Series synopsis
Barnwood Builders is an American documentary reality television series that premiered on DIY Network on November 1, 2013. It stars Mark Bowe, Johnny Jett, Sherman Thompson and Graham Ferguson.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mark Bowe as Himself
- Johnny Jett as Himself
- Sherman Thompson as Himself
- Graham Ferguson as Himself
- Tim Rose as Himself
Episodes
This series spans 19 seasons with 231 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | November 1, 2013 | November 25, 2014 |
| Season 2 | 13 | October 11, 2015 | December 27, 2015 |
| Season 3 | 13 | April 24, 2016 | July 17, 2016 |
| Season 4 | 13 | October 30, 2016 | February 19, 2017 |
| Season 5 | 13 | June 11, 2017 | September 3, 2017 |
| Season 6 | 13 | November 26, 2017 | April 29, 2018 |
| Season 7 | 13 | July 15, 2018 | October 7, 2018 |
| Season 8 | 16 | April 7, 2019 | July 21, 2019 |
| Season 9 | 13 | August 4, 2019 | May 3, 2020 |
| Season 10 | 8 | May 31, 2020 | October 18, 2020 |
| Season 11 | 10 | December 27, 2020 | May 2, 2021 |
| Season 12 | 13 | June 6, 2021 | January 4, 2022 |
| Season 13 | 19 | September 1, 2021 | August 18, 2022 |
| Season 14 | 15 | April 7, 2022 | June 1, 2023 |
| Season 15 | 18 | February 23, 2023 | March 7, 2024 |
| Season 16 | 13 | July 6, 2023 | August 29, 2024 |
| Season 17 | 6 | January 4, 2024 | February 8, 2024 |
| Season 18 | 12 | July 11, 2024 | August 29, 2024 |
| Season 19 | 1 | July 13, 2024 | July 13, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Taking Down the Lincoln Cabin and Building a Dog Trot Mark and the crew work to dismantle a barn built by Abe Lincoln's uncle; old tobacco timbers are used to build a new barn in the Appalachian dogtrot style. |
November 1, 2013 |
| 2 | Rescuing a Massive Barn, Finishing the Lincoln Cabin | October 7, 2014 |
| 3 |
Repurposing Every Beam from a Pennsylvania Bank Barn The guys take down a Pennsylvania Bank Barn in hopes of recovering the Long Beams and Huge Sleeper Logs that lay below. They are up against the weather, the machines malfunctioning and the weight of the logs. Mark pays a visit to the finished King Cabin and gives the owners a bench made with some of the repurposed wood from the Bank Barn. |
October 14, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Peeling Layers Off a Covered Log Home in Virginia Mark Bowe and the guys travel to Abingdon, Virginia, to take down a farmhouse that Mark bought sight unseen. The house is really a 200 year-old log cabin covered by layers of siding and overgrowth. As they strip away each layer, the news gets better. They salvage the incredible hand-hewn timbers underneath. |
October 11, 2015 |
| 2 |
Turning a Ramshackle Cabin into a Guest House in Missouri The crew travels to the Show Me State -- Missouri -- to take down and rebuild a historic 170-year-old cabin. Sherman leads the guys in converting this cabin into a guesthouse for kindred spirit client, Mark Perry. Meanwhile, Mark Bowe drums up business west of the Mississippi. The guys work in weather extremes to turn the cabin's frown upside down. |
October 11, 2015 |
| 3 |
Raising a Massive Timber Frame Barn in Downtown Lewisburg Mark Bowe and the guys work in downtown Lewisburg, West Virginia, to raise a massive timber frame as the new shelter for the Lewisburg farmers market. The 200-year-old logs prove to be a challenge when the builders begin to raise the bents. |
October 18, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rebuilding Grandma's Cabin in Montana In the Season 3 premiere, the team return to Montana to rebuild Grandma's cabin. |
April 24, 2016 |
| 2 |
Building the New England Barn in South Carolina The guys face a huge build in a family retreat previously featured during Season 2. |
May 1, 2016 |
| 3 |
Saving a Rare Log Springhouse Mark and the guys wade in water to save a dilapidated springhouse, then they rebuild it back at the bone yard. |
May 8, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Complicated Carriage House The Barnwood Builders pull into New Ringgold, Pennsylvania, in a covered wagon, ready to take down and move a very complicated carriage house. They find all sorts of treasures in the 150-year-old pioneer garage before they carefully strip it, lift the roof off in sections and disassemble the beams. |
October 30, 2016 |
| 2 |
The Cabin in the Quarry The Barnwood Builders float down the Ohio River and land in Paducah, Kentucky, where they try to save a little cabin in a big quarry. The cabin is in rough shape, but these guys don't give up on it. Their time in Paducah is filled with pioneer ingenuity. Alex Makes a chair, Johnny drives a dump truck, Sherman makes a quilt and Mark helps build a barnwood table. |
November 6, 2016 |
| 3 |
Island Fishing Cabin Mark Bowe and the Barnwood Builders take the logs from the Bird's-Eye Barn across the New River and put them back together on a West Virginia island. They have to reconfigure the barn to turn it into a modern fishing cabin with a complicated design. While the crew finishes up, the boss goes to visit the completed Wildrock Pavilion from also from season 3. |
November 13, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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. |
June 11, 2017 |
| 2 |
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. |
June 18, 2017 |
| 3 |
