Holmes on Homes - Hero to Home Owners
He's a modern day hero. He's every shoddy contractor's worst nightmare. He's the star of Holmes on Homes. He's Mike Holmes.
Once a week we get to watch Mike Holmes rescue home owners from the clutches of despair and often times, financial ruin.
Mike apprenticed under his dad who frequently told Mike "If you're going to do something, do it right the first time" and has continued to use this as his motto. Mike is a craftsman with integrity, who knows the importance of resourcefulness and craftsmanship.
"I've been fixing a lot of sloppy, lazy and dangerous work for the past two decades" says Holmes. "I think it's time to expose the work of these so-called contractors and help some homeowners make informed decisions. I want to take the word 'minimum' out of the construction industry and stop the slow death of craftsmanship".
In 2006 the Holmes Foundation was launched by Mike Holmes. The foundations main goals are to assist Canadians who need help or resources to get their homes and lives back after botched renovations; and to support the training of youth in the skilled trades, through apprenticeships, scholarships and bursaries.
A True Hero.
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Mike Holmes TV Series
Holmes on Homes: Season 1
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Holmes on Homes: Season 2
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Holmes on Homes - The Complete Third Season
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Holmes on Homes - The Complete Fourth Season
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Holmes on Homes - The Complete First, Second, Third and Fourth Seasons
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Mike Holmes
Who is Mike Holmes
Mike Holmes is a Canadian professional contractor best known for his television show Holmes on Homes where he rescues homeowners from renovations gone wrong.
Holmes on Homes
Broadcast on HGTV Canada, Holmes on Homes first started in 2003. Holmes on Homes was first conceived when Holmes approached the producers of the Just ask Jon Eakes home improvement show on HGTV with the idea for a new kind of home improvement show. Although submissions to the show were initially few, the number of submissions quickly ballooned by the show's fourth season. In one fourth season episode of Holmes on Homes, Holmes states that he received hundreds of e-mails a week of people asking him for his help.
In Canada, Holmes on Homes airs on HGTV Canada and BBC Canada. It airs in the US on Discovery Home, in New Zealand on The Living Channel, in Australia on The How To Channel, and in the United Kingdom on Discovery Real Time.
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Shout Out For Mike Holmes!
What do you think of Mike Holmes now?!
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- ryan and stacie woodward ryan and stacie woodward Dec 14, 2009 @ 9:44 am
- mike, love the show. we recently did a major reno of our upstairs house. we had our house insulates with spray foam and are having issues with condensation in our bedroom cathedral ceiling. now we have water leaks, and new sheetrock imperfections (screwholes and tape showing). i was told 4 inches of spray foam was used and would be plenty. is this enough? how do i remedy this problem? my contractors are not steppin up to the plate.
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- Harold C Beebe Harold C Beebe Dec 12, 2009 @ 1:52 pm
- Hi Mike i really like your show. Iwas woundering about your crew they are nice young people. Were can i get information on the schools ans scholarships. I have two nephews that want to get into carpentry.We live in the united states can you come and give us a hand. Please keep up the great job you are doing.
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- charlie godfrey, e-mail@ bkhardy@hotmail.com or call-1-905-374-6868 charlie godfrey, e-mail@ bkhardy@hotmail.com or call-1-905-374-6868 Dec 12, 2009 @ 8:44 am
- hi mike, i was told to contact you on a recent problem of mine. we had our basement repaired with weeping tile on the outside and were supposed to have a room remodelled in the basement. we paid the contracter in full for the weeping tile and room. the basement is still leaking and he never did the room and fled with money. we were told to contact you on this situation. please help!!!
