Mark Bowe visits finished cabins he helped build in Montana, Texas, South Carolina, West Virginia, and North Carolina; a big surprise awaits Mark in Gatlinburg, Tenn.

The guys turn a new storage shed into an 1800s log cabin, then drive it to Round Top, Texas; Mark gets a lesson from a local silversmith; the team visits historic structures built around the state by 19th-century pioneers.

Mark and the guys head to Johnny Jett's hometown in Kentucky to build a log chapel; they reclaim a stained glass window from a deteriorating 100-year-old church, then they build the chapel and install the window.

Mark and the crew work to dismantle a barn built by Abe Lincoln's uncle; old tobacco timbers are used to build a new barn in the Appalachian dogtrot style.

Half the crew is in Ohio to save an 1830s log home, while the other half is back in West Virginia to tear down an old log barn.

Mark Bowe and his crew work through layers of architectural history to uncover an original pioneer home in Minor Hill, Tenn., while hearing stories from family members who lived in the cabin; Mark visits a beautifully restored log home.

Mark finds a cabin from a unique moment in history when pioneers started using new technology -- the sawmill; the crew discovers their showroom manager has a surprising personal connection to the home.

Mark's client has a painting of a log cabin he wants to replicate, so the team sets out to find the perfect cabin for the job; after settling on a cabin from an old project, the crew rebuilds the structure with its huge logs in Texas.

The crew members build a timber-frame kitchen that will be the centerpiece of a high-end mountain retreat in Brevard, N.C.; later, Mark and the guys visit some of the architect's other spectacular log homes.

Mark Bowe checks out some renovated grain silos and the craziest tree house in town while the guys put a roof on their Texas timber frame; Mark's log cabin gets a Texas-style makeover, and he gets some help from his new neighbors, the Junk Gypsies.

The crew rebuilds the Minor Hill cabin in Franklin, Tenn.; Mark Bowe checks out a log cabin addition to an 1806 stone home and tours a local whiskey distillery built inside a timber-frame barn.

Mark and the guys take down a dangerous barn for their new neighbors and build a replica of Abraham Lincoln's boyhood cabin; Graham learns to make bentwood furniture; the teams visits a stunning opera house.

The team transforms the Boneyard by enclosing part of the shed with walls; they finish off the new space by covering one wall with multi-colored barn wood; Mark explores a German house barn and visits a log home built on a cliff.

Mark Bowe and the crew start a new bone yard in Texas by building a timber-frame barn and two log cabins with some help from their new business partner; Mark gets his first look at the party barn they built in Texas.

The crew saves an Ohio barn built with incredible craftsmanship; Mark scouts out another barn that turns out to be a keeper; he visits a massive timber-frame barn that was perfectly restored on its original site and converted into a restaurant.

The team gets creative while trying to make something worthwhile out of a lackluster cabin.

Mark Bowe and his assistant, Katherine, work in Texas while the guys build a cabin in Virginia with their favorite crane operator, Mark Battle, who is the best crane operator around; a visit to his finished barn turns up more than expected.

The crew restores two cabins and builds a barn door for their blacksmith shop; Mark Bowe scouts an old log cabin and drives through a river to visit the fishing cabin he and his crew built two years ago.

Mark and the guys go the extra mile to save antique logs from a Tennessee home in distress; they meet Larry, who grew up in the log cabin with no running water; in the end, Mark makes him a one-of-a-kind barn-wood memento of his childhood home.

Mark and the guys salvage logs from an old double-pen barn in Pennsylvania, so the logs can be reused to build a guesthouse in upstate New York; Mark and Graham visit a luxury ranch in Montana.

Mark brings one of his biggest ideas to life -- a foldable steel cabin; the crew takes the cabin on its maiden voyage and unfolds it for the first time in the bone-yard, then they add a timber frame facade and a barn-wood interior.

There's no shortage of work for Maine-based builder Chase Morrill, whose specialty is renovating rustic cabins and camps all over the Pine Tree State. Working alongside his sister, brother-in-law and best friend, Morrill contracts with clients to save and transform rundown cabins buried deep in Maine's remote woods. From century-old cottages to lakeside retreats in need of some major repairs, Chase and his team give these dilapidated properties the revivals they have needed for decades.

