Turning Nightmares into Dreams | Holmes Inspection S113+114

[@thomaskohler482]

Mike and his crew are amazing, the work they do is incredible

[@GARY6661967]

Great video. Love your attention to details. Peace, love and respect my life changing brother.

[@karensmutny6090]

I'd like to see what type of house Mike Holmes would build, & I would definitely consider buying it !!!!!!

[@josiatokirina1788]

Thank You for more good episodes! The contractor is responsible for hiring experienced quality subcontractors, and ultimately responsible for the final results.

[@josephc.miller1395]

Yay new episodes!

[@jasoncrandall73]

Issues are not serious outside of the deck railings. But Mike is right. Some of the work is sloppy or areas are under insulated/not sealed well in the garage.

[@terrihartbarger]

Can you imagine not catching these problems 15 years down the road?

[@jabressdolath7657]

Kate, just saying that comment was worth the punishment. Beautifully delivered. 😂

[@terrihartbarger]

Canada needs much higher standards for their builders and inspectors 🤦‍♀️🙄

[@SkyKing44]

Not just CA. US has similar problems.

[@watermalanblew]

I thought this was in the USA

[@maxxmich]

Wish he could come to USA and look at homes here.... Needs to redo where I live...

[@Theta2Omega]

He had a very short series called "Holmes in New Orleans". Worked with Brad Pitt to help rebuild in the lower 9th after Katrina. Very different build styles from the Toronto area!

[@Forced2DoThis1]

He did operate in the USA for awhile. Several passion projects.

[@TwstedTV]

Condensed Milk (2-cans) aka tins for 31c, Sunmaid Seedless Raisins (15oz carton) 17c , Hawes Lemon Oil (Large Bottle) 23c, Flour (3½ lbs Bag) for 19c. 1-Bar of Soup 6c This was in 1920's. I would have saved those newspapers and taken it to Smithsonian and Archive Museum. They would have love to have these original papers.

[@johnfithian-franks8276]

I know that without crazy house inspectors you would not have a show, but there should be some sort of quality standard (apart from blind) that inspectors should be held accountable too. It seems to me that anyone can become an inspector without any experience at all.

[@blackmanops3749]

State dependant. Not sure how it works in CA. In NH we have to be licensed and insured. But generally, HI do not need to be Code experts, nor do they have to be familiar with local zoning or planning. They also do not need to do anything that they consider "unsafe" which can cover a lot (no attic, roof, crawl space inspecting required). They cannot move anything to get access and definitely cannot rip stuff apart like Holmes said. So if that closet blocks access to an attic access, no attic inspection. The better one snow use tools like drones and RC cars with cameras to access those difficult areas. So it pays to ask prospective Inspectors the scope and level of detail they will provide and how long they expect a thorough inspection to take. Some claim they can be done in a half-day. Don't hire those ones.

[@blackmanops3749]

To be fair, Home Inspectors have standard repport language that states, " Such and such issue was identified and it is reccommend that a licensed, professional XYZ be brought in to further evaluate and assess." Usually XYZ is "Electrician, Plumber, Contractor, HVAC Specialist, Soil Scientist, Arcitect, Landscape Designer, Pest Control, Lead Abatement, etc." Pretty much anyone you can think of except Painter. Because everyone and their sister can paint. Lol.

[@thedon98677]

Can someone explain why everyone in Canada is idling their cars in garages????

[@aimeevanlandingham3844]

Because it's freaking winter and they are warming up their cars.

[@thedon98677]

@@aimeevanlandingham3844 I live in Denver (8 months of freezing temps) and would never idle my car in my garage. Probably the dumbest thing you can do regarding carbon monoxide.

[@aimeevanlandingham3844]

@@thedon98677 you leave the garage door open.

[@Forced2DoThis1]

It's cold....And it's not a matter of idling a vehicle long term.

