Mike Holmes and His Crew Deliver a Home Renovation Miracle | Holmes Inspection 108

Mike and Tricia’s home inspector told them the house they wanted to buy was worth an eight out of ten. Young and enthusiastic, they bought. When the pipes in their main floor laundry room froze and the drain backed up, they called Mike Holmes. His Holmes Inspection brought them a few more unpleasant surprises. Good thing Damon and the crew are here to help Make it Right.
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[@DenaliDad]

If I ever buy a house again, anywhere, I am going to save my money and fly Mike Holmes out to do a Holmes Inspection, no matter the price!

[@elizabethadams5699]

I wish I could get someone to gut this place. Built in 1902 by my late husbands great great great grandpa. You guessed it lead in the paint and asbestos in the plaster and lath. Found out a few months back that someone mixed knob and tub with today’s wiring. I keep telling my daughter to burn it down and start from scratch. We could get a prefab for what it’s insured for.

[@lisawintler-cox1641]

@@elizabethadams5699 It's especially difficult because you can't empty the house for a couple of months in order to fix it--you are living there!

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

Calling your bluff right here right now.

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

@@lisawintler-cox1641 better get a small Yurt or a Mobile home to see you over that renovation time. Hope you have a big enough backyard and no pedantic HOA.

[@0Erag0n]

You could allways check reviews and do 2 diffrent inspectors from 2 diffrent comp.

[@frankfuller975]

Love how they're spoiling the cat with treats for part of the time. :D

[@stephenhunter70]

I think that the cat wasn't comfortable with them around hence the treats

[@GeorgeZ213]

Many animals are skittish around strangers

[@jimkendall7522]

Great professionals . Hard working team. But they don't forget the human side. Mike even takes the time to make friends with the family cat.

[@SandraNelson063]

I always noticed in the shows that the team always were friends of the dogs.

[@annanimity8697]

...finally an inspector you can trust AND even has his own crew you can trust!...

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

this isn't going to be a home inspection this is going to be a holm's inspection.🤣🤣🤣

[@mai_world]

I miss Mike & team. We need more Mike Holmes in the world!

[@ryans413]

There Holmes Family Rescue. Mike and his two kids help families

[@richardm6704]

Mike Holmes started his own home inspector training program, so there might be a certified Holmes Inspector in your area

[@kirkengnath5501]

Either that or we need a new class of home inspectots. Home Inspector's that have a Mike Holmes certification on their Home Inspector Certifacation paper's. It would make the home owner's world a better place to live.

[@Helladamnleet]

He's actually working on a show right now.

[@PeterParker-df6ce]

I would pay good money to watch full episodes of any of the classic Holmes series online.

[@DzheiSilis]

Homeful

[@postersm7141]

Why would you do that when it’s free on KZbin?

[@bigredgreg1]

Good to see Uncle Billy helping with that conduit on the side of the house. All star cast including the deck guy, the painter and all the other trades people. 👍

[@rixxroxxk1620]

I’ve watched Holmes on Homes and Holmes Inspection since they’ve first started. It’s amazing how Damen, MJ and Sherri have matured into very good contractors. My favorite shows! Love from USA!

[@grizzfan08]

That's because they were trained right!!!

[@wynnedraper4833]

These guys always bring their buildings up to code they do awesome jobs well done

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

Those plumbers deserve a medal for cutting and removing that toilet drainage system. You all did a fantastic job.☺️❤️👍 If only governments and politics worked with the same work ethics as the Holmes Crew. Don't cover up rotten issues.

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

come here kitty I'm going to show you something🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@czechzican]

this is funny. when i worked in construction, we came across some patch of asbestos in a reno and i, being a first year apprentice, had no idea what it was. i was told by the supervisors to pull it down as part of the demo. it wasn't until i was on a different job and some months had past that someone in the crew told me it was asbestos. 🙃

[@user-lc2qs9gy7i]

I miss watching Mike…I have mad respect for him.. What a terrific job the crew and Mike did on that home..

