Mike Holmes: Summary

Recent Role:: on Holmes Inspection

Gender:: Male

Birthplace:: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

AKA:: Holmesy

Mike Holmes lives by a very simple motto: "Make It Right". He believes in that slogan so strongly that he has it tattooed on his right arm. As a young boy watching his father working at his plumbing business, he was fascinated with what his father could do. From that time onward, he was hooked. Mike spent his entire life learning all he could about all aspects of home construction and repair, from plumbing, electrical and carpentry to HVAC and landscaping. He applies that knowledge and the work ethic of his father to rescue beleaguered homeowners from the practices of less ethical and some downright unscrupulous contractors.

With his show, Holmes On Homes, Mike and his crew point out to homeowners exactly what the previous contractor(s) did wrong, how they cut corners and, in some cases, outright lied and stole the client's money. He and his crew then proceed to tear down the improper work that the homeowner were saddled with and proceeds to "Make It Right". Mike Holmes lives by a very simple motto: "Make It Right". He believes in that slogan so strongly that he has it tattooed on his right arm. As a young boy watching his father working at his plumbing business, he was fascinated with what his father could do. From that time onward, he was hooked. Mike spent his entire life learning all he could about all aspects of home...

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RebeccaNewman
member since: Dec 4, 2009
A man who can fix anything,anywhere and do it better than the average contractor but with true concern for those he is helping ...Continue »
Love the show but think the guy is hot too. Wish I could find a great guy like him. It is great to know that someone truly cares about what the bad guys do to unsuspecting people. I think he has great ideas to make a persons home better than they were originally meant to be. Mike is through in his assessment of the situation and makes every effort to get to the core of the problem and usually finds more than he originally thought was wrong but he never fails to see it through and get the job done right. He is just a great person with a great heart and you can tell he is very sincere in his dealings with the people he helps on the show.
12/03/09 08:41pm | report abuse
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Hoeech
member since: Mar 27, 2004
Forget Superman! This is a real superhero! ...Continue »
I cannot thank Mike Holmes enough for simply being who he is and helping to pass some of his knowledge and experience on to his viewers.

Obviously, no one watching his show, Holmes On Homes, will come out of it and say "Ahhh! Now I am ready to rip up my basement and redo it singlehandedly". However, by paying attention to the techniques he and his crew employs when they do a renovation and particular attention to the criticisms he makes of certain shortcuts that many contractors use today, you can avoid a great deal of grief and wasted money when you are having any work done in your own home. He points out why things are done in a certain way and not another. He tells you what to look for and what is either of concern or downright dangerous.

One mantra he repeats over and over again bears stating here: "If you're gonna do it, do it right the first time". Word to live by.
05/29/08 09:36pm | report abuse
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joycough
member since: Jan 9, 2006
Mike Holmes is the host of the Home Renovation show, Holmes on Homes (Which is into it's 5th season now). www.holmesonhomes.com http://www.hgtv.ca/tv/hosts/host_details.asp?hostID=36939asp ...Continue »
Mike Holmes is a genuine and noble humanbeing. Not only does he host his own home renovation show, Holmes on Homes, but he is also an author, an entrepreneur, and a humanitarian. He is a Canadian and his show takes place primarily in Toronto. The show is currently in its Fifth season, in Canada, and has just recently been added to U.S. programing, roughly in September 2005. His show premises on helping homeowners who have been screwed by contractors. Holmes comes in and fixes, while teaching the viewer. He also is currently involved in building new houses which are water resistant, fire resistant and mold resistant, which should be on the market in the next few years, starting in Toronto, spreading through Canada and then Europe and the United States. Moreover, Holmes is currently involved in attempting to change Canadian legislation involving homeowners and contractors and in raising the minimum requirements. He is also involved in many different humanitarian foundations, including his own (check out his website www.holmesonhomes.com for more information). I recently saw Mr. Holmes at a renovation show and he is as charasmatic in real life as he is on his show. He is indeed the genuine article and has only used the limelight to further humanity.
01/15/06 02:38pm | report abuse