Mike Holmes began learning construction from his father starting when he was six years old. Mike’s father was a jack of all trades, and Mike used to follow him around and learned a lot by building things together.By the time he was 19, Holmes had started his first contracting company with a crew of 13 employees. At 21, Mike Holmes founded his own renovation company in Toronto. Mike Holmes was known in the local community for his passion for building and his no-nonsense approach to building.