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

I used to like you🤣🤣🤣

[@cabman86]

What I love about living in Louisiana is it hardly ever gets below 20 degrees. It got to 4 degrees once with that polar vortex a few years ago and our pipes froze. Thank God none of them busted.

[@guymandude999]

In a respectful, happy-for-him kind of way, her face has really good.ratio of kindness to fun..

[@rayvoorhies7180]

That basement apartment was a important source of income. It could make the difference in paying the mortgage every month.

[@jlyvren89]

There's one key piece of information that is inevitable in cleaning, construction, & landscaping: "Sometimes, You Gotta Make A Mess To Clean A Mess!"

[@debbieross5257]

What a terrific job the crew and Mike did on that home.🏆

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

what you want to do is put your arms inside of it🤣🤣🤣

[@ireneromero5326]

So awesome that you helped that couple! Now they be comfortable with their home 🏡

[@william6214]

Why does the crew have some of the best looking lady's I have ever seen on a construction crew.

[@thomascuvillier7250]

Because TV.

[@postersm7141]

Be careful because one of those ladies is his daughter.

[@ICountFrom0]

Nice use of the before and after footage to describe the deck and what the deck SHOULD be set-up as while the two guys are talking it through.

[@craignash3230]

Would love to have Holmes inspect our house here in South Africa. He'll have nightmares for years

[@dragontamer2613]

I love when he interacts with pets

[@MM-tw6cm]

i loved the show on HGTv but was a gamble could i always make the time- now on KZbin, eliminate the gamble and keep the awesome content, brings a tear to my eye (that's dust stired up !)

[@gleff3345]

Mike even inspects the cat 😊

[@maggiem4734]

I miss watching Mike…I have mad respect for him.

[@JanaMarie71]

Curious. Can an inspector be sued for passing a house that should never have been passed?

[@TerryProthero]

I checked, and sometimes they can. But the sources I saw indicate that you should go after the seller first. A seller can get in trouble for not disclosing material defects in the home. That would mean any major issues rather than trivial ones. If it's a new home, you can go after the builder. Then you have to look at the contract with the home inspector to see if there are any clauses which limit liability. If not, there are a couple of routes to go. The fact that they missed something or for a breach of contract for not performing a specific test. In the first place you need to prove negligence. That they did something a reasonable person would not. To prove that you need pictures and for someone else to do an inspection with a different result. Two other people, preferably. The second issue concerns tests he specifically promised to do in the contract. You can go after them in court or you can do a mediation. My oldest brother was a broker who was on the board of realtors. He did a number of these types of meditations. Between buyers and sellers, etc. I don't know if he specifically did anything with home inspectors, but it would be the same kind of thing.

[@JUST_GUNZ4881]

The heart on Holmes is a big one definelty will be a hard act to follow

[@rhondakennedy819]

Go figure. Mike's a cat guy! 🙂 Anyone owned by a cat are good people.

[@SandraNelson063]

They are also very good with dogs.

[@iamjackalope]

Hey Mr. Inspector man. You missed something. There is no handrail on the staircase leading up stairs. That's a code violation. I've worked on plenty of old houses with knob & tube but never one that was actually live. At least it was one that had somewhat insolated wires and not one of those with bare copper wires. Back in the day that kind of wiring burned down more houses then electric bathroom wall heaters and X-mas trees. I was really surprised to see it still hooked up. Anyways. It looks good but I don't know about the choice of using vinyl siding to replace the stuff you had to tear down. At least that's what it looked like you where using in the brief 1 second flash that showed the install. I haven't used that stuff in many years though so maybe it's improved but I never cared for it. After about 5 years in the sun that stuff gets all chalky and dry as it becomes so brittle that just bumping into will poke holes in it.

[@judyfenske1429]

Yup. Agree.

[@josiatokirina1788]

Thank You for sharing this excellent episode. It was one I have not seen before.

