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A Birmingham, Ala. couple looks for their dream home in Park City, Utah.
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A couple look for a community where they can find a healthy lifestyle for their family.
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An author and her U.S. Army veteran husband hunt for a new home in historic Signal Mountain, Tenn.
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A couple wants to leave Seattle and get back to their roots in California's Humboldt County.
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A couple searches for the perfect rock-climber's retreat in Tucson, Ariz.
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A couple fell in love with Blue Ridge, Ga., after a business trip and now seek a home there.
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An active couple hunts for a mountain home near Evergreen, CO.
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A couple hunts for a mountain home in northern Georgia, with room for their four teenagers and dogs.
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A couple seek a house with plenty of space to grow a family and easy access to hiking trails.
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Animal lovers find a mountain ranch home with an ocean view in Cayucos, Calif.
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An Arizona couple finds the perfect mountain home in South Carolina.
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A couple hopes to find a home with ample outdoor space and room for their dogs in Sedona, Ariz.
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A couple looks for a starter home in Canton, N.C., hoping to find an undiscovered gem.
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A family of three looks for peace and quiet in the town of Livermore, Colo.
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A woman wants to settle in the Columbia River Valley region with views of a mountain range.
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A couple wants to move to Mount Rainier, Wash., to give their kids the same childhoods they enjoyed.
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A Dallas couple seeks to move to Crested Butte, Colo.
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Married entrepreneurs look for a relaxing retreat near Jim Thorpe, PA.
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A young couple is ready to leave Atlanta's congestion for Georgia's sprawling Blue Ridge Mountains.
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A California family is excited to relocate to Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Chris and Heather fell in love with the mountain hamlet of Midway, Utah thanks to the town's charm.
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A family hunts for a vacation home near the slopes of Mount Hood, Ore.
Building Roots
Ben and Cristi design a kitchen and deck for a multicultural family.
Building Roots
First-time homebuyers purchase the 50-acre ranch that she grew up on, but it's stuck in the '70s.
Building Roots
A bathroom leak inspires a couple to finally start on the renovations they've procrastinated on.
Building Roots
Ben and Cristi Dozier incorporate nature into their design while renovating a family home.
Building Roots
Ben's sister and her husband pick a historic ranch property close to their family in Colorado.
Building Roots
Ben and Cristi work to help a family heal by revitalizing their home's joyous spirit.
Building Roots
A woman buys a downtown home to honor her late father, but it's a maze of awkward rooms.
Building Roots
Two siblings need Ben and Cristi's help to modernize a charming 1940s cabin for their large family.
Building Roots
A couple wants to update a home they inherited from his stepfather to make it a permanent residence.
Building Roots
A couple's quaint farmhouse becomes quite cramped when extended family gets together.
Building Roots
A couple purchases a home with incredible mountain views, but tacky pink stucco siding.
Building Roots
The Doziers convert a family's old storage shed into a unique fishing mercantile.
Building Roots
Ben and Cristi transform a legacy home into a mountain lodge.
Building Roots
Ben and Cristi infuse personality and elevated style into a family's modern mountain retreat.
Building Roots
A couple's home lacks function; Ben and Cristi take on a challenge they've never faced before.
Building Roots
A Nashville couple's home is puzzled together with random additions, resulting in a senseless flow.
Building Alaska
Falling objects and whiteout conditions make the job perilous for a team.
Building Alaska
Jeff Erickson takes on a cliffside build off the coast of Seward, AK.
Building Alaska
Wet weather slows down one crew while the others transport materials.
Building Alaska
The crews encounter nothing but wall-to-wall problems at each of their builds.
Building Alaska
The builders' challenges include a rock-solid foundation, logging lessons and plywood problems.
Building Alaska
The teams deal with a cement mixer meltdown and a special sky delivery.
Building Alaska
Rain slows down Brannon's cabin build while Jere and Ben float their barge.
Building Alaska
The challenges of building in southern Alaska include curious bears.
Building Alaska
The hard summer finally pays off as our builders complete their projects.
