Mike Holmes

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Mike Holmes (b. 1963) is a Canadian professional contractor best known for his television show Holmes on Homes where he rescues homeowners from renovations gone wrong.

[edit] Background

Holmes apprenticed under his father. Holmes first started doing construction work (e.g.: electrical, plumbing) with his father when he was 6. By the time he was 19, Holmes started running his first contracting company with a crew of 13 employees. At 21, Holmes founded his own renovation company. Holmes has run two companies during his 20-year contracting career.

[edit] Holmes on Homes

Main article: 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 Home and Leisure.