''Holmes Inspection'' is a 2009

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home renovation series on

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, co-hosted by

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Mike Holmes Michael James Holmes (born August 3, 1963) is a Canadian builder/contractor, businessman, investor, television host, and philanthropist. In his first television series, ''Holmes on Homes,'' he rescues homeowners from renovations gone wrong. He ...

and

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Damon Bennett ''Holmes on Homes'' is a Canadian television series featuring general contractor Mike Holmes visiting homeowners who are in need of help, mainly due to unsatisfactory home renovations performed by hired contractors. The series originally aire ...

. It is the third of Holmes' renovation series, following ''

Holmes on Homes ''Holmes on Homes'' is a Canadian television series featuring general contractor Mike Holmes visiting homeowners who are in need of help, mainly due to unsatisfactory home renovations performed by hired contractors. The series originally aired ...

'' and '' Holmes in New Orleans''. The format of the series is similar to those of his previous series ''Holmes on Homes'', where Mike enters a home in need of repair and often finds substandard work. However, unlike ''Holmes on Homes'', whose focus was on substandard work done by fraudulent or poor-quality contractors, the focus of ''Holmes Inspection'' is on homeowners who have been victimized solely as a result of poor

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s. While ''Holmes Inspection'' has been fairly popular, some within the home inspection community have criticized the show's presentation of their business. For example, Andrew Christie of Safe Homes Canada has critiqued ''Holmes Inspection'' as being more about comedy and exciting made-for-TV type scenes than about the actual work done by home inspectors. In the United States, the series debuted on

on Sunday, December 19, 2010.

Differences from Holmes on Homes

Changes from ''Holmes on Homes'' include decreased emphasis on Mike Holmes during the construction process, as crew supervisor

(who has held the title since season 6 of ''Holmes on Homes'') takes control of most of the construction activity (deferring to Mike only on major decisions); Damon is also present in front of the camera for meetings with the homeowners (unlike ''Holmes on Homes'', where only Mike appears). There is also the use of 3D

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to illustrate problems and solutions. ''Holmes Inspection'' is entirely shot in the

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, and only involves homes which were purchased within 18 months. As the series is heavily focused on home inspections gone wrong, only homes with issues not accounted for in a home inspection report done with a home inspection service are considered.

Crew

Most of the crew from ''Holmes on Homes'' and ''Holmes in New Orleans'' return for ''Holmes Inspection''. *Damon Bennett is the crew supervisor, having appeared since season 4 of ''Holmes on Homes'', being elevated to the role of crew supervisor in season 6. He is skilled in many trades, and comes from a long line of bricklayers. *Bill Bell, Mike Holmes's uncle, is the truck supervisor, in charge of tools. He has held this position since season 6 of ''Holmes on Homes''. *Adam Belanger is the ex son-in-law of Mike Holmes, having married Mike's eldest daughter Amanda in between series (Amanda herself has been on the production crew since season 2 of ''Holmes on Homes''), they have since divorced and Amanda has remarried. He is an expert in operating heavy machinery, and is experienced in landscaping. He has been with the Holmes crew since season 5 of ''Holmes on Homes''. *Rob Brown is a member of the ''Holmes Inspection'' crew, debuting in the second season of the series. *Nichole Faucher is a member of the ''Holmes Inspection'' crew, debuting in the second season of the series. *Mike Holmes, Jr. ("M.J.") is the only son and youngest child of Mike Holmes, who, after graduating from high school in season 4 of ''Holmes on Homes'' (but having sporadically appeared in previous seasons), has joined his father's construction crew. *Sherry Holmes, Mike Holmes's daughter, joined the construction crew in New Orleans and has been a member for two and a half years. *Evan Jatou is a new member of the ''Holmes Inspection'' crew, debuting in the second season of the series. *Carl "Carlito" Pavlovic has been with the Holmes Crew since season 5 of ''Holmes on Homes''. He is known for his sense of humor and serves as the team's tile expert.

Former crew members

*Kate Campbell was a crew member for the first season of ''Holmes Inspection''. She has a lifelong passion for the trades, and acquired her training in Women in Skilled Trades, later joining ''Holmes on Homes'' as their second female crew member. She is now part of the crew for another of HGTV's series, ''

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''.

Episodes

*Note: All episodes seen in North America have been delayed a season and are shown out of order on this list.

Season 1

Season 2

References

External links

The Official ''Holmes Inspection'' SiteThe ''Holmes Inspection'' Site at HGTV Canada
* {{The Holmes Group HGTV (Canada) original programming Television series by Corus Entertainment 2009 Canadian television series debuts 2011 Canadian television series endings 2000s Canadian reality television series 2010s Canadian reality television series English-language television shows The Holmes Group