Log Cabin Fever

2 seasons available

Charlie Norman and his crew tear down log cabins, move them and put them back together; if they don't rebuild them, then they use the rare wood from these historic structures to build something else.

Beam Me Up, Charlie!

S2 E2

In Banner Elk, N.C., Charlie and the crew must retrofit a modern home with a rustic timber-frame interior, and it's going to take some finessing to get the 1500-pound beams into place; two new faces join the team to help tear down a barn.

Woes of Wooden Foundations

S2 E3

In Church Hill, Tenn., Vaux has a 100-year-old barn that is rotting from the ground up; unwilling to tear it down, he brings in the log cabin crew; Charlie, who must raise the barn and install a fresh foundation to keep it sealed from the elements.

Log Lessons

S2 E4

Expert craftsman Jack gives Charlie a lesson in hewing logs the old-fashioned way with simple hand tools and lots of elbow grease; the team gears up to finish a lengthy home remodel in Mendota, Va., by trimming the kitchen with worn wooden beams.

Cabins With a Side of Chaos

S2 E5

In Sandy Mush, N.C., Charlie and his crew disassemble a 100-year-old cabin on a compound time forgot, but trouble seems to follow them at every turn; a crew member goofs off leading to a trip to the hospital.

Stand by Your Cabin Man

S2 E6

Charlie receives a call from a man offering a barn full of disassembled barn wood; Charlie assists his friend, Sarah, whose cabin has acquired a bad case of rot; Charlie and his wife, Beth, build a mantle piece for his eighth grade teacher.

History on the March

S2 E7

In Jonesborough, Tenn., Susan calls on Charlie and his team to dismantle an old barn on her property where she wants to build her dream house; Charlie consults with town officials about a historic cabin in need of repair.

A Walk in the Woods

S2 E8

The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy needs a shelter constructed for weary hikers and campers trekking the Appalachian Trail; Charlie and his crew erect a pavilion, then they visit the weathered cabin of a long-ago hiker.

Charlie Needs a Vacation

S2 E9

Charlie heads to Lake Norman, N.C., to renovate an antique log cabin turned vacation home; it's a gorgeous old lakeside cabin, but it has quite a few problems; the foundations, floors, ceiling, paneling, and logs are all in need of a little TLC.

Log Cabin Love Bug

S2 E10

In Johnson City, Tenn., Bobby and Laurena hire Charlie to move one of their historic structures; set into a hillside and surrounded by gardens, the team must resort to old-fashioned handiwork in order to haul the heavy hand-hewn beams out.

Another Brick in the Wall

S2 E12

Charlie Norman comes from three generations of professional masons, so when a client wants an antique wine cellar constructed, the Normans go digging for Revolutionary War-era bricks and explore their lineage along the way.

Two Barns Become One

S2 E13

Charlie and the crew convert two century-old tobacco barns into a craftsman's quarters; the task requires tearing down one sagging structure and using its pieces to patch and renovate the other; they face rotting floorboards and heaps of scrap metal.

A Home On A Hill

S1 E1

The crew builds a rustic new home for a young married couple at the top of a mountain, but they discover that getting their equipment up the treacherous roads is as difficult as building the cabin itself.

Rural Vintage Cabin

S1 E2

Mike and his sister, Anita, want an antique log cabin built far from civilization, but the crew discovers that getting this job done means bringing in power where there is none and fighting massive lightning and hail storms.

Pennsylvania Barn Demolition

S1 E3

The crew takes on its biggest job ever when they attempt to tear down a massive barn owned by an Army veteran and his family, who love the old barn but realize that its glory days have long since passed.

Collecting Barn Beams In Pennsylvania

S1 E4

Charlie discovers a mother lode of historic beams inside a dilapidated barn in Pennsylvania while tearing it down.

Searching For Historic Wood In Amish Country

S1 E5

Charlie and the crew travel deep into the backwoods of Tennessee mountain country to tear down an American Revolution-era log cabin.

Revisiting and Repairing Charlie's Log Cabins

S1 E6

Charlie revisits a massive log cabin vacation home to replace rotting timber; Charlie and his wife, Beth, visit a wedding reception cabin retreat; the crew creates a cabin-like television screening room for Charlie's old college buddy and his wife.