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@rangerovertexas2648
April 14, 2026 at 3:29 pm
25 years for roof tiles? I had a house in the UK with a 75 year old roof and found to be in perfect condition..
@lifelonglearner56
April 14, 2026 at 8:40 pm
Indeed, I don’t know what they’re making their roof tiles out of in the US. 😲
@davidcahill1131
April 14, 2026 at 9:05 pm
Same stuff as in the UK. I guarantee UK roofs don’t normally last 75 years, but there’s always exceptions
@ericdavenport8075
April 14, 2026 at 3:35 pm
If Mark Hoppus went into the trades
@MedicinalBlood
April 14, 2026 at 4:28 pm
I’ll save y’all 20 minutes. The answer is profit and greed.
@davidcahill1131
April 14, 2026 at 9:11 pm
It’s lower house prices you mean. Or do you think builders are running higher profit margins now than 10 years ago?
@brandon8900
April 14, 2026 at 4:29 pm
Bro in the thumbnail question really needs an explanation? It’s called money.
@vivianaaaren8602
April 14, 2026 at 4:44 pm
I was researching whether it makes sense to somewhat heat the basement to increase the floor temperature slightly (it does, in my rental) and thats when I learned that doing so actually also reduces the risk of basement mold because it lowers the humidity. I hope it’s true lol
@justayoutuber1906
April 14, 2026 at 8:53 pm
Your RELATIVE humidity will do down because warm air can hold more water. Same amount of water is there. Get a dehumidifier if it isn’t too cold.
@smexyapman
April 14, 2026 at 4:50 pm
Great stuff
@bubbadagger
April 14, 2026 at 5:05 pm
PLEASE continue these
@katymcwhirter
April 14, 2026 at 5:13 pm
Please do your own research on spray foam. It’s not the cat’s meow as he seems to suggest.
@justayoutuber1906
April 14, 2026 at 8:54 pm
100% That is 3 hours of videos right there.
@katymcwhirter
April 14, 2026 at 5:13 pm
“The houses I buy I gut”…is the problem.
@tsunamininja
April 14, 2026 at 9:22 pm
What do you mean?
I understood it as he redoes everything himself I suppose – why is that a problem? the layman is unable to?
@andrewmpc96
April 14, 2026 at 5:15 pm
My guy just put Challenger on blast
@elenamasen
April 14, 2026 at 5:18 pm
a lot of this is very american centric… i currently have a dehumidifier next to me drying my washing cause i line dry.
@driveway_of_misfits
April 14, 2026 at 6:04 pm
Not all houses here in the US are build over a crawlspace or slab-on-grade as he suggested. A lot of us have full basements and it’s totally normal for us to run dehumidifiers in them in the summertime.
@alextilton2677
April 14, 2026 at 5:40 pm
This would be more relevant if people could still afford homes.
@A-Hor
April 14, 2026 at 7:07 pm
Very informative. It’s just too bad my generation can’t afford houses.
@ryuuk85
April 14, 2026 at 7:14 pm
This should have been Cy Porter. No offense you were a 10/10.
@mkirbyy83
April 14, 2026 at 7:27 pm
This was not good for my anxiety lol.
@ronaldocost4
April 14, 2026 at 7:59 pm
Why are homes in the US built like cardboard boxes?
@patrickorourke41
April 14, 2026 at 8:00 pm
I’m an insurance professional (Property & Casualty) in CA. This video was super helpful!! Got a lot of tips on what to look for when I inspect properties we are trying to insure 😎
@eldibs
April 14, 2026 at 8:32 pm
Ooh, I’ve seen one that was more ridiculous than the license plate. My old landlord covered a hole in the ceiling with part of the packaging for a Sweet and Sour Chicken TV dinner for some reason. Everyone who came into that room would see it and ask “Why is there sweet and sour chicken on your ceiling?” and I would have to explain that the landlord put it there.
@JakeThomasCreative
April 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
This guy is very funny. Really enjoyed this one!
@gregbell2117
April 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm
Another problem with aluminum wiring – galvanic corrosion where it interfaces with copper, causing a high-resistance connection, thus heat + fire.
@justayoutuber1906
April 14, 2026 at 8:46 pm
Many flippers avoid septic systems. If they are not taken care of the replacement cost can be $30-60K
@jessicaarmstrong5035
April 14, 2026 at 8:54 pm
Me and my boyfriend live in a 5-apartment building. Now, remember he said that cast iron pipes last approximately 50 years? Yeah, we have cast iron pipes and the house was built in the late 1800s. Anytime we ask our landlord to do something about this, he says no. It’s absolutely ridiculous.