[@susanwahl6322]

I always get a kick out of seeing Mike’s kids looking so young!😅

[@vegandogs]

32:05 careful dumping cement bags, silica powder doesnt leave ur lungs easily... or your buddies! I hold my breath while being upwind, or if no wind, mask.

[@shqa574]

The same thing crossed my mind about the cement bags. "Hey, Buddy, you're inhaling the particles." You can never remove those particles from your lungs. These guys are in their fifties to seventies now.

[@SurpriseMechanics]

I’m pretty sure the homeowners could sue the hell out of the previous owners if they didn’t document all this damage in the seller’s disclosure.

[@jonmitchell9019]

He ripped that guys pants LOL. What a classic move LOL!

[@SandraNelson063]

Nice cat. He'll love the new deck. And all the sunlight in the house.

[@curiouscat3384]

This is why we pay plumbers the big bucks! Hard work. Dirty work. And you gotta have the smarts to figure the layout.

[@georgesorisho1681]

Great work.

[@rosehavenfarm2969]

Inspector on our home looked in the attic, "passed" it. Later we found that joists were not connected to the main beam. Joists the guy should have been able to see if he looked, since they were two feet from the attic access. Lessoned learned.

[@jonmitchell9019]

I wish I could have these guys come in and fix my house like that.

[@TerryProthero]

My brother said the same thing. He has my parent's old house. And it still needs a lot of work. I told him Mike would say, "Everything is wrong! I've decided now to gut it. Take it all down." I was joking about what would happen if they went to wrong house and Mike starts tearing everything apart. My brother said if that happened at his place, he wouldn't argue with them about it. It would be like, don't worry about the house number. That was a mistake by the previous contractor. Home inspector didn't catch it.

[@pts0721]

Each of these episodes is so heartbreaking for the homeowners.

[@TheKnifed]

I really liked how at a certain point in the show, it was the same contractors for the most part coming on to do the work. They built a repertoire, and I found working in the trades that this is very important. The company that I work for has so-called legacy accounts with manufacturers that everyone's heard of, and when you go in they say they use the same contractors for years and years. It's about building trust. I think that's why the system is broken for home inspection, how do you build trust when you do a one-off job every single time? That and training seems to be lax

[@reedera4]

Wow, awesome work! I wish you all lived in Alabama. My house needs so much work done to it!!😔

[@ruthiesmith6770]

LOVE MIKE

[@lynnszen]

I love Mike and his crew! We must remember that home inspectors get most of their business from realtors. Many home inspectors get 50 to 85% of their work from realtors. If a home inspector is too good at his or her job, people will either drive down the price because of the repairs that need to be done or walk away from the deal. Hence, the realtor loses money on their commission. If you want a more accurate inspection, it is better to hire an independent home inspector, not connected to any realtor. Most realtors will tell you they have their own, but do not trust them!

[@javaskull88]

I’d love to meet a man like Mike Holmes. Not only does he understand houses from foundation to ridge vent, but he likes cats, too!

[@wannabetrucker7475]

So finding a really good home inspector is key.....👍🏼

[@fredmeyer1898]

Sherry and Mike Jr were babies in this episode! One thing that surprised me is they left that old window or whatever it was under the crawlspace with what looks like a red sweatshirt stuffed into it? Can't believe MH would ok that so maybe I'm just looking at it wrong.

[@adamt4742]

it was red tape to help keep the insulation on the door

[@Mark.Watson]

@@adamt4742 Comment above is referring to the old coal shoot on the back wall.

[@harrietmason1693]

Mike I watch your shows but I have to tell you all that for every home you redo the demons are inside waiting. They destroy whatever and dare your to put it back right. Do me a big favor keep on MA KING IT 👍❤❤❤❤

[@happydays1336]

We had our house inspected before moving in and the inspector didn't find any problem with the HVAC system. A couple of months after we moved in the furnace conked out. Then a few months later our air conditioner stopped working. It cost $13K for the equipment and installation. We probably wouldn't have bought the house if we knew we'd be replacing expensive equipment shortly after moving in.

