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a squirrel is poking out of a hole in a brick chimney

Crazy critters, a leaking skylight, and ductwork patched with denim jeans? These home inspectors have seen it...

Home Inspection Nightmares XXXVII

A breaker full of fried bees and an attic full of Bud Light mean these home inspectors had their hands full!...

Home Inspection Nightmares XXXVI

Just be thankful that it’s not you with a fried rat near the electrical panel or a gutter full of corn. View the...

Home Inspection Nightmares XXXV

A vent to nowhere, fire-prone fixtures, and other horrifying finds by home inspectors, from The ASHI Reporter

Home Inspection Nightmares XXXIV

chickens on a deck for Home Inspection Nightmares XXXIII

Perilous deck supports, chickens on the loose, and other curious findings made by home inspectors, from The ASHI...

Home Inspection Nightmares XXXIII

a built-in barbecue propped up on cinder blocks with a lawn roller propped against the back

Electrical fire hazards, carbon monoxide horrors, and other strange discoveries made by the home inspectors in The...

Home Inspection Nightmares XXXII

Home Inspection Nightmares XXXI

Jerry-built electrical panels, jury-rigged beam supports, and other frightening discoveries made by the home...

Home Inspection Nightmares XXXI

mouse stuck in the ceiling for home inspection nightmares 30

Dead mice, live wires, and other scary discoveries made by the home inspectors in The ASHI Reporter

Home Inspection Nightmares XXX

Home Inspection Nightmares XXIX

Creative plumbing, adventures in chimney building and more ridiculously odd discoveries made by the home inspectors...

Home Inspection Nightmares XXIX

bucket hung to a wall under a leaking roof in the this old house Home Inspection Nightmares XXVIII gallery

Questionable structural supports, scary wiring, explosives in the attic, and more sketchy building practices found by...

Home Inspection Nightmares XXVIII

Kevin O’Connor, Richard Trethewey, Tom Silva, and Mark McCullough share some wild code violations submitted to them by home inspectors

Home Inspection Nightmares | Dangerous Deck

Ask This Old House host Kevin O’Connor, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, general contractor Tom Silva and mason Mark McCullough share some wild code violations submitted to them by home inspectors

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Home Inspection Nightmares XXVII

Shocking electrical work, dangerous decking, and more questionable building practices found by the home inspectors in...

Home Inspection Nightmares XXVII

mold in an abandoned house

Moss, mold, and dead mice—plus more gruesome discoveries made by house inspectors, courtesy of the ASHI Reporter

Home Inspection Nightmares XXVI

Flooded basement

Icicles in the basement, bats in the drain, and vines up the chimney—more wacky discoveries made by house inspectors,...

Home Inspection Nightmares XXV

spork installed in the tank for a toilet repair

Jury-rigged toilets, improvised ductwork, and sawed-out rafters. Check out the latest dangerous discoveries made by...

Home Inspection Nightmares XXIV

squirrel visible in the attic

Blocked breaker boxes, trapped animals, and a new take on the "home theater." Check out the latest wild discoveries...

Home Inspection Nightmares XXIII

raccoon in chimney

Leaking roofs, crazy chimneys, and—of course—wild animals: More insane discoveries, courtesy of the folks at the ASHI...

Home Inspection Nightmares XXII

a seriously slanting chimney

Leaning house parts, trapped animals, and lots of bad electricity. Check out our latest frightening discoveries from...

Home Inspection Nightmares XXI

large snake slithering into a dryer vent

Milk-crates under the water heater and a shower head by the electrical panel? Check out the latest scary discoveries...

Home Inspection Nightmares XX

a potato used as a gas line cap

DIY quickly becomes "don't it yourself" when home inspectors uncover hairbrained construction and makeshift repairs....

Home Inspection Nightmares XIX

Home Inspection Nightmares XVIII

Home inspections can turn up the most bizarre things. Courtesy of the ASHI Reporter, here are 15 new oddities

Home Inspection Nightmares XVIII

dead mouse stuck in an electrical panel

Home inspections can turn up the most bizarre things.

Home Inspection Nightmares XVII

home inspection nightmares sixteen

The latest "home improvement" gaffs and laughs, brought to you by the intrepid home inspectors of the ASHI Reporter

Home Inspection Nightmares XVI

Home Inspection Nightmares fifteen

Eleven year-end debacles discovered by the home inspectors of the ASHI Reporter

Home Inspection Nightmares XV

Home Inspection Nightmares 14

Eleven super-scary discoveries by the home inspectors of the ASHI Reporter

Home Inspection Nightmares XIV

Home Inspection Nightmares 13

See 16 bizarre discoveries uncovered by the home inspectors of the ASHI Reporter

Home Inspection Nightmares XIII

crutches holding up an entry awning

Trying to sell your house? Don't make these appalling mistakes! The latest, weirdest discoveries from the home...

Home Inspection Nightmares XII

totally messy kitchen

You won't believe your eyes. But it's all true! See 15 appalling screw-ups found by home inspectors

Home Inspection Nightmares XI

What were these people thinking!? See 16 unbelievable screw-ups uncovered by home inspectors

Home Inspection Nightmares X

water pipes entangled into one another

Another installment in the wild and weird world of home inspection, from our friends at the ASHI Reporter

Home Inspection Nightmares IX

Cat in the urinal

More weird home inspector discoveries

Home Inspection Nightmares VIII

Be afraid. Be very afraid. The latest horrors uncovered by home inspectors, courtesy of our friends at the ASHI...

Home Inspection Nightmares VII

The latest terrible tales from the fearless pros who inspect houses, courtesy of the ASHI Reporter.

Home Inspection Nightmares VI

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The latest in our series of horrors sleuthed out by the inspectors of the ASHI Reporter

Home Inspection Nightmares V

The latest in our series of horrors sleuthed out by the inspectors of the ASHI Reporter

Home Inspection Nightmares IV

strange foundation

It's not just a bad dream—it's real. Luckily these home inspectors weren't sleeping on the job. The latest horrors,...

Home Inspection Nightmares III

rat, electrical

Home inspectors have the scariest jobs. The latest house horrors unveiled by the pros, courtesy of the ASHI Reporter.

Home Inspection Nightmares II

The best of the worst home inspection discoveries, courtesy of the ASHI Reporter.

Home Inspection Nightmares I

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