The Contractor From Hell: Woman Fought Back Against a Renovation Nightmare! | Holmes on Homes 105

Angela had an upstairs addition job completed one year ago but the contractor failed to properly insulate between the addition and the house, resulting in a cold, unlivable bedroom last winter. With a court case pending, general contractor Mike Holmes tears open the ceiling, insulates it properly and finds numerous other problems that need fixing. #MikeHolmes #HolmesonHomes
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[@amunderdog]

My mother hired a contractor to remodel a bathroom. I got some time off and went toc heck on them. They were working very slow and producing horrible results. I fired them. The contractor said he had been at it for about 30yrs and never been fired; First for him. I ended up doing the job for her.

[@ss-pw4zj]

On the job for 30 years lol

[@jeannunn6709]

If you never mention the name of these contractors they will never be held accountable and will continue to take advantage of people.

[@wolfie7051]

If you do mention them, they can sue you for defamation...

[@AzazelNoEcchi]

@@wolfie7051 if its true, does it still count

[@ArtVandely85]

they will just close the company and make a new one anyways

[@ncooty]

The lawyers all along the way--production, distribution, syndication, etc.--will minimize risks. What's in it for them to name people and expose themselves to suits, even frivolous and winnable suits? Besides, the issue isn't these individual contractors--who can just shut down today and re-open under a new name tomorrow; it's about the tens of thousands of contractors who will never be on this show. In a few episodes, they've talked about going after the contractors, but everything in the process is tilted against the homeowners. The legal frameworks and judicial processes basically protect the contractors, no matter what. There is ZERO accountability.

[@ghettostreamlabs5724]

I think behind the scenes they are going after them. There is one episode where they talked about that aspect for about 20 seconds.

[@nitaleach6816]

I have total respect for Mike and the many many people that He has that comes with his name. All of these years that I have followed him and his family, I thank Him so much for sharing his knowledge and dedication to his trade. Thank You and God Bless you.

[@dgordon130]

Just love this man and what he stands for. Hero

[@Quezzare]

I used to do this kind of work and i cant any more and watching videos about contractors like this just pisses me off cause they make it harder for everyone else that does this kind of work. Makes me wish i could come there any help out.

[@jabressdolath7657]

Back when hugging Mike would make him blush.

[@CatsSleepyHollow]

Love watching my favorite crew again.

[@adriennebogatie9795]

wish we had someone like Mike Holmes in South Africa!

[@AneudiD78]

You could be the next Mike Holmes, in that you can learn to be a general contractor and fix the problems in South Africa. Record what you can out there and create a KZbin channel, I'd subscribe to it.

[@ChristianWagner888]

As to the requests to name the contractor: In German and Austrian TV shows exposing sloppy or fraudulent contractors they often do mention the name of the contractor and even show interactions with him. Sometimes this helps, sometimes it goes to court and takes years and often the contractor will go into bankruptcy, especially if its something severe like a fully paid half finished house.

[@demonknight7965]

It's great that she is knowledgeable about what is going on and what contractor is doing right and wrong. That's the main point of this show. To educate people what is right and what is wrong

[@ginny0719]

Contractors should be held accountable in situtions that can cause harm

[@afzalhakeen4941]

that contractor wont get accountable like a cop

[@WhatWillYouFind]

You can, if your pockets are deep enough to sue them and have the connections to get their licenses checked, pulled, or in the case they aren't licensed get them dinged for that.

[@evelynpasqua6968]

Trust your guts when what the contractors are doing the jobs wrong, fire them and hold them responsible. Mike knew what is the right way to complete the tasks in order to make the homeowners feel comfortable and safe.

[@ThomasCartwright-n6b]

Wish we had someone like you here in Indiana

[@rhondakennedy819]

I would watch just like this woman. Make sure the job was done.

[@jillmondt5398]

Sure, ok.

[@sachadee.6104]

yes but mostly to learn and know how your house is put together behind the walls. For future 'reference' if any problem occurs, you know where to look for it.