[@chadsimmons6347]

I help build apartments, people like you need them, everything inside a house is going bad, face that fact!!!

[@MultiTurbospeed]

I've had brand new AC units go bad within 6 months

[@jamesbobo3128]

Mike homes says he's happy I don't see how he's never there when the work's being done and then when its done he always gets the credit for it but damien and the crew is the ones that should have gotten all the credit for it considering there there the ones that did all the work

[@andreichernyshev1]

my home inspector did not find anything, but we did end up fixing alot in our home,

[@FigaroHey]

At 14:50 I was reading comments, glanced up and thought I was seeing two legs and blue short-shorts on a brown chair. 😮

[@kargandarr]

Yeah, they put that conduit very much incorrectly since you are only supposed to use about 40% of a conduit's volume filling it with wires.

[@ChristianWagner888]

That large outside conduit? Yeah, everything about that was wrong. Also you would not normally run Romex (NM) wire through conduit. It should have been single insulated wires (THHN).

[@nancymiller4557]

I was told to soak the area with vinegar overnight before adding more concrete or fixing cracks in the concrete.

[@paulready8897]

Hope the homeowners sue the inspector, as he was negligent in his duties. Basically stole money from the homeowner. Should be fired for fraud and negligence. Missed Frank, would have loved to see his reactions to all the electrical issues in that house.

[@ronbennett7885]

Near certain the inspector covered themselves with lots of disclaimers. Even if one does sue and win, likely won't be awarded damages beyond the cost of the inspection. It's basically a formality to satisfy buyers and mortgage lenders. Often the real estate agent will recommend an inspector who will find little wrong to expedite the closing process. Good ones are few and far between.

[@garyflythe1362]

Depends on what type of inspection they had. Remember you have a plumbing electrical there's certain stuff you won't know it happened. That's why you leave a contingency plan.😊 It's strange how people fall for Mike bs. Nobody talks about maybe bring somebody in to check the addition to make sure it was permitted. We can see who wears the pants in this family

[@NoProHarrie]

Came for the trouble Stayed for the cat

[@michelebriere9569]

I think I'd be keeping a careful list, and sue the inspectors who cleared it.

[@margaretno211]

Damon, you sound more like Mike every episode!😂

[@kc8ueu]

I hope the other half of this duplex is better than this!

[@victorianantiquities]

Spray foam is really a problem with old houses and Im surprised contractors are still using it.

[@therealrockstargamer]

I'm guessing that cat really likes Mike Holmes

[@grgpahljina6145]

This turned out to be a bigger project

[@ralphduncan8054]

Always does.

[@haweater1555]

3:34. A non-contact AC probe, totally safe and costs $15 at a hardware store, can tell in one second if an insulated wire is live.

[@shqa574]

Very nice reno, but they forgot to show the basement. Since it was an illegal basement with illegal wiring, didn't they need to address the wiring problem, minimum?

[@davidbruin4381]

I understand the caution used with asbestos, but I have helped renovate a home with a friend who had asbestos throughout the entire house. We used painters masks and gloves and carefully tore it out and bagged it all up.

[@graygoose739]

Good luck with that. You’ll find out in time. Biggest killer of construction workers now from work they did in the 50’s!

[@davidbruin4381]

@@graygoose739 Oh yeah and we did it over 30yrs ago. I don't have asbestosis, but I'm dealing with Congenital Heart Disease after Heart surgery for Christmas 2021.

[@MisterJeffy]

The protocol for removing asbestos and the protection required is extensive Painters masks and gloves are NOT adequate protection. I hope you, your fellow workers, and the homeowner don't suffer any long-term ill effects.

[@davidbruin4381]

@@MisterJeffy ,Thank you for your concern. This happened over 25 years ago and I don't have asbestosis or any type of cancer.

[@markdoucette6828]

Mostly, if one of Mikes crew develops complications due to unsafe practices, Mike would be sued.