High-End Timber Frame Kitchen in Brevard, NC The Barnwood Builders build a timber frame kitchen that will be the centerpiece of a high-end mountain retreat in Brevard, NC. Later, Mark and the guys visit some of the architect's other spectacular log homes. |
June 25, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Larry Melton's Chance of a Lifetime After once saving Larry Melton's childhood home, The Barnwood Builders do something they've never done before and invite him to the Boneyard to help restore his family home. It's log cabin restoration and repair 101 as Larry learns the ropes, and just when he thinks the experience can't get any better, Mark arranges a final surprise with some very special guests. |
November 26, 2017 |
| 2 |
Big Ol' Buckeye Cabin The Barnwood Builders have taken down big barns, but they've never seen a log home this large. As they dismantle the Ohio cabin, the guys discover that it's filled with history, craftsmanship and a lot of cherished memories. Mark also gives the cabin owner tips on how to convert her family's old barn into a modern home. |
December 3, 2017 |
| 3 |
Log Castle in Cave Spring, GA 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. |
February 18, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
In Merrie's Memory Joe Colvard is determined to build a log cabin in honor of his late wife, Merrie; the guys stack Merrie's Cabin on the banks of Lake Hartwell in Georgia; with the help of a local woodworker, Mark surprises Joe with a heartfelt gift. |
July 15, 2018 |
| 2 |
Blacksmith Breakroom The Barnwood Builders build a pioneer blacksmith shop made from reclaimed beams, barnwood and rafters to serve as their office breakroom. Mark helps set up the frame, then a local blacksmith installs the forge and gives the guys a lesson at the anvil. When the blacksmith shop is complete, the Barnwood Builders gather in their breakroom to hammer away. |
July 22, 2018 |
| 3 |
Memory Lane The Barnwood Builders have been saving Kentucky tobacco barns for more than 20 years, and Johnny has found another one in Nicholas County. As the guys take it down, they share memories from their earlier days, and they meet the family who will use the logs to build an addition on their Florida home. Mark checks out a finished log home that he stacked with the guys several years ago, and the whole team visits Daniel Boone's Kentucky home. |
July 29, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barnwood Gold Mine While salvaging barn wood, the crew has to deal with a massive Ohio barn's dangerous roof; Mark Bowe finds a flooring company with a new idea for old wood; later, he visits an incredible timber frame home |
April 7, 2019 |
| 2 |
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. |
April 14, 2019 |
| 3 |
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. |
April 21, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Teach and Train One half of the team restores a huge log cabin at the Boneyard, the other half teaches some young men how to build a cabin in Tennessee. Meanwhile, Mark scouts a cabin built with pine logs, and the guys visit a shop filled with old-time treasures. |
August 4, 2019 |
| 2 |
American Muscle The Barnwood Builders create a timber frame barn for a private collection of American muscle cars in Columbus, Texas. Mark visits one of the biggest barns he's ever seen, finds the oldest live oak tree in the state and explores some local history. |
August 11, 2019 |
| 3 |
Barnwood Bonanza The Barnwood Builders score a major salvage from a barn near one of America's oldest pine forests in Brookville, Pennsylvania. Later, Mark and Sherman visit a local mill that turns reclaimed wood into spectacular products and Mark finds a perfect example of a hand-painted barnwood billboard. |
August 18, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Teamwork The Barnwood Builders travel to Frericksburg, Texas to rebuild a very special cabin they saved in Ohio. Mark checks out a store set inside an old grain barn, and visits an extraordinary home built with log skins and reclaimed materials. |
May 31, 2020 |
| 2 |
Barnwood Blowout The Barnwood Builders save Barnwood off of a very dangerous barn in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. Mark Bowe scouts an old log cabin in Missouri, an amazing barn in New Hampshire, and an extraordinary home in Texas. And Alex and Tim visit the longest covered bridge in Pennsylvania. |
June 28, 2020 |
| 3 |
Team Barnwood The Barnwood builders restore a cabin with major challenges. Mark visits the finished log skin mountain home designed by Karen Tillery. Katherine Shelton works at the boneyard blacksmith shop. And Alex makes a table from salvaged floorboards. |
July 19, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Human Resources After welcoming a new team member, the guys build a custom timber frame and a new log cabin. Then, Mark Bowe visits a West Virginia factory that creates wooden barrels, and Alex Webb creates a hall table using reclaimed flooring from an old barn. |
December 27, 2020 |
| 2 |
A Million Little Things The Barnwood Builders have a million things to do on the Boneyard. As they prep two cabins and complete an endless list of tasks, Sherman works with blacksmith Glen Bryant to create a branding iron, and Mark Bowe visits one of the first cabins he built. |
February 14, 2021 |
| 3 |
Kentucky Home The crew visits Johnny Jett's hometown of Morehead, KY, to save an old barn, and Mark challenges the two junior members of the team to take down a few logs. Johnny takes the guys to see an old grist mill that's close to his favorite covered bridge. |