[@twanawesometv7969]

I smell a lawsuit she should sue the Daylights out of that guy thank goodness for guys like Mike Holmes make it right

[@JeffDeWitt]

I was trying to find when this episode first aired. Didn't find that but I did find that the contractor was sued over this.

[@TerryProthero]

@@JeffDeWitt April 21, 2003. A quick google search gives the names of the episodes and air dates. Just look for an episode list. This is season 1, episode 5.

[@ps603]

I liked how she watched them..Mike & crew does it Right!

[@kelly-joypowell5691]

Thank god people like you 👍🥰🥰

[@tammywehner3269]

Hey der Canada: ya got a good one in this here fella.( and the whole crew!) [I'm jealous]

[@tonymillward3755]

When a contractor ignores customers complaints and walks away it's then time to go round to their house with some friends and convince them to put things right....that's what it's come too!

[@aprils376]

It's Canada, not Texas

[@john2willis70]

Mike, I know you're in Canada but I really need help. I live in Ohio. Bought a house 2 years ago. It's an older house but since I moved in I've had multiple issues. Small septic tank that over fills with drainage water, flooded yard that smells like sewage, bedroom floor collapsed because the floor joists had rusted nails and no joist hangers. Floors are all wavy, toilet stack is cracked, no insulation in walls or ceiling, no ground wire on electrical plugs, old windows that leak water when it rains, shallow crawl space, no furnace only wall mount propane heaters. In the garage all the sill plates and studs are rotted out, garage is leaning, concrete is cracked and crumbly, old style ceramic fuses in garage, no ground plugs, ceiling is sagging, garage door has 2" cracks on both sides, too low to get my van into. I know I should have gotten an inspection but that was a condition of the cash only sale. I did take my dad and an Amish contractor to look at the place but they both agreed that it was a good investment. I bought what I could afford and now I'm living in a house that's crumbling. There has to be something you can do to help me. I'm not married, 54 yrs old and disabled. no kids except my 2 GSDs. They love the fenced in half acre but the yard is so muddy right now that when they come inside they are caked with mud. The mud creates dust and I breathe it in. Since it smells like sewage I don't know what I'm breathing in. I have to wear a CPAP at night and I have to change the filter once every 2-3 days. Please Mike, I need help and don't know where to turn. Some have suggested tearing the house down and starting over but I don't have any money to do that.

[@merlebottrell4897]

Mike Holmes BEST IN THE BIZ

[@philsorrentino1707]

Much appreciate what you find, and correct. Show a price list of each issue found. Please

[@frankheintzjr595]

Mike your the best

[@nancymiller4557]

It makes you wonder if you should ever buy a house. The worst one my husband insisted on was a nightmare for me. He couldn’t be allowed to paint (no talent), He couldn’t plaster (Afraid of heights), the mop boards had been painted with latex over enamel. I had to heat gun the living room, dining room, hall, four bedrooms and the previous owner even did the linen closet and doors that way! I won’t even mentioned the kitchen!! 😡

[@wendwllhickey6426]

Learn to do things your shelf quit depending on over payed Handy men that don't know shit😂

[@leannevandenbos5767]

We need a Mike Holmes and team in the United States.

[@jonathancharnes7984]

The home owners sssshould get each contractor to put up a performance bond and show he has liability insurance.

[@thecolonialcraftsman4014]

Geez... not sure putting the plumbing vent under a window is a legit move at about 13:48....

[@melvinyoung3474]

The main problem with work done today is no pride in what you do, only how much money can I make.

[@arnoldhenry]

They can't mention their names because they could be sued.

[@judyfenske1429]

Boohoo Beat them to a lawyer .

[@troybailey6904]

Then the Contractor should do it right. Sue the Contractor for 25 times the price. Attach everything they own.

[@loveliberals-pb9yq]

She was able to watch, with relief I hope.

[@ThomasCartwright-n6b]

Does she file a lawsuit against them

[@frankheintzjr595]

It's so easy to do it right the first time

[@visionsofparadise578]

Textured cielings should be illegal. They are horrible in every possible way.

