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

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!

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

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

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.

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

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

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!

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. 👍

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.

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

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

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. 🙃

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

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

I love when he interacts with pets

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.

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

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

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

Mike even inspects the cat 😊

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Love the show it is great to have a guy like Mike Holmes helping people in need , so what happends to the house inspector which passes the house? his licence should be revoked

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Each of these episodes is so heartbreaking for the homeowners.

LOVE MIKE

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!

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Great work.

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

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

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.

Came for the trouble Stayed for the cat

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.

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 👍❤❤❤❤

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

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

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?

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.

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

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

Damon, you sound more like Mike every episode!😂

This turned out to be a bigger project

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.

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.

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

I'm guessing that cat really likes Mike Holmes

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

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

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?

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 🤨🧐😎

RIP Craig Lowe

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.

definitely should have painted the deck

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

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.

Paul Lafrance ! From Decked out! Guest appearance!

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.

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.

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

And then the cat had a new pet!

Kitty!! 😂

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 !

Cool

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.

COOL

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

@homefultv and Mike Holmes please fix the RU-vid homefultv Livestream and bring it back ASAP

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

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

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

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.

"It's the little things you don't notice when you are buying a home." Sorry, but - Really? It's the little things you should be looking for NOT THE COSMETICS of the décor or the interior colours. In addition to the things covered in Mike Holmes' videos, here are a couple of things you should do: turn the taps on (one at a time) then look under the sinks. Look for leaks. Are the floors level? Check every window for drafts around the framing (inside and outside of the frame) both on the interior and exterior of the house. Learn a little about electrical wiring and the circuit panel. What does "knob and tube" look like (13:58-14:04) and is it live. Look it up on Wikipedia. Think about it, a Realtor only makes money when they make a Sale and they don't make a Sale revealing the problems in any building listed FOR SALE. At best they will give you a Downplayed version of "some" of the problems. Guess which Realtor gets hired first when YOU want to sell a lemon? This type of Realtor. You want to get your money back, don't you?. You know the honest Realtor is not going to Sell your home, unless they get lucky and a Flipper sees potential, for which you will only receive Rock Bottom Offers. Never anything close to the Asking Price. This type of Realtor can not make a living so they don't stay long in the business. There is very little honesty or Ethics in Real Estate. The most successful Realtors are the more Professional type 'Sellers', minus the Ethics. They are the ones that say "I didn't know about those problems, the Seller never said anything" yet they may have sold and resold that property many times and know every problem because the Buyer they sold it too, tells them. They hear about the problems over and over again. Plus it almost always guarantees them another Listing that they can sell - again. They are not the type of Realtor you want representing you when you are Buying. Mike won't say this on tv (PUBLICLY). He can't or he would be sued and loose his license. If you want to learn more, follow one or two buildings on the MLS listings. Do they never sell, maybe they are overpriced but keep in mind the selling contract is usually 3 mo so when it is renewed, it appears to be a new listing every 3 mo or so. To protect yourself you need to learn what to look for and what the 'signs' are. The evidence is never the Cosmetics. Hint: cosmetics are what hides the "little things". A redecorated or 'updated' house can be a warning sign for an 'older' home. An older home that has had very little updating is a good sign but take a step back and realistically assess the update and all the reasons you can think of why it was done. Not the reasons you are given by the Realtor or home owner. The more original construction you can see the less there is hidden. That goes for newer homes too. Some positions in the Military post you every 4 years and after 30 years you have seen a lot and learn a lot after paying and learning to fix these problems and how to look for them when buying or selling a house. Renting instead saves you from all this cause you don't need to know. Or do you. Not knowing you are living in a health or fire hazard is never a good choice. Learn. For you own Health and Safety.

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

I hope this couple sues the original inspector for negligence because he missed water damage, live knob & tube, un-permitted basement apartment, etc.

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

26:10 Tease....

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

Hi Mike Homes Do you ever make these Bad Home inspector's and sellers of the home pay for the Damage you find to putting things back to living condition

He’s just like all the others after the recent relevation. Another cowboy builder.

What does Mike mean by "knob and tube"?