Home Inspections Done Right - Part 2/2 | Holmes Inspection S123 

Give a shout out to the bathroom tradesman who refused to do the bathroom before the other issues.

This show is far better than the "Extereme home makeover" show because it keeps the base structure of the home, and updates it to be beyond code level and putting in so much awesome work to fix severe code violations and dangers to those that are living there.

The people that covered all the damage in this house just to sell it should be arrested. What a great episode.

This is why I'm a firm believer in getting building permits that way you can have it inspected no matter how little the project is

I would have loved to watch an entire season based on this house alone. The rebuilding work was so fascinating to watch. Incredible work from everyone involved.

"If you lick it, it doesn't taste like maple" - that sounds like the voice of direct experience 😀

I'd gladly move to Canada just to be able to hire Mike's crew. Integrity is a diminishing quality. Bless y'all!

I remember this two-parter, and I think it's the one where Mike went to court because the damage and cover-up was so egregious. The contractor who performed the load-bearing wall removal and the inspector who signed off on it should have been held accountable, but as I recall nothing happened to them or they settled out of court. Building codes exist for a reason, folks.

It is a beautiful thing seeing skilled trades doing their magic.

The end product was amazing, kudos to all peoples involved. It started with a massive coverup of a attempted murder in progress with the house slowing collapsing on itself and it ended with a beautiful safe to live in house!

i find this show endlessly fascinating I used to work construction and all those old guy were perfectionists not sure why there are so many bad contractors out there.

Houses have about 100 year shelf life and then they need to be gutted and all the MEPs redone but this house also had bad renovation jobs on top of all the wear and tear. This was an amazing transformation.

As a general contractor I have seen it all. A friend call me one day to help him, needed an inspection of the house, money was tight, so I went over to the house, saw it & why him & his wife love the house. But after what I witness was serious issues with the structure to. Noticed a crack in the plaster above the entrance between the kitchen & living room. What I found, that someone cut the main beam for an extra air vent; went up stairs noticed the gap at the top of the walls, 2"inches. The wiring was to old. I told them to pass it by! He was a happy camper, yet disappointed. Just, I am not a building inspector either, I am just a Contractor with 48yrs of experience, commonsense goes a long way. And I saved my friend from making a big mistake.

This is one of those jobs where it might have been the same cost (and overall easier) to bull doze the house down and rebuild it brand new.

Yes! Finally Part Deuce! Enjoy everyone!

These homes if they ever go back on the market. They should be sold for significantly more because Mike and his crews did the improvements

This happened to me but in a business. The sellers and their broker duped me sold me a lemon. Sad to say it was a huge franchise chain. I was closed for so long trying to remediate the situation that I had give the location away for practically free. I went bankrupt and lost everything, my life savings and my home. Because of my bankruptcy, I couldn't do anything for over 10 years. No one would even rent me an apartment. Fraudsters that do this don't give a damn about the damage they do to peoples lives. They deserve a life sentence.

30:44 J. Craig Lowe of Lowe Painting was a well liked and respected member of Mikes circle of contractors tragically died scuba diving off the coast of Nova Scotia in 2014, rest in peace my friend.

After watching every episode of Holmes on Homes when they first aired, I didn't have access on watching Holmes Inspection, so watching these are great to catch up. Mike was thisclose to condemning a home, but he made it right.

Now this is what I call PERFECT. I've been waiting a week to see the conclusion to all the Teams hard work. Fantastic. I would love to have a home like this. Thanks for sharing this video. I think the neighbors are going to be very jealous of this renovated home.

I love this couple. But, wow, what a shock and what a blessing.

1st and foremost. I want to thank you Bill and family. 2023 was an absolute fit for me and my family. It started in June with my wife and best friend of 23 years having open heart 💖 surgery and pulling through. Then her father passing away August 19th suddenly and his wallet stolen from a neighbor. The my father having. A massive heart attack 4 days before Thanksgiving. And my beloved tech Sonny Santiago having a brain aneurysm and dying. Then my mother having a stroke. I can't thank you and your family for this.this beautiful dream of teamwork and teammates. From the bottom of my bow tie heart. I really love you all. You and that beautiful content made my dark times shine. From Las Vegas Nevada keep doing what you do

This job really maxed out the whole team. Respect.

I love this show because its so human. It shows the people, the individuals and each step and each problem. It doesent overlap or shine away from edits and gives insights to the individuals showing men and women on the job. Its very humanizing on top of the inspector, it talks with the people contractors the guys on the ground doing the everyday work. Great stuff.

Wow! Incredibly awesome work. You, your crews and the countless contractors that worked alongside of you did a phenomenal job with this one. Thumbs up to the lot of you. Congratulations on another masterful project.

