Wheelchair Ramp Disaster: Mike Holmes Does a Ramp Revamp!

Wheelchair Ramp Disaster: Mike Holmes Does a Ramp Revamp! | Holmes on Homes 203

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11 ай бұрын

Edith and Christopher hired a contractor to build a wheel chair accessible ramp at the front of their house, but he built a dangerous ramp that wasn't to code. Mike Holmes arrives on site and builds the ramp the way it should have been done in the first place.
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@kylinsky 11 ай бұрын

Empathy + Competence + Craftsmanship

@rickthompson4315 11 ай бұрын

Am I the only one who cried, tears of JOY, at the end?❤ I'm a Disabled Combet Vet, lucky enough to still use a cain. My dad, fought in Korea 1950-53. Ended up in a wheelchair. To Mike's Team, May God Bless You ❤❤❤

@nancyburt8791 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service!!

@sandyhaworth4181 5 ай бұрын

As a former firefighter/EMT I BAWLED! THANK YOU Mike and crew for your acts if kindness.

@ourlifeinwyoming4654 3 ай бұрын

I cried like a baby. He was so grateful to have the help.

@aigtrader2984 10 ай бұрын

As someone who is in a wheelchair, this is about the sturdiest ramp I think I have ever seen

@jonathanbair523 7 ай бұрын

Right up till the end where wood goes into the dirt! Termites travel in the dirt looking for wood and then tunnel into the wood making that paper thin. They needed concrete for sure maybe rocks to have the end of the ramp tie into the ground. I would go with concrete and put the metal hangers to hold the beams so wood dose not meet dirt!... I do agree the part in the air looks very secure and over done for safety but the landing at the end is CRAP!

@DigitalTwisted 6 ай бұрын

@@jonathanbair523 It's all treated wood though which is resistant to termites, Mike himself has spoken in many of his videos about not liking wood to dirt for that very reason which is why they've used treated wood.

@neonraindrops 11 ай бұрын

The fact that that ramp looks like it could take a baby pachyderm playing on it speaks volumes to the love and craftmanship the team put into that porch!

@prcervi 11 ай бұрын

it's going to need it when the snow comes, there's always going to be some build up

@commonleadership48 11 ай бұрын

what is not addressed is the fact that the couple could never afford a ramp like that. Nor could 75% of average folks. I.m guessing it cost $15,000 +

@prcervi 11 ай бұрын

@@commonleadership48 most of these episodes are canadian, as is holmes' construction company(along with this being filmed over a decade ago) the couple might've had the funds for that quality of ramp, but it took holmes coming in to actually get it done right because the first guy hired couldn't be assed

@SquigglersWigglers 10 ай бұрын

This is one of his best shows! Thank you Mike for making it RIGHT!!

@leahpetrick6958 10 ай бұрын

Definitely need rails. My son’s electric wheelchair motor on one side went out and caused the wheelchair to crash into the railing. If it hadn’t been there no telling how bad a disaster it should have been. His wheelchair weighed 247 pounds !

@douglasradowick508 11 күн бұрын

That first responder's tears at the end were saying volumes of appreciation for the work done for him! If he were asked explain his years-shame on that person for being SO insensitive and such a jerk!😱 Mike & team, FABULOUS work, for a man, who gave his all everyday he served the people on his job!😵😀🤓👍❤️⭐⭐⭐ Doug

@dbeaulieu9730 11 ай бұрын

I'm a 70yo handyman/contractor and Mike is my hero

@sandgroper1970 9 ай бұрын

You do it because of the heart felt gratitude of people like this former first responder.

@rhondakennedy819 9 ай бұрын

Very happy you helped this man. People in America don't care about the people who can't really get around easily. Be kind to each other. Stay safe. Love to all

@sunshinetogo4221 2 ай бұрын

Love this show. He is an anomaly in the construction business ! So glad this show shows what a good contractor can do and opens our eyes to subpar work.

@DonnaLane-pw4rg Ай бұрын

Thank you Mr. Holmes, a disabled lady facing the same thing as the gentleman who was in the video, that made me angry that someone he trusted burned him and took advantage of him ... I have lupus and Rheumatoid arthritis and I am bearly walking independently myself so I understand and know how that Man feels.. Again Thank you Mr. Holmes Respectfully yours, Donna Lane Kingman Az USA ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@twomz 11 ай бұрын

We went out during high school with UM Army and did some wheel chair ramps... the ones us high schoolers did for free looked better and safer than the one that first guy did.

