
Building Alaska
The three builders each face their own forms of adversity at each location.

The three builders each face their own forms of adversity at each location.

As the summer season starts to thaw out, the building gets underway.

One of the builders' assistants has lost his life in a tragic accident.

The three builders are finding no reprieve from the task at hand and, at one camp, tempers flare.

Derek needs a miracle to save his cliffside ski hut cabin build.

The build crews set ridgepoles and deal with last-minute design changes.

Jackie's team hears propane leaking somewhere in their cabin.

The three build teams work to complete their cabins before the big reveal.

A team works on first floor framing, but tools begin to freeze.

Chris runs out of lumber; wrong measurements threaten John and Heather's progress.

Lee's crew must push through mosquitoes and fatigue to finish the deck.

The builders scramble to complete their heating systems before winter.

The builders persevere through pounding rain and impending snowfall.

Rough wiring and plumbing are underway, but the grind's getting to Bob May.

Adam faces down his biggest fear about the build, and Mike gains ground.

The challenges of building in Alaska continues with helicopter drops.

Mike's plans to catch up backfire, and Adam battles the brush.

No machines, no problem. It's down to all-muscle power on the builds.

Alaskan builders face off against the destructive forces of working in the wilderness.

Wet weather slows down one crew while the others transport materials.