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- RAMSEY FUENTES RAMSEY FUENTES Dec 2, 2009 @ 3:51 pm
- HOW COULD I GET YOU TO HELP FIX MY IN-LAWS HOUSE? THIERS NO INSALLATION IN THE WALLS OR ATTIC. THE HOUSE IS NOT LEVELED,DOORS ARE NOT CLOSING RIGHT.... THE HOUSE NEEDS ALOT OF T.L.C. THEY STARTED A JOB AND NEVER FINISHED. THE KITCHEN IS IN COMPLETE, LAUNDRY ROOM IS OPEN TO THE KITCHEN,SHEETROCK ISNT EVEN UP IN PART OF THE KITCHEN.PLUMBERS CAME OUT AND NOW THERE WATER UNDER THE HOUSE...... ITS A MESS..... HELP PLEASE
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- Everett Everett Nov 28, 2009 @ 11:09 pm
- I had an exsisting bedroom extended with a separate shower and bath tub with an additional walk-in closet. Tile was installed and faulty instalation of the tile started to surface about a year after the job was completed. After viewing shower doors on different showrooms I discovered that the shower door was installed inside out. The roof extension and the siding and the window installed in the bedroom turned out to be rookie patch work that lasted just past the 1 year warrenty agreement. The electrical portions of the job are also in question. We live outside the city limits where building code inspectors are not required.
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- Cherie Moore Cherie Moore Nov 21, 2009 @ 8:06 pm
- I'm trying to get this to Mr. Mike Holmes. If you get this, I think your show is brilliant! I have watched several episodes and noticed that you have a huge heart, that's why I'm trying to contact you.My sister got fired after working 17 yrs. at the same company. She can't afford to do anything to her house. Since she got laid off, her heating and cooling system has gone out and her kitchen sink leaks bad so she has it turned off. My sister needs help and I think you are the man for the job. Please, I ask you, help my sister, make it a good Christmas for her and her children. She works part time but not enough to do what needs to be done. She is barely making ends meet. And to think that they will be without heat for yet another harsh winter is just too much for my heart to carry. That's why I am trying to contact you Mr. Holmes. You have done some great things for people, please do this for my sister Mary. Thankyou, Cherie
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- susanlovesanimals susanlovesanimals Jul 24, 2009 @ 6:03 pm | in reply to Renee Murray
- Hello!
Oddly enough my husband and I are also looking to build in Northern Virginia. I only know through friends who NOT to use for reno jobs from pools to electricians to cabinets. If you have any success in your searching I would be most grateful if you would let me know. Email me at raysutopia@yahoo.com and I can share at least some contractors to avoid with you. Wow-still surprised to find your post. I was looking to see if Mike Holmes has a book or his own list of referrals when I found it. I hope you will be in touch! And much luck to you too in finding a great builder as well. Susan
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- Renee Murray Renee Murray Jul 1, 2009 @ 8:29 pm
- I enjoy Mike Holmes show. He is awesome. I want to get a house built on my property, but I do not know of any builders located in Leesburg, VA. and afraid to go thru some of the horror stories that were captured on his show. Do you know of any people I could interview to get started?. I would appreciate your help help.
Thanking you in advance.
Renee Murray
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- Linda Linda Jun 14, 2009 @ 2:38 pm
- We bought an old house and the basement is realy a crawl space! One side of the foundation wall is collapsing! We have thought of raising the house and put in a proper basement but that will be very expensive. We have thought of many other things incuding just knocking it down and start from scratch but we would like to save some of the house.
can you give us some advise about what to do! we are at the end of our Ideas.
Thank you Mike I watch your programs all the time.
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- jules jules May 27, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
- We're well into our 3rd home reno. This 3rd kick at the cat is getting easier because we have more experience now, but boy oh boy the surprises don't get any better! Now we're getting close to finishing this home and are getting ready to do exterior, landscaping & garage/driveway work. How exactly does one fix a crumbling concrete floor inside the garage -- can it be done w/o ripping it out. Unfortunately, we think the original owners did not put rebar in the floor and it seems they used the wrong concrete because it's flaking off the top and then comes out in small pieces. There are exterior wall thickness issues in the garage as well - a whole second floor seems to be resting on a wall made out of 2x4's on the flat ..... help!
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I have a lot of carpentry/construction experience and greatly appreciate what Mike Holmes has set out to do. My tibute to him.
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