Mike Holmes is 1 in my eyes. I have watched and rewatched many of his showes. Mike is one of a kind. I wish he did work through out the states. There are many home owners that need his help in the states just as much in Canada. Mike have you ever thought of expanding your business. Love everything you stand for and all you have done and will do in the future. Good luck. Please think of expanding into the states. We need more men like you.
Hi Mike, I watch your show every chance I get. I think your the best in what you do and someday I wish you would come to Wisconsin to help me,I have a small place and it needs work,I've done some of the work,but something happened,I lost both of my legs and can't do much anymore and with your help I could complete this house for my family Bless you Mike.
I was getting more and more excited and mentally planning a trip to Ontario as I read if his divorce and no second marriage. As I got closer to the end I was grinning from ear to ear. Then - THEN - came the sad ending. He has a long term gf he sometimes calls his wife. My heart is broken. Don't you think that it's time to marry your beautiful girlfriend? I love how you took what you lover to others, helping others is satifying to ones self and to others, I live in Alpena MI and have served in the US Air Force for 16 years, in those years I have fought in 3 wars, I am now helping other vets get the care they need, I love Canada, I have been "over-the- border' many times, it is so beautiful, i am now renovating my home, it is very exciting and fun to do.
My helpers have hid the sledge hammer on me because I love taking down walls and ceilings. I am a disabled female vet so sometimes it takes longer than normal to finish a task, that's ok it will get done when it gets done. If you ever come to Michigan and around the Alpena area I'll take you to lunch. Have a great day. Eve Bursar.
I want to know a out your polar bear please Thank you. I would like to know if you have time to take on a project? Do you ever make it to Montana during your travels? I am looking at a house that has been gutted in preparation for renovations but now the owner wants to sell. I need an individual that I can trust to steer Me in the right direction concerning what can be done and for how much to bring it up to code I would appreciate any advice that you could impart to me.
Dear Mike, My parents live in a years old house built by a great grand-father who was fairly poor. When it was built, there were no sanitary installations, toilets were outside. Then with the years they installed a toilet, a sink, and so on. So after 25 years of living in that house, a drain plugged on the upstairs bath and sink is totally blocked and that's how we just discovered there are no vents at all in this house.
My father is absolutely not a handy man so he never noticed anything before. The more I read about the subject, the more I wonder if our family has been lucky not to get sick? We do hear some kind of suction when we empty the bath, the kitchen sink and sometimes the washing machine. But besides that, is there really a health issue? The roof was just redone 3 weeks ago and it's very steep, no way any of us can climb up there.
So having a vent brought up on the roof is not a possibility for my parents, they cannot afford it. Not to mention they might not live another 10 years in that house.
But for the present moment, is it really a hazard? And about the AAV's, should we install one on every installation? I was thinking about plugging the upstairs sanitaries on a AAV that we could bring up in the attic? The attic is vented. Would that be a "not-so-bad" solution or a waste of time and money?
Your precious advice would be greatly appreciated! Hurricane Sandy caused a major dilemma for me. I live in a house on Long Island and I am a disabled Veteran. The house is an old summer bungalow to which the back of the house is on pillars. I am also so far above sea level that if the water came up here my son Noah would have to build an ark.
Anyway, the dilemma I have is that the insurance companies will not cover me because I am on pillars and the banks will not give me a loan to put a basement on the house because I don't have insurance. I am also the only provider in the house due to my wife being a breast cancer survivor and still not in the best condition to go to work.
Any help, advice or assistance would be deeply appreciated. Thank you in advance. Dear Mike, My wife and I inherited a house from her grandfather before he passed.
I am a disabled Veteran and my wife a cancer survivor. I am the only income provider and the new laws from Hurricane Sandy have left me in a major dilemma.
The house we inherited is an old summer bungalow and is on pillars at the back of the house. We are about 75 plus feet above sea level and if a flood came up here my son Noah would have to build an ark. Anyway, the dilemma I have is the insurance companies will not cover us because we are on pillars and the loan companies will not give us a loan to put in a basement because we dont have insurance. Please any help, assistance, or solutions you may have for me would be deeply appreciated.
Hi Mike, I have sent a letter to Holmes Makes It Right, but just receive a note that comes up that your no longer doing the show. We could really use your help. Paid to have a bathroom reno done, the tub has been a back and forth issue. When you get in to have a shower, it sounds like you are going to go through the floor.