Unbelievable what was found, and the end product, just amazing! Wish we could see it after it was all decorated.

Really excellent graphics showing the new beams’ positions under the “invisible “ floor.

Great show! What wonderful people you all are! I was held to watch by the intricacies, details, huge array of skills, materials, and more details. Wow! I could not have imagined the beautiful house from the rotten, unlevel condition. Great job. I loved every minute.

Totally awesomeness Brother's and Sister's. A super video. Thanks for sharing Your passion and adventures from Toronto Ontario Canada 😎👍♥️🇨🇦✨️✨️💯💯💯💯💯✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

7 months of work, that's incredible!

Thank you! 😄

As I go through varying episodes, I say this is the worst, but after watching parts 1 & 2 of Jeff & Josette’s house this has to have been close to the top if not top worst house of all. And what a beautiful, safe end result. 👏🏼

A big red flag in the old days was the home Inspection was "provided" by the Seller. Of course, the House will be perfect. They want to sell it. Now, in part to Mike's efforts, Home inspectors MUST be Licensed. Just like Plumbers and Electricians. And yes they check "everything", by Law.

This reminds me of when my late wife and I lived in the South and almost bought a lovely 1 story 4 bedroom house with a substantial wooden workshop with every possible woodworking machine in there right next to our rental house. However, our gut instinct told us: "NO!!!". Turns out the house was infested with termites so bad that we felt bad for the new neighbor who bought it.

Know what I don't like about this show? I want every house they fix.

Ya that guy who was brought in to do the bathroom and refused is the hero of the story especially with asbestos in the plaster.

I hope the previous owners are watching this. The full blame is on them for creating a deathtrap. All the best for Josette and Jeff.

This reminds me of that movie, THE MONEY PIT😮

I continue to find it inconceivable that this can still happen, and I really hope that the responsible companies that have been involved here can be dealt with and have to hand in their papers from their so-called company and be held responsible for the total damage they have caused here. Even if they have to pay for the rest of their lives, this should not be possible for companies to help people fall into the abyss like this.

Absolutely amazing!!! Great job!

You guys and gals rock!!!

I wish our Texas home was built by Mike Holmes's

These folks basically building an entire new house. WOW.

I honestly wonder if it would have been better to tear it down. Absolutely gorgeous ending. Beautiful job!

when you say gut the house this is where you tear it down completely and start over from the footing.

Gotta be honest I am a bit curious if the people who worked on these houses ever watched the show and heard Mike tear them apart for their sloppy work.

These people are all amazing workers!

Hindsight is 2020, but they should have just torn the house down and started over. Made for an awesome episode though showcasing just about every trade and how to fix it right.

They always deliver the WOW factor. Great job guys!

What that girl said it was “cool “cool I’ve lost my mind the same as the contractor because he was looking around where the hell that is the person that said that😂

Nice Work guys.....

Mike is a real Genuis! I guess he, since the age of 6, has been helping his dad with construction jobs. Ran his own crew at age 19. Amazing. But could he set up a litigation cooperation that does NOthing but sue these fake 'inspectors' and renovators that don't properly do their job? There are doctors who serve as a medical malpractice expert witness against other doctors. Mike is no 'doctor' but he IS definitely an Expert in his field. He should have a nation-wide branch of other experts who could maybe scare away these Construction Pretenders.

Love you.

This rebuilt cost around US$300,000 in 2010 according to Holmes. They probably could have built a new house on the same spot for that amount. This was really the worst of the worst. Almost everything had to be rebuilt except for the outside walls and the roof. How can it be that none of the involved builders, engineers, inspectors, real estate agents and previous owners can be held accountable? This is a really messed up system for buyers. Are there no warranties, professional insurances, contract clauses regarding hidden faults, and the basic assurance that the house will not fall down due to structural faults?

Mike and his top crew need to testify in Parliament to get laws changed in Canada

The people who sell the house to them is responsible. Sue them.

This was incredible!!

AMAZING!!! Fantastic work, top to bottom.

In all the European countries they use slate on their roofs how can you say it’s not an outside product?😮

Building codes what building codes? But I am very happy for this lovely couple and their new baby girl, wish you happiness and contentment and to Mike and his crew well done by all.🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

Is very good job isn’t beautiful beautiful makeover and I love you

I love the after of the house you do great things

Wonder what the total cost was to fix this mess. Mike and Damon and all others involved awesome job.

WOW what an amazing job

What would these people have done if Holmes didn't come to their rescue?

I know this is an old episode but I'm curious to know if Mike Holmes, the crew, and the homeowners would have decided to just tear down the house and start all over again had they known the issues with the house.

