• Air date: 14 Jul '04 13 episodes
      Holmes 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...
  • List of Episodes (13)
    • 1. Shower Stalled

      14 Jul '04
      After a basement bathroom renovation has gone bad, Mike Holmes and his crew are brought in to gut the entire bathroom and rebuild it properly.
    • 2. Cabinet Chaos

      21 Jul '04
      A kitchen renovation has gone wrong after the contractor used poor workmanship. This leads to a legal battle, that even includes Mike Holmes as an expert witness, and eventually repairs to the kitchen that finally fix the job.
    • 3. Cold Feet

      28 Jul '04
      A new home has several recognized deficiencies, including a cold floor in the room above the garage. Mike and his crew are brought in to investigate and repair the problem.
    • 4. Exit Wound

      04 Aug '04
      A couples new backyard wall is crumbling after one winter. After the original contractor returned and tried to repair the wall with rebar and additional concrete, Mike Holmes arrives and does the job right.
    • 5. Semi-Dilemma

      04 Nov '04
      Two couples sharing a semi-detached, 100 year old Victorian house have to decide how to share the cost and responsibility for fixing their leaky rook. Mike Holmes and his crew lead them through their dilemma.
    • 6. Smoke and Mirrors

      18 Aug '04
      Just after buying a brand new two-story house, a women discovered that there was an outstanding work permit on the home, including the need to repair a backyard deck that failed a safety inspection. After a lengthy legal battle, Mike Holmes is brought in to repair the deck and bring the home up to code.
    • 7. Step By Step

      08 Sep '04
      After a contractor builds a cheap staircase in their home, a couple turns to Mike Holmes to demolish the old work and build a new staircase.
    • 8. Wall of Shame

      15 Sep '04
      A women hired a contractor to rebuild a retaining wall in her backyard, however after the first winter the retaining wall had warped significantly. Mike Holmes and his crew were called in to rebuild the wall with proper drainage.
    • 9. Drain Disdain

      07 Oct '04
      When a women wants to surprise her son with a new basement gym and bathroom, she hires a contractor to do the work. After delays and sloppy work she had to call in Mike Holmes and his crew to straighten out the job.
    • 10. Twice Bitten

      14 Oct '04
      After a lengthy battle with contractors a couple learns that their second floor renovation has been done poorly. Mike and his crew are brought in to repair various plumbing, ventilation and electrical problems.
    • 11. Honeymoon Ensuite

      21 Oct '04
      After hiring a contractor to build an addition on their home, a couple found that the work had been given to a subcontractor who was now in a money dispute with their original contractor. After making a new deal with the subcontractor to finish the job, they were crestfallen to discover that the subcontractor also took their money and left the job unfinished. Now it is up to Mike Holmes and his crew to straighten out the mess.
    • 12. Semi-Dilemma

      04 Nov '04
      A leaky upstairs shower has lead to a crack appearing in a newlywed couple's kitchen ceiling. Mike Holmes and his crew come to the rescue, repairing both the shower and the ceiling, and making some changes to the delight of the home-owners.
    • 13. Wash & Weep

      28 Oct '04
      After a couple buys the house of their dreams they hired a contractor to install a fireplace in their family room. After the job wasn't completed Mike Holmes and his crew were called in to complete the job.