
Log Cabin Fever
Charlie Norman and his crew of craftsmen travel the hills of Appalachia to salvage long-lost cabins. Stocked with plenty of historic wood and mountain man mettle, they transform ordinary structures into rustic renovations.
- 2016-2019
- 2 seasons
- Reality
Charlie Norman and his crew of craftsmen travel the hills of Appalachia to salvage long-lost cabins. Stocked with plenty of historic wood and mountain man mettle, they transform ordinary structures into rustic renovations.
Season 2 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
A Cabin Within
Wed, Dec 5, 2018 42 mins
A ramshackle barn in TN holds a two-story log cabin the owner would like to reclaim. Charlie gets to keep the barn boards if he and the crew can claw through the weeds and take down the beast while keeping its treasure intact.
Episode 2
Rural Vintage Cabin
Sat, Jan 14, 2017
Episode 3
Woes Of Wooden Foundations
Tue, Dec 18, 2018 41 mins
Charlie Norman faces a challenge in Church Hill, TN, where a 100-year-old barn is rotting from the ground up thanks to a wood foundation. He and the crew must raise the barn and install a new foundation for long-term protection.
Episode 4
Log Lessons
Tue, Dec 25, 2018 42 mins
Charlie Norman gets a lesson in hewing logs the old-fashioned way, using simple hand tools and a lot of elbow grease. Then the team gears up to finish a home remodel in VA by trimming the kitchen with worn wooden beams.
Episode 5
Cabins with a Side of Chaos
Tue, Jan 8, 2019 41 mins
Charlie Norman and the crew travel deep into the hills of Sandy Mush, North Carolina, to disassemble a 100-year-old cabin on a compound time forgot, but trouble seems to follow them at every turn.
Episode 6
Stand by Your Cabin Man
Tue, Jan 15, 2019 42 mins
Charlie Norman replenishes his stock thanks to a call from a man offering a barn full of disassembled barnwood. Then he helps a childhood friend remedy a bad case of wood rot at her cabin, and he takes his wife, Beth, on the job.
Episode 7
History on the March
Tue, Jan 22, 2019 42 mins
Charlie and the team travel to Jonesborough, TN, to carefully dismantle an old barn so the new land owner can reuse the beautiful and battered boards in her new dream house. Then Charlie visits a historic cabin on Main Street.
Episode 8
A Walk in the Woods
Tue, Jan 29, 2019 42 mins
The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, a repeat client of Charlie Norman's, needs a reliable shelter constructed for weary hikers and campers trekking the Appalachian Trail.
Episode 9
Charlie Needs a Vacation
Wed, Jan 30, 2019 42 mins
Charlie heads to North Carolina to renovate a cabin-turned vacation home. From the foundation to the ceiling, everything needs TLC, especially since the previous owner's repair attempts created more work for Charlie and his crew.
Episode 10
Beam Me Up, Charlie!
Wed, Feb 6, 2019
Charlie Norman and his crew take a trip into the mountains of Banner Elk, North Carolina, to retrofit a modern home with a rustic timber frame interior. With the house already built though, it takes some finessing to get the 1,500-pound beams into place. Two new faces join the team to help tear down a barn, and Charlie gets a few antiquated boards out of the deal.
Episode 11
Log Cabin Love Bug
Accidental cabin collectors Bobby and Laurena of Johnson City, Tennessee, are hiring Charlie Norman 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. Tyson leads the first day's work, but Charlie may not give him the chance again.
Episode 12
Two Barns Become One
Charlie Norman and the crew travel across town to convert two century-old tobacco barns into a craftsman's quarters. The task will require tearing down one sagging structure and using its pieces to patch and antiquate the other. While this is a specialty of the Watauga Preservation, they'll first have to overcome rotting floorboards, heaps of scrap metal and a few Molotov cocktails for good measure.
Episode 13
There's No Place Like Home
Tue, Mar 5, 2019 42 mins
After building many homes for his clients, Charlie Norman finally finds the time to renovate his own home. He plans to double its size and use all the best beams and boards he's acquired over the years. As a bonus, Charlie and his dad salvage a 150-year-old chimney to install in the house.