@lowbudgetmic
April 14, 2026 at 9:15 pm
Homeowner one oh one… O_O
@kapinder123
April 14, 2026 at 9:19 pm
We want CyPorter
@whophd
April 14, 2026 at 9:26 pm
2:10 or, indicates a tractator issue with your transcendental dimensional envelope — last week I just watched the restored edition of “Frontios” where this happens in Episode 1 on the new Season 21 boxset of Doctor Who: The Collection
@pprc5363
April 15, 2026 at 2:32 pm
Americans think an old house is built in 1970. The English think an old house is built in 1870.
@blueshattrick
April 15, 2026 at 2:42 pm
There are hundreds of videos of the atrocious build quality of new homes
@toddphillips9005
April 15, 2026 at 3:13 pm
Thank u
@1969bones69
April 15, 2026 at 3:16 pm
Smart men don’t buy new construction homes. Smart men don’t live in HOA’s.
@josefrees
April 15, 2026 at 3:50 pm
Get Cy on here!
@uncletiggermclaren7592
April 15, 2026 at 4:12 pm
I admire a man who can structure his thoughts, and speak clearly and cogently, and admire the depth of knowledge he has.
100% would follow this fella’s advice
@MountainLWolf
April 15, 2026 at 4:19 pm
Where’s Cy?!
@Ayesuku
April 15, 2026 at 4:29 pm
I have a dehumidifier in my garage and it has had nothing to do with dealing with any kind of water damage. I sure hope an inspector wouldn’t “red flag” my house because of such a baseless assumption.
@dede4738
April 15, 2026 at 5:04 pm
Anyone else let this video sit in their recommendations like that one drawer full of ‘mystery wires’ they’re afraid to open? Yeah… I watched it too. Still in denial with all the repairs I should be doing…and those I don’t even know about.
@NukaMilk
April 15, 2026 at 5:56 pm
I disagree with spray foam. All the new homes I’ve worked on are super insulated and its actually causing moisture and mold to grow in a lot of the walls now a days.
@nosdefus
April 15, 2026 at 6:02 pm
Africanized killer bees ….what a sensational term. They are referred to as Africanized honey bees. SMH
@spillagonner
April 15, 2026 at 6:05 pm
“Why are new homes not being built as well as old ones?” For the same reason as the enshittification of everything. MONEY!
@Greywolf171717
April 15, 2026 at 6:06 pm
I’m sorry, but new homes are having every shortcut made. Tight timelines and low pay. Please don’t gaslight us.
@12mtc4983
April 15, 2026 at 6:14 pm
Omg we go on fieldtrips in this one
@modero6370
April 15, 2026 at 6:36 pm
I have been working in construction and renovations for the last 30 years or so. During this time literally every material used became much worse. Be it Drywall mud, lumber, flooring, you name it. Compared with what it was 30 years ago, it’s garbage, plain and simple. I call it junk with sales appeal.
@briancarlsen5721
April 15, 2026 at 7:11 pm
This was pretty cool
@youbewb5581
April 15, 2026 at 7:22 pm
He found…. Bees… in a wall. With a thermal camera………… Oooooh… kay.
I mean I would listen for the buzzing when I tap on the wall…. But to each their own.
@TeaForThought42
April 15, 2026 at 7:29 pm
I am now too afraid to live in a residence and will be moving outside with the other mammals.
@shamilton9864
April 15, 2026 at 7:37 pm
I 98% for sure removed asbestos lamanent….. three different times.
@MatthewHill
April 15, 2026 at 7:43 pm
Not just an inspector, but a “master” inspector! Wow! And a builder too? What do you build?
@commonomics
April 15, 2026 at 8:06 pm
Or a flood zone
@commonomics
April 15, 2026 at 8:08 pm
Dehumidifiers are very common in humid states! If I don’t use mine I will get mold.
@richardduerr1948
April 15, 2026 at 8:12 pm
as far as the body odor question there are certain plastics that as they age smell identical to bad BO. I think uv helps to break them down. We had a closet that smelled so bad. We got rid of everything that could have smelled and no change. Eventually figured out it was the plastic step stool.
@RestoreMoreMCM
April 15, 2026 at 8:49 pm
In the south we cannot get a termite bond if you have spray foam insulation or stucco.
