''Barnwood Builders'' is an American
documentary television series
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Television documentaries exist either as a television documentary series or as a television documentary film.
*Television documentary series, sometimes called d ...
following a team of builders that remove logs and beams from old cabins and historic
barns to use them when constructing modern houses. Originally produced for the DIY Network, by season 15, the series had been taken over by
Magnolia Network which replaced the DIY Network and (as of 2023), is broadcast on Magnolia and on fuboTV. The series is produced by Silent Crow Arts. The show was in the 16th season as of 2023.
Premise
''Barnwood Builders'' follows Mark Bowe, whose West Virginia company purchases old barns and log cabins in order to reuse the hand-hewn logs in modern housebuilding. His team specializes in the reclamation and restoration of
pioneer era structures in the eastern United States.
Cast
*
Sean McCourt (narrator)
*Mark Bowe (Main Seasons 1-present)
*Sherman Thompson (Main Seasons 1-present)
*Johnny Jett (Main Seasons 1-present)
*Graham Ferguson (Main Seasons 1-present)
*Tim Rose (Main Seasons 1-12)
*Alex Webb (Recurring Season 3, Main Seasons 4-12)
*Brian Buckner (Main Season 1, Recurring Season 2)
*Travis Ferguson (Recurring Seasons 7-10)
*Teeshawn McKoy (Recurring Seasons 11-14)
*Ryan Franklin (Recurring Season 12, Main Seasons 13-present)
*Evan Canterbury (Main Seasons 13-present)
Seasons
Seasons 1-5
* A crew of West Virginia master craftsmen travel all over the country to salvage antique cabins and barns.
Season 6
* A crew of West Virginia master craftsmen travel all over the country to salvage antique cabins and barns. In the season finale, the Barnwood Builders sit down to discuss their favorite things: cabins and barns. They reveal never before seen footage and are joined by some of their favorite special guests.
Season 7
* A crew of West Virginia master craftsmen travel all over the country to salvage antique cabins and barns. In the final two episodes of Season 7, the Barnwood Builders take on their hardest build yet. They construct a giant timber frame house for Project Healing Waters, a place where wounded veterans recover from
PTSD and other battle injuries.
Season 8
* Episode 4, Mark works with a client who appeared on a previous episode to build a new boneyard in
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
. In the season finale at the boneyard in
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...
, they build some walls to protect the wood from the outdoor elements.
Season 9
* Episode 1, Mark worked with teachers and administrator of
West Virginia University
West Virginia University (WVU) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia. Its other campuses are those of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Beckley, Potomac State College ...
to build a cabin that can be used to show the history of the early days of America.
References
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External links
Official website
2013 American television series debuts
2010s American documentary television series
2020s American documentary television series
DIY Network original programming