The company says that it has a warranty, but that is for leaks. If we go through the floor, then it will be our problem. Shouldn't they have repaired any issues with the studs or whatever the tub is attached to, if there was a problem. Or at least let us know if there was a problem so that we could have repaired it before the tub went in.
The company keeps saying that there is nothing wrong with the tub or the way it was installed. Please help. Any ideas or suggestions you could give us would be greatly appreciated. They want the final payment and we really don't want to pay until the job is done correctly. We can be reached at Leaflover1 rogers.
If you are ever down in the Huntersville, NC. My wife and I are both retired teachers with 40 years each in the classroom. Needless to say, we don't have money to spend on repairs living only on retirement and social security.
I watch your show every time it's on. Reruns that have been on many times are still interesting. I would love to meet you! Hello Michael, you are truly a very gifted individual and I love your honesty in making it right. WE live in northern Minnesota. I love your honesty!
Im building a 25ft, 4inch garden wall, i need to know how many feet apart does the posts need to be and how deep?? What weight loss did you use? I love your programs, you, your son and daughter. Take care. Mike Holmes Please Help Me! I have contractors from xxxx! I am constructing the interior of a sq ft condo on Lake Huron in Mid Michigan and I am having constant problems mainly with the plumbing and heating contractor.
Besides all the issues with the installation of a gas fireplace reinstalled at least 5 times and still no gas line I recently found insulation in the cold air returns. There are many other problems including a small town attitude from this plumber who has lived there forever as well as an obvious attitude that a women is questioning his work.
I will not speak to him directly anymore because he is that nasty to me. I have called the inspector on this contractor and he was forced to make some repairs to the very limited work he has done so far. I am really afraid of what he may do to sabotage the operations of the mechanicals etc if I keep him. He is also the contractor on the condo next to me and there seems to be no major problems there. For example, this contractor now refuses to install the duct work for my cooktop vent hood per the specs because he had to remove what he installed since it exceeded the specs.
He did install proper duct work for the neighbors cooktop vent. Anyhow, I am now at the point that I need heat and I do not know what bull this guy is going to do if can even get him to do any work. I am sure that some drywall will have to be removed to finish install of all components. Please help! Denise Cross Just asking whether you can right a wrong from , when this house was built. The builder built all of the houses around me but somehow my dad's place had a flat roof.
You can imagine water leaks all the time and the roof is just about completely ready to collapse!! Michele Bennett Rockford, IL Mike, I live in Meridian,Idaho and I really love all of your shows.
It's awesome that someone in the industry shows regular people how to do something the right way without making us feel stupid. It's nice to see someone doing a jobthe way it should be done as I have done in being a Cna soon to be in the law field. Please continue to do all that you do. Thank You. Heather Chapman. We desperately need Mike's advice in Baton Rouge after 4 ft. The aftermath has been over whelming. It is NOT ashphalt.. Hi Mike, I just want to say that I enjoy watching your shows.
Thank you for being an honest contractor who really helps people. So often the people on your show break down, emotionally, it shows how touched they are that you're helping them with such a huge undertaking righting a wrong. I saw the episode "Money for Nothing," it's really a tragedy that criminals pose as contractors, who then prey on unsuspecting homeowners.
So often the victims are families who are just trying to raise a family, a family who honestly trusted a contractor to do a job they were paid for only to be scammed. Private contractors can easily get away with sub-par and dangerous, shoddy work. I am heartened to know that you are helping people. It's a good thing, Mike. A really good thing. I hear everything. They will not change back to carpeting, the condo assoc.
I can not sleep and my health is starting to cave as a result of the stress. I cannot move, currently. For my career- I need to always look refreshed- and it's becoming impossible. Mike- In tearful and desperate need of assistance or an answer. Thnx much. My upstairs neighbors in the condo unit I live, ripped their carpeting out and replaced that with Pergo.
For my career- I need to appear refreshed daily I need a good man to HELP! I need you. Enjoy your shows Mike!
Saw in your Bio that you're a big reggae fan, you might be interested in my website, Jammin Reggae Archives niceup. First reggae website on the Internet Check it!! I love your show it's great I think want you do makes customer smarter than before and make sure the job is done right. But your show needs to be continued to set a standard for all carpenters and metal workers. Please continue your show everybody loves you.
