Skip The Inspection, Pay The Price: Holmes Transforms Millennial Bungalow | Holmes Inspection S201 

does he still do work

He is a big-mouthed fool. Like many contractors, he knows very little but intimidates people by saying al lot of nonsense. He is a total idiot thinking that a home inspector would have caught any of these things. HOME INSPECTORS ARE USELESS.

@@randomrazryes he does stuff on HGTV

You need to win lottery first to pay Mike😂

😂 😂 ….. you are right @@amgooder

It used to be. Right up until about the late '80s, all of this was taught. At least the basics. But then it got pitched for "safety" reasons...actually, money reasons. This stuff's expensive to get materials and tools for, which means it's an expensive class to maintain in our current highly-administered but strangely cash-strapped school system.

Let's be honest here the Schoolsystem in most Countrys is utter dogshit you learn crap that you never need EVER instead of learning how to do your taxes how to spot small problems in your Home that if fixed right away prevent them from becoming life altering disasters. If the Schoolingsystem would teach taxes and basic construction knowledge like structur, plumbing and electrical the world would be turned upside down cause all those con artists would lose their minds since they can't fool anyone anymore.

We built a 6 x 3 exterior wall frame section, wired a switch & outlet, and built & installed a vent. In junior high.

Truth.

I graduated in 1990 and took 2 years of carpentry at a vocational school. Plus I took industrial arts in middle school. My mom still has the clock I made out of 3/4 cherry in 8th grade in industrial arts. They need to bring back those kinds of classes along with home economics.

My first thought at her introduction: "A real-like Peppermint Patty (from Peanuts)!" 8 minutes into the episode, and the impression is only stronger.

In some of his newer videos they talk about it. But like any skilled trade, experience in the field is key. There are so many fly by night certification programs that just rubber stamp applicants. Remember too, that home inspections are a fairly new thing in the terms of construction/ real estate. In my area it's really only been the last 30 years or so. And it's still up to the buyer to set that up and pay for it. So the adage buyer beware still applies. And the young lady admits that she should have gotten one. Lessons learned.

@@denisegaylord382 I wonder how long it would take for a certified electrician to get a comprehensive picture of a house's electrical fitness, or lack there of?

@@danielasuncion9991 I don't know. But the electricians that I see on Mike's shows all appear to be master electricians. So with that surmised skill set, he seems to be able to diagnose a home, and its electrical woes fairly quickly. I can't imagine more than a day in total. Many times he just takes the cover off the electric panel box, and instantly knows how bad it is. If you watch, many times they are able to diagram the whole house in a fairly short time.

@@denisegaylord382 Mike, himself, seems to be quite knowledgeable about electrical. He's able to communicate effectively with the electrician. But, even Mike doesn't know everything!

@@denisegaylord382 I watched the behind the scenes of how the show is made: 🧭 I think that they should FOCUS on one house at a time, with no set deadline for finishing. There are always issues uncovered, as they go, so set deadlines are too stressful for them, and mean unusually long hours, even for construction work. Fatigue could lead to a bad accident. 🧭🧭 The principles of combat photography should be used: the camera operator films what they can, when they can. No retakes. No making a worker do the same action, over and over, again. 🧭🧭🧭 This way, one house might require more than one episode, but it would be less stressful for Mike and his workers. They wouldn't have to work crazy hours in order to make a fixed reveal time.

Asbestos, when left fully alone, is not a risk. It is only when it is allowed to break into its fibres that it can cause mesothelioma or silicosis if inhaled. Only asbestos used outside, such as in old vinyl siding, is considered an imminent risk because UV will break down the vinyl over time, which releases the fibres. If you don't have to touch it, it is safe. ETA: that vermiculite in the ceiling should be removed ASAP as well

Like they could afford it.

Do you think everyone is a bunch of poors or something?@@Ooshwink82

I do, she chose to skip an inspection, her fault, full stop.

all that work, wouyld it have been cheaper to demo the whole house and build new?

@@randomrazr it depends on what the price per square footage would be for them to do that for her

@@randomrazr Yep. Bulldoze that kok sucka!

I'll add to your first point. "1. If you're going to do potentially major work on your home, know what you're doing, and if you don't know what you're doing, hire a professional and budget at least twice what you've originally planned to spend."

@@TLM-Nathan Also be very cautious about paying anything in advance. The number of episodes that start with some one hiring a contractor that took the money and ran is so sad. I would even go so far to say hire some kind of home inspector after the job to ensure the contractor did everything properly and up to code.

