Building Off the Grid
Season 10
2020 • 9 Episodes
Episodes
1. Colorado Cliff Home
October 6, 2020
A couple simplifies with an advanced off-grid home on Colorado's eastern front with solar, passive solar, septic and water catchment features.
2. Passive River House
October 13, 2020
A pro builder constructs an off-grid dream home for his family on a remote riverside plot of land in the heart of Canada's east coast.
3. Tennessee Dome Home
October 21, 2020
A couple looks to build an eco-friendly, off-the-grid geodesic dome, cooled using geothermal caves, with a view of Tennessee's South Cumberland Mountain Range; uncertain weather; an intricate design; treacherous mountain paths.
4. Arkansas Mountain Treehouse
October 28, 2020
A college student and musician wants an off-the-grid treehouse compound with three structures, with each serving living and sustainability, in the Arkansas woods.
5. Missouri Modern Farmhouse
April 13, 2021
A Missouri couple who have inherited property are now cleaning it up and building it out, but troubles multiply as hurricane rains flood the buildsite, a gigantic burn pile creates larger flames than expected, and materials arrive broken.
6. Colorado Straw Bale Home
April 20, 2021
A newly blended family is building an eco-friendly straw bale house for their daughter in the mountains of Southwest Colorado; with winter fast approaching, the family races to finish when the build is threatened by torrential rains and cold nights.
7. Georgia Appalachian A Frame
April 27, 2021
Deep in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a Georgia family is building a remote A-frame cabin retreat. Under sweltering heat, over rough terrain and building from dizzying heights, they hope to see their twenty-year dream come to fruition!
8. Alabama Arch House
May 11, 2021
A young family in Alabama breaks ground on their forever home during peak hurricane season. Between the delays from flooding, waiting for their building kit to arrive and falling glass, it will take everything they have to make this dream a reality!
9. Colorado Earth House
May 18, 2021
Two renovators purchased land in Colorado to build a new home away from home. They've decided on using a rammed-earth process to construct all-natural walls, but when winter comes early, they realise this process is more laborious than anticipated.