May God. Bless You. Could you see yourself speaking to Pres Trump and his housing secretary and encouraging them to step up to the plate and push for better housing and the building industry. The Make America Great needs you! Your integrity is a tangible thing! Your shows tell me you know how to do it right and can teach others as you do by example. So, why not challenge them to step it up and be the example in their worlds. We Need YOU! Our new President has Make America Great as his slogan.
Could you please consider challenging our local and state inspectors, contractors, subcontractors framers, plumbers, electricians, etc. You would know the words to use to challenge them to push them to greater end products.
Meet with the President and his secretary of housing and ask them to support you in your challenge. I can only imagine what is happening in large buildings beyond the houses and smaller homes you deal with. If we have such bad work done on a house I will never live in a multi-story bldg.! I own a home that luckily has had minor issues but I never took down the dry wall! Mike you are an amazing example of integrity and using your knowledge to good.
You are held in many hearts and prayers. IF you were to need anything you have a world that would respond! Hi Mike I would love to have your help I'm in Florida and can't seem to get any help the Insurance company has been dragging there feet for 2 years now! Dave the man from Atlantis Thanks Dave. I enjoyed this bio of Mike Holmes very much. I love watching all of his shows. I was sorry to see you on Dr. Oz tonight. He's totally sold out as a person of integrity and by association, it seems you've sold out, too.
I'd make my alliance with him disappear, if I were you. You will lose your Canadian audience if you don't distance yourself. It will seem that you are just like Oz - all about the marketing and money. I need a place to live, what to buy a house where taxes are cheep an old home love Victorian style and wood work with yard for my animals. They don't do any repairs, just Band-Aids and its ridicules.
Need help. Love your show and have learned much! I'm currently looking for a townhouse in Williamsburg, VA. The realtor and I did our own "Holmes-like" inspection and I decided not to make an offer as a result. We now call ourselves The Holmes Sisters! We're good. We said to each other that Mike would have been proud. Aujourd'hui on s'en sort beaucoup plus fort de cette rupture et beaucoup plus proches.
Hi Mike Holmes, I see that you have done some charitable work regarding housing for children who don't have a decent home to live in. I was wondering if you have ever given thought to what it would take to get housing for the First Nations children living on the reserves of Canada? Evident are the horrible situations here and the name that I connect with housing is Mike Holmes. Just thought that I would throw that out there.
Just a concerned citizen, Nancy. Hi Mike Holmes, I was wondering if you have ever given thought to what a solution might be to provide housing for the many First Nation children that do not have adequate housing.
A huge problem, however, I equate housing with Mike Holmes and thought maybe you might give this horrendous issue some thought. Maybe you have some insight into a solution for this very Canadian problem. A concerned Canadian citizen, Nancy. Dear Mike Holmes, Please Help! My husband and I purchased our first home in Aug, It was so bad we could not live in it for 6 months. We moved in Feb.
We had our house warming Oct. After 7 surgeries, three months on IV antibiotics, and a year on antibiotic pills, the county retired me out.
Little did I know that I could never work again. But he worked until Warren Buffett bought the company. He went down hill after that. Here is my problem, we have a leak coming in from above Freddy's chair, it runs down to the basement.
A friend call a friend of his who is a builder, he came and looked, he sent his roofer to fix the leak.
He was paid then it rained, he came back out and his revised bill says, "Locate the leak in the basement, caused by gutter flows against chimney under back porch" When we added a sunroom to the back of the house we moved the downspouts. The pipes are just laying under the deck. Freddy told me they are not connected to anything. Anyway the leak was not fixed by the roofer. Then we got 4 estimates from foundation leak companies. They want to drill holes in the foundation, dig a trench and put in a sump pump.
I can't understand why, when the leak comes from up above. Is this the right thing to do? My husband passed away June 25th at home and I want to stay here till I die. We worked so hard here. We love this place. I am selling everything I can to pay off the loan.
Now the black mold is starting to grow. I don't want to move. What do I need to do. I have an interesting situation that I'm hoping Mike can help me with. I was divorced with a 7 year old daughter in when a childhood friend whom I loved, called to wish me a happy 42nd birthday. We lived 4 hours apart but, he was into Nascar and I lived only minutes from the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
He was coming up only 2 weeks after that phone call and I asked if he would take me to the race with him so that we could catch up on each other. Sparks flew and I got pregnant after doctors had told me many years prior that I would never be able to get pregnant after the birth of my daughter. The house was old, delapitated and UGLY!! We still live in it, the only work that's been done was he closed off part of the dining room to make a 3rd bedroom for my son and, he remodeled the guest bath.
