The WORST episodes of Holmes Inspection

Every episode of Holmes Inspection ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Holmes Inspection!

Mike Holmes is back with an all new series to help homeowners who have been victims of home inspections gone wrong. Featuring the well-known host of Holmes on Homes, this new series shines a spotlight on innocent homeowners facing massive repair bills and dangerous living conditions due to incompetence within the unregulated home inspection industry. Each show offers a unique dilemma faced by house purchasers who, misled by a vague or evasive home inspection, now face a daunting renovation or potential health threat. Disillusioned and now distrusting, they call in Mike to offer a personal Holmes Inspection and assessment and to “Make It Right”.

Last Updated: 11/8/2024Network: HGTV CanadaStatus: Ended
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4.02
55 votes

#1 - Soaked

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2009

Shannon, a young first time home buyer, realizes that there are some serious plumbing issues that her home inspector had missed.

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6.38
34 votes

#2 - Backyard Blues

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2011

Simon and Nancy are newlyweds with the backyard blues. The home inspector said nothing about their sagging deck or lifting fence. Mike Holmes will Make It Right.

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6.50
6 votes

#3 - Heads Up Heating

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 7/8/2010

The Holmes Crew arrive at a home where the family room and two bedrooms are freezing, and the kitchen windows are leaking water

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6.78
9 votes

#4 - Below Grade

Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 11/10/2011

While Jaime and Vishal were house hunting, a family crisis occurred that meant Vishal’s mom needed a place to live too. A home inspector was hired to ensure they’d finally found an affordable home for everyone. As it turns out, he missed a lot of issues that would have made this family more comfortable. Mike Holmes will do a Holmes Inspection and Damon and the crew will bring this house up to Mike’s standards.

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7.00
5 votes

#5 - Bigger Bungle

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 11/3/2011

Anna and Terry traded in their starter bungalow for a larger one, with a big front porch and a wild, untended backyard. Now the front porch that attracted them is falling apart and fixing the grading, as the home inspector suggested, went way over budget. Tackling the issues he missed is impossible on the budget they have left. Mike Holmes will do a Holmes Inspection, and Damon and the crew will Make it Right.

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7.11
37 votes

#6 - A Hole Lot of History - Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/2009

The work on Fred and Sara's house continues.

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7.20
5 votes

#7 - Headroom Headache

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/24/2010

The Holmes Crew arrive at a home that has problems in the backyard. The home inspector pointed out a few things that needed doing, but downplayed the homeowners' concerns.

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7.24
33 votes

#8 - A Load of Trouble (2)

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 7/17/2010

The Holmes Crew arrive at a house where issues with sloped floors and sticking doors on the second floor are far more serious than reported. After a further series of inspections revealing that portions of the house were caving in or were in danger of doing so, the Holmes crew are forced to gut the house and rebuild it from the ground up.

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7.25
4 votes

#9 - Stacked Against Us

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/29/2011

Reza and Liz bought an eight-year-old house based on a home inspection that seemed to go well. That didn’t last long. Now they have had pipes freeze in the master bathroom, cracks have opened under their son’s bedroom window and water has started leaking into the kitchen below. They need Mike to do a Holmes Inspection, and show them the many issues their inspector missed. Damon and the crew will all have to help on this one.

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7.25
8 votes

#10 - Pane-full Truth

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2011

Dan needs a Holmes Inspection for his townhouse, and is delighted when Mike Holmes, Damon and the crew make his first home a place worth living in.

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7.25
8 votes

#11 - Back to the Drawing Board

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/27/2010

The Holmes Crew arrive at a house that was negotiated down in price based on the issues raised in the home inspection report. The homeowners put in thousands of dollars and hours into repairs, but they're now discovering things the home inspector missed.

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7.29
7 votes

#12 - Pump Up the Heat

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/24/2011

Izabela and Waldemar bought a renovated house with faulty geo thermal heating in a bidding war. Mike will do a Holmes Inspection and help Make It Right - and green.

