The Dream Family Home That Turned into a Nightmare | Holmes Inspection 107 

I remember years ago my dad told me …IF YOU ARE GOING TO BUY HOUSE … always BEST if you go and look at it when it RAINING… & this proves my Dad was RIGHT AGAIN

Mike is such a lovely person. But if he said he was coming to my house I’d just pack my bags. No way I could afford to rebuild my home. He’s awesome at finding the bad.

In Norway, the owner who sells the house is responsible for defects that appear, and that he should have known about, for up to 10 years after the sale, (depending on what kind of fault it is, of course). And he has to pay for the corrections. (In some cases, the sale/purchase is of course reversed.)

I feel sorry for these people. Thankfully, Mike was able to see all the problems and fix that as usual. Great job, Mike.👏

The really stupid thing is most of this could have been done right when the house was built for very little added time or material. They simply didn't care.

Thank goodness for straight up guys like Mike Holmes to look after these homeowners.

I am so glad that Mike was able to catch the serious problems so the owners can see the whole pictures. He is a wonderful man.

I love seeing competent work in the trades. It starts as a skill and becomes an art form.

In the US it seems 99% of home inspectors have done a six month correspondence course and miss a lot. I hired an architect and he missed that there was no cement in the brick walls in a 14sq extension. There were piles of sand falling from the walls.

I’m feeling nauseated by seeing all these these things that the previous owner knew about and had “fixed” and the home inspector should be licensed and bonded. I’d think they’d be responsible for the things that were ignored. I really feel for the new owners. Before we listed our 4 year old house, we hired a home inspector to show us what we needed to fix prior to listing. I’m so glad we did and he was an honest inspector. The siding we had was not installed properly and had to be replaced. Fortunately, we were having a house built so he had his crew take off the siding and put better siding up. Further, there were known problems with the siding so the company paid for all costs of taking off and putting new product up! By that time, the house sold and the buyer was able to choose the color of siding! Win, win!

The the owner smile 😊 her and her husband must be so released from the water 💦 fall coming in to their home!! Did a great job 👏🏼

Most houses are disasters, the short cuts, the lack of quality in construction, the grading, but especially the short cuts. Oh yes, the building code is always set at minimum, the card board sewage pipes don't get kicked out of the code until they all start failing. Something I saw happen in Norfolk, VA.

If Holmes on Homes had come out today and was as big as it was in the mid-2000s, Mike Holmes would have over 1M subscribers easily on each of his social media accounts.

Almost all buyers now only look at ascetics. I was selling my home and no-one looked at all the mechanical upgrades yet nit-picked all the stuff that could be fixed easily that I did not see as important. What an eye opener it was for me!! NEVER buy a "Flipped" house, unless it is throughly inspected.

Mike my daddy always taught me to buy a home that’s on a hill, it can be a small hill, just so long as water drains away from the house

I used to watch Mike's Holmes Inspection show diligently years ago. He and his team were very knowlegeable, skilled and ethical. The seller, the seller's agent, the home inspector took advantage of the buyers, thinking they were green, and would fix all the problems as they came along, without complaints. Buyer Beware when you are spending hundreds of thousand of dollars or millions on a house.

Mike, I know you have moved on but I just wanted you to know that I am so proud of the integrity you put into correcting the crap work done on so many of the properties you attend to. I'm a finish carpenter, or I was. (apprentice) so my eye catches not only the surface detail but the bollixed work behind it. My momma didn't raise me in such a way that I could EVER leave a job site like the ones who built the properties you repair. God Bless you for the people you helped, you are and always will be THE premier example of proper in the art of General Contracting. I hope you are reaping the rewards of the greatest Karma build up imaginable. Peace upon your home, family, and especially your crews. A true pleasure to see a real master at work.

I would really love to see how Damon became his right hand man!!! I remember when he first came on the show. It looks like a true success story

Every community needs a home inspector like Holmes.

I wonder if the home owners can get some kind of liability claim from the previous home owner or home inspector. Clearly the previous home owners hid alot of issues with the house. and the home inspector missed alot. Very nice job.