[@justsumguy2u]

That lady watching me the whole time while I'm working would full-on creep me out

[@jimkihn1475]

Whatever happened to the show where hime owner & others tracked fown the bad contractors, made them come back & correct all the problems & since they were paid already it was out if their pockets now. All while on a deadline & supervised by city inspectors ..

[@eddiejohnson3458]

ok i had a plumber come in on my townhouse from the builder i bought it from and i ask him if he scope the line to see anything in it he said no but when it over flowed the third time in a month i knew so on the third time it overflowed i call in my plumber and asked him to scope my drain and take pictures of it so he did and i went strait to the builder and told them you had your plumber bold face lie to me instead of fixing the problem so i had everything documented and they came out and fixed it the right way even though they went through my foundation to fix it and their was a little void left i told them to use hydraulic cement because i want it stronger than the original foundation my plumber was not to happy with me but he did cause i told him to pack all the dirt back in then we fill what's left with hydraulic cement he asked me how i knew those tricks of the trade i told him i work construction my whole life 1 form or another so i let him use a tool i made for when i was doing that work it was a old brush head on a 3 foot stick so you use it like a hoe or a rake to push dirt back in to the voids in tight spaces because i couldn't reach a spot my dad ask if i had the void all filled in i said all but one i told him i could not reach it but it needed filling i had a broken painters pole in my truck so i cut it off where it broke and the homeowner had a old broom head no bristles so i screw it on got back in the hole filled the void and then we fill the hole with the dirt and we had about 7 inches to fill with concrete and we fill it all in the pipe i replace still had 3 inches of dirt over top of it so i'm hard on any Constuction guys that work for me and i just found out that when i had my hot water heater replace he didn't do the job right at the end in the drip trays they do now days theirs a drain that's suppose to be hook up so if it dose leak it drains into the drip pan then that drains down a pipe hookup to the sewer line but now it drains into my dining room so i will be fixing that before it ruins my wood flooring

[@terencemerritt]

It’s not a hot water heater. You don’t heat hot water

[@michaelvanhorn3271]

Sadly, it is to the point just do it yourself and if you cannot live with existing, I feel the same with auto repairs. I am sick of high priced shoddy work.

[@amunderdog]

That seems to take way to long. Months at the shop, for a few hour job. Rough rough.

[@SolarTara]

I'm actually curious, it seems like the majority of people who are watching these and leaving comments have zero idea that these clips and videos are from a show that stopped airing in 2008. It was an awesome show and I'm glad it's been uploaded for KZbin so people outside of Canada can get a taste, but wanted to point that out. Guess they made a new show called Holmes next generation, but these are not that :)

[@animeangel1983]

No they aren't. HGTV probably has the rights to the new shows and won't allow them to be put on here. That's why these shows are 15-20 years old. His daughters and son are in charge of his business now and Damon is now the head contractor. Mike is retired but still shows up every now and then. He also judges a lot of those renovation contest shows that they have on HGTV.

[@fredmercury1314]

So cold you could see your breath? That's how cold it is in my entire house, every year, for months. Put a jumper on.

[@karinaanchondo4168]

Why?

[@fredmercury1314]

@@karinaanchondo4168 If you don't want to be cold, put a jumper on. That's why we invented jumpers.

[@royharper2003]

sounds like your house has issues

[@fredmercury1314]

@@royharper2003On the contrary, my house is excellently well made. I'm just not a wimp.

[@royharper2003]

@@fredmercury1314 It has to be about 45 degrees Fahrenheit to see your breath so either your house has no heat or it has issues or you're too cheap to turn the heat on. It has nothing to do with being a wimp. Most people don't want to live in those conditions.

[@davemeyers6474]

Mike should hire Angela to keep an eye out on the renovations!

[@Faruk651]

Lol

[@user-sy2kp6qz2b]

If Mike is helping all these various people fix the mistakes is Mike himself or HGTV or whoever shows this helping out pay for the cost of the renovation

[@aprils376]

I think the costs are covered by the show or the Holmes business based on other things said in other shows

[@elizabethgenat-hung2645]

Is any of this show's information used to go after the crooks that messed up these properties?

