He does talk about them (well, the owners do mostly) to the extent that their lives have been affected by the construction. I remember one show where the crew never cleaned up properly–one morning the owners’ son came down looking for a drink and accidentally drank some dangerous chemical that had been left out in the open :eek: The kid was fine, thankfully.
I like Holmes. He may pour it on thick, but some of the stuff he encounters is obvious even to a novice that it was done horribly wrong, such as a house where one of the outside walls was sitting on the ground, with nothing else supporting it. You don’t have to be a genius to figure out how dangerous that is. He does a great job through his show of letting homeowners know what to watch out for, and will let them stick around to watch him work if they want, something he suggests people do when having renovations made.
I too love Holmes on Homes. I really appreciate his dedication to his work, and to getting things done right – so admirable.
I unfortunately have no idea what his tattoos are, but coincidentally also tried to find out a few weeks ago, after watching this show, not getting a clear view, and becoming intrigued.
Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will come in sometime!
On the right bicep is a bulldog with a bowler hat, a newer addition to it is the words “MAKE IT RIGHT” his motto and the name of his foundation. Interestingly, on the left side is a cobra, similar to the Shelby Cobra design.
I did see an episode where a family was gutting out a house or something and they ended up living in an RV provided by the contractor because the contractor was having problems getting the work done.
In swoops Mike with his team, and they start fixing and finishing up so the family can move in. He did say at one point he had to tell the wife “We’re going to make it so you can move in, but we’re not doing this that and the other upgrades.” I guess she was asking for them to rip out stuff that was fine and upgrade it. I was shocked that she could be so nervy…she admitted living in an RV was putting a strain on her marriage, and she and the kids had to go stay in a motel every few weeks just to give her and her husband a break from each other.
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I’ve watched most of his shows from the early half-hour format to the current hour format. It seems very clear to me that when he goes in to fix the house he’ll add special nice touches, etc. but he’s made it pretty clear on more than one occasion that they’ll take it the way he fixes it and doesn’t really ask for input from the home owner. IOW You can either keep your shoddy unfinished construction, or let Mike do it his way.
