The BEST episodes of Holmes Makes It Right
Every episode of Holmes Makes It Right ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Holmes Makes It Right!
Mike Holmes is back, doing what he does best—making it right. He’s picking up where he left off with his hit series Holmes on Homes and Holmes Inspection and cranking it up several notches. In this series, Mike plans to expand the meaning of “Make It Right” outside the residential domain and outside his own comfort level. The new stories are not just about typical renovation rip-offs; they’re heart-wrenching people stories too. In this series, Mike doesn’t just want to make a difference in the home, he wants to make people’s lives better. In Holmes Makes it Right, Mike will be taking on disasters that would make other contractors run. The kinds of circumstances where you don't just need a contractor, you need a miracle.
#1 - Building Castles
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2012
When an arsonist burns down the beloved castle playground in Toronto’s High Park, Mike Holmes is fuming. He leads a legion of crewmembers, engineers, architects and firefighters into battle against extreme heat and construction challenges, all while the clock is ticking. With help from the community, Mike and his team overcome major setbacks to rebuild a brand new castle that's fit for any King or Queen, teaching kids that they can rise above any obstacle and build their own kingdoms.
#2 - A Case of Shingles
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2012
Mike Holmes and his team get on top of a bad roof that has plagued a family for 40 years. The damage Mike uncovers proves they have been coping with leaks for nearly half a century. There’s mold in the attic, barely any insulation and as a result, heat loss like Mike has never seen. Mike and his team conquer the scorching heat and accomplish their mission, re-engineering a truss roof into a custom roof. Through the process, Mike demonstrates that building a roof right protects everything underneath it – and that’s what counts.
#3 - High Water
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2013
In the aftermath of the biggest natural disaster in Canadian history, Mike Holmes travels to High River, Alberta to help one family pick up the pieces of their flood-damaged home, and discovers the true meaning of reliance in the process.
#4 - A Tear in the Fabric
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2013
When the waterproof membrane on a rooftop deck is accidentally cut, water damage reaches every level of the townhome. Mike Holmes steps in to make it watertight-right but shows just how many layers need to be pulled back to fix the problem.
#5 - House Sandwich
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2013
A house begins flooding after two homes are built on either side.
#6 - Broken Record
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2013
Mike Holmes follows the trail of devastated homeowners left by a con man and comes to the rescue of his latest victims. But despite numerous jail terms and a current arrest warrant, this predatory contractor seems unstoppable.
#7 - Mystery Staircase
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/14/2013
Mike is called to a house when the new owners of a century home find out they have a third floor they didn’t know about. Mike and his crew tackle the restoration project and discover why the finished attic was sealed up and forgotten...
#8 - A Lift Up
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/30/2013
A family runs into trouble after installing a one-of-a-kind wheelchair lift for their daughter who has Cerebral Palsy, only to discover it doesn’t work at all. Mike Holmes shows what can happen when custom invention becomes a great, big...
#9 - Title Fight
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/2012
Rocco and Stephanie thought they bought the house of their dreams. But all the lipstick and mascara was hiding a nightmare and the measures that were supposed to protect them failed. City inspectors approved past renovations made to their home and now , today, the same work is questionable. There’s a baby on the way and no one’s budging so Mike steps in to do what no one else will. Mike is speechless when he discovers the basement was finished over a crumbling foundation – and the problems keep piling up. But Mike settles this title fight by making it right and brings stability to this family’s home.
#10 - Caught in a Trap (1)
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/2012
Peggy and Don need Mike’s help after they paid a contractor to build them a second story addition and then took off to Europe, leaving thier home unfinished and exposed to the elements. Their basement is destroyed from rain, their belongings are ruined and Mike uncovers the biggest nest of carpenter ants he’s ever seen.
#11 - Ventilation Blues
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2012
Mike tackles a recently renovated home where nothing is leveling out. The problems start with the HVAC, which doesn’t heat or cool and sounds like a jet engine every time it’s on. The floor joists are splitting and the brand new shower is disintegrating. Mike and his crew arrive to put things right.
#12 - Over Their Heads
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/7/2013
Mike Holmes intervenes in a renovation when a contractor, who doesn't have the depth of skills for such a complicated project, gets in over his head in an open concept bungalow renovation with a Mansard ceiling.
#13 - Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/10/2013
Lali put her trust in the wrong hands. She paid $11,000 for $200 worth of work and has been living in chaos for the last 13 months. She hired her neighbour to renovate her kitchen but he's been serving-up nothing but excuses for over a year. Mike retraces the contractor's steps as he tears down the work and discovers that this guy is one of the 'ugly' contractors he warns homeowners about. Not only is the work unfinished, it's dangerous, which means the contractor has robbed Lali threefold: First of her money, then her trust and finally her safety. But Mike restores her trust as he restores her home, and helps mend a relationship that should have never been broken.