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7.29
34 votes

#13 - A Load of Trouble (1)

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/6/2010

The Holmes Crew arrive at a house where issues with sloped floors and sticking doors on the second floor are far more serious than reported. After a further series of inspections revealing that portions of the house were caving in or were in danger of doing so, the Holmes crew are forced to gut the house and rebuild it from the ground up. This episode was previously titled

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7.32
37 votes

#14 - A Hole Lot of History - Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/2009

Fred and Sara bought a historical home, only to find that "older" doesn't necessarily mean "more solid".

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7.33
9 votes

#15 - Moisture Madness

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/15/2011

Kristen and Grant spent the top of their budget to buy a downtown storefront property that had been beautifully renovated. Happy with the sparkling kitchen and bath, they were blind to signs of trouble. Their home inspection did not help them to see the issues they might have with this unique house in the future. Well the future is here, but luckily so is Mike Holmes. He will do a Holmes Inspection, and Damon and the crew will make this urban space safe and sound.

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7.33
6 votes

#16 - Cozying It Up

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/31/2011

A family in need of more space buy a house that they discover has issues with water leakage, electricity and heating.

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7.38
8 votes

#17 - Attic Dealbreaker

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/6/2011

Ross and Lisa foolishly allowed a family friend to do their home inspection for the price of a case of beer. While he told them a few things, he missed more than he saw. Among other things, he skipped that awkward climb into the attic, claiming there would be no deal breakers up there. Mike Holmes is here to prove him wrong. Damon and the crew are on hand to fix all the issues found on Mike’s much more thorough Holmes Inspection.

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7.43
7 votes

#18 - Minor Finds, Major Fixes

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 10/27/2011

A woman and her son search for a smaller home.

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7.50
12 votes

#19 - Steamed

Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 11/17/2011

Anca and Paul needed a home that would be large enough for his two sons 11 and 13 and her daughter, 11. Losing out in three bidding wars may have made them a little more desperate to settle for this tired townhouse with a single shower for everyone. Still, the home inspector saw no major issues. Turns out there were a lot of things he didn’t see that has this family steamed. Mike will do a Holmes Inspection and Damon and the crew will Make it Right.

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7.55
11 votes

#20 - Trouble Overhead

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/20/2011

Eiman and Benafsha originally decided to buy a condo downtown in which they could start their lives together as a couple. Then they found this charmingly renovated bungalow for almost the same price. Excited, they agreed to the seller’s condition that they skip the home inspection. Not a good idea. Mike will do a Holmes Inspection and show these two exactly how much more they could have known about what they were getting into. He and the crew will Make it Right?.

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7.57
14 votes

#21 - Frigid Floor

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2009

Homeowners Neil and Michelle discover that their new home has a serious flaw that causes their floor to become freezing cold during winter and more than their fair share of blown electrical circuits.

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7.60
10 votes

#22 - Getting Hosed

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/8/2011

Peter and Sharon decided with the birth of their third son, that they had better move out of their starter home and find a bit more space for their active family. Encouraged that this house was only eight years old and passed inspection, they bought. Now they are battling plumbing leaks, window leaks, and a foyer that floods every time it rains. They need Mike Holmes to do a Holmes Inspection, and Damon and the crew to keep them from getting hosed any longer.

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7.67
6 votes

#23 - Cold Welcome

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2011

Daniel and Anita are discovering safety issues that the home inspector never warned them about. It’s up to Mike to do a Holmes Inspection and set their minds at ease.

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7.73
11 votes

#24 - Go with the Flow

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2009

Cathy and Tim's new house sparked a romantic flame for them with its dual fireplaces. What their home inspector missed was a possible source of a far more dangerous fire.

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7.75
8 votes

#25 - Rail Against the Deck

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/10/2011

A couple have safety concerns about the big deck in their backyard.

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