega]

I look at the amount and types of materials going to the trash for just this one house and can't help but think why can't I have plastic drinking straws again?

[@bevfrench3496]

I have looked closely every time and i can't figure out how they use that garage door? if that is what it is. no driveway

[@victormastropietro9646]

These young couple should search all legal action they can find against realtor and inspector and home owner. Was there a disclosure document

[@rickthompson4315]

Make A MESS Make It RIGHT 😂 Tee Shirts Im XXL White with Red letters. Because i live in Nicaragua, and you are from Canada. FYI, i started in Maine, 1960-1979 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@shannonrhoads7099]

5:55 No meat on the barbeque?! Inconceivable! 🤣

[@helookalikaman79]

A home inspector that misses OBVIOUS things wrong (like closing in a cold room) they are personally on the hook for it... If it is hidden like behind drywall then there wouldn't be any penalty....

[@MisterJeffy]

We'll just finish the basement and have more living space to sell, said the know-nothing house flipper.

[@cabman86]

My daughter was screwed by an "inspector" when she bought her house. She had to replace 11 floor joists and half her wood flooring because of rot. The "inspector" never went under the house.

[@stevereuter6013]

I wish that this show would say how much all of these repairs cost. Does the show pay some of these costs! Do the homeowners pay 100% of these repairs? Were the previous contractors, home inspector reported to any agencies? Were any of them sued? This show tells only a portion of the overall process. So many questions unanswered.

[@blanket8452]

I agree for this show. However, the Holmes on Homes Show from several years later did the figures. IMO, they implied that they did the work on the house. I know so much can be made for KZbin for views. More was likely available at the time on TV, so a six figure total per episode was still very profitable.

[@jackriley5974]

As with everything today, it's all about the money and Mike isn't a philanthropist. blanket 8452 has a handle on it!!

[@bethdumont9020]

I'm just wondering two things. 1) What comeback do the homebuyers have against the home inspectors that miss/overlook some of the stuff Mike Holmes finds. To him, some of this stuff is just plainly obvious. 2) Has there been ANY legislation governing the qualifications & licensing of home inspectors? At all? This series is several years old now, so I'd hope this stuff would've been addressed by now.

[@kmj782]

I’m curious about the crest of the house, especially the upstairs bathroom…

[@user-el3ub1ym4r]

i can think of a few houses with knob and tube ... um Why is it unsafe to cover it up in the walls ??

[@reedera4]

I wish he would come to Alabama and fix my house!!

[@suv4life]

I'm wondering what was the repair cost?

[@donnamurphy5698]

What exactly is a cold room? What is its purpose?

[@ronaldtreitner1460]

a cold room is a room closed off from the houses air, heating and it gets no air circulation.

[@TabaquiJackal906]

Most older homes have a cold room or root cellar in the basement - usually you'll find it under the front porch. These basement rooms were designed for storing food and preserves, so they're not insulated. Basically free refrigeration for stuff like potatoes and other root veg, jars of preserves, jellies, etc.

[@susanlippy1009]

Remember these are older homes. Refrigerators are a relatively new thing. Old folks stored potatoes in dirt floors, onions and butter. Preserves galore to last all winter. Most homes had a box outside where the ice man delivered ice to store food. You got your milk delivered daily in little jars and the cream would rise to the top, parents skimmed this off for coffee and to make baked goods. Many had a window where a coal shute was attached and coal truck would deliver coal dumping it down the shute.

[@poetmaggie1]

Which is why I have a light burning 24/7 in my cold airless closets that hold my clothes and the rest of them are not shut up.

[@theone2be33]

Who the hell build a foundation out of cinder blocks!? Lmao! Charlie Brown

[@dustyroads5811]

Ahhh the joys of home ownership. Endless money pits.

[@AneudiD78]

My sister bought a 2 story house with a basement in New Jersey 4 years ago. She bought this fixer up for $140K and put in $60K worth of renovations. Fast forward to Sept 2021 and Hurricane Ida made a flooded mess in her basement. Yeah, that cost her plenty and she got tired of the endless fixes.

[@GovenorMcLovin]

​@AneudiD78 You do know an act of God is different than poor workmanship right?

[@danielr8566]

How do mouldy and asbestos materials get disposed of? Great show.

[@shellec9888]

Taken to a designated landfill that is authorized to handle asbestos. A special part of landfill is set aside for asbestos.

[@FaenumVena]

Im confused about the cupboard "cold room" thing. Here in the UK we dont have forced air systems, we only have radiators. None of my cupoards have any heating/hair flow in them and thats normal here.

[@GoatzombieBubba]

Carpet in basements are always a bad idea.

[@t12goby2]

Never make excuses for the home inspector he should know

[@krakdeku]

Dont use the white french drain tube they were installing, with clay, all the membrane will be like cement and the drain will become useless.

[@ronaldhudson169]

The black stuff in the wall is mold, but there was some yellow stuff at about 16:00 is that another kind of mold?

[@robertskinner1799]

Ok, did they fix the fan in the upstairs bathroom?

[@keffective6650]

Did you see the light switch was outside the bathroom, as well? I'm going to assume they fixed those issues, but edited it from the show.

[@Unramaan1]

Always, always, bring your own home inspector. Do not use the guy the real estate recommends who gets his business from them!

[@audrab27]

Doesn't always work I saw one who got their own inspection and they ended up on this show

[@PoolBoy840]

holy moly

[@FredD63]

That mini window was actually an old coal Shute from yesteryears

[@postersm7141]

I’m pretty sure mommy has the hots for Damon but then again who doesn’t!!

[@ActivityPhoto]

Chris the owner is such a natural beauty.

