About this season
Mark Bowe and his crew of West Virginia master craftsmen salvage antique barns and cabins, reusing the wood to create stunning, modern homes. The Barnwood Builders are devoted to salvaging and will stop at nothing to give 200-year-old structures new life, providing entertainment, inspiration and awe along the way.
Episodes (12)
1. A Home Turf Takedown
Aired 7 April 2022 • 40 min
The Barnwood Builders work close to home to salvage a barn in Alderson, WV.
2. Lakeside Log Cabin
Aired 14 April 2022 • 40 min
In Alabama, the team faces obstacles transforming a ranch house by a lake.
3. If it Fits It's Finnish
Aired 21 April 2022 • 40 min
Mark and the crew salvage their first-ever cabin built by Finnish settlers.
4. Timber-Frame Heart
Aired 28 April 2022 • 40 min
The Builders convert a massive timber-frame barn into a wedding venue.
5. American Fortitude
Aired 5 May 2022
The team saves a legendary fort dating back to 1775 in Lake Lure, NC.
6. Preserving a Local Legend
Aired 19 May 2022 • 40 min
A museum in Townsend, Tenn., enlists the Barnwood Builders to restore a 19th-century gunsmith's cabin to be the centerpiece of an exhibit; after repairing the timbers, the team faces the challenge of stacking them flush with a 9-foot ceiling.
7. Trial and Error
Aired 26 May 2022 • 40 min
Mark challenges the guys to create a new system of notches to build a timber frame; the new notches are put to the test alongside salvaged floorboards used to design massive trusses.
8. Restoring Russel's Fort
Aired 16 June 2022 • 40 min
"The Barnwood Builders" return to Lake Lure, N.C., to rebuild Russel's Fort, a historic 1770s log cabin they salvaged months before; the fort now has a gorgeous view of the lake, but the build is full of challenges.
9. The Heart of Appalachia
Aired 23 June 2022 • 40 min
The crew travels to Wise, Virginia, to save a stunning log home dating back to the 1860s; the Appalachian icon has been in one family for four generations, so Mark and the guys must salvage everything they can.
10. Log Cabin Cupid
Aired 15 July 2022 • 40 min
The builders battle extreme weather in Sacramento, Ky. to save a cabin built in 1853.
11. Learning By Doing
Aired 21 July 2022 • 40 min
The Barnwood Builders travel to Ripley, W. Va. to take down a quintessential log cabin; Mark inspects cabins in need of repair for the nearby farm museum; the guys visit Ryan's old high school.
12. Yabba Dabba Double Pen
Aired 4 August 2022 • 40 min
The builders travel to Flintstone, Md. to save a unique double pen bank barn dating back to the 1800s; the clients are young homesteaders on a mission to restore the land back to its original glory