Building Alaska
The most dangerous phases of the builds begin causing the crews to panic.
Building Alaska
Paige and Cody realize they don't have the correct insulation.
Building Alaska
The build teams face lost team members, rough weather and miscalculations.
Building Alaska
A new season of builders brave the elements to construct cabins in Alaska.
Building Alaska
The three build teams work to complete their cabins before the big reveal.
Building Alaska
The builders install solar panels and custom log stairs and rebuild a road.
Building Alaska
A couple discovers their winch is more dangerous than they realized.
Building Alaska
Nick faces danger while hunting for driftwood to use in his buildings.
Building Alaska
Professionals struggle to dig a first-time builder's foundation.
Building Alaska
Dave and Hans work through severe weather, and Adam is short a cement bag.
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The Owens family is challenged to build a log cabin for homeowners.
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The builders are in the home stretch as they try to finish their projects.
Building Alaska
All three builds are running behind schedule and face big challenges to getting ahead.
Building Alaska
Nick and Kent build a "honey bucket," also known as an Alaskan toilet.
Building Alaska
Lee Raymond calls in Ninja Framer to get his client's job back on track.
Building Alaska
It's crunch time as builders race against Mother Nature to finish their cabins.
Building Alaska
It's a battle at the builds as sparks fly in camp and unwelcome bears won't leave well enough alone.
Building Alaska
Jere, Ben and Tim struggle to get their barge on a trailer for transport.
Building Alaska
Join some of our most determined first-time builders as they go all-in.
Building Alaska
Winter is approaching and the clock is ticking to complete the builds.
Building Alaska
The three builders each face their own forms of adversity at each location.
Building Alaska
A bear attack and wild weather shuts down the builds and an underwater fix saves a dock.
Building Alaska
The crews face drywall issues, spinning windows and bears eating supplies.
Building Alaska
First-time builders race to construct their cabin in the dead of winter.
Building Alaska
A team races to install flooring which leads to an on-site injury.
Building Alaska
Rain and mud hinder one team and another digs their supplies out of snow.
Building Alaska
With hydro- and wind-power systems installed, the insulation is on hold.
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The build teams lift 600-pound rafters and install interior walls.
Building Alaska
The build crews set ridgepoles and deal with last-minute design changes.
Building Alaska
Crews race to stay ahead of the chopper and a building is on shaky ground.
Building Alaska
A new generation of builders faces off against the Alaskan wilds.
Building Alaska
Nick fights the tides trying to retrieve pylons for his foundation.
Building Alaska
Nick Blanco works to construct a fishing lodge entirely out of driftwood.
Building Alaska
Lee's crew must push through mosquitoes and fatigue to finish the deck.
Building Alaska
Three teams start their builds and run into challenges in the wilderness.
Building Alaska
Rough wiring and plumbing are underway, but the grind's getting to Bob May.
Building Alaska
The teams helicopter in materials and lift hefty balloon walls.
Building Alaska
The teams work with warped boards, find mistakes and run low on materials.
Building Alaska
With winter looming, the three builders find that even the smallest mistakes have big consequences.
Building Alaska
Adam faces down his biggest fear about the build, and Mike gains ground.
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Chris runs out of lumber; wrong measurements threaten John and Heather's progress.
Building Alaska
A snow machine delivery runs into problems at the Hill's build site.
Building Alaska
The builders scramble to complete their heating systems before winter.
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As the summer season starts to thaw out, the building gets underway.
Building Alaska
Builders struggle with work-life balance as projects reach new heights.
Building Alaska
Derek needs a miracle to save his cliffside ski hut cabin build.
Building Alaska
Three builders race to construct their homes in the remote wilderness before the return of winter.
Building Alaska
Progress is slow at one build, while another site gets more dangerous.
Building Alaska
On a remote island in Alaska, Bob tears down a cabin and builds another.
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The builders persevere through pounding rain and impending snowfall.
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The teams continue to struggle as their build seasons come to a close.