Homestead Rescue

Toxic land plagues a Kentucky homestead.

Toxic land plagues this Kentucky homestead, so the Raneys must build the Rains family a hillside garden, turn a cave into a goat fortress, and find uncontaminated water deep underground.

Stranded on a cliff in their RV, amputee Jeff Tatsch and his wife Carol need a home, water and a place to grow food. So the Raneys build them an entire cabin from scratch and harness a source of water from a natural spring.

Stranded on a cliff in their RV, Jeff Tatsch, an amputee, and his wife, Carol, need a livable home.

Marty embarks on an ambitious, off-grid hydropower system after Tennessee storms obliterate the Reathifords' power source; Matt makes a meat smoker and an accident leads to a construction site injury.

Matt creates a meat smoker.

The Raneys create their first-ever automated homestead in the fierce Alaskan wilderness to function while firefighters Kim and Casey Boespflug are away on duty.

The Raneys create their first-ever self-automated homestead in the fierce Alaskan wilderness.

The Raneys build a dam.

A dangerous request from the Smith family in a Missouri flood zone forces the Raneys into the homestead challenge of their lives as they build a dam and plan a cabin move.

In the second part of this special episode, the arrival of chicks means Misty needs an emergency upgrade for her predator-proof chicken coop, Matt makes the homestead's first blade in year and Marty's dam is put to the test.

The Raneys must move an entire cabin into the flood zone.

The Raneys must move an entire cabin into the flood zone as Marty's dam is put to the test.

Marty helps Oregon homesteaders April and Mike Kondash build a barn, Misty creates her first-ever subterranean garden, and Matt finds a humane approach to a mysterious predator threat.

Threatened by an approaching wildfire, Stuart and Toni Rinker need a quick solution for their failing Idaho homestead. The Raneys plan to fireproof the Rinkers' cabin and build a firebreak, but Stuart opposes some of their ideas.

Embarking on a new season, the Raneys look back on some of their most ingenious builds, unpacking their techniques and examining the off-grid financial savings before revealing the all-time fan-favorite build.