Oct
02

Mike Holmes Spotting and a Giveaway: The Launch of Holmes Inspection

Mike and the HGTV.ca Team Making It Right! From the left: Camille, Alicia, Mike Holmes, Mia, Vanessa.

Did you watch it? We did! With the man himself in our midst. Mike and his power crew – the team, friends and family including Mike Junior and daughter Sherry – all gathered at Toronto’s Hard Rock Cafe for the premier of the anticipated Holmes Inspection.

“I was really freakin’ nervous today, can I say that?” was the starter of Mike’s speech, and I could have sworn the executive producer even choked up a little.  

I got in Mike’s face with a camera of course, and when I asked him what he thought of the first episode he  looked at me with the same disappointment he greets an unexpected patch of mold, and said, “I was there, remember?”  Of course, what I meant to ask him was if he was excited about it, but it came out all wrong… I was excited!  Or, I had one to many “Inspectors” -- a vodka + pomegranate + cranberry + soda + lime, with a screw driver in it. Could also explain why I kept mistaking the back of Bill Bell’s (“Uncle Billy’s”) head for Mike’s. 

You need to upgrade your Flash Player to 9 or greater


Giveaway: Couldn’t have been that far gone however, as I made sure to grab myself a loot bag of Holmes Inspection goodies; among them the Homes Inspection book. Just the other day my fellow blogger CJ and I were discussing – both of us being home owners – how great it would have been to have had a book that could simply explain what we should be looking for from a home inspector and how to spot their oversights. And voila! There it was.  It entails, in a simple workbook-like format, exactly what it promises on the cover: everything you need to know before you buy or sell your home. Email me the correct answer to the following question and it could be yours!  What is the name of the episode airing on October 15th? Email me to stylesheetAThgtvDOTca with Holmes Inspection in the subject line.  Please see contest rules

This Giveaway is now closed.  Congratulations to Kerry M. of Lower Sackville, NS.

Related:

Posted in: ,

Add to:    Add to Del.icio.us   Digg it!  

 

Comments:

I saw this book a few months ago ... mere days before making an offer on a house under construction.  If only I had known!

I'd love a copy.  The episode on Oct 15th is called "Abated Breath"

October 2, 2009 6:26 PM

 

Sarah you need to send your answer by email to stylesheet (at) hgtv (dot) ca Good luck! It is all explained in the contest rules link above :)

October 2, 2009 7:50 PM

 

Thanks Sarah.

October 2, 2009 10:53 PM

 

I saw that episode.. and wondered why the heck the Holmes crew used the colors they did - in the bathroom, in the rec room, etc.  Was the homeowner consulted and did she choose the colors?  I thought the bathroom was blah big time. Yes, it was nice, clean, fixed but blah...

So I was wondering if it was the owner's request for colors/style or did the crew use their own discretion?

So nice to see Mike helping others again!

October 4, 2009 6:25 PM

 
Comments for this entry are now closed.

Back to Top