@rawyin 2 ай бұрын

Watching these old episodes is like watching the first episodes of COPS and thinking, well that escalated.... haha.

@daniellentz7714 9 ай бұрын

The bottom of my heart. Thank you all you guys that you have done this so many times with Mike.

@wendwllhickey6426 8 ай бұрын

To bad people just want to get paid and run out 😢

@randybutler4772 10 ай бұрын

What a good job! Couldn’t have been done for a nicer family. Thank you for sharing.

@animeangel1983 11 ай бұрын

I have MS too, thankfully I am not wheelchair bound yet...mine comes and goes and so far I can remain independently mobile and still do things for myself. But now that I am 40 that can change in an instant.

@rozmoran1840 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Mike. Your craftsmanship is beautiful and logical, your a good man.

@abigailhumes6646 10 ай бұрын

God bless you for what you do! What a joy to watch real people helping real people. Your program is amazing. I would rather watch you and your crews in action than a movie.

@ciaraclarke1488 11 ай бұрын

Giving back to those that need it many thanks team

@nancygrissett6280 9 ай бұрын

Mike. You are the best. I love all your shows. God bless.❤

@user-jq5xe3wm8f 10 ай бұрын

God Bless you and your team Mr Holmes.

@user-hx4kp4bc1u 11 ай бұрын

Mike,you are the man.Ben in that same shape myself now my wife is in the same bolt.Thank God she had One good Kid and awsome grandkids.

@rhondakennedy819 9 ай бұрын

Yes, the little one is a cutie!!! I've a Got Junk guys in 2 different states. They were all great! In & out real fast with smiles & kind words!

@Eric-vn6gh 11 ай бұрын

Great Job!! Much thanks & respect to you & your team!

@ron.v 11 ай бұрын

Tears at the end. That's what it's all about!

@terrymiller4158 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Mike for helping a first responder!

@ivenstorm 10 ай бұрын

Reminds me of my own back patio. I lived in a split bungalow, single floor and the back patio wasn't even properly placed on the ground. There were parts of the patio that were laying on loose rocks, there were even parts that look like it had been gnawed off or cut off and were just loosely hanging. You'd never had known that was happening if you didn't look underneath it, and since I looked at it at night, I didn't think to check underneath. We ended up pulling up the entire thing and redoing it ourselves. Helped increase the value of my property when we went to resell it 6 years later.

@homefultv 10 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@albertc.8820 10 ай бұрын

Awesome! A moving story, no doubt. Mike is one outstanding contractor. Thanks for sharing this with us.

@dposcuro 11 ай бұрын

Thank you once again for uploading these. Always been hard to find before.

@keithwallington4966 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for being that guy

@josiatokirina1788 11 ай бұрын

Thank You! This episode I had not seen before, and it was very interesting.

@cabman86 11 ай бұрын

I build free ramps for those in need and this just made me sick looking at this.

@RONSCHANNELS-or9wy 8 ай бұрын

so kind of the team and so nice at the end!

@walter.bellini 10 ай бұрын

What an outstanding job Mike and his team did here, for a well deserving VETERAN. Love bless This episode just came out but it must be at least 15 years old, Dewalt tool using the old NiMh batteries and Mike looks like he is 35 years old, lol Thank you for sharing Mike

@jamesleicher 10 ай бұрын

i say 20 years back i got cable tv in australia ,mike was on home improvement chanel

@tspawn35 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, It originally aired in 2004

@vfxsoup 10 ай бұрын

This show was something my wife and I watched religiously when we first moved to Canada from the US. We are Canadian now and this will always be something we remember fondly.

@yosefmacgruber1920 6 ай бұрын

Why did you move to Canada?

@vfxsoup 6 ай бұрын

@@yosefmacgruber1920 we were British, we moved to the US as I work in the film industry in VFX. In about 2001 we decided to move up to Canada after having just about enough of the LA insanity. We visited Vancouver to check out a potential job offer first and just fell in love with the beauty of it all in BC. I still go back and forth to the US with work, but I love BC, the mountains and the lifestyle. It’s changed since 2001 for sure, but then so has everywhere else. No doubt there are many places in the US that are great, but not in the field I work in… LA or New York… both don’t appeal to me to raise a family. On one of the last days in LA, someone asked if my 3 month old baby had an agent yet… I laughed and said no… they went on a tirade about what terrible parents we were not making money from our little baby. Hahaha, to each their own I guess.