[@johnfithian-franks8276]

I can’t believe the inspectors missed all these things in the houses you show. I am sure that some sort of training is given to new inspectors, and I don’t think it starts with putting on a blindfold so that you do not notice anything wrong. A simple certificate to confirm that an inspector has passed the test and not just turned up for it would solve most of the problems, why is this not implemented?

[@shapootie8800]

My take on this, is that you can get a certificate to be a home inspector online within a few months. A lot of people don't even have any formal experience understanding construction

[@robinrobine8100]

It is Canada. Look at how Toronto and the north side of Lake Ontario is beginning to look like Detroit. In the 60’s Toronto was very nice, would not want to live there now and their horrible building codes have caught up with the area.

[@donsisco852]

Can I add my 2 cents? First, as the expression goes, follow the money. Who paid for the inspection? I believe that the buyers hired the inspector this time. But that does not relieve all parties of their responsibility. Buyers need to know quality of inspection that they are getting. It’s very difficult in these times to know the track record of the inspectors unless you do some digging. (Especially when most of the reviews are for the most part positive.) Did the couple expect a Holmes inspection? Did they convey their concerns to the inspector? Were they in a rush to close? Remember, this was the first house they looked at. Inspector-needs lots of experience and knowledge in the trades. Not to mention a working relationship with the city code enforcement department. Have a question? Call. Get the answers. It may not be the answer your customer is looking for, but they will know where they stand. SELLERS! What did they know and when did they know it? As we all know from watching Mike Holmes in action, no pulled permits is a recipe for disaster. Let’s all learn from other people’s experiences/mistakes and try to do better.

[@frankfuller975]

@@donsisco852 "Who paid for the inspection" seems to be a recurring theme in this sometimes. If the seller paid, they're paying the inspector to gloss over any issues and get the house sold potentially. Hiring your own is always a good idea, but you're right, the quality of inspection really needs to be looked at.

[@donsisco852]

@@frankfuller975 I might be mistaken but it seems that MH recommends bringing in your own inspectors from each of the trades (ie one from plumbing, one from electrical, one from structural, etc.).

[@stormygirl1989]

Kitty!! 😂

[@john2willis70]

I really need help like this in the U.S. I live in Ohio. Bought my first home 2 years ago. No inspection. After I moved in I started noticing problems with the house. No insulation in the walls or attic, floor in kitchen slopes, no trim around doors and windows, propane wall heaters are causing fumes that give me a headache. Cracked foundation, shallow crawl space, brittle PVC plumbing, no ground on electrical, dryer not vented properly and more. I was stupid in not getting a home inspection but this was all I could afford so I put my blinders on and ignored the warning signs. My back yard floods and concrete is broken up and cracked. Sill plates and studs in the garage are rotted out and the garage is leaning. The ceiling in the garage is not supported properly and the breezeway roof is sinking down. What really got me is last week I was sleeping in my bedroom and the dresser fell over. When I investigated I found a sink hole in that area of the floor. Friend of mine went down in crawl space and found 4 floor joists has rusty nails and the joists just gave away. He nailed them back up but said my sub floor needed replaced. He said it was a slat sub floor like ship lap. The previous homeowner had just put a sticker floor down over these slats hiding the problem. My dogs and I could have been hurt badly. I don't have the money to fix these issues because I'm disabled living on a fixed income. I bought the house knowing there was cosmetic issues I could fix on my own but I wasn't prepared for structural issues. Please Mike, if you know anyone in the States that does what you do please help me. I'm begging you.

[@nightrunnin]

Paul Lafrance ! From Decked out! Guest appearance!

[@patrioted9543]

My home was built in 1920 and needs a lot of help with knob and tube wiring and foundation work. Help Mike!

[@debralevesque8536]

I wish you could come to Maine and help my daughter with her house. She bought 100 year old house. It needs a lot of work.

[@BasicMachinist]

Hey, are there any Canadians out there that know if the laundry sink seen in this episode is just so common, or do they put it in every odd home in the episodes for dramatic effect? Seems that half of all the episodes have the same laundry sink in the basement. I'm just curious, never seen one like that here in the Netherlands.