#14 - Log Jam
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/17/2013
After serving the Canadian military for over 20 years, Mark hires a family friend to build a custom log house to retire in. The budget has been maxed out and the home isn’t done, so he sends out an S.O.S. that Mike Holmes answers.
#15 - 5 Alarm Chili (1)
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/2/2014
After her home is set on fire, Chili is pressured to hire a contractor who doesn’t understand how to make it right. With nowhere else to turn she contacts the one person who does: Mike Holmes, and he’s determined to make her home safe.
#16 - 5 Alarm Chili (2)
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/9/2014
Chili’s home was completely damaged at the hands of an arsonist. In order to understand what Chili faced that fateful night and what her home needs to make it safe, Mike puts on his firefighter boots and steps into the fire himself.
#17 - Lawn and Order
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/16/2014
Dan and Sarah bought their home 2 years ago with dreams of backyard bliss. They planned to extend the existing deck to create a more safe and usable space for their children to play. Needing to find the right person to do it, and liking what they saw next door, they contacted the same person who built their neighbours’ deck. Dan and Sarah received a quote that seemed too good to be true, and as the saying goes … it was. By the time they realized the project was much bigger than anticipated, vastly under quoted, and beyond the skills of their contractor, it was too late to turn back. In a moment of desperation, Dan and Sarah contact Mike who arrives just in time to make it right and avoid a major catastrophe.
#18 - Great Wall of Crap
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/23/2014
The retaining wall on Elaine and Bert's property was starting to fail when a contractor working next door offered to help. As the job gets underway, the contractor is never there to supervise and it quickly becomes clear that the work being done isn't up to par. Elaine and Bert contact an engineer who confirms what the couple already suspect: it’s all wrong. Instead of making it right, their contractor completely gives up and literally picks up his tools and goes home. Mike Holmes takes on the challenge of finishing the job the contractor started and shows exactly what can go wrong when you don't do the homework that leads to the right pro.
#19 - Flood Suckers
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/30/2014
The City of Toronto faces a historic downpour causing Gina's basement to flood with water from the City's sewage system backing into her home. When things seemed like they couldn’t get any worse, the remediation company hired by her insurance provider fails to follow the right protocols, putting Gina's son, Joey, at risk when he tries to clean up the mess himself. Mike arrives on site to tackle the flood-ruined basement with his team. When Mike learns that Joey's grandfather was a self-taught carpenter, and had a workshop in the basement, he does double-duty to not only restore this family's home, but the fond memories of a grandfather's love and true craftsmanship.
#20 - Another Storey (1)
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/7/2014
Jill and Mel hired a contractor who promised a second storey addition in 10 weeks for $125,000 dollars. A year and a half later and $170,000 down the drain, the addition is nowhere near complete and the contractor has disappeared. In order to save this family, Mike decides to take drastic measures and makes them a once in a lifetime offer.
#21 - Another Storey (2)
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/14/2014
Jill and Mel wanted a second storey addition on their bungalow but they hired the wrong person to do it. What started out as a 10-week $125,000 job turns into a renovation nightmare, and one of the worst jobs Mike has ever been called in to fix.
#22 - Investment Gate
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/21/2014
Janice and George are offered a percentage of their contractor-friend’s business for $300,000, with $100,000 going towards renovations on their home. They take the opportunity but realize something is seriously wrong after weeks of shoddy work and a few red flags. Eventually, they discover they are one of over 40 families that have fallen victim to an elaborate $15 million fraud. Their basement is destroyed, their savings are gone and their family’s future hangs in the balance. Mike and his team are called in to make it right and help restore their trust and self-esteem.
#23 - To Mike, From Aggie
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/28/2014
Pam is a nurse who works countless hours at a brain injury centre. When her family breaks apart she quickly finds a small home for herself and her kids. But as soon as they move in the problems start piling up. Everything from the sump pump and the venting to the kitchen and the yard needs fixing, but she’s too busy supporting her family to do it herself. Her mother-in-law Aggie is so desperate to help, so tracks down Mike Holmes, writes him a letter and delivers it straight to his mailbox. Mike agrees to do whatever he can to help and puts his son, Mike Holmes Jr. in charge of making it right for Pam.
#24 - Walk the Planks
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/4/2014
When a couple decides to paint the second-storey deck on their 9-year-old home it starts falling apart. Mike and his team discover that it’s completely rotted through and an accident waiting to happen.
#25 - Starting Again
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/3/2013
Manuel and his wife were like two peas in a pod, but now it's just one and the pod is in desperate need of some TLC. After his wife passed away, Manuel couldn't sleep in their bedroom, which was part of an old addition previous homeowners built. So he closed off the space, which opened it up to critters for the last 4 years. There's no foundation, no permits, and no way Mike is leaving without giving Manuel a warm space to fill with new memories. Mike takes it all down, and for the first time in Holmes history, let's the homeowner’s son play a big role in the rebuild. Before the job's done they'll need to redo a retaining wall, deal with asbestos and Manuel's son, Ben will feel the real pain of a bathroom demo.