The BEST episodes of Building Off the Grid season 5

Every episode of Building Off the Grid season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Building Off the Grid season 5!

A team of builders face difficult conditions to build innovative homes in remote areas. They are faced with tight deadlines and uninhabitable landscapes as they attempt the impossible.

Last Updated: 5/1/2024Network: Magnolia NetworkStatus: Continuing
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Montana Mountaintop Dream Home
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7.67
18 votes

#1 - Montana Mountaintop Dream Home

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2018

A couple builds their off-grid dream home on a remote mountaintop overlooking the Southwest Montana backcountry. Together they’ve dreamed up a mountain base camp that’s high tech and suits their outdoor lifestyle, but in this far-flung location where mother nature rules, they will be pushed to the edge and beyond.

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Hawaiian Hideaway
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7.63
8 votes

#2 - Hawaiian Hideaway

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2018

Innovative designer and builder Graham Hill sets out to transform a steep Maui jungle plot into a 600-square-foot, high-tech dream home with multiple moving walls and other space-maximizing features.

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Desert Mountain Home
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7.56
18 votes

#3 - Desert Mountain Home

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2018

A creative family builds a custom home where the mountains and desert collide in Colorado’s last frontier. The dream project quickly turns into a job when the harsh terrain combines with the demanding pace they’ve set for themselves.

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Tiny Forest Cottage
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7.38
13 votes

#4 - Tiny Forest Cottage

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2018

New York newlyweds escape the city to build their first home upstate in a secluded part of the Hudson Valley. Utilizing timber felled from their own property, they plan to craft their own tiny house completely off the grid, but the persistent weather, demanding pace and unexpected setbacks threaten to derail their honeymoon project.

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Cabin Wanderlust
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7.38
21 votes

#5 - Cabin Wanderlust

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/6/2018

A young cabin builder creates a one-of-a-kind cabin in upstate New York during the harsh winter months. Because of the new and complicated design, the crew must adapt to the environment, work efficiently and leave no room for mistakes. The end result is the ultimate off-the-grid cathedral in the Catskills.

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Desert Domes
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7.38
16 votes

#6 - Desert Domes

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/27/2018

Laura Williams is on a mission to build an off-the-grid home in the desert outside of Tucson, Arizona. Together with a group of volunteers, she’ll build an earthen three-dome home completely by hand. The team battles a steep learning curve and Mother Nature in a race to finish before the scorching Arizona summer arrives.

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Colorado Mountain Lodge
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7.20
20 votes

#7 - Colorado Mountain Lodge

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2018

A Colorado couple attempts to build one of the most energy-efficient homesteads in the state. Mother Nature and bleeding edge technologies give them a run for their money as they race to complete their high-end alpine lodge before winter hits.

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High Altitude Hideout
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7.15
13 votes

#8 - High Altitude Hideout

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2018

Adventure seeker Joey Caiafa sets out to build a mountaintop hideout outside of Leadville, Colorado. He enlists the help of his friends and an architectural designer to trick out the solar-powered space, but missed deadlines, brutal weather and multiple injuries could bring the build to a halt.

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Desert Den
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6.82
17 votes

#9 - Desert Den

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2018

Beau Dunavant bought a piece of land in Tres Piedras, New Mexico, as a gift for his girlfriend, Samantha Inman, where they can build a home made of mostly recycled materials and dirt. They plan to construct a modest, self-sufficient structure, but with blowing dirt, blistering sun and freezing temperatures, they may have underestimated the power of the desert.

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