Here's What Really Happened To Mike Holmes

Mike Holmes' children, Sherry Holmes and Mike Holmes Jr., first started appearing onscreen in 2012's "Holmes Makes It Right" (via IMDb). The siblings have been a part of their father's myriad television shows ever since, including the likes of "Holmes Next Generation," "Holmes 911," and "Holmes and Holmes." Mike Jr. took center stage in 2014's "Mike's Ultimate Garage," a two-hour special that put him in the driver's seat to build his dad a sweet 1,800-square-foot garage/man cave. Mike Sr., however, was on hand to oversee the construction and offer advice, but stay hands off. 

As Mike Sr. told the Ottawa Citizen, relinquishing control to his son took a Herculean effort. "It was very hard," he admitted. "I'm the guy that's on a site from beginning to end. It's the first time I've walked away and had someone else finish it." Meanwhile, Sherry accompanied her dad when he went to New Orleans, serving as a member of his construction crew. As she told the Times Colonist, the experience was "phenomenal," adding, "I would do it again in a heartbeat." Added Mike Sr., "I love working with my kids, watching them build on what they know and get better every day."