Hunting and fishing guide Bob May is building a new cabin on a remote island in southern Alaska. But...

On a nearly deserted island of Alaska, Bob is forced to adapt with inferior lumber, changing weather...

We learn how things are built differently in a state which experiences 100 earthquakes a day. Though...

A sub-contractor fails to show up at the jobsite for weeks pushing Bob further behind schedule. Mean...

When you live this far off the grid, you need to be self-sufficient, whether it is using recycled oi...

It's a sprint to the finish as Bob gets the cabin completed before his first paying customers arrive...

Builders traverse the Alaskan Frontier, where they prepare to battle the elements to build three cab...

The builders brainstorm ways to beat the harsh weather so construction goes smoothly.

The deadline looms after ice makes a lake impassable.

The builders head home as winter puts their work to the final test.

The three teams kick off their builds in remote Alaskan settings. The projects include a family lega...

Three teams continue their builds in unique, remote Alaskan settings. At this stage, they're staking...

One Alaskan builder's team loses hands to volunteer firefighter duties and another faces a big chang...

One builder encounters record-breaking spring temps at the build site while another looks the other...

Mike and his crew scramble to save the peonies in Eagle Song, Dave and Hans's 50,000 lbs of material...

Mike's plans to catch up backfire in Eagle Song, Dave and Hans start laying the floor while having f...

Mike gains ground, but can he keep it by only laying plywood over the cabin's foundation? Dave and H...

Builder Mike Williams' son Cody comes up with a fix for their pressure washer problem in order to pe...

Builder Mike Williams gets all 45 of his logs peeled and starts to stack and insulate his cabin in E...

Builder Mike Williams falls further behind schedule due to wet weather and unforseen obstacles in Ea...

Builder Mike Williams and his team get the rafters and roofing underway on his cabin but with no lac...

On Shelter Island, Dave Bartlett and Hans Moser have not one, but two 700-hundred pound ridgepoles t...

It's do or die time for all of the builders. The tides become the ultimate decider for Dave, Hans, a...

Three new teams begin their projects; Matt and Amy Hill realize building in snow is complicated; Mik...

At Jackie's slippery build site, rain and mud hinder the team at every step; the Hills are forced to...

The Hills race to finish installing their floor which leads to an on-site injury; Jackie and her tea...

The Hills work on their first-floor framing, but work slows to a stop when their tools begin to free...

The Owens work to finish the roof, but multiple falling objects and whiteout conditions make the job...

Jackie's team delivers French doors only to find the frame fits incorrectly during installation; a s...

Jackie's team hears propane leaking somewhere in their cabin; melting trails make the delivery of ca...

The teams continue to struggle as their build seasons come to a close; Jackie's team hurries to fini...

Three new couples challenge the Alaskan elements. Mike and Kathleen Kondus build atop a windy tundra...

Mike and Kathleen begin on the foundation, but their nail gun goes on the fritz and the posts aren't...

Paige and Cody realize they don't have the correct insulation for their log walls. Kathleen and Mike...

Mike and Teresa begin building their walls, but the winch is more dangerous than they realized. Paig...

Mike and Kathleen move to interior work, but the remote location is still slow with progress. At Pai...

Paige and Cody's build takes a hit after Sterling and Joe leave the site and a trailer full of vital...

The Konduses fight the rain and shattered window panes deep in the White Mountains. Mike and Teresa'...

It's a race to the finish as Paige and Cody wrap up before dog racing season in Cantwell while Mike...