I don't understand how a Homeowner has a report that says "There's evidence of water infiltration" and doesn't consider that a problem.

I love this guy since 2002 with his Canadian tv show, Holmes on Homes. He's been doing construction work since he was 19. And NObody seems to argue with him. hhmmmmm.

The full episodes like this are great! I prefer the full episodes much more than the other videos which are just parts of episodes.

Everything looks professionally done. They made it rain, too, so the owners could see everything in action!

Need more inspectors like this guy. Dope video.

Had that issue with the water draining from the neighbor. thankfully it didnt take a retaining wall to fix. where we are at. It did require working with him to put new drain lines from his down spouts, french drain on my end of things and some regrading of the low spot against the house to ensure the water that did come down flowed to the front or back of the house where it could follow the natural slope away from the house. have not had any water in the crawl space since. it was a lot of work regardless but under $1000.

My question are: for all this work who ended up paying for? Can the previous inspector be sued? Does the owner of the house get a cut for being on tv?

The Ecoflow Wave 2 will make my up coming off grid life in my camper van. I want to see most of Europe on a long journey, off grid. More love to all of us. Thanks for leting us follow this project. ❤

Wish I could get the Mike Holmes crew to just LOOK OVER my home. Built 1973/1974, family home, was raised in it. I'm noticing blistering paint, cracks in mortar, spalling bricks, yard grades toward house, no sewer cleanout anywhere, windows extremely drafty and doors too (tried weatherstripping but still bad)... ugh so many things!

I ❤ these guys!! Mike’s efforts have changed the game for a LOT of homeowners (handy or not)!! He’s the Steve Irwin of home building!! (Came from the ranks of normal people to the rank of hero) ❤

I feel really bad for these people. I was lucky enough to have a father who was very hands-on and made learn some of the trades. Helped him build a deck, outdoor shower. I eventually did my own flooring at my house and have done several other projects. I was lucky enough to learn about home maintenance and accompanied him on townhome renovations and self-home inspections. It is important to learn from these inspectors and some DIY so you can get familiar with potential issues with homes and anticipate them before purchase of a property.

if it was in EU: the chimney would have to be done with nonflamable material like pressed rockwool (you cannot use that white styrofoam or similar). and the second thing: you cannot put nails or holes or anything similar into the drainage board membrane, because that negates the whole purpose of sealing the wall. we usually just glue it to the wall and when we put the gravel or dirt back, it holds it in place.

AWESOME JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the windows the plumbing the yard and site work the roof GREAT chimney INCREDIBLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ridge vents are very prone to leaking in horizontal rain storms. It’s best to use traditional soffit and gable roof vents or encapsulate your attic and hook it into the rest of the house’s environmental system.

I need you, mike! I’m even considering just taking a loss, selling and move to an apartment. My basement is in terrible shape. No money for repairs. Milwaukee

This Guy is the GOAT of Home Contracting. Thank you 🙏.

Great job in a contract for 40 years. Nice work, San Diego.

Love the Holmes Inspection series. I can't find them to stream on any service so please keep uploading them here. Thanks

Great job, peace of mind for the owners.

I bought a house in the 90s had a foot of water flooding on the side. It was for sale in the wet season and potential buyers were walking in and straight out after seeing the water. No one realised that all it needed was a soakwell. I bought a soakwell for $50 after I bought the house for 100,000 below market value because of the flooding and installed the soakwell myself in half a day. We still live in that house and its worth about 1.2 mil today.

I wish this show was done in Ohio. My house is a money trap and I can't do the repairs myself due to back. Glad to see they were able to fix the water issues.

they totally hit that fence with the digger lol "he built a good fence!" :D

This house I'm renting has some foundation issues too. Backyard side along where the two bathrooms are and the AC unit have sunk a bit. As in the video it looks like water has gone right there and caused sinking and possible plumbing breakage for the master bedroom. I figure it all needs to be dug out leveled and any plumbing breaks fixed then properly filled in. No basement and no water in the house as much as I can see.

