Catch Up Now: Barnwood Builders
The guys help a widower build the cabin that he and his late wife chose.
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AMAZING BARN RENOVATIONS
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See the best of the best from Barnwood Builders, including their top home makeovers, creative reclaimed wood projects and more.
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About the Host
Mark Bowe
Mark Bowe, host of DIY Network’s Barnwood Builders, is passionate about honoring the craft of America’s pioneer ancestors and is devoted to ensuring that their work lives on.
About the show
Episodes
See Episode GuideGrandma's Cabin
The Barnwood Builders team saves an incredible cabin with huge logs that was nearly lost to a fire in West Virginia. They transport it all the way to Montana for restoration, where Mark returns to see it fully finished inside and out.
New Hampshire Barn: The Whole Story
This one-hour special follows the move of a massive 1802 timber frame barn from New Hampshire to South Carolina, from complicated take-down, through an epic build, all the way to the dramatic finish visit.
Barnwood Doubleheader
Mark splits up his crew so they can conquer two jobs at the same time. Johnny and Tim take down a big tobacco barn that has plenty of antique material worth salvaging, while Graham and Alex tackle a log cabin that's still in great shape. Mark also pays a visit to two sisters to see how they finished the craft store the guys built for them last season.
Grandma's Cabin
The Barnwood Builders team saves an incredible cabin with huge logs that was nearly lost to a fire in West Virginia. They transport it all the way to Montana for restoration, where Mark returns to see it fully finished inside and out.
Perfect Cabin, Perfectly Restored
The Barnwood Builders discover one of the finest cabins they've ever seen. They take it down in West Virginia, then restore it in South Carolina. Mark returns to see the amazing home fully finished--a perfect cabin, perfectly restored.
Old-School Takedown in Harrisville, WV
The Barnwood Builders turn to the old-school method of using ropes to take down a log cabin in Harrisville, WV. Later on, they shop at the oldest five-and-dime in America and meet some modern-day pioneers who hewed their own log cabin by hand.
Adapt and Overcome in Hamlin, WV
The Barnwood Builders never give up on a log cabin and despite some rough going early on, this one turns out to be worth all the extra effort. Mark goes on a cross-county search for replacement logs while the team finds creative ways of pulling the cabin apart without sacrificing its logs.
Picture-Perfect Cabin
Mark's client has a painting of a log cabin he wants to replicate so the team sets out to find the perfect cabin for the job. After settling on a cabin from an old project, the Barnwood Builders rebuild the structure with its huge logs in Texas. While on the job, Mark visits an original Texan pioneer cabin and discovers something about his crew that he never knew.
Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding in Gatlinburg, TN
Mark and the guys travel to Gatlinburg, TN, to replace a log home lost in the 2016 wildfires. They bring with them the Beam Cabin they built on the yard last year, but it's no easy feat to move these massive logs up a narrow mountain pass. Designer Karen Tillery works with Mark to renovate on the fly.
Saving More Than Logs in Bulls Gap, TN
Mark and the guys go the extra mile to save the antique logs from a Tennessee home in distress. During the job they meet Larry, who grew up in the log cabin with no running water. In the end, Mark makes him a one-of-a-kind barnwood memento of his childhood home.
Mark Finds His Dream Home Barn
After years of searching, Mark Bowe has found the barn he wants to turn into his own home. The guys work carefully to take apart the enormous bank barn without breaking any of the beams. In the face of bad luck and frustration, the team works together to save the hand-hewn beams, flooring and valuable sleeper logs. Mark also visits a nearby bank barn that has been transformed into a gorgeous wedding venue.
Foldable Cabin
Mark brings one of his biggest ideas to life, a foldable steel cabin. The crew takes the cabin on its maiden voyage and unfolds it for the first time in the boneyard, then they add a timber frame facade and a complete barnwood interior to finish it off in style.
Fancy Cabin Takedown in Minor Hill
Mark Bowe and his crew work through layers of architectural history to uncover an original pioneer home in Minor Hill, Tennessee, and they hear stories from family members who lived in the cabin. Mark also visits a beautifully restored log home with its own extensive family history.
Barnwood Gold Mine
The Barnwood Builders salvage a variety of barnwood off a massive Ohio barn, but to save it all, they have to deal with a dangerous roof. Mark Bowe finds a flooring company with a new idea for old wood and later visits an incredible timber frame home.
Hidden History
The crew saves an Ohio barn built with incredible craftsmanship and Mark scouts another barn that turns out to be a keeper. Later, he visits a massive timber-frame barn that was perfectly restored on its original site and converted into a restaurant.
Restoration Week
The crew restores two cabins and builds a barn door for their blacksmith shop. Mark Bowe scouts an old log cabin and drives through a river to visit the fishing cabin he and his crew built two years ago.
Lone Star Boneyard
Mark Bowe and the crew start a new boneyard in Texas by building a timber frame barn and two log cabins with some help from their new business partner. Mark gets his first look at the incredible party barn they built the last time they were in Texas.
Go Big or Go Home
Mark Bowe checks out some renovated grain silos and the craziest treehouse in town while the guys put a roof on their Texas timber frame. Mark's log cabin gets a Texas-style makeover, and he gets some help from his new neighbors, the Junk Gypsies!
Tennessee Treasure
The crew rebuilds the Minor Hill cabin in Franklin, Tennessee. Mark Bowe checks out a log cabin addition to an 1806 stone home and then tours a local whiskey distillery built inside a timber-frame barn.
Hillbilly Lemonade
The guys must get creative to make something worthwhile from a lackluster cabin. Later, Mark visits an incredible finished cabin made from logs he salvaged on the first season of Barnwood Builders.
The Finished Product
Mark Bowe visits finished cabins he helped build in Montana, Texas, South Carolina, West Virginia and North Carolina. Then, there's a big surprise waiting for him in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Battle-Ready
Mark Bowe and his assistant, Katherine, work in Texas while the guys build a cabin in Virginia with their favorite crane operator, Mark Battle. Battle is the best crane operator around -- just ask him! -- and a visit to his finished barn turns up more than expected.
Barnwood Wedding
The Barnwood Builders get ready for a farm wedding by building a barnwood dance floor, a timber-frame photo booth and an incredible handcrafted wedding arbor. Mark and the guys also work on a custom-designed split rail fence for the bride to walk past as the guests watch from hay bale seating. It's a day filled with something old, something new, something borrowed ... and something barnwood!
Boneyard Makeover
The team transforms the Boneyard by enclosing part of their shed with walls so they can work year-round, finishing off their new workspace by covering one wall with multi-colored barn wood. Mark also explores a German housebarn and visits a beautiful log home built along a cliff.
The Johnny Jett Special
Machinist, artist, and craftsman Johnny Jett is honored by The Barnwood Builders in this one-hour special. Johnny's most unforgettable moments are highlighted as well as previously unaired footage featuring West Virginia's favorite Renaissance man.
Operation Hero
Mark and his team take on their hardest build ever for their most important client: America's wounded warriors. The guys work side by side with veterans to construct a giant timber frame lodge for Project Healing Waters.