@christopherzehnder
April 15, 2026 at 9:02 pm
Tile roof lasts in the range of 50 years barring impact damage or construction defects.
@SecretSunglasses
April 15, 2026 at 11:53 pm
5:55 Q: Someone’s coming to look for bedbugs, what should I expect?
A: All cast iron drainpipes in the US are past their end of life
@windowsxp523
April 16, 2026 at 11:48 am
you have no idea what you’re talking about lol
@kkp4297
April 15, 2026 at 11:59 pm
tile roofs last way longer than 25 years.
the tiles themselves last 100 years at least
@whatilearnttoday5295
April 15, 2026 at 11:59 pm
Step 1: Don’t buy a house in the USA.
@Dave-dk4hk
April 16, 2026 at 12:21 am
Apartment Maintenance Instructor here: fantastic video will make my students watch. This is very helpful.
@sparkasaurus
April 16, 2026 at 1:52 am
This is actually super cool to see because I just finished buying a house! Great info
@wilsonj.jimeneza.103
April 16, 2026 at 2:46 am
“Getting swallowed alive is where I draw the line”
Not me gng
@peter_smyth
April 16, 2026 at 6:19 am
19:37 if you have a rodent-sized hole in your wall, you’re also wasting energy (and money) on heating and cooling.
@murrethmedia
April 16, 2026 at 6:21 am
Q: Why are new homes not built as well as old ones?
A: Greed.
@declanjennings896
April 16, 2026 at 9:27 am
Spray foam? Nooooooo
@sleepdeprived7780
April 16, 2026 at 9:38 am
I’m a fire investigator and he was spot on about the dryer vents. We get calls for so many dryer fires that just had clogged vents and the ducts heat up and ignite them. 100% preventable.
@Bulldogg6404
April 16, 2026 at 9:43 am
“How do I know if my roof is shot?” “Look for bullets” was not the answer i was expecting hahahaha
@Boog_masskway
April 16, 2026 at 9:49 am
Does Toby know he’s a dead ringer for Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez?
@capo4361
April 16, 2026 at 11:15 am
Challenger caught a stray
@Jibberish18
April 16, 2026 at 11:22 am
Shout Out to the Spray Foam Installer @ 13:41 using the one leg up technique to spray those tricky areas.
@HomeStarInspect
April 17, 2026 at 10:12 am
Great catch and thanks for watching! I like to call it hot yoga. Inspecting homes here in South Florida, you definitely don’t need a yoga membership… 😆
@windowsxp523
April 16, 2026 at 11:46 am
Rockwool > Sprayfoam
@minifraz1
April 16, 2026 at 12:02 pm
Where can I just find a running list of all of the homes that this man personally has for sale?
@HouseHustlers
April 16, 2026 at 1:27 pm
New houses *ARE* built far
superior to older houses. The issue is corporate production housing vs custom built homes. This is where you see a drop in quality.
@gaulxtraining5444
April 16, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Spray insulation is actually not recommended anymore as mold can build behind it without knowledge. Insurance companies charge more for homes with spray insulation
@life21-n4m
April 16, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Oh, he must have better examples than the license plate thing, given all the homes he’s seen. The second one about the breakers and 2×4 was good, I wish there’d been a photo.
@Ambi1021
April 16, 2026 at 3:22 pm
One word, greed.
@Woodster-g1e
April 17, 2026 at 1:05 am
haha i said the same didnt see your comment Also our buddys the corporations
@joelbanks8868
April 16, 2026 at 3:38 pm
Aw man, yall couldn’t get cy?
@arielcardenas7260
April 16, 2026 at 4:40 pm
How do I get certified to do what you do as an inspector??? I also want to gut all buildings i own.
@DaltonReber
April 16, 2026 at 5:13 pm
The guy said old house, 70s or before…. Not me with my 1910 build lol 6:19
@kombatenergy6620
April 16, 2026 at 5:26 pm
I feel like this guy this robs people, like he just overpriced everything
@hansedrachensohn530
April 16, 2026 at 6:44 pm
Not only was the wood in older homes closer to actual size, but they were built with old growth mostly hardwood lumber, not the fast grow pine, that’s also at smaller dimensions.
@ASDeckard
April 16, 2026 at 8:12 pm
No, you do not build houses, or structures of any kind, out of hardwood. Please go look up softwood vs hardwood. Thank you.
Most nations didn’t even have access to hardwood in large quantities until the LATE 1800’s.
@Neenerella333
April 16, 2026 at 8:47 pm
@ASDeckardHow many years ago do you think the late 1800s was? 100 year old houses,today, would have been built in 1926.