If you're lucky enough to run into an HGTV/DIY Network personality while shopping for grass seed, don't run the other way. The happenstance could be your ticket to a brand new backyard. Licensed landscape contractors search home improvement stores for weekend warriors who could use a pro's expertise. Willing participants are then followed home to commence the "crash" -- for two days, the landscape pro and his team of contractors and artisans completely remake the drab backyard into a relaxing retreat worth thousands of dollars. Ahmad Hassan, Matt Blashaw and Chris Lambton alternate as hosts.

Bathrooms serve a purpose in people's homes but they don't always look nice. Licensed contractor Matt Muenster hopes to change that by renovating homeowners' bathrooms. In the same vein as "House Crashers" and "Yard Crashers," Muenster surprises homeowners while they are shopping for home improvement supplies and identifies a bathroom challenge. He then follows the homeowners to their house and tackles the bathroom overhaul.

Nicole Curtis is an addict, but she certainly doesn't see it as a problem. Curtis' passion lies in the home-restoration business, specifically historic structures in Michigan and Minnesota that have been neglected for years. Curtis buys the properties and brings them back to life, or more accurately, back to their former life, taking pains to restore the homes' original appearances. And the hands-on Curtis doesn't just sit back and watch contractors do all the work -- "Rehab Addict" follows the do-it-yourselfer as she takes on much of the manual labor herself, with a goal to salvage and restore as much as possible.

Vanilla Ice has gone from rapping music to rapping nails. The '90s pop icon has been in the home-flipping business for nearly two decades, a hit renovator just as much as he was a hit music maker. The projects profiled in this series are mega-square-foot mansions in Palm Beach, Fla., where Ice tries to keep his cool as he manages his crew of contractors and oversees state-of-the-art remodels decked out with the latest in-home technology. When he's done and admires all the changes, might he shout out, "Nice, nice baby!"?

Chip and Joanna Gaines own and operate Magnolia Homes, a remodeling and design business in Waco, Texas, and "Fixer Upper" shows the process by which the couple turn dilapidated but potential-rich houses into showplaces that are helping revitalize whole neighborhoods throughout central Texas. Chip manages the construction and realty side of Magnolia and Joanna is the lead designer. They also act as part-time counselors to clients who can't see a structure's beauty beyond the blemishes. Combined, Chip and Joanna save homes that look hopeless, renovating the imperfect, and revealing them as what they were always intended to be.

People who know and work with Pete Nelson describe him as a tree whisperer. For his part, Nelson lets the trees do the talking. He's a world-renowned treehouse designer and builder, and this series documents the work he and his team of craftsmen -- including his son Charlie -- do to create incredible homes and businesses in nature's canopy. Pete uses a combination of science and art to realize clients' sky-high aspirations of magnificent multibedroom treehouses with elaborate kitchens and bathrooms, or simpler, peaceful one-room escapes. "We awaken that inner child who dreams of living among the trees," Pete says. One-of-a-kind above-ground spaces featured in the series include a spa retreat, a brewery, a honeymoon suite, an Irish-themed cottage, and an 800-square-foot Texas treehouse with a full bath and flat-screen TV.

When craftsman Jay Chaikin has a design idea, he relies on the environment for inspiration. In "Restoration Wild," Chaikin scours the countryside to reclaim abandoned items and transform them into livable, spectacular spaces, helping clients to reconnect with nature. His toolbox of materials includes rusted-out buses, old barns and abandoned railway cars -- weathered remnants of yesteryear that Jay and his team upcycle for the one-of-a-kind builds. The catch: the structures must flow seamlessly with the surroundings and appear to be a century old. With limited resources, Chaikin looks to the land to help deliver jaw-dropping results. In 2012, Chaikin was featured in the National Geographic Channel series "Abandoned," in which he and two buddies salvage valuables from dilapidated buildings.

Alison Victoria moves on from remaking the centerpieces of homes to rehabbing entire residences. The former star of DIY Network's long-running series "Kitchen Crashers" tackles her dream job of flipping houses in her hometown of Chicago. Her sharp business skills, knowledge of the local market, and desire to update designs with luxurious style come in handy, since she's spending megabucks to score vintage fixer uppers in historic neighborhoods and must attract high-end buyers or risk losing substantial investments. With her lead contractor, Donovan Eckhardt, alongside, Alison revives these homes and -- wherever possible -- keeps true to their original history, architecture and community roots.