The WORST episodes of Barnwood Builders
Every episode of Barnwood Builders ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Barnwood Builders!
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.
#1 - Gratitude
Season 18 - Episode 23 - Aired 8/28/2024
Mark and the guys complete Barnwood Village with a modular unit that needs their rustic touch. Along the way, the guys reflect on their long journey together traveling the country, saving history, and making friends.
#2 - Topping Out
Season 18 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/18/2024
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.
Watch Now:Apple TV#3 - Log Cabin Treehouse
Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/19/2021
The Barnwood Builders create log cabin treehouses in the Smoky Mountains of Sevierville, TN, and must maneuver the logs through trees to reach the raised platforms. Later, the crew explores a cabin that served as the capitol of the Southwest Territory.
Watch Now:Apple TV#4 - Swing Beam Barn
Season 12 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/3/2021
The Barnwood Builders take down an 1839 swing beam-style barn in Blairstown, New Jersey. While Mark works on his New Jersey accent, the guys explore a Christmas tree farm, work with a beekeeper and visit a craftsman who makes brooms the old-fashioned way.
#5 - Paris Puzzle
Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/30/2021
The Barnwood Builders head to Paris, Texas, to turn an 1800s cabin into a bridal suite, but they suffer a setback when most of the logs are missing tags. Mark and Teeshawn explore the Texas countryside, and the guys visit an extraordinary blacksmith shop.
#6 - Lone Star Chapel
Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/2022
The Barnwood Builders return to Paris, Texas to build a one of a kind timber frame wedding chapel: the guys get a motocross demo from a professional rider and visit a log chapel they helped build in Virginia to celebrate its anniversary.
#7 - Perfectly Imperfect
Season 18 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/10/2024
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, and Sherman and Ryan tour a small factory that makes historical markers.
#8 - Community Building
Season 18 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/10/2024
The guys head to Canaan Valley, West Virginia for the largest commercial project they've ever built. Working with massive timbers, they make an intricate post and beam structure. And Mark meets the team who will make this place a wellness center and spa.
#9 - Topping Out
Season 18 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/17/2024
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.
#10 - Labor of Love
Season 18 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/24/2024
The Barnwood Builders travel to New Salem, Tennessee to save a rare 19th century "saddlebag" style cabin before it's too late, battling the elements to preserve every last timber. Mark tours a home built from container cabins and gets a sourdough lesson.
#11 - The Spring Hunt
Season 18 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/24/2024
The Barnwood Builders are on the hunt for spare parts as they travel deep into one holler and high atop another to two different towns to save two different barns. Along the way they find rare artifacts and visit a historic pioneer village.
#12 - Pioneer Perfection
Season 18 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/31/2024
The Barnwood Builders travel to save a fine example of a Pennsylvania bank barn. Crafted from white oak, the timberframe features a style of diagonal bracing they've never encountered before.
#13 - Greenbrier River Pavilion
Season 18 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/7/2024
The Barnwood Builders head to the majestic Greenbrier River in West Virginia to build a one-of-a-kind pavilion. Combining the elements of a timberframe structure and a classic log cabin, the guys create a spectacular gathering place.
#14 - History Has a Future
Season 18 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/7/2024
The Barnwood Builders go to Lake Lure, North Carolina to build a log cabin garage right beside Russell’s Fort, an American icon from 1775. They also visit the fully restored fort, Graham meets a mushroom farmer, and Mark checks out wooden racing boats.
#15 - The Back Forty
Season 18 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/14/2024
The Barnwood Builders access the beautiful backlot of the Boneyard facing a state park to create a picture perfect cabin. Working with custom notched inventory, the guys design a two-story log cabin ahead of their client’s arrival.
#16 - Hybrid Home
Season 18 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/21/2024
The Barnwood Buidlers find a home that's half log cabin and a half timberframe in Lowell, Ohio. As they work to save this structure they find a home filled with treasures. And Mark and Sherman check out a fort that was instrumental to pioneer expansion.
#17 - Take Pride
Season 18 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/17/2024
Using a mix of old school techniques and modern day tools, Mark and the guys bring every log back to life in an 1800s log cabin. Along the way, Sherman visits a log home addition in Virginia and Katherine checks in on the progress at Barnwood Village.
#18 - Smoky Mountain Magic
Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/5/2021
The Barnwood Builders head to Gatlinburg, TN, to build a cabin in the Smoky Mountains, but a narrow access road makes it difficult to reach the job site. Johnny and Graham take in the local arts and crafts, and Larry Melton stops by to surprise the crew.
Watch Now:Apple TV#19 - Building a Brighter Future
Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/25/2021
The Barnwood Builders teach two young apprentices how to build a timber frame barn in Weston, West Virginia. Mark Bowe explores the finished 4-H cabin at Jackson's Mill, and Mark Battle checks out a finished mountain top retreat in New Market, Virginia.
Watch Now:Apple TV#21 - Rebuilding After the Flood
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/22/2017
Not far from the Boneyard, the town of White Sulphur Springs was devastated by a recent flood. Mark and the guys step up to help their neighbor rebuild, Barnwood style. They repair a garage by wrapping it in barnwood and use log skins to transform a prefab shed into a log cabin playroom. Mark also visits a modern Montana home covered in log skins.
Watch Now:Apple TV#23 - Hitting the Barnwood Jackpot
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/20/2016
Mark's client wants to use the barnwood from an enormous Pennsylvania bank barn to outfit his Arizona restaurant. It's a beast of a job in the middle of a heat wave, but the Barnwood Builders just won't quit. They save 5,000 board feet of prized barnwood from the cattle stalls, granary floors and 40-foot walls. Mark also pays a visit to another restaurant decked out in barnwood for inspiration.
Watch Now:Apple TV#25 - High-End Timber Frame Kitchen in Brevard, N.C.
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/25/2017
The crew members build a timber-frame kitchen that will be the centerpiece of a high-end mountain retreat in Brevard, N.C.; later, Mark and the guys visit some of the architect's other spectacular log homes.
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