Building Off the Grid

A Texas couple teams up with two South African canvas tent experts to create their dream glamping experience. But they soon find the build is anything but luxurious. With rain, heat, and critters, they have to work together to reach the finish line.

A young family embarks on their biggest and most challenging build yet -- an in-earth cavern in the mountains of northern Georgia. But building on a mountain will be anything but easy as they deal with a rocky terrain, extreme heat and heavy rain.

A couple plans to build their forever home out of straw bales in the Arizona desert in only six months. Using Earthship architecture as their motivation, they hope to make this structure modern, durable and unique.

A fantasy-loving family decides to bring their dreams to life by building their own underground home in the hills of Virginia. With shipment delays, errors and severe weather, this couple must fight against all odds to make their dream world a reality.

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.

A couple heads 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 will have to work together through severe weather to get this job done.

In an effort to spend more time with their kids, a couple sets out to build a treehouse in remote Maryland. With a $400,000 budget and a two month timeline, they hope to build their home in time for foliage season -- but Mother Nature has other ideas.

Friends and natural builders set out to construct a family adobe dome home using the earth onsite in a mountain range in California. But just as they get into a rhythm, Mother Nature hits them hard with heat waves, fires, earthquakes and a hurricane.

A couple wants to build a country cottage on the remote family farm in southeast Georgia. But building a 1,400 square foot structure in four months will be anything but easy for these novice builders as they face material delays, hurricanes and wildlife.

Two brothers team up with their girlfriends to build a yurt that can survive the harshest of coastal Maine winters. They start off confident, but are soon challenged with rain, snow and falling trees forcing them to find unique ways to stay on schedule.