AMERICAN Pickers star Mike Wolfe’s restaurant has failed a fire and gas inspection after he dropped $28,630 to renovate the property. Mike , 60, transformed a former winery into a stunning outside area with a pergola, lights, firepit, stage, and more in the small town of Columbia, Tennessee. The renovation is part of Mike's initiative to revamp the small town of Columbia, Tennessee , where he owns his bike shop Columbia Motor Alley , and vacation rental Two Lanes Guesthouse .
The American Pickers star dropped $600,000 on the former wine bar in September 2022 and spent $28,630 on the renovation. But The U.S.
Sun can exclusively reveal Mike has failed inspections on the property. According to building records obtained by The U.S.
Sun, a permit was filed in August 2023 for a wood pergola. Read more on American Pickers The permit read, “We will build structure according to plan. It will be placed on concrete footers.
It is 22'6" x 16'.” The final fire inspection held on April 12, 2024, failed. The document read, “Provide manufacturers installation information for hanging gas heaters, in order to confirm distance to combustibles.
"Light sockets between pergola and building need, light socket safety caps, put in place of blub.” Most read in Reality A second final fire inspection on September 16, 2024, also failed. The permit notes there are still revisions needed for the building inspection.
The total cost for this specific permit is $17,730. A second permit was also take.