@cabman86 11 ай бұрын

This is one amazing build!

@michaelmedley6965 10 ай бұрын

Freedom. What you just gave that family is freedom.❤

@user-vg7ts2qt7k 11 ай бұрын

I need these guys on my crew!. This is one amazing build!.

@jonathanlanglois2742 10 ай бұрын

Monopoles have gotten rarer where I live. Screw in piles have become much the preferred method of a lot of contractors. No need to excavate, just screw it in, with the exact same machine that you are using and you are done. Its what I've got for my front and side porch. They haven't moved at all since they were built. They are an extremely reliable solution.

@annebellette201 11 ай бұрын

Great job 👍 thank you for sharing

@jostouw4366 7 ай бұрын

I find it sad that these things get done to the needy they deserve better there are not enough Mikes around!

@jaycole3768 10 ай бұрын

Looks great.

@ClassicStreetIron 11 ай бұрын

In case you were wondering: The theme music is cut from The Wiseguys - Start the Commotion off their album Antidote

@ps603 10 ай бұрын

So nice, done Right!

@hildahill3348 10 ай бұрын

Wow a beautiful job

@guesswho6946 10 ай бұрын

Great job.

@venoofnecona3906 11 ай бұрын

Only thing I see missing is the Handrail that is to go down the ramp. Not the 2 by type that is on the wall. By code you have to be able to put your fingers around it. Like the type that goes in a house, except it has to be pressure treated.

@motercycle80 11 ай бұрын

Looks great 👍 I would love to have that ramp

@robertmailhos8159 11 ай бұрын

Screw's have a better bite into the wood nails on the other hand pull out of the wood because of the wood expanding and shrinking

@jjjacer 11 ай бұрын

depending on the nail that can happen, mostly nails are used for speed (nailgun) and they do have better sheer strength vs screws. it depends on the application (however most of the time i do use screws myself, just easier when you dont have a framing nailer)

@robertmailhos8159 11 ай бұрын

@@jjjacer oh by the way I forgot about that nail that's spiral in design thank you for your information on this matter

@jefferykeeper9034 10 ай бұрын

We need more Heroes like he was!!!

@sandrahunt1870 10 ай бұрын

Thank goodness Mike and team are doing this correctly. I have ms and went for stem cell ( mesenchymal ) 6 yrs ago and I have no disability at all and doing well. Would be nice if he could do this for himself.

@cabman86 11 ай бұрын

I need these guys on my crew!

@conniemaniaci3612 10 ай бұрын

You do it because you are a good person.

@jameswoody1205 10 ай бұрын

Well done Mike. You are a very special kind and rare person!

@eck8240 10 ай бұрын

Holmes you're a good man❤

@davefoc 10 ай бұрын

The 2 x 10's seemed like massive overkill. I found a site that said a 2 x 10 on 16 inch centers could span 18'9". I don't think they were spanning four feet here. I wondered about the spacing as well. It looked like 12 inches to me and based on the image of the deck and a four by four post it was about 12 inches which would make this deck vastly stronger than it needs to be for any practical purpose.

@yosefmacgruber1920 6 ай бұрын

When it becomes rotten in the weather, it may be only half as strong? Maybe less. You can't just figure the weight of 1 person and a wheelchair. What if they are having a party, and lots of people standing around?

@ginny0719 11 ай бұрын

I'm at the same point. I know how to ..just not physically able. I've been ripped a new one on a porch, back deck, erection of a shed, and, now the mower...I've no one to depend on for any assistance...GOD have mercy and send me an angel! Bless you Mike!

@maxxmich 11 ай бұрын

love the hack contractor who whies his pick up truck as a dump truck/cement truck

@richardurena8202 10 ай бұрын

hmmmm... they code I had to follow was 1/4 max per ft. Our sidewalks were usually 4 ft wide, so they could only drop an inch from side to side

@thekingtroll2 10 ай бұрын

This couple is 50% responsible for this disaster. They KNEW it required a permit so they hired someone who did it without the permit. Plus, the ramp that was there, they paid $5000 for that???? Someone saw them coming and he left them stranded without finishing. Never hire anyone to do work that requires a permit. That way you have something built to standards.