[@toportime]

The crappy Contractor should be charged with Criminal Fruad and serve time for that bull crap. And this video could be used a proof that the crappy contractor did not even try to do what they were paid for.

[@kingdommanlegacyministries7769]

I blame the city & their inspectors

[@jeffreyknight3884]

Thank goodness this woman had this experience crew do the work. I hate to think the kids being in this house if it exploded. I hope karma gets this rotten contractor.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

There would have to be a crap load of methane from the sewers. That was highly exaggerated for a single family home's plumbing vent. The same thing happens if you have a vacation home and the traps in the sinks and toilets run dry.

[@seamripper0000]

Not blaming her, but her watching me constantly would drive me nuts! I'd have to talk to her that she couldn't be standing there the whole time, I'd happily show her each evening, take pics of all the work, but i need space to work.

[@richardhenry5961]

My Question; why not expose the contractors on your show? Give them the option to fix it, or give back a potion of the money back to thew home owner or be exposed.

[@gmiller1524]

Being hawked by the owner can be dangerous and annoying......Not defending the shoddy missed items.....BUT.

[@freedomofreligion3248]

Back splits are fraught renos.

[@ss-pw4zj]

Lead man aka foreman/construction manager or if your rich get an engineer

[@ArtVandely85]

pull the damn tub

[@Faruk651]

I wonder if she annoyed the contractor watching them all the time with her arm crossed. Just as she did to Mike.

[@DRS-TOOLS]

COOL

[@kelly-joypowell5691]

I do have to turn my head at the pumming 🙄😰😨🤮🤮

[@GoatzombieBubba]

Season 1 Episode 9: Cold Comfort - After a contractor failed to properly insulate a new addition, a bedroom became cold and unlivable in winter. With a court case pending, Mike Holmes tears open the ceiling, insulates properly and finds numerous other problems that need fixing.

[@kmj782]

I get she’s the owner but she’s just everywhere

[@Faruk651]

She is kinda annoying too.

[@petertimmins6657]

Just another proof of the fact that if you dip a dog turd in gold it is still a dog turd.

[@samuelwyatt191]

Who pays ?

[@kendrabarbie6909]

IF IT WAS $36,000 WHY IT WENT TO 57,000 PROBLY PAID IN FULL THERES SO MANY PEOPLE GETTING RIPPED OFF IF MIKE DOSE ONTARIO THEN WHO DOSE ALL THE OTHER COUNTRY OF CANADA

[@terencemerritt]

Does. Dose is like a dose of medicine 😂

[@godbluffvdgg]

Vapor barriers? What's this; the 90's? The vapor barrier won't stop the cold..Properly insulated will keep the HEAT inside the HEATED room...It's the HVAC system that control temperatures to rooms...That insulation just looked undersized; Here in philly, it's R38 in roof rafters...

[@cgmsg1]

Preaty Much yeah, the programs about 20 years old and then some

[@russelljacob7955]

Vapor barrier is to block moisture and condensation. Hence 'Vapour' barrier. It also helps support the insulation.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

Vapor barrier stops moisture and drafts. Airflow will render insulation and the air gap entirely worthless because there's no air gap if wind is flowing through and through.

[@mennomateo]

Insulation alone is not an air barrier, without a vapour barrier the air will pass through the insulation and through the drywall

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

@@mennomateo 100%

[@carljones3515]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@JohnByrne-n1d]

The home owners should name and shame those shit contractors .they can only bring them up for slander if there lying

[@nevrbdwnruby7484]

Did he say... MF's?? Now that's first... 0:41

[@Syndros]

Pretty sure he said buggers, haha

[@emgriffiths1861]

Melon Farmers ?

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

Buggers

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

@@emgriffiths1861 Naggers?

[@RLTango]

Ha! Juries out.

[@theartistone5860]

VAPOR BARRIER.....