[@CindyLopez-e7q]

I like to see this show

[@bryan__m]

Seems like the simpler solution to all these garages is just don't idle your car inside. All the CO you are keeping out of the house is CO you have to breath in when you go out to the car, so it's not like it's really protecting you from anything.

[@petehansen1846]

Why no tape or new type of rubber? paint on top of deck joists?

[@johnchristmas7522]

Brit here, yet again the supposed "inspector" let down the buyer. How long before they institute a National website showing qualified and experienced Inspectors together with customers complaints and comments? Why are these criminals not prosecuted? Another thing, outside window sills, WHY are they in two pieces? In the UK builders can buy and use preformed window sills all of one piece and with a slope built in.

[@katsiduzynski488]

In the old days pre-WW2, you'd have the sill properly angled down, and the drip edge apron wood underneath, and the "dog ears" on some wood trim, helped to prevent seepage along window framing. Modern construction since the 1970s -1980s in USA anyhow -- rarely allows for that (unless you had a custom build) and people wondered why they had leaky walls around windows. Brick mold around some windows were an option depending on a houses' cladding. If not brick or stucco you could order windows for a wood clad / sided house and deal with it appropriately.

[@jeffkuipers1030]

sounds just like tim o'brian and veridian homes put them up fast and put them so close together you can shake your neighbors hand.

[@pjmarkert1]

Why do they use ABS there? We are right across the border in Buffalo and we use PVC drain pipe.

[@ronsmith4325]

I'd never buy a new build.... the standards today are a joke, just look at this place... 5 years old and so many issues.

[@robynw6307]

Detached garages all the way.

[@blackmanops3749]

Or, park outside and use the garage for its intended purpose - a shop.

[@rdhudon7469]

20-25 shingle years is about 15 in human years

[@philiplevene-by5hf]

Mike said he was surprised the residents couldn't smell the gases. Carbon Monoxide is odourless

[@jays106]

it is but vehicle exhaust does have an odor to it and i believe that is what he was referring to

[@Bigfoothawk]

More than just carbon monoxide in exhaust gas.

[@OldSlow]

Acts like the cars are running ready for an escape in the garage.

[@katsiduzynski488]

Front steps looked 'pretty' - that would have been a tip-off in their lack of safety, being tread heights were not consistent and they were situated poorly as a unit.

[@angiethundercloud1663]

Don’t put all the blame on the inspector in my mind as soon as i would’ve seen the garage i would’ve walked away

[@marcelwildeboer]

Why is no home inspector ever held accountable in this program. I would really like to see this man and/or woman who has once again neglected everything here and missed so much in the inspection. I would really like to see these home inspectors held accountable and all costs recovered from them for so many visible defects that they missed, I really get the idea that any idiot can become a home inspector without even having to face the consequences that they burden home buyers with. Without intervention from this program, these home owners would have to get into debt to repair these defects, and often the mortgage is already so high that they would not have the opportunity to repair anything at all.

[@jays106]

because i think they put a disclaimer in their contract/reports and as mike says they can't open stuff up but they should be accountable when so much is right in plain sight

[@maeverobertson1108]

Maybe Canada should make home inspectors carry liability insurance in order to be licensed. I had contracts with my state in the US and they insisted that I carry a million dollars in liability insurance. I wasn't even doing anything that could cause immediate harm, if I screwed up.

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@maeverobertson1108 Yes, but just being on the property is a liability. You could be a smoker who throws away a smouldering cigarette butt that burns the house down. Lots of unforeseen scenarios that might end up in damage you are responsible for. Look at the RE Agent who threw some clothes in a cupboard on a lamp which ended up causing a fire.

[@jabressdolath7657]

​@jays106 I think what was meant was, why not name the home inspector? Like John Doe did the inspection, yes, he isn't allowed to open anything up, but you can clearly see that this is wrong without moving anything.

[@maggiem4734]

That’s exactly what I say. Why are builders and contractors held accountable?