[@morbidmanmusic]

Creepy comment....

[@Nctbgs]

Planters against the house, always a bad idea .

[@robfeander3653]

Do the owners have any recourse on these shoddy inspections?

[@kmj782]

Removing all that drywall is a multi day job or week..it looks so fast on the show. Just the prep is one day…

[@susanhuntley9262]

I like this show but i wish i knew where generally they are located so i can understand even more

[@crgd23]

Nearly all of the episodes are filmed in southern Ontario, within a few hours of Toronto.

[@steveg1054]

What does he mean "never close off a cold room" ??? I have 2 bedrooms in my basement with venting but they have closets without venting. Is that the same thing?

[@morbidmanmusic]

If it is not vented... yes, it could perhaps be..

[@crgd23]

Your closets have the rest of the house, and a roof, above them. Cold rooms are typically below concrete steps.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

I'd much rather have weeping tile problems than weeping angel problems.

[@mikecrawford5331]

You don’t read drywall moisture in percentage points you read any non lumber readings on the reference or comparative scale of your meter.

[@merryhunt9153]

In my opinion it is a bad idea to make a finished basement. A basement is an opening dug out of the earth; it's sunk into clay, which alternately gets saturated, swells, then dries and cracks. Materials like wood and drywall next to the basement wall will inevitably get wet and grow mold. A finished basement might look like a living space, but it's not. There's never a breeze, a ray of sunlight, or the rustle of leaves. The concrete floor is super-hard, dangerous to fall on, and doesn't feel like a home. People relegated to the basement somehow make their way upstairs without even thinking about it. Sticking your kids in the basement tells them "You are second-class citizens."

[@kendrabarbie6909]

HOW COULD THE OWNER NOT KNOW THAT A SMALL ROOM OFF THE BASEMENT AT THE FRONT IS UNDER THE FRONT STEPS AND SHOULD OF KNOWEN IT CANT BE CLOSED OFF THESE ROOMS ARE VERY COMON THE BASEMENT IS VERY BIG AND CAN PUT UP GOOD QUALITY PLASTIC SHELVES TO PUT THINGS ON

[@kmj782]

Why not get rid of the cold room?

[@kathypryor2477]

I don't understand. What is a "cold room"?

[@patricklawler4138]

How do these home inspectors get to keep operating? I'm sorry I'd be telling everyone watching who it was.

[@gavincross2902]

Home inspectors, and the industry, is completely unregulated and home inspectors are completely protected by laws and their bulletproof contracts. Just don't bother and do it yourself but hey, learn what to look for and it pays to have a ton of experience in home renos.

[@husseinnouri6503]

@@gavincross2902 Always find your own home inspectors. The same home inspector can give you two different results depending on who called them with the job. It doesn't mean they are bad inspectors. They just don't want to be as thorough if it will kill the sale and cause the agent to stop referring them. Also, always check online ratings and referrals from multiple sources. Not all RE agents or inspectors are the same when it comes to their integrity.

[@kevinh6098]

that was a half assed duct cleaning

[@Kevin-wj4ed]

What is a cold room?

[@TabaquiJackal906]

Most older homes have a cold room or root cellar in the basement - usually you'll find it under the front porch. These basement rooms were designed for storing food and preserves, so they're not insulated. Basically free refrigeration for stuff like root veggies, jelly, etc.

[@gorillaau]

Could someone tell me what a Cold Room is? G'day from Australia.

[@TheAustin2010]

It's a room for storing canned goods/homemade canning items like sauces and preserves, various pickled items. Etc. A way to help substitute buying groceries all the time

[@danmacgowan8242]

Other places it's called a Root Cellar. store potatoes, onions, carrots, etc.

[@gorillaau]

@@TheAustin2010 Okay. It's a pantry over here and the UK. Thanks for the reply.

[@PhilTXSG]

​@@gorillaau also a pantry here in the US so I was curious as well. Which is actually a surprise cause nearly everything between the US and the UK is different lol

[@37sarcastic]

@@PhilTXSG Some parts of Canada call it a pantry and some parts call it a cold room, although a true cold room is typically under the steps with a few vents to outside or a small window like on this house Edit: Found in older homes from a time when canning or jarring veg or preserves was more common

[@carolinegathercole8473]

Should never have soil next to brick.

[@grandmasmagic3858]

as an Aussie our homes aren't built with basements...so WHAT is a cold room and WHAT was its purpose..???

[@CrazyCat596]

Food storage mostly. It has limited insulation and vents outside, making it colder than the rest of the house. Even during summer since it is underground.

[@grandmasmagic3858]

thank you for that explanation @@CrazyCat596

[@garryb.1334]

The thumbnail looked like a backrooms found footage

[@danielasby9372]

I thought Lupus was when you turn into a werewolf...my apologies.

[@michelebriere9569]

What's a cold room?

[@kristinapaden1509]

Totally random question...what is a cold room?

[@shellec9888]

Old houses have a small room in the basement for storage of canned food. Food such as vegetables that are preserved in mason jars. Not a living space. Only storage. This space is closet sized, with concrete walls and kept cool. Must have an insulated door on the room. Homes built before 1970 most common 1940s and 50s. Times before fridges and freezers were very common.

[@kristinapaden1509]

Thanks. I have never lived in a house with a cold room. I didn't know that houses had them until I saw them mentioned on this show.

[@dustyroads5811]

Who pays for these renos i wonder this would be tens of thousands .

[@jackriley5974]

KZbin!! Ultimately.

[@LeslieHarvey607]

She talks and looks far 2 smart for this. He is definitely above his pay grade!

[@cherylkurucz8852]

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