@HomeStarInspect
April 17, 2026 at 9:20 am
Excellent point! You can tell by how tight the rings are. Also, try driving a Rink-shank nail into a 50+ year-old piece of lumber. Might take you a few nails to get one in! Unless of course you pre-drill it. Thanks for watching!
@egx161
April 16, 2026 at 9:40 pm
I watch new condos as they’re being built and the materials used are the cheapest, then they cover it with nicer materials.
@HomeStarInspect
April 17, 2026 at 11:02 am
Thanks for watching! I like to call that lipstick on a pig! 😆
@audegottoeaudegottoe363
April 17, 2026 at 12:21 am
Have @Wonderful New Year’s ! / / thanks
@FrancineArandteeEvangelista
April 17, 2026 at 6:34 am
Yay for the bees! Good job!
@HomeStarInspect
April 17, 2026 at 10:41 am
Thanks! We need those bees 🐝
@michaelanderson4441
April 17, 2026 at 8:10 am
Having owned an oooold house for 10 years has taught me about 90% of this.
@joynerrperez
April 17, 2026 at 11:31 am
Love his sense of humor. 😅
@Hollenfeuer1988
April 17, 2026 at 12:19 pm
spray foam can leave a smell behind, but I could walk in an attic in the middle of summer in the south, and be cool. Its an amazing insulator.
@RYN988
April 17, 2026 at 2:00 pm
People still can buy houses?
@alxxxxxx76542
April 19, 2026 at 7:35 pm
Absolutely! What’s stopping you???
@_PatrickO
April 17, 2026 at 4:42 pm
We stopped taxing the rich. Look at the 1950s when we had a 90% tax bracket to cap yearly earnings at the modern equivalent of 5 million dollars a year. When those taxes were in place, wages went up, staffing went up, and outsourcing went down. It turns out CEOs raid the companies they run for personal wealth unless tax policy prevents it. CEOs only care about self enrichment and not the company. The labor gets paid as little as possible and corners are cut on materials. It adds up to the CEO getting richer. The houses are sold at full market value even though they are defective and worth much less.
@anilbalram7768
April 17, 2026 at 6:13 pm
As if buying a house was hard enough. Why are all these things so difficult?
@bradj43
April 17, 2026 at 6:57 pm
I love how a diamond is the standard for judging a crack size
@dzalazar
April 17, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Why do you guys keep using wood and cardboard…
@andrewsusen3154
April 17, 2026 at 7:56 pm
I once toured a house and noticed the brick fireplaces weren’t level. Immediate Red flag. I went to the basement and had to move drop ceiling tiles out of the way. I eventually found cracked floor joists. Obviously didn’t buy but I do wonder what happened to that place.
@sweetpea31821
April 17, 2026 at 9:03 pm
19:20 SO true!! I live in a townhouse (so I share walls on two sides of the house). My kitchen is in the MIDDLE of my house! And that’s how mice were getting inside my house. Found out they are inside the floor, and coming up behind a hole near the dishwasher that I can’t see. Still don’t know where outside they are coming in. SUPER FRUSTRATING!!
@fireincarnation2348
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
We had a lot of luck with the “flip and slide” bucket mousetrap. The Rinne one is the original manufacturer and better quality. Just caught 2 mice in a car this week.
@matthewrisley9070
April 17, 2026 at 10:38 pm
Any Cy Porter or Gold Star inspection fans here? 😂
@M_X_T_L
April 18, 2026 at 12:22 am
I live in TX and I cannot stand the humidity and I don’t like cold AC air. I run a dehumidifier 24/7 in the summer, and I don’t have water damage,
@pereiraj08
April 18, 2026 at 1:54 am
Looks like Skub
@1JewelOfTheNile
April 18, 2026 at 6:15 am
3:20
I would say new homes have are SUPPOSED to be built safer.
However, we have allowed deregulations and people in Office that have dismantled consumer protections. Nowadays most inspectors and builders are bought off, price gouge, all the while not having to do a good job!
There’s no consequences in any industry anymore!
@pennypincher21
April 18, 2026 at 9:09 am
Bold of you to assume I’ll ever be able to afford a house, YouTube algorithm.