February 21, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Design Drama In the hills of Alabama, the Barnwood Builders take on their most-complicated build ever to create a monster-sized wedding pavilion dreamed up by designer Karen Tillery. It's the perfect marriage of wood and steel! |
June 6, 2021 |
| 2 |
Family Fishing Cabin In Kentucky, the Builders help Sherman build a family fishing cabin. |
June 13, 2021 |
| 3 |
The Barn That Keeps on Giving The Barnwood Builders finds good things really do come in small packages when they take down a modest bank barn in Punxsutawney, PA, and come away with more lumber than ever expected. Later, Mark tours an 1800s feed mill with most of its machinery intact. |
June 20, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fun in the Field The Barnwood Builders have a blast saving an old barn in Abingdon, Virginia. |
September 1, 2021 |
| 2 |
Smoky Mountain Magic The Barnwood Builders head to Gatlinburg, TN, to build a cabin in the Smoky Mountains, but a narrow road makes it difficult to reach the job site. |
September 8, 2021 |
| 3 |
Treasure Time In Blountville, Tennessee, the Barnwood Builders find a log cabin built in 1818, and Mark teaches the new crew how to scout log cabins. |
September 15, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Home Turf Takedown The Barnwood Builders work close to home to salvage a barn in Alderson, WV. |
April 7, 2022 |
| 2 |
Lakeside Log Cabin In Alabama, the team faces obstacles transforming a ranch house by a lake. |
April 14, 2022 |
| 3 |
If it Fits It's Finnish Mark and the crew salvage their first-ever cabin built by Finnish settlers. |
April 21, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Legendary Log Homes Building a custom log guest home in Dandridge, Tenn.; as the cabin takes shape high in the hills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Mark visits one of the most famous log homes in the country; Johnny visits a candy store in Gatlinburg, Tenn. |
February 23, 2023 |
| 2 |
Bigtime Barnwood In Corry, Pennsylvania, the Barnwood Builders save one of the biggest barns they've ever seen; along the way, Sherman shares farming stories with the barn owner, and Mark explores the nearby wetlands designed for conservation |
March 2, 2023 |
| 3 |
Barnwood Living Pavilion Behind their showroom, the Barnwood Builders construct a timber-frame pavilion; Mark plans to produce similar pavilions in kit form using a notching technique. Mark goes to the Smoky Mountain sheriff’s cabin while Ryan prepares dinner. |
March 9, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Diamond in the Mud The Barnwood Builders return to West Alexander, Pa., to save an American gem built deep within the backwoods at the bottom of a steep hill; this 19th century barn will prove to be one of their toughest takedowns ever. |
July 6, 2023 |
| 2 |
Put to the Test Mark and the guys make the seven-hour trek to Dubois, Ind., to salvage a cabin picked by the youngest member of the crew, Evan; it's a big step to prove that his apprenticeship days are over. |
July 13, 2023 |
| 3 |
Appalachian Ancestry The Barnwood Builders team travels to Berea, Ky., to save an incredible log cabin built in 1795; as they peel away layer after layer of siding they discover a hand hewn masterpiece of Appalachian craftsmanship. |
July 20, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank Barn Retires The Barnwood Builders head to Westmoreland County, Pa., to save a classic bank barn; if the guys don't save it now, it won't last another winter; along the way, the guys tour an 18th-century fort; Mark checks out a fully-operational bank barn. |
January 4, 2024 |
| 2 |
Mountaintop Masterpiece The guys head to Albertville, Ala., to build a log cabin guest house high atop Sand Mountain; Mark visits a finished cabin he and the guys built on Lake Guntersville; Sherman and Johnny visit a woodturner who makes handcrafted wooden tops. |
January 11, 2024 |
| 3 |
Small Town, Big Dreams White Sulphur Springs, W.V., is a small town with big plans after a tragic flood devastates the community; the Barnwood Builders play a big part of this small town's revival as they build a log cabin and timber frame. |
January 18, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Perfectly Imperfect The guys head to Lower Salem, Ohio to save a classic example of a pioneer log home; over in Marietta, they ride up the Ohio River on an old Sternwheeler boat; Sherman and Ryan tour a small factory that makes historical markers. |
July 11, 2024 |
| 2 |
Community Building The guys head to Canaan Valley, W.Va., for the largest commercial project they've ever built; they work with massive timbers and make an intricate post and beam structure; Mark meets the team who will make this place a wellness center and spa. |
July 11, 2024 |
| 3 |
Topping Out The Barnwood Builders return to Canaan Valley, WV to finish the biggest commercial structure they've ever built, a two-story, post and beam wellness center with heavy duty steel brackets and intricate scissor trusses inspired by a local church. |
July 18, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | July 13, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | DIY Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 1, 2013 |
| Last aired | August 29, 2024 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |