Building Alaska (2012)

Season 11

What does it take to build a house totally off the grid in some of the most unforgiving terrain on the planet? We follow a cast of characters who set out to construct three incredible cabins in the obscure Alaskan wilderness. With no roads and no building supply centers, they’ll have to get creative in a new season of Building Alaska.

Released Nov. 11, 2012 Episode 60 min 2+

Genres: Documentary, Drama, Reality

Keywords: imdb.cast

Watch Providers: Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Spectrum On Demand, Discovery + + 2 more, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, Philo

Production Companies: Dorsey Pictures

Network: DIY Network

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb

6.0

/136/

Trakt

/14/

TMDb

/7/

S11E1 - My Life Is in Your Hands

Three new couples challenge the Alaskan elements. Mike and Kathleen Kondus build atop a windy tundra, first-time builders Mike and Teresa Oldenkamp construct a complex cabin and Paige Drobny and Cody Strathe create a dog-training facility on haunted land.

Jan. 12, 2020, midnight

S11E2 - From Temporary to Permanent

Mike and Kathleen begin on the foundation, but their nail gun goes on the fritz and the posts aren't level. Dog mushers Paige and Cody run low on supplies. Mike and Teresa work on their foundation with a damaged excavator.

Jan. 19, 2020, midnight

S11E3 - A Life of Near Misses

Paige and Cody realize they don't have the correct insulation for their log walls. Kathleen and Mike's team get dangerously high up to install the ridge beam. Mike and Teresa begin work on their floor, but discover the joists are not evenly spaced.

Jan. 26, 2020, midnight

S11E4 - It's Stressful Right Now

Mike and Teresa begin building their walls, but the winch is more dangerous than they realized. Paige and Cody use a boom truck, forcing the team to work extra cautiously. Mike and Kathleen find a nasty surprise at the bottom of the mountain.

Feb. 9, 2020, midnight

S11E5 - Overload

Mike and Kathleen move to interior work, but the remote location is still slow with progress. At Paige and Cody's site, mechanical failures prevent the project from finishing before dog sled season. As Mike and Teresa build higher, it gets more dangerous.

Feb. 16, 2020, midnight

S11E6 - I Need Five Hands

Paige and Cody's build takes a hit after Sterling and Joe leave the site and a trailer full of vital materials breaks down. The foundation is sinking at Mike and Teresa's cabin while Kathleen and Mike Kondus watch part of their cabin begin to crumble.

Feb. 23, 2020, midnight

S11E7 - Absolutely Insane

The Konduses fight the rain and shattered window panes deep in the White Mountains. Mike and Teresa's team gets stuck on slippery scaffolding 19 feet in the air while Paige and Cody's build stalls thanks to a material ordering snafu near the deadline.

March 1, 2020, midnight

S11E8 - It's Gonna Be Plush

It's a race to the finish as Paige and Cody wrap up before dog racing season in Cantwell while Mike and Kathleen lose all their help deep in the White Mountains. Meanwhile, the Oldenkamps struggle with the challenges of working on a grain-bin-style cabin.

March 8, 2020, midnight

Network: DIY Network

Episode Runtime: 60 min.

Season Runtime: 180 min.

Released: Nov. 11, 2012

Last Air Date: March 8, 2020, midnight

Status: Ended

Certification: TV-G / 2+

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