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Building Off the Grid
Building Off the Grid

Building Off the Grid

—Adventurous builders battle the elements to build unique homes in remote areas.
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Season 17 of 7 Episodes

  • Michael Reynolds and his team of builders face the difficult task of building an Earthship home in just four weeks in Montana; the house must be entirely self-sufficient and sustainable.

  • In the heart of the Alaskan Range, the Perrin brothers work to build an extremely remote hunting cabin made of logs.

  • Bryce Ward, the mayor of North Pole, Alaska, joins forces with his father, Jeff, to build a family cabin with the help of their lifelong camping buddies; as the team finishes building the cabin, a forest fire threatens to destroy it.

  • In Montana, a young couple breaks ground to build a luxury yurt with a breathtaking view of the mountains; the solar-powered yurt has a modern kitchen, a second-floor loft, a guest room, and its own stream.

  • Furniture DIY-ers Ana and Jacob White build their dream cabin in the remote Alaskan interior on Paxson Lake, battling extreme elements while putting their carpentry skills to the ultimate test.

  • In Carbondale, Colo., a mountain biking group builds a mountain retreat; they use their bicycles to haul their building materials across rugged terrain, and they excavate by hand for a one-of-a-kind experience.

  • Builder Matteo Lundgren creates custom cob houses using natural materials such as clay, sand, straw, and water.

Record to Watch Later

22 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Arkansas Mountain Cabin
    Cabin of No Return
    Utah Mountain A-Frame
    Cabin Wanderlust
    Virginia Underground Home
    Cliff House
    Maryland Treehouse
    In the Arkansas Trees
    Idaho Underground Home
    Colorado Crest
  • Arkansas Mountain Cabin

    A couple head to Arkansas with their kids to build a dream mountain getaway; while the views of this location are breathtaking, this build is anything but a breeze; the family has to work together through severe weather to get this job done.
    Upcoming
  • Cabin of No Return

    A family is determined to build an off-the-grid cabin along Idaho's Salmon River; the family members take on Class 5 rapids to portage out materials, and they must race to complete their cabin before low tide hits and they can't return home.
    Upcoming
  • Utah Mountain A-Frame

    Needing to get out of the city, a Las Vegas couple and their son head to southern Utah to build a modern A-frame; but with strong winds, winter storms and a challenging terrain, they must work together to build their dream getaway.
    Upcoming
  • Cabin Wanderlust

    A young cabin builder creates a one-of-a-kind cabin in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York during the winter months; because of the new and complicated design, the crew must adapt to the environment.
    Upcoming
  • Virginia Underground Home

    A fantasy-loving family decides to build their own underground home in the hills of Virginia; with shipment delays, errors and severe weather, the couple must fight to make their dream world a reality.
    Upcoming
  • Cliff House

    Off-the-grid contractor Gregg Smith battles the elements to build a cliff-side retreat for a family in the Sierra Nevada Mountains; for Gregg and his team, erecting this house in the middle of nowhere comes with its share of challenges.
    Upcoming
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Adventurous builders battle the elements to build unique homes in remote areas.

Starring

Jake Rademacher, Ross Huguet, Mick Foley, Collette Foley, Drew Patterson

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