He's 7 years older than me and, he's a diesel mechanic working for the city on their garbage trucks so, when he's home, he's resting from a long, usually very hot and tiring week of work.
I'm not physically able to do any renovations nor would I know how to do them. Is there any way on earth that Mike can help look at my house and help us. We're deep in debt, live paycheck to paycheck and my house is a wreck!! I don't want my husband to know yet that I'm reaching out for help but, I am desperate! Thank you and God bless you and your family! Mr Holmes. I am coming into a large sum of money. I have always said, When I win millions of Dollars. Document the whole Construction.
Showing the proper way to build a house. Knowing My house is going to last 20 years hey 40 years, Why not. I Would like to have a sit down with you so we can go all the details in person. Thank you for taking your time to read my message.
Question: Would this interest you in anyway? Thank you Tonya. I've been watching Mr. M Holmes since he debuted on the hgtv shows,I love me some mike holmes, what a mans man, strong and cool, he'slike the Clint Eastwood in the man with no name, that show for a few dollars more we need more good honest contractors whom are not just in the business for the money.
I love you Mike Holmes and family, stay strong. We have a unique problem. We have done remodeling before, but are both 70 years old and scared to death of what we might find. Any ideas? Mike Holmes, you are wonderful. I've been a fan of yours for years. I truly respect your honesty, integrity, and admire your willingness to always want to help others. Thank you so much for taking the time to "Make It Right" for those who have been treated so wrong. You've been a blessing to many.
My prayer is that you and your family will continue to be blessed in a mighty way. Love you Mike Holmes, take care. I love watching your show especially the episode with you and your son on his house remodeling.
My son is 35 years old and is looking for his first home. He is looking for a home to remodel. My son is also a carpenter, when he was a child he will build houses with his Legos. We watch your shows all the time to get some ideas. Hi Mike yeah fantastic contractor and I watch the show where you helped your son build a second story on his bungalow, the blank brick did look better than what your son picked but sometimes you just got to let him make his own decisions I know you want it done right and so does he but it's him and his future wife that has to live there not when it comes to the front door I like the idea of the red door but not the one that your son picked I understand that he bought it a more solid door than a glass panel door that you picked Mike but I like the idea of the red door but the windows on the top like they have on the TV show Bewitched instead of on the side With all of us working full time we only had the weekends.
I was also taking care of my parents who recently passed away, my father in and my mother in Your shows always encouraged me to just move forward and get things done. Thank you for being a person with integrity and honesty. Thank you so much. In an environment where excellence and integrity are in short supply, watching Mike and now MJ, gives me a lot of hope. Truly inspirational!
I've learned a lot and hope to learn more from Mr. Mike Holmes and his family. Mike Holmes and his family, thats something to be proud of. I know he probably doesn't read all these, but Mike if you do Well great job on everything. My wife and I are no retired, living in Federal Way, Washington.
Our house was built in , i do fhe best that i can do and hired out the rest. A very interesting bio. I can really relate to Mike's love for his Dad. I also talk, probably too much, about my very capable, muscular, engineer Dad who built the last beautiful family home from scratch and also put in the pool with our Massey Ferguson tractor. My mother also was very intelligent. They came to Canada in walking up Yonge Street, torn up for the new subway, with two small children and 40 pounds in their pocket.
They made it by buying, fixing up and selling family homes. Their second home was in the Better Homes and Garden Magazine of Congratulations Mike on your success! Mike Holmes Bio. To the millions of people around the world who watch Mike Holmes on TV every day, he is far more than just a contractor. Fueled by a larger-than-life personality, Holmes is the powerhouse behind a media empire that encompasses several award-winning television series, syndicated newspaper columns, bestselling books, DVDs, magazines, and his own line of personal protective equipment manufactured by 3M.
He grew up in a modest three bedroom home in the east end of Toronto, Ontario with his mother Shirley and father Jim. The middle child of three, Mike shared a room with his younger brother, while his older sister got her own room. Mike's father allowed him to keep the makeshift room for about a year before making him restore the closet back to its previous state. Mike described his childhood family as poor but content.
