Even for a veteran contractor like Bryan, knocking down a house is not as straightforward as it appe...

With the house’s foundation set and the wall framing on deck, the construction site is quickly trans...

After the house is framed, the mechanicals of the home are ready to be roughed in and installed. Eve...

Though the elements have been against Bryan, he still plans on surprising his wife Sarah with a pool...

During a routine walk through of the house, Sarah and her designer Rebecca suggest switching the lay...

Now that the drywall is complete, Bryan is looking forward to begin work on the outside of the house...

Bryan and Sarah have to face up to the financial realities of building a house, creating tension in...

Bryan and Sarah plan their ideal Kitchen, but things don’t go according to plan when Bryan discovers...

Bryans gets to do his space in the house, the basement or as he calls it the “mancave”. Not content...

Bryan's done with the downstairs and now he can start work on the final part of the house the master...

One space that Sarah and Bryan didn’t agree on was how the laundry room should be laid out, Rebecca...

The house is almost done, the front yard and the garage are the last places to be finished, but Brya...

After six months, it's all done. Bryan and Sarah walk through the house and reminisce about the good...

Bryan has been bit yet again by the building bug, but his excitement may have gotten the better of h...

The build has just begun and two of Bryan’s worst fears are becoming a reality – rainy weather and p...

Burning the candle at both ends has taken its toll and Bryan’s down for the count at a critical stag...

Bryan’s other commitments are pulling him away from progressing at the cottage and the build can’t s...

Being near water at the cottage is normally a good thing, but not when it’s raining and your roof ha...

As the build moves closer to the end, war wages between Bryan and Sarah as decisions on interior fin...

Sarah’s initial reluctance to build their cottage in the wilderness is proving true, as the wild lif...

Sarah and Bryan choose a mural for their Great Room that could end up being a great disaster.

The sheer amount of work to install the live roof weighs down Bryan, almost literally and things are...

Bryan is worried when transporting custom materials on site almost breaks the bank.

Breaking the potential bad news to Sarah might be Bryan’s biggest challenge yet.

Snow and heavy rain put a wrench in progress as Bryan’s big sprint to complete the deck - the last m...

Lots of last minute touches pull the construction crew in all directions as both Bryan and Sarah nee...

Bryan convinces Sarah to uproot the family and move to the country.

When Bryan excavates his first bit of earth, he hits a major snag and the project comes to a halt.

Bryan starts to lay the foundation for the addition onto the back of the existing home and realizes...

Bryan is used to working against the elements, but the timing couldn’t be worse when he has to leave...

Sarah recruits the help of a designer who has the difficult task to make both Sarah and Bryan happy....

Sarah changes her mind on a design finish that sets Bryan back in a big way. The plan to make progre...

As the weather turns colder, Sarah and Bryan’s relationship goes up in flames as they butt heads on...

A freak ice storm derails all work on site as the Baeumlers just focus on keeping warm and cleaning...

Bryan continues to deal with the perils of the long and cold winter, without an end in sight. The Ba...

Winter may be behind them, but Spring showers have rained all over Bryan’s parade as water may have...

Bryan bites the bullet and takes care of some major work on the existing house that ends up with som...

Six weeks late, the main floor tiles finally arrive for installation. Sarah micromanages Bryan on a...

Resolved to never have another leak in the old house again, Bryan re-does the entire roof, but has t...

Bryan pushes Sarah and Trish to finalize the tile floor in the wine room, but he realizes things are...

Bryan’s used to Sarah’s changes, but can’t believe the paint in the butt he’s experiencing upstairs....

In the interest of being done, Bryan makes the final call on finishes without Sarah’s input, which d...

Fresh off the completion of an incredible addition in the country, Bryan itches to keep the renovati...

As Sarah and Bryan try to nail down the layout so they can frame and get to the drywall stage, Sarah...

Feeling good about getting to the drywall stage, Bryan is adamant that they keep the build moving fo...

The project really opens up as Sarah and Bryan break down the last wall between the old and new hous...

Lots of progress on the interior and warmer weather has Bryan thrilled he can begin work on the exte...

Bryan finds time to work on his own projects including one that Sarah doesn’t know about. Just when...

Furniture starts arriving at the house as Bryan has to stay strong while he braces for what arrives...

After three long years, Bryan and Sarah wrap up the build and complete their forever home. The show...