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”.
#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.
#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.
#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
#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.
#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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - A Hole Lot of History - Part 2
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/2009
The work on Fred and Sara's house continues.
#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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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
#11 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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".
#16 - 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.
#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.
#18 - Minor Finds, Major Fixes
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 10/27/2011
A woman and her son search for a smaller home.
#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.
#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?.
#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.
#22 - Terminiated
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/3/2010
The Holmes Crew help a family with asbestos wrapped ducts which the home inspector saw, but said that the house was beautifully renovated so there was no need to disturb them. However, the house hides a serious termite infestation that threatens to compromise the home's integrity.
#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.
#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.
#25 - Sump-Thing New
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/13/2010
The Holmes Crew help a couple who decided to upgrade to a new house, confident that it would have fewer problems. Once again, the home inspector reported only minor issues, but missed other bigger problems.
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