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.
Mike Holmes - Holmes on Homes Seasons 1-4
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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Mike Holmes Videos
Holmes on Homes Video Clips
Home Renovation Guides
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Shout Out For Mike Holmes!
What do you think of Mike Holmes now?!
Mike, I love your show, I watch it all the time. I'm a single mother of two who are grown and married, but i am in the process of adopting 4 year old twins. My house is in bad need of repair. Eight foot windows were installed in front and are now kind of bowing out, my ceiling in the dining room is cracked and falling down, and I desperatly need a new roof. I want to keep these kids, I've had them for two years now and giving them up is not an option, but I want a safe and sturdy home for them to grow up in.
I would appreciate any help you can give me, since I lost my job last October and my unemployment benefits have run out, anything you could do for me and my kids would be greatly appreciated.
With Much Respect,
Aurelia Garcia
Posted June 06, 2008
mike my husband and i are redoing our bathroom floor our home is cinder block w/ a cement slab floor we are going down to the concrete and want to know if before we put down the ceramic tile or the orange roll stuff if we need to use abonding agent?thanks fj
Posted April 18, 2008
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ArrowSheds
Way to go Mike. Keep up the good Work! Posted January 13, 2008 |
I found out many years ago I am HIGHLY ALLERGIC to bleach and have been looking for alternate way to clean up mold. THANK YOU Mike for showing my family how to get rid of it (without putting me into the emergency room again) with your grow house show.
Posted November 15, 2007
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rms
Great work! Love the lens! Posted November 05, 2007 |
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GypsyPirate
This is a super lens - very informative! Posted October 15, 2007 |
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