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A man who dreamed of owning an oceanfront cabin buys an abandoned lobster shack that's fallen into disrepair. With a tight deadline and $50,000 budget, the team must work fast to create a vibrant new living space and build new docks for easy access.
A family buys a 30-year-old gambrel garage with an apartment on the second floor, but the property is too small and outdated. Chase and his team face cold and slippery winter conditions to convert the garage into a living space before summer arrives.
The heat is on when the Cabin Masters tackle a family's 1906 cabin and become divided over a high school rivalry. With a tight eight-week deadline, the team must fix a rotting ceiling, update the interior and create a custom outdoor bar and fire pit.
The crew restores a cabin once owned by actress Bette Davis for Chase's wife, Sarah, as a tribute to her late mom. With a $40,000 budget and only 12 weeks, the team races to update the interior with a new kitchen, bigger windows and Chase's design style.
A family that has owned land in Maine for over 100 years has recently re-purchased some land they had sold in the past. With the land and cabin back in the family, it’s up to the Cabin Masters to update it.
The Cooper family has been coming to the cottage their grandfather built in the 70’s for generations. But now it’s time for an update, and this cabin needs new everything. Good thing the Cabin Masters are here to help refresh the interior kitchen and bedrooms, build safer access to the loft, and add on a new screened in porch.
The Cabin Masters are converting the first post office ever built in Manchester into a small cabin in an off grid location. Won with a bid of $25, the Worthing family purchased the post office to give it new purpose. Now, after sitting dormant on their property for so many years, the Worthing’s have asked the Cabin Masters for help converting it into a cabin while still preserving the history. With a budget of $25,000 and an 8-week timeline, the team springs into action to finish this unique build on time and on budget.
Built originally for a bachelor party using old floors from a church in Pittston, Maine, grandfather and Shriner “Bampy” Hersom has renovated and maintained the family cabin for generations. His recent passing has left more than just a family who miss him dearly; it’s left his favorite place in disrepair.
Owned by the Fosters since 1871, and even becoming a public swimming area at one point, the cabin has a personal history to Chase and Ashley. Many years ago their father, Eric Morrill, renovated the place. By adding a new bathroom, improving the utilization of space, and refurbishing the landscape, The Cabin Masters hope to follow Eric Morrill’s lead and make this cabin something special. Along the way the team will uncover a colony of voracious carpenter ants, Ryan will get to practice his landscaping skills with the team’s new tractor, and the Masters will struggle fitting the new shower through the front door.
The Reisner family vacations in Lincolnville every summer with the mission of updating their thirty-year-old cabin. But every summer they get too distracted enjoying Maine and end up with nothing done. Enter the Maine Cabin Masters to stay on target! But there are build surprises around every corner of this project slowing the Masters down, like finding extensive sill rot under the windows. Not only is the team fixing up the cabin, but they are also updating a bunkhouse and building an entirely new boat house in time for the family to enjoy the summer. The Masters rush to finish the boat house but have to take their time measuring to stay within the strict permitting guidelines. Chase and team will need to stay focused and precise to finish the Reisner cabin on time!
Chase, Ashley, and Ryan arrive at the Herzig family camp to a pleasant surprise; the family has come together to sing them an original song! But the lyrics reflect the family’s situation in a more dire light. With a $60,000 budget, a goal to winterize and lift the cabin, and a tight timeline to get it all done it’s up to the build team to help the Herzig family change their tune.
The Cabin Masters tackle a cabin and bunkhouse that have been rotting for 30 years on Cook's Beach; With a 12-week timeline and a $50,000 budget for both structures, the team must design on a dime to transform the property by the deadline.
A family purchases land on Sebec Lake and acquires an old shipping container they hope the team can transform into a dream cabin; the crew is challenged by the metal walls as they tackle the build offsite before transporting it to its forever home.
Out on Cobbosseecontee Lake, the Maine Cabin Masters arrive to help the Webbers remodel their family cabin from the 1960’s. The cabin needs more living space, but there’s a catch; the team can’t build outside of the original footprint, only up. That plus a $30,000 budget, sheets of metal slipping off the roof, and a live electrical mast that gets downed during demolition keeps the team on their toes. But what starts out as a troublesome puzzle soon becomes one of Ryan’s favorite camps, and the finished cabin is an amazing transformation from the 1960’s original.
The Cabin Masters are summoned to Burgundar, a medieval role playing community, to repair their market, fire pit, and gathering inn. They rally against a ferocious rain storm and winter weather in the hopes that they can deliver a grand space. Will they prevail?
The McQuaids want to build a cabin for their family's matriarch across from their own cabin on David Pond; the build becomes a blank slate for the Cabin Masters, who work to design a camp that can work as her home away from home for years to come.