Except for the spray foaming and stick welding the job is well done… Spray foaming should be kept to a minimum due to fire hazard. Welding without a following treatment such as heat galvanizing, this railing will rust immediately especially in that climate.

super!!

I was waiting for Part 2❤

😅 if you read this I have to use a talk to text software because I'm 100% disabled veteran and anyway Mr Holmes I'm in California I've never seen a blue 2X obviously it's not a plastic border or metal is some kind of coating on the wood wonder what type of coding it is in my home here in California I made certain specifications I didn't design the floor plan of it I will increase it to whatever anyhow all my exterior walls are 2 x 6 is so I can get more insulation in them all the outlets are number 12 wire play Chef throws that are for lighting alternative the 14th size. did not have spray-in foam insulation at the time so I had R40 put in the Attic how about an hour 20 in the walls if I remember right the heating and cooling in this house while I'm an old air conditioning technician contractor if I can toot my own horn I am noted for my duck design capabilities whose house was built in or finished off in 2002 and I used a 90% furnace as well as an17Sear rated air conditioner which at that time was Overkill and I know for a fact the Carpenters that built this house didn't know what a level was because I have one kitchen wall which is non-structural which is leading about roughly 2 inches from the top to the bottom I found this out when I built a cabinet on the other side of the wall for storage turn the hallway off of the garage the building inspector that we had didn't like my rating on the wiring sizes and he wrote me up saying they would draw too much power so I went to the Head inspector at the building department if you keep this somewhat short anyway he tore up the right up at the inspector out here did and I guess that inspector got an education well I didn't mean to suggest a damn long and windy love your show and videos that they have once I found you I've been watching you constantly for the last 3 days 5 an hour and a Merry Christmas to you add a Happy New Year please extend out to the entire crew I wish you guys had built my house that way I know what you was done right.

6 months...... Worked right through the winter.

It's a good job there is people like mike to fix problems left by cowboys.

Sherry homes is Beautiful

Yes, it does.

damn sherry holmes!!!!

Damon on Homes.

To think this all could have been avoided if someone didn't change a beautiful old historic home into an "open concept" abomination. As soon as they did the first pan of the interior and I saw those beams along the ceiling I knew exactly what the problem was. They're honestly lucky the whole place didn't just collapse. I'd be suing the contractor that did the remodel. If Mike was able to find the original plans and such 30 years after the demovation the original engineer, inspector, and contractor could as well

You always hear thank you what great job you done just pay your bill that’s the things you get

Should've prepared a buffet for the construction crew!!🎉🎉

I wonder if the house next door has asbestos everywhere and water pouring in the basement?

Keepz oonz mike holmes

God Bless you and all the skilled tradesmen on your crew Mr Holmes, Awesome as always !! I sure wish that I could afford to have you and your crew fix all the wrongs with my home, if I am ever fortunate enough to win a lottery prize giving me the wealth needed to hire you, you will get a call from me for sure, again God Bless you all 🙂

RIP Craig Lowe.

That has got to be a million dollar project🤦‍♀️

There must be accountability for the prior construction company

$500,000 Reno on a $300,000 house? Previous owners knew they had trouble. Selling the house? Criminal! The inspector? Negligent! The builders? Criminally negligent! The workers on the reno? Probably suffering health issues from the asbestos. Sad!

Make me Think twice buying an old house 😢

Who covered the cost of this renovation? This was the most extreme I've seen Holmes do!

get rid of the pouch all together , trash it. Great job

Cracking job but cold doesn’t move, it doesn’t exist, just an absence of heat… it’s the heat that moves but hey ho!😅

probably a stupid question but does anyone in these shows get in contact with the people who originally did the work on the houses to hold them accountable or at least make shore they are not still doing shoddy work? I know some of these renovations are a lot of years old but some have to be relatively recent with the companies still in business.

The people who sold this wreck, and all the old tradesmen who did 💩 workmanship on this house should be utterly ashamed of themselves. Whoever signed off on this house to say it was good to live in, should be sued & sacked to ever work again. If this was my house that I’d ist bought and found out it had been worked on by Dodgy Bros Inc, I would be taking someone to court !

Have a Question for as much as had to be renovated wouldn't it have cost less to tear it down and just built a new one in it's place just wondering!

The contractor who did the work should be made to pay for all this extra work and then sent to prison.

I blame the homeowners for most of it anyone with common sense knows you don't have a glass block window in the ground. If there was that much mold you would smell the dampness in the basement. Any person could also see the electric thats not up to code

This is the one case that I wish Mike Holmes had said to the owners that he has bad news and worse news about the house.

Wouldn't it have been cheaper to tear it down and rebuild

Jeff has a little cousin Greg in the way he speaks.

Would it have been cheaper to level the house and build a new house.

Who flips the bill on these remodels