@patmcbride9853 11 ай бұрын

$5K? Man, I saved so much by doing it myself.

@ronbennett7885 11 ай бұрын

And that was 20 years ago. Be like $10K+ in 2023 dollars.

@Dave_thenerd 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was thinking "$5K for that amount of wood and probably 3-5 hours of labor". That guy ripped them off big time!

@davidsimmons5936 16 күн бұрын

Good job

@GuyChapman 4 ай бұрын

Good work for good people. And all the same tools I have!

@Mouse2677 11 ай бұрын

I've used a PVC Pipe 1" on top and offset from the wood handrail for those who don't have motorized wheelchairs.

@jmpiv4 11 ай бұрын

Funny this guy talking about code and doing it properly now that he is involved in an $8 million lawsuit due to approving homes that had major problems with the building standards.

@Mike__B 10 ай бұрын

Did I see that right, he was using pressure treated wood for the floor boards... but then uses the standard 'gold' screws to hold it all down? Yikes Mike, you talk about the rust forming on the carriage bolts at the beginning, those uncoated screws will get eaten up by the chemicals in the PT boards in no time.

@MrMarvincorea 3 ай бұрын

Que belleza de rampa

@Shastasnow 10 ай бұрын

Getting permit can be a real pain depending on where you live. It is important to communicate but it can get frustrating. Even more so with annoying neighbors.

@sambiscits6711 10 ай бұрын

I recognize one of Mike's helpers he was there before Damon Bennett does the other guy's dark hair and green shirt I'm thinking he did plumbing but I'm not sure. I guess he's the guy thinks about is in the checkered jacket. Just saw his name is Benjamin Green contractor.

@antiantipoda 11 ай бұрын

I'm near fifty and I am planing for my next house to be wheelchair accessible. I don't need it now, but the future is still unknown. Even if I never need a wheelchair, I am sure it will be easier unloading groceries with a nice ramp when I am 80.

@lisacartwright2402 10 ай бұрын

Wish I can have a ramp on my porch. It takes 2 people to get my mom off the porch to get to her appointments. Due to covid, all the places and charity stuff we could have gone to to get a ramp put in is behind by 3 to 4 years.

@naterbator 6 ай бұрын

A joist hanger nail gun is 10x faster than screwing. Hopefully used connector screws equivalent to a 10d joist hanger nail rating. Screws don't take the place of nails. Nails are designed to have the capability of bending when overloaded and not break off at the same time. Screws in most cases are to brittle and would shear off if overloaded.

@helookalikaman79 11 ай бұрын

Here, permit = 50% of the project.... Ramp A - $1,000 no permit Ramp B - $1,500 with permit both ramps are built to code, with the same products and builder.

@keithfreitas2983 11 ай бұрын

Better safe than sorry. Some of my neighbors did add ons without permits. City went and did inpections throughout and those that did not have permits were told to tear it down, pay a hefty penalty plus bring it up to code.

@helookalikaman79 11 ай бұрын

@@keithfreitas2983 yeah got to make up the permission aka permit fees with fines... I woder if the inspectors pull permits on their own homes

@northwinds9155 10 ай бұрын

Common now the long I watch it it's becoming overkill just add railings in there and done. No wonder it's expensive living in US and companies filling there pockets

@TH-eb5ro 11 ай бұрын

Depends on where you are as to if the porch railings are required but with any disability aid they are a good idea, with a ramp required. The friend may have ran into issues himself but the 5k and not following code, permits is not excusable. Freecycle the unused wood, materials. The permits are also something to show when you sell a house. An as-is house is a way to lose money.

@greatbigjt 10 ай бұрын

@17:20 "they say that you can put in nails, we use screws" ACTUALLY they (the manufacturer of the hanger (Simpson Strong Tie) says that you MUST put in nails and DO NOT use screws....

@aaronorr5586 10 ай бұрын

Simpson makes structural screws that are designed to be used in these ties and joist hangers. #10 2 1/2", #9 2 1/2", #10 1 1/2", #9 1 1/2".

@greatbigjt 10 ай бұрын

@@aaronorr5586 For sure they do but the screws used in this video are clearly NOT Simpson screws.

@aaronorr5586 10 ай бұрын

@@greatbigjt On that we are in concurrence.