Kraft Dinner and hotdogs were standard fare in the Holmes household, but Mike and his siblings never felt like they were lacking. Haggett's 5th grade class, From very early on, Mike exhibited great interest and a natural proficiency in the skilled trades. From Curiosity to Craftsman As a youngster, Mike would often dismantle his toys to see how they worked to the chagrin of his father.
As he grew older, however, Mike's potential as a master craftsman became evident to all around him. Mike also recalled putting his building skills to good use crafting some of the most amazing go-carts the neighborhood kids had ever seen.
In later lears, Mike admittedly excelled in school classes such as shop and auto mechanics, citing such classes as part of what enticed him into skilled trades. While growing up, he often observed his father doing odd jobs around their eastern Toronto neighborhood. Whenever any of the neighbors needed help fixing something up around the house, they would often call on Jim, who had a soft spot for helping others in need.
In his eyes, it was just the right thing to do. As an example, he cited the fact that his mother taught him and his siblings sex education while they were young at a time when doing so was considered taboo.
Mike, Shirley, and Jim. At the age of 17, Mike and his friends decided to get tattoos, and Mike chose an English bulldog wearing a hat, placed on the lower portion of his right bicep.
Years later at the age of 48, Mike would have his teenage souvenirs covered up with larger, more appropriately placed ink. On his right arm, he now sports a half sleeve cover up tattoo of a large bulldog, arms folded wearing his trademark overalls against the backdrop of a brick wall. On his left arm, Mike sports a half sleeve black and grey Viking on bended knee, which is a tribute to his Nordic heritage.
Passing the Torch. By the age of 25, Mike Holmes was a husband, father of three young children, and a successful business man. He sold his car and separated from his wife soon thereafter. At the age of 30, Mike and his wife divorced. A month after his marriage ended, his father Jim died at the age of 55 in a tragic accident.
As he was walking down a narrow staircase with no handrail into the basement, he missed the first step and fell. As he tumbled down the stairs, he broke his neck and died instantly. Mike thought it was a great idea, and he bought a pair of matching diamonds. He had one made into what would later become his trademark left stud, and set the other aside for a later date.
A few years later, his mother Shirley passed away at the age of 56 from a heart attack. At first, Mike was opposed to being on camera after all, he was just a contractor , but Quast saw star potential in Holmes, and after a little persuasion, Mike reluctantly agreed to do a pilot.
Getting Holmes on Homes off the ground turned out to be a greater challenge than anyone could have ever imagined. There were very few submissions to the show at first, and Mike was reduced to handing out fliers in Home Depot parking lots to drum up participants.
The episodes in the first couple of seasons were 30 minutes in length and had much lower budgets than the hour long episodes in the later seasons. Mike has stated often that he went into television for two reasons. One — to be able to teach many people at once about how to avoid getting scammed and ripped off by bad contractors, and two — to fundamentally change the industry.
Holmes on Homes created the perfect platform for Mike to get his message out to the masses. Mike was particularly pleased with how his show was loved by kids. The shooting schedule for Mike and his crew was grueling. In , Holmes started The Holmes Foundation after seeing a renovation that was so poorly done that he felt it was necessary for him to tear the house down and start again rather than try to repair the damage.
The purpose of The Holmes Foundation is to encourage young people to enter the building trades as well as to assist those who have been impoverished by bad renovations. Ranked on the list of most popular TV Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in Canada. Mike Holmes celebrates birthday on August 3 of every year. Holmes began a new series in called Holmes Inspection that profiles home inspections gone wrong.
Holmes started a new series for called Holmes Makes It Right, that profiles disaster-stricken homes, and renovates them. The series focuses on natural disasters and bad home inspections or bad contractor work. Mike Holmes Birthday Countdown 0 0 0.
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The craft was taught to Mike by his father when the construction tycoon was only six years old. Mike is a divorcee. His separation from his wife happened in his thirties. Mike Holmes currently appears on many red carpet events with Anna.
Not much is known about Anna, but Holmes occasionally refers to her as his wife on certain functions. Sources say that Holmes got married to his childhood love, Alexandra Lorex when he was The couple has three kids. Everything went fine until the s when the entire country Canada was hit terribly by the recession.
The recession proved tough with Mike losing a lot of his business and properties.
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