Mike you and your work crew are so amazing and you always do a great job 😊

5 years ago, I had my roof changed and had a peak vent installed. WORST decision I ever made. Ive been dealing with ice dams ever since. This year, I added 2 roof vents and BOOM, no ice dams. Read up on peak vents before you jump in. There is not enough ventilation and most have moved away from this process.

Fantastic job!! Love watching you ❤️

So basically this family purchased a home with some documented issues from the inspection report, some issues missed, and instead of dealing with any of the number issues like the roof, furnace, or flooding, they instead installed wood floors throughout.

There's a whole neighbourhood in Meaford, brand new homes. Some aren't inhabitable. Mike had a house on that street...

Imagine reaching for a new body of dishsoap under the kitchen sink and bam boom bop pap! Wowzers you've been electrocuted! Also I hope there was a lawsuit filed against everyone who was involved. The inspector, the realtor, the previous owner!

I’m glad they found Mike Holmes. Thank you for making it right

After a couple years under a contractor I can say I would have been happy for someone that sees through the whole process this well on every job site. You have the masons that build, the electricians and plumbers wreck it, the painters mess up the previous two, the paint, plasterboard and finish is ruined by us electricians and the plumbers, the roofers make lightning protection a pain, it would be such a relief to have someone like him at 23:10 to just... simply see it through for others

I really miss being able to watch "Holmes & Holmes" on television...

It’s always good to see a proper job done.

The people who sold should be ashamed of neglecting a house this badly! Maybe they couldn’t maintain it, which is why they sold? What is wrong with Canada’s real estate and home inspection markets? Such liars and deceivers! So shady!

What a huge job and fantastic teams of people.

I just started watching this and its amazing ehat he finds! If they already exist, my apologies. However I would love to see a compilation video of returning to the worst homes to see how everything is getting on!

OMG Kim is the sweetest little thing

A french drain 2-3 feet instead of the retaining wall would do better and a lot cheaper for the home owners.

This guy is good ...direct to the point no bullshit and he gets it done in speedy time

Classic. I love Holmes Inspection!

Love ya Mike you an Amazing person and your son and Daughter. God Bless You❤

I had the same thing happen with my home. The inspector said the basement was leaking and the owner "fixed it", then after I moved in the basement flooded.

Thank you Sr. for helping, thank you 😢

OH MY!! I was wondering where you been. Glad to see you back. :D So glad because I just got a tip from this episode . our neighbors just put in a new patio all the way to the property Line. In our unique situation its not that simple. Underneath our back yards is the garage area so the yards are not that thick and its 25 plus years old leaving a drainage issue. with seeing this episode I think we will be putting in a retainer wall against the neighbors patio. Thank you . Just to be clear what that did was against code for the reasons it is imposing on us now which is a water run off issue. We are just directing it back because our basement is below and the entire 5 floors above that could become water damaged and weak due to wicking issues with water. We are good neighbors both of us but we gotta do what we gotta do for our own house. It is an hoa and this neighbors patio was not approved for the reasons we are facing now. its been 4 months and we have our first water damaged walls to the basement so we are moving to our own defense . We are directing the run of their drains would have taken but was blocked with concrete from the patio build back to them . It might flood their patio but that's not our problem. I took pics and videos early during the build so I know exactly how it was built. In one video you can see me staring the concrete to show it is solid and the drains are blocked. Our answer to this is to concert in a retaining wall to prevent water from the neighbors property from running off in our small drainage system which is obviously overwhelmed because of one month of heavy rain. ( which is causing damage to our home, extensive damage. starting at the base, our basement) We are in Austria or I would defiantly call on Mikes help with this.

God Bless Mike Holmes!

I really wish that I had had a good home inspector when we bought our house. He wasn't bad and the house isn't bad, but there were things he missed that should have been caught and addressed by the owners before we went forward.

Mike is wonderful. I love the terrific things he does.