[@ChristianWagner888]

The second house at 100 years old was actually in pretty good shape except for the roofs. The original home inspector should have been able to see the issues with the front porch roof and the main roof, but failed to inspect them properly, which could have cost the home buyers tens of thousands of dollars. Who is verifying , certifying and insuring the home inspectors? Where there is no accountability, there is no incentive for a quality inspection.

[@jeanetterengel2184]

Being so old if house is 100yrs old the plumbing and electrical would under normal circumstances would require a full replacement.

[@maxxmich]

I would of fought the construction across the street and said no to it

[@t12goby2]

Dose your electrician use levit lock Resepiticals.

[@maxxmich]

Need to sue the inspector

[@maxxmich]

Who runs there car WITH The door closed?

[@ge2719]

even if you open the door, the fumes are hotter than the air, so they go straight up into the ceiling area, not so much out the door unless you have a fan blow them out.

[@reneepauze7210]

Here in Canada, we have car starter buttons on your key chain so you can start your car when you’re inside, warm it up and get into a warm car!

[@duaneayers6117]

I wonder if Mike is still dealing with the many lawsuits that were brought up against him about the houses that were built wrong?

[@DerekLaw-qv9hd]

Yes he is But he was Duked too Support that Company SO He's Not Liable

[@rowdynoe9595]

If I understood the deal correctly, he wasnt in anyway involved in the actual building of the homes, but simply gave his seal of approval on how they were supposed to be to be build

[@DerekLaw-qv9hd]

@@rowdynoe9595 MIKE KNOWS HIS SHIT AND KNOWS WHAT HES DOING HE MENTIONED HE HAS ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DESPERATE FOR HIS HELP

[@zarda1484]

@@rowdynoe9595 that's the ultimate sleazebag move though. Sell your name with no accountability, profit off of it, let the people who know no better pay the price for it. Donald Trump 101.

[@TinaMarie869]

​@@zarda1484jealousy doesn't look good on you

[@jeanetterengel2184]

With modern cars you dont need to warm them up. ,, and once Electric vehicles take over then you will not have exhaust fume issues. But of course , the cold air is an issue if its getting into wall space and other ceiling spaces.

[@CynthiaRockroth]

Nomater how it works in frigded Temps YOU WARM THE CAR EVEN ELECTRIC WILL FAIL FASTER IF YOU DONT WARM THE ENGINE BEFORE DRIVING. ELECTRIC CARS NEED BATTERY WARM OR IT WONT START. THAT IS WHY THEIR PLUGED IN .

[@bryan__m]

@@CynthiaRockroth electric cars are plugged in to charge the battery...

[@franswey2]

I was told, many years ago, the inspector was financially responsible for the visible damage he missed/ ignored.

[@blackmanops3749]

Not usually. There is standard report language that absolves him of such liability. Good luck trying to prove someone intentionally ignored an issue. Home Inspectors are not obligated to know ANY codes (electrical, plumbing, structural, building, zoning, planning, etc). They are not expected to be expert in any aspect of home construction. Most, however, have worked in the trades and are somewhat familiar, but are sure to state their lack of expertise, and possibility they may have not seen thnigs that the experts may catch. It's all about the Report, which we were never shown.

[@polarlab113]

It’s not like you run your car in the garage.a couple minutes tops.and the door is probably open so CO is not going to do any harm.But I get that the code is there for a reason.You would have to breath the gas for an extended period for it to kill you.Mikes good but off base in that regard.but the quality is bad.Substandard for sure.

[@maxxmich]

Those houses should of not been allowed to be lived in .to old and fire hazard with the tar and stone roofs

[@blackmanops3749]

Let me decide if I want to take the risk and if I want to let it burn to the ground.

[@maxxmich]

The guy is dating a cougar...she is older then him

[@maxxmich]

Katie can talk smack and dish it out

[@jonathandotson1921]

Makes you wonder why anyone would buy a house in canada.

[@CanadianFreeLiving]

Drama queen, over dramatized