@MojoPup 10 ай бұрын

Always build as if your loved ones are going to be using it...simple

@danielj574 10 ай бұрын

I wish these were uploaded in higher quality. Always looks like some VHS rips

@DreamCatcherDD 10 ай бұрын

My favorite show woohoo😊

@edwardsimmons3721 11 ай бұрын

Good to have a permit for this type of install.

@keithfreitas2983 11 ай бұрын

Pretty sure he has one and pretty sure the city pushed it through.

@BradLarsen-nl2pc 6 ай бұрын

May I ask, maybe I missed it, but what lumber and sealer did you use? I've always wondered why contractors don't pre-seal the wood since it's impossible to get the bottoms in some areas.

@shadowforge 10 ай бұрын

I do not believe for one second that ramp sat on the front of that house for over a year and they didn't get fined for it not being to code, code enforcement is how cities make most of the revenue threw fines and fees and the simple fact that theres no rails would be spotted from the road.

@TheRealJoeMama1 10 ай бұрын

Someone needs to have a talk with whoever thought that this video required intrusive background 'music' with a pounding beat. It's really distracting and adds nothing of value.

@donnamurphy5698 7 ай бұрын

The local Baptist Association built a free ramp in my carport. I have no idea if they got a permit or not. It was built on a concrete slab. I think it is screwed into the rise at the door, anchored into the cement steps. I think its also screwed into the slab.

@user-zj7ev1ue1s 10 ай бұрын

Be kind to the Mailman take the mailbox off the wall so he don’t have to walk up & down the ramp every day

@terrywilkins5266 11 ай бұрын

Mike, why can't we see you on UK TV ? We used to watch you all the time.

@animeangel1983 11 ай бұрын

This show is 20 years old, the license to run it in the UK probably expired by now. But you can see them here at least.

@barbararastovski7367 11 ай бұрын

@@animeangel1983 -- 20 years wow, he sure looked younger but didn't realize it was that much.

@animeangel1983 11 ай бұрын

@@barbararastovski7367 Yeah the other vids at the end credits cover up the year it was made but season 2 was 2003-04.

@afzalhakeen4941 7 ай бұрын

5 thousand for a ramp -damn

@davidtomlin8481 10 ай бұрын

Mike and the team, kick ass job as usual 😊😎

@ham4fun 7 ай бұрын

as a wheelchair user. that ramp could be 1/4 the length and still be good. who wants to get out by the garage and then have to go way back down to the end of the driveway, i sure wouldnt

@javaskull88 7 ай бұрын

Never forget that any of us can end up in a wheelchair at any time.

@davidsimmons5936 16 күн бұрын

You don't have to have permits unless you attach it to the house

@mikenicholson2548 11 ай бұрын

Need to be structural screws on the hangers, or they don't pass code. The screws you used on the hangers looked like gold non compliment screws.

@carolleenkelmann3829 10 ай бұрын

Love that posthole digger. Do you ever make mistakes?

@ramahonlineschool 9 ай бұрын

Seriously overbuilt. An architect?? The old deck just needed railings and a no slip surface.

@iketheranter9126 10 ай бұрын

No permit?? Did you get utilities marked?? I'll bet you did..🤔

@bluekitty3731 10 ай бұрын

My husband built a deck off the kitchen across the back of the house. After it was done, the city inspector came to ok it and sign off on the build. The inspector looked it over and the blue prints, too. Well the deck wasn't done as most builds it was free standing, and not tied into the house, the inspector didn't want to sign off on it until a civil engineer stamped the blue prints. Basically, he was being a ass. So my husband told the guy just a moment, he went to his car pulled out his stamp from the state with his ID, stamped the blue print and handed it to the inspector, and told him if that wasn't enough his dad and brother were engineers also and could stamp it too! The guy was speechless! And by the way my husband was a civil engineer with a degree in structural engineering!

@johnunsicker7440 11 ай бұрын

Mike preach about code but ramp on a house there is really no code in most are ADA guidelines and commercial area it is inch raise in 12inch run. But he doesn't have a continuous handrail on the ramp also ADA guidelines and commercial code is 5 foot by 5 foot areas where you you do 90 degree corner.

@michelebriere9569 10 ай бұрын

I use a ramp, too. Power wheelchair. I'm also legally blind. I can't see the edges, much, so I put red duct tape around the edges. I can still see the edges.