Holmes on Homes is planning on gaining additional market share in the USA, so to do this they have to scout for people who own homes and who feel that they were cheated by their contractors. Let us walk through the mechanics of how they staged this ‘tragedy of errors’ faux paus.
Mike Holmes appears in a popular talk show and is asked some questions: 1. So, Mike, What was wrong with this project? What Wasn’t Wrong! Holmes exclaimed ” (Well, Holmes, . . . I don’t know . . . . we asked YOU). Holmes goes on to say, I’ve read your contract, (This statement implies that Holmes is knowledgeable in contract law ” hmm . . . ).
Read this next sentence if you want to literally save thousands in cash and time. DO NOT ever sign contracts with contractors pretending to know more about contract legalities than contract lawyers themselves. Contract Lawyers are in the business to shred contracts created by OTHER contract lawyers. I’d like to see a discussion about contracts between Mike and a real Lawyer. It would probably be pretty funny.
Given a set of blueprints, Holmes repeatedly blubbers, I know I saw 17′ 1″. An untrained viewer may not understand that Holmes obviously needs some instruction on how to read blueprints. If a foreman on my job could not read blueprints, he would be in a blueprint reading class and not a lead position on one of my jobs.
Holmes goes on to say that the common nail should not be used. My father built our house in 1958 using common nails. That house is still standing. Every fastener has it’s place. To generalize is clearly showing a lack of expressed knowledge in building theory and practice. Even a screw driven into end grain can easily be snapped or dislodged.
Not one of the Holmes on Homes shows EVER allows a conversation with the original contractor to find out additional and relevant facts pertinent to Holmes ’situation assessments.’ Hold on ” That contractor whose work ability and ethics were questioned by Holmes, was on a different job in the same neighborhood with a total of no complaints from the owners on that job.
Has it become clear that this show is for entertainment purposes only. It is my humble and experienced opinion that Holmes is one of the best C actors around. From the episodes I have observed I strongly believe he is not ” and I mean it ” NOT, a REAL contractor. If you listen to him and have faith in his knowledge then you will have problems on your building site.
Finally, for those of you who think he has helped so many people. Here are the numbers: – 6 Seasons, approximately 12 episodes. (That is 72 people helped over the years, if they actually helped someone every episode) – I have helped literally 100’s of people over my 32-year career span. And that’s not to mention the hundreds of thousands of people, trusting contractors in North America have helped over the past 100 years.
Holmes on Homes Shows has created rifts between the homeowner and contractor relationships. Clever marketing is used to gain market share and coax viewers into believing that this guy actually knows what he’s talking about. If it wasn’t for the excellent sub contractors they hire, this would be a comedy.
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