Building Alaska

The three teams kick off their builds; Bruce Chambers and his crew begin building a cabin on LaTouche Island; Mark Sams and his crew begin building a cabin in Freshwater Bay; Dave Poppert and his family begin building a compound on Point MacKenzie.

Bruce Chambers and his crew run out of supplies, putting their build at a standstill; Mark Sams and his crew are challenged to make their foundation level and square; Dave Poppert and his family deal with a non-functioning milling machine.

At Bruce Chambers' build site on LaTouche Island, the crew's worst nightmare becomes a reality when the backup generator dies; one of Mark Sams' crew members goes missing; Dave Poppert goes solo in spite of the risks of building alone off the grid.

At Bruce's build site, getting the log walls up continues to be a nightmare; Mark and his crew endure pounding rain that makes them miserable; Dave and his team race to get the roof up before the snow falls in Point MacKenzie.

Bruce's team wrestles giant beams into place and the situation turns disastrous; Mark's guys lose control of a 700-pound ridge beam; Dave's lumber mill takes a hit after an order gets canceled and reduces funds for his dream retirement home.

Bruce's team comes dangerously close to catastrophe while installing a 1,000-pound ridge beam; Mark and Chris make an emergency supply run after they run out of critical supplies; Dave makes progress with getting support columns into the loft area.

The crew at LaTouche Island struggles to keep things dry; tensions run high on Rich's last day at Chichagof Island; the crew at Point MacKenzie rushes to make up for lost time and work to get the trusses up and windows installed.

It's the end of the road for the builders and their teams; Dave fights the snow to finish his home in time for Thanksgiving; Bruce's friend helps put the finishing touches on the cabin; Mark and his team scramble to finish their cliff-side cabin.