Been watching Mike Holmes fix other "contractors" screw ups off and on for years. Looks like he's now made it a family affair, and, instead of one or two rooms, he's tackling entire houses. Can't believe how quickly he was able to suss out the one families leaky house issue, after FOUR other contractors and $50,000.00 cash couldn't. Turns out the ORIGINAL builder of the entire housing development was a cheapskate who built the entire neighborhood to the lowest legally acceptable standard at the time, and, he basically had to gut the outside of the house, and replace EVERYTHING (Doors, windows, siding, drywall, outside plywood, floors) just to bring the house up to modern code. All the insulation was water soaked and moldy. The wife said she was insulted when the fourth contractor said the house was a "pile of crap', after he couldn't fix the leaks, but in the end, he actually wasn't wrong. No one is willing to go as far as Mike Holmes to "make it right".
The other poor couple's shady contractor cut all the roof joists, and the only thing holding up the entire ceiling was a 1"x6"! Yikes!
If I ever win lotto, I KNOW who I'm calling to build my dream home.
Review by Paladin5150BlockedParent2021-12-27T07:24:51Z
Been watching Mike Holmes fix other "contractors" screw ups off and on for years. Looks like he's now made it a family affair, and, instead of one or two rooms, he's tackling entire houses. Can't believe how quickly he was able to suss out the one families leaky house issue, after FOUR other contractors and $50,000.00 cash couldn't. Turns out the ORIGINAL builder of the entire housing development was a cheapskate who built the entire neighborhood to the lowest legally acceptable standard at the time, and, he basically had to gut the outside of the house, and replace EVERYTHING (Doors, windows, siding, drywall, outside plywood, floors) just to bring the house up to modern code. All the insulation was water soaked and moldy. The wife said she was insulted when the fourth contractor said the house was a "pile of crap', after he couldn't fix the leaks, but in the end, he actually wasn't wrong. No one is willing to go as far as Mike Holmes to "make it right".
The other poor couple's shady contractor cut all the roof joists, and the only thing holding up the entire ceiling was a 1"x6"! Yikes!
If I ever win lotto, I KNOW who I'm calling to build my dream home.