@jamdoodles
April 18, 2026 at 9:18 am
I have a 120 year old house. Paid it off completely in 13 years. Also have spent about 50 grand on things like modernizing the wiring, fixing plumbing issues, etc. But it’s certainly built solidly. I still need to replace the windows and insulate the walls, but any house built before air conditioning is made to be air cooled and that means lots of windows. My 1,400 square foot house has 36 windows. That’s an expensive job. 😆
@joelbarrientos389
April 18, 2026 at 11:58 am
Lint on your exhaust fan is a sign of mold? Doesn’t make sense
@sparkythebuilder
April 18, 2026 at 1:24 pm
Has this guy never heard of a basement? We have them all over in the north.
@alxxxxxx76542
April 19, 2026 at 7:30 pm
We don’t have basement at all
@nicoandel7335
April 18, 2026 at 2:39 pm
The amount of knowledge Mr. Condill is spreading to the general public right here is massive. Thank you and WIRED for this. Might save a life, for sure will save a lot of money.
@valerieunsworth4038
April 18, 2026 at 5:08 pm
“Old house, 1970s or before”! 🤣
@Run_Away_Train
April 18, 2026 at 7:27 pm
I’m going to disagree with the dehumidifier. Depending on where you live, having one may be very common and a sign of a responsible homeowner.
@11nprice
April 19, 2026 at 12:32 am
14:44 all my years and I never knew mold ate dust
@ProlerSkyphet
April 19, 2026 at 9:27 am
Dehumidifier is common here where the humidity is high
@randallpetersen9164
April 19, 2026 at 9:45 pm
One thing he didn’t mention about radon – Some granites contain a lot of radon. If you have extensive granite counters, you should get a few test kits.
@randallpetersen9164
April 19, 2026 at 9:49 pm
And rodents that get into your garage can significantly damage your vehicles in no time.
@elwinvanwees8516
April 19, 2026 at 9:52 pm
You’re wrong on sprayfoam mate, that’s not an airseal!
@d3lan011
April 19, 2026 at 10:01 pm
Wish you got Cy. Would want to get his thorough perspective on things.
@redella50
April 20, 2026 at 1:01 am
this is the first time I’ve heard dehumidifiers being called out as a warning sign.
We just use one to keep the humidity in the house down. Washington gets super damp at certain times of the year.
@fireincarnation2348
April 20, 2026 at 1:43 am
It really depends on the area/climate. Some places everyone has them. Where I live they are rare
@Silica_Packer
April 20, 2026 at 8:01 am
Because of the bane of all quality! Accountants!
@latulip100
April 20, 2026 at 8:42 am
I was today years old when I learned a 2 by 4 isn’t 2 by 4.
@mega408
April 20, 2026 at 11:37 am
The previous generation had pride in what they built.
Today, these guys are underpaid and can care less for quality.
@leoskiii5860
April 20, 2026 at 5:11 pm
Cy does it better
@kalliemj
April 20, 2026 at 5:36 pm
We have a dehumidifier in our garage but its not on. Its just where we store it. Last time I used it because I was washing a rug out there and wanted to prevent mold while it was drying. I don’t always think that is a sign of something. Sometimes you just don’t have anywhere else to put it
@cherylarnold7510
April 20, 2026 at 9:19 pm
My house was built in 1920 and is SOLID!
@DKong1026
April 21, 2026 at 12:32 am
This was super informative, thanks for this!
@SolidStateSoul
April 21, 2026 at 4:53 pm
The dude installing the pink insulation in the crawlspace was doing it wrong. The paper backing goes towards the interior floor not towards the crawlspace floor.
@person35790
April 22, 2026 at 12:47 pm
Our old hollow core doors had a big problem with expansion warping when the swamp cooler pumped humidity in the house causing the door not closing issue. We replaced the doors with solid painted doors that don’t warp with moisture and the problem went away.
@TravisMPerry
April 22, 2026 at 9:01 pm
Seems like his experience is in drywood termites based oon the photos and talk of fumigation. Subterranean termites/formossan termites will destroy your house way faster and way worse.
@Eric-t6s9s
April 23, 2026 at 2:29 am
My parents old house is great. My sisters new house is awesome, the shower is the best ever, oh my god that is worth the price. But my aunt and uncle they got a horrible one. I watched their place when they were away for a trip. The backyard is huge but horrible, the garage is too short. They have to park in the driveway. The kitchen is tiny with no storage space, the faucets and appliances are cheap as f, the bathrooms are insanely small cubicles in weird places, all the doors a child could kick in, The toilets are midget size, no water pressure, weird smell in the house, mailbox is crap, no street lights, I wouldn’t live there if it was free. They did no research or inspection.