[@ryanbeyea2834]

Cool

[@DRS-TOOLS]

COOL

[@Jeffrey-ej5uw]

What a mess;One thing that is for sure, when Mike and his guy's are done that home will be worthy of the name Holmes on Homes....It will be safe and efficient and up-to-date 🤨🧐😎

[@jeesmith99]

RIP Craig Lowe

[@MisterJeffy]

The notion that dingy basement, with no views, is somehow a suitable place for someone else to live strikes me as ridiculous.

[@SandraNelson063]

When you're desperate for a half decent place to live, you would take it and love it. I've lived in worse. And been grateful.

[@MisterJeffy]

@MisterJeffy 0 seconds ago Everyone deserves better than that.@@SandraNelson063

[@Faruk651]

I wonder how many owners sell their houses within the year or two of Holmes renovating their house. It’s like a flipping house for free.

[@delyn13]

@homefultv and Mike Holmes please fix the KZbin homefultv Livestream and bring it back ASAP

[@Hol-mes]

definitely should have painted the deck

[@helookalikaman79]

26:10 Tease....

[@stephenhunter70]

And then the cat had a new pet!

[@binks2413]

How long how much for this job

[@karensmutny6090]

Just my Opinion, I think the last guy that claimed to be a home inspector must have had blinders on, He or she should pay for the repairs that Mike Holmes & his crew had to do it correctly to get these homes up to legal code !

[@gantmj]

They got all new wiring, but they didn't do it where it was separated for the apartment.

[@leorising8074]

Probably because that's the responsibility of the owners. Holmes helped their living space to be better not to help give them a second income.

[@helookalikaman79]

17:43 Damon is an ass for that... If only Martin had a pitcher of cold water...

[@kmj782]

The problem with these split homes is if your neighbors have a problem with no maintenance it’s your problem too

[@kirkengnath5501]

It almost sound's like some inspector's are working the realtor to sell the house for full asking price to get a kick back from the realtor. Either that or their doing inspection's with blind fold's on.

[@fayem1475]

I don't understand if these inspectors have to be licensed, why aren't they liable when they do a bad inspection that costs the new homeowners so much money. Why aren't people suing these guys it just doesn't seem fair.

[@JaiSheha]

Holmes is such an Alpha male. Through, meticulous, methodical and knowledgeable about his profession. Makes his show fun to watch and guaranteed to give us something we didn't know.

[@HansDelbruck53]

I think you mean alpha male. Unless he drives an Alfa Romeo.

[@mikebrant97]

I wish I could afford to have him look at my house

[@denise3991]

Pipes up against a outside wall. You better get up on that ladder after the inspector comes down

[@krisg3984]

That “ gettin’ things done” music is really irritating me. But Mike ‘s professional and generous mindset of course sets all our nerves to rest

[@de76]

Do you only use yellow interior wall paint?? Great show though😂

[@HansDelbruck53]

What does Mike mean by "knob and tube"?

[@andrewkneidel5281]

It is how wiring was run in the old days. You have hit and neutral wiring running through porcelain tubes and knobs.

[@HansDelbruck53]

@@andrewkneidel5281hit?

[@denise3991]

A basement apt where's the fuse box for that and another terminal outside. Google it and teach yourself. Thank God you have Mike. That electic box would have had me running for the door. Sorry but why depend on someone else.

[@buildergradetocustommade]

What happened to the basement apartment?

[@shqa574]

My question, too! That basement needed permits and a complete ovrhaul, including new wiring, to make it a rental apartment. I guess the couple had to ditch the idea.

[@ivanolsen7966]

36:11 .... REALLY ! .... that foam should be to the top of the door .... or why is the foam not something that is separate from the door and fits snugly in the hole

[@coco354]

was the inspector delt with in some way?

[@vivalaleta]

Love the work but hate how they throw everything in the trash when so much of it is usable.