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Holmes on Homes : Season 1
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Air date: 24 Mar '03 - 13 episodesHolmes on Homes is a Canadian television series featuring general contractor Mike Holmes visiting homeowners who are in need of help, mainly due to unsatisfactory home renovations performed by hired contractors. The series originally aired on Home & Garden Television in Canada, and also on several other Alliance Atlantis networks in Canada, as well as in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and on HGTV in the United States. It had previously aired in the US on Discovery Home until that channel was rebranded Planet Green on June 4, 2008. It was once the highest-rated show on the Canadian HGTV, with shows airing upwards of 20 times a week at the peak of its popularity. It has won the Gemini viewers' choice award, a testament to the popularity of the show in Canada. Originally, Holmes on Homes ran as a series of 30-minute episodes, but moved to a one-hour format midway through the third season due to popular demand. Several longer specials have aired: the one-hour season...
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List of Episodes (13)
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1. Additional Grief
24 Mar '03A couple have spent a lot of money on a kitchen addition and back deck, but the job fails to pass inspection, and the stucco begins to crumble. With their contractor not returning their calls, the couple contacts Mike Holmes.
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2. Soggy Sorority
31 Mar '03A sorority house has a leaky roof and many contractors have tried to repair the problem, but they have failed. Mike Holmes and his crew fix the problem by installing a new flat roof, and they even build a new roof-top deck for the sorority sisters.
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3. Botched Basement
07 Apr '03A couple hired a contractor to lower their basement, but the basement has now developed leaks. With the contractor nowhere to be found, Mike Holmes and his crew fix a bunch of electrical problems and install an interior weeping tile system.
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4. Attica! Attica! / Crappy Capping
14 Apr '03In this two part episode a woman discovers that she has no attic insulation in a house that she has just purchased. In part two, a couple's roofing renovator did a quick and sloppy job, leaving the house very drafty. In both cases, Mike Holmes and his crew fix the problems.
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5. Cold Comfort
19 Apr '03Due to faulty insulation installation during a recent renovation, a bedroom is unbelievably cold in the winter. Mike Holmes to the rescue!
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6. Flimsy Floor
26 Apr '03After a contractor did a beautiful looking job on their new kitchen floor, the floor starts to buckle. Mike Holmes shows up to fix the floor joists and give the new floor a proper base.
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7. Kitchen Catastrophe
03 May '03After a contractor gutted their kitchen and then left for six months, Mike Holmes helps a couple finish their kitchen renovation.
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8. Window Pain
10 May '03A total of four contractors over three years could not fix a home's leaky windows. Mike Holmes to the rescue!
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9. Faulty Showers
17 May '03Only a year after a couple had their kitchen and bathroom renovated, the tiles are starting to crack. Mike Holmes is asked to come in and fix the problem, and he is surprised at what he finds above the shower.
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10. Tiles and Tribulations
24 May '03After only a week, the new composite wood flooring in a couple's kitchen is starting to crack. After consulting with Mike Holmes, a proper ceramic floor is installed.
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11. Site Unseen
31 May '03A woman who recently had a second story addition to her house has found a mysterious leak. Mike Holmes is asked to investigate, and he finds that the house is sitting on an unstable dirt foundation rather than concrete. Mike and his team save the house by digging up the dirt and pouring a proper concrete foundation.
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12. Sweet Home Abandoned
07 Jun '03A family's dream home sits incomplete because of a dispute with their contractor. With the contractor gone with $200,000 of their money, and with the family living outside in a camper, Mike Holmes and his team arrive and finish their home just in time for Christmas.
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13. Whole House Disaster
15 Jun '03A bad renovation, including an shoddy addition to the kitchen, affects a whole house. Mike Holmes to the rescue!
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