Home inspectors do not do destructive testing such as opening walls or tearing down ceilings. So some things will be missed. However any issues that aren't new will leave tell take signs. Stains, rattles, bad odor. Here's a simple test. In winter is there snow on the roof? If your attic is cold there will be. If there is not the snow melted on a hot roof. You don't pay to heat the roof. Air flow /venting and insulation

Awesome job as always

Newly subscriber i had plenty of information coming from your blog. Watching here in Philippines

watching many contractor do their works, I can say that it's 1000% harder fixing someone botched works than just tore off that building and build it up from zero.

They do have a beautiful home. And I love them floors!

the only other option is a french drain to get rid of water depending if you have the room

almost forgot about holmes, i saw him on holmea on homes nice to see hes got another show, seems like awesome guy

I'm a master carpenter and you sir know your stuff. Good for you helping these folk

Is Holmes Family Rescue coming back in 2023? Holmes Family Rescue has been renewed for a second season by HGTV. The renovation series, which stars contractor Mike Holmes and his two adult children, follows the trio as they help people in need fix up their homes. The new 12-episode season will arrive in spring 2023.

Such craftsmanship and skill

The same pipes Mike grabbed and banged against the duct work were left untouched 😂😂😂😂😂😂 at 40:00

No substitute for guys that know what they’re doing and care about their work

Their is only one way to do work. That is the right way. I have had people do half hearted work in our house and others do fantastic work. Cost is irrelevant compared to living in a dry and comfortable house.

Very good work from everyone involved 👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧manchester england 🇬🇧

Problem, not Issue. Issues are magazines and newspapers. Beautiful job on the house!

Love the work done there now they can be dry and safe for their kids. God bless all who worked on this house.

Love watching this!

im a sparky...we do 100 houses a year...we are sent out with standard trim-out material. We are not there to make the wires look pretty to your ac unit... we only get paid to power it on. The unit not being placed where we stubbed out is not our problem. Either you had the electrical there b4 hvac, and they put it too far away after us, or you dont give 2 fucs to tell us to move it b4 siding. Nobody is going to cut us an extra check if i now have to run to the supply store, grab pvc/fittings and now take the time make my connections look neat. All my supervisors wants to hear is we finished. Not a single job is bid with error involved and is a huge reason why new construction is not even close to where the money is. THIS IS ONE situation. There are things like this all over a new build. Builders think we are just going to "do the right thing" lmao nah dawg we gonna do it and bounce (and did you pick up on my attitude on this subject? i clearly dont give a fudge and and am so over builder complaints lol)(i am one guy, think about all of america)

What I'm getting hung up by is why is there a window underneath a sliding door? Why have a door there at all? Or if you have the door, why put a window in underneath it, which in theory would be covered up by stairs leading to the door?

I want able to see clearly. When the guy cut the roof vent, it looked like it was into the rafters pretty deep

Wow, you could be talking about my former home, we had the same problems and many many more.

If I bought a house, had it inspected, was given the green light that's it's ok to buy, buy it, move in, notice a lot of problems and then have a more knowledgeable inspector like Mike tell me it's a disaster money pit, I would cry and cry and cry.

Their face when asked about the roof, they're like .. but it's free if we get you to do it so no we didn't lol

Happy for them!😊

I have been watching your show for 15 years and I love every show. I learn so much! ☺️

Can Mike come to NY I've had a water problem that no one can seem to find thank God for an honest contractor like him

Good morning am watching from Dominica 🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲 in the Caribbean I enjoy watching your videos

I am glad to see that Mike is back. I realize they are reruns but I don't care. 🤗

“There’s no way any segment of the wall can move independently”. - then continues to not use rebar or pour an actual footing.

We. Ed Mike to be in charge of code ! Ultimate professional 👍

Big Lesson for all of us. Sorry for the new buyers, investing in a home Inspector who did not know his job or, was a good friend of the Real Estate agents or the home sellers. At least there is the suggestion of repairing it all, but, who will bear the expense?

My mother in law has a down flowing, toward the house, driveway. It is the bane of my poor sweet husband's existence. I always think of what Mike would think of this horrible sunken house and driveway, and why on earth my inlaws bought this house in the first place. One look and I would have said no, dont even bother showing me the inside.

That roofing guy is so good 👌👍👏✌️🙏