Same. It's too many DIY people on television that has no idea what they are doing, and are most of the times doing it in a bad way. There are too many DIY who don't have the good enough of knowledge that can explain the issues with the homes and if they are trying to explain it they don't do animations. That's annoys me alot. Most likely they are DIY and don't know why they are doing the things they are doing, or shouldn't be on television that can give other people bad solution in a bad problem and could make the first problem even worse. I have been seeing so many quick fix on television. It's scary. It's seems like Mike after codes of the country his location, he knows what he is doing and most of the times he seeing the problems with once. I have till now for the stop watching renovation because the DIY programs, but he actually explains why the result are when they are looking into it for the first time and gives us actually more knowledge about how the things should be doing right way, and that gives me some inspiration. And when the are errors most of the time he is also given us the viewers a animation how thing could fall apart, or anything else instead of just explain it. That's gives the viewer most more memorable reason why they are doing things the way they are doing it. Something else is that Mike is honest about when he is don't get things to add up, ask the right question or if the right question isn't correct either, he is finding some extra rooms or other troubles that gives more question too answered and when the questions has been answered they are repair it in the correct way. Love it! I wish we had another version of you here in Norway, Mike.

Years and years of being a house flipper's dream by the looks of it. Lot of surface paint jobs, and other quick fix works to cover up issues. I swear the number one thing I would never trust in a home is a converted basement. Every house flipper loves to do that to raise the value/square footage of a house. But it's one of the easiest patch jobs they do that can go horribly wrong.

Those were exactly the numbers I calculated in my head while watching. I couldn't imagine putting that much money into a tiny house.

Damon did leave and went to work (in charge of) family construction company.

More than she paid I am guessing!

i think its split between the homeowners and the fact its a show cause the sheer amount of work they do aint cheap, which is prob why a lot of homes are in a mess they cant afford to do some things right

to be honest, the tile floors would be just fine if not for the water issues. i had similar tile in my basement right on the concrete slab. i installed a plastic barrier, underlayment then a floating floor. problem solved. the attic is the real issue, but only if you mess with it, which they have to to add venting. i missed if the plaster contained any.

@@feelingtardythey didn’t mention it, so I assumed it was negative. I’m glad they redid the pipes and duct as well… Lead/asbestos pipes, lead soldering, lead/arsenic paint, and other issues could’ve been present as well

plaster can have it?@@feelingtardy

@@randomrazr absolutely. i think they used it until the 1980's in some places.

If you are going to be financing the purchase, have your bank recommend an inspector. That way they are working in the best interest of the realtors. Plus, the bank will want a good assessment of the property they are investing in.

at that point, might as well go and do the inspection courses yourself

It’s not a free rebuild. The homeowner has to pay.

@@joanoflondon if you listen to some of the interviews with Holmes you will find out that the production budget included much of the money needed for the renovations "to make it right", additionally some of the companies donate services or products and on occasion Holmes has spent his own money. Therefore the homeowners pay very little, if anything. On the very old Holmes on Homes shows you can see that their budget was much more limited, while on the more recent shows they had a generous budget that allowed them to do some things that went beyond the essentials, but made for good television.

Being my family member applied to be considered for the new season, the cost was greater than she could afford.

It's getting to the point where people should stop buying Older homes for that reason

Quality of home inspectors a problem and there is no accountability. Also a problem

No one in their right mind would offer a guarantee that they’ll catch things, but a qualified inspector offers reasonable assurance that they took industry approved steps to inspect the major problem errors. As a homebuyer, I look to minimize and/or mitigate risks.

@@javaskull88 in quebec, the owner had to guarantee apparently. it's the law here

If you watched the episode, you'd know the reason the attic was removed was because they needed to run vents, which would disturb the material. The tile was separating from the floor and needed removed regardless.

exactly. You're doomed if you do and doomed if you don't.

I'd say better off getting one just make sure he's a good one. Even good ones miss things every once in awhile. At least getting one you can find out some of the issues. Buying and old house like this without an inspection is like buying it blind.

@@snoop4470 Yeah i guess if you have enough money to not care it works but i have feeling most home buyers do not have that.

Speaking of security, I can't believe she keeps her bikes in such a flimsy shed.

Would have been cheaper to knock down and rebuild. My rough estimate would be $600 K to do all of the above at commercial rates.

Modern day version of the root cellar; cool, dry storage of potatoes, cabbage, any foodstuffs.

@@tcjatko7964 OK, so it is done specifically for that reason. I was thinking - it can't be any colder than the remainder of my unfinished block basement. I don't have a cold room myself but have always been curious. I assume one would store their canned goods there, glass canning jars?

I would have sealed it off, then would have another storage closet. Would be helpful when hoarding toilet paper if another contagious thing occurs! 😅