Meet Timber Kings crew member Bryan Reid, Sr., the founder and owner of Pioneer Log Homes.
Meet Timber Kings crew member Peter Arnold, a builder for Pioneer Log Homes.
Meet Timber Kings crew member Peter Arnold, a builder for Pioneer Log Homes.
Meet Timber Kings crew member Joel Roorda, a builder for Pioneer Log Homes.
Meet Timber Kings crew member Bryan Reid, Jr., the Crew Boss of Pioneer Log Homes.
Meet Timber Kings crew member Beat Schwaller, a builder for Pioneer Log Homes.
A look at this new original HGTV Canada series, premiering January 5th at 10pm.
Joel wrecks an 18-wheeler during a winter build in Ontario, Beat and André sell a thousand year old tree to an eccentric Arkansas millionaire, and Peter pushes Bryan Jr. to the breaking point in a fight for new equipment.
In this online exclusive, Joel drills holes for giant rods, explaing the process. He also talks about the dangers of the job during icy conditions.
Creative montage shots, start to finish, of the Godonooga build.
Beat’s Arkansas house build is in trouble when delivery trucks arrive out of order, Bryan Jr. remodels a local bar for a penny-pinching friend, and Peter turns inventor to solve a work yard problem.
In this online exclusive, Bryan Jr. tasks Bryan III (aka. Little Man) to carve a loon for the client.
Creative montage shots from start to finish, from the Scott build in less than a minute.
Bryan Jr. takes his son to Missouri and they manage to assemble a house despite themselves, Beat builds a Western-style saloon for a meatball millionaire and his racecar-driving girlfriend, while Peter and Joel make a smelly bet.
Creative shots of the build featured in this episode, from start-to-finish, in less than a minute.
Beat delivers a home in Utah to a frugal client who wants to do everything for himself, André and Joel build competing chicken coop mansions, while André covets a magazine cover story.
Get a closer look inside the Colorado home shown in Episode 4 of Timber Kings that was also featured in Log Home Living Magazine.
Creative shots from the Simper build, from start-to-finish in under a minute.
Beat delivers a home in Utah to a frugal client who wants to do everything for himself, André and Joel build competing chicken coop mansions, while André covets a magazine cover story.
Watch as Joel and his Williams Lake team erect an impressive tower structure.
Watch as a massive 11,500-sq-ft mansion is built on a private island, start to finish, in under 40 seconds.
Peter goes to Scotland and discovers that his boss Bryan Sr. has followed, Beat and André face a client with buyer’s remorse, while Joel agrees to build an elaborate doghouse and birdhouse, all for a slice of cake.
Take an extended tour inside the magnificent home located at Big White Ski Resort, featured in Episode 6. One of Pioneer Log Homes finest homes.
See creative shots of the Fleming build, from start to finish, in under a minute.
Joel builds an enormous house in the wilderness for a millionaire client he’s never met, Bryan Sr. promises to make log furniture and Beat must deliver, while Peter plays the role of a lifetime, all in the name of workplace safety.
Creative shots of the Mount Si build, from start-to-finish, in under 40 seconds!
Beat’s schedule is thrown by German customs and there’s only one way to catch up, Bryan Sr. takes Peter to the wilderness and they harvest 200-foot trees, while Bryan Jr. wheels-and-deals free billboard space for his fishing lodge.
Bryan Sr. and Peter look to the future, and go tree planting. Here's a look at the process behind it.
Creative shots from the Abbelen build, from start-to-finish in under a minute.
Beat sets logs in the pouring Arkansas rain for a client who orders renovations on the fly, a Catholic priest convinces Bryan Sr. and Peter to build a wedding gazebo for free, while André and Joel take a float plane to the island of Haida...
The unveiling of the gazebo donated by Pioneer Log Homes, named after the memory of Bryan Sr.'s mother, to the local church of Williams Lake, B.C.
Creative montage shots of the Mahan Build, start-to-finish, in under a minute!
André the GM and master salesman must go to Ontario and lead his first build in more than 10 years, Beat has to collaborate in carving a hairy friend, and Peter is willing to do whatever it takes to get a vacation out of Bryan Jr.
Timber Kings: Behind the Sawdust captures the world’s best log home craftsmen like never before! This one-hour special takes you behind the scenes, featuring the most impressive builds and entertaining moments from Season 1, revealing unguarded moments and untold personal stories of the men and women of Pioneer Log Homes. Fasten your safety harnesses for an exhilarating ride with the back bustin’, curse loving, always fun Timber Kings!
Bryan Sr. resurrects an ancient crane dubbed “Rust Bucket” to complete a fishing cabin. Behind the scenes, Peter sneaks in a secret project for the Stampede parade.
In foggy Newfoundland, Peter builds a duck-hunting cabin and gets initiated into island culture.
Joel pulls out all the stops, hoping his contract for four cabins in Michigan will land Pioneer an order for sixteen more.
Beat builds a country retreat for a demanding French financier and Joel’s Australian client makes a big last minute request. Peter conspires to create an oversize surprise for Andre.
In California, Joel is under the gun, with a job that’s behind schedule before it even begins. Meanwhile, Beat marshals the troops to finish a mega project on the verge of shipping out. And Andre fulfills a dream when he gets recruited for a special mission with the Armed Forces.
Bryan Jr. makes a mark in the self-proclaimed log home capital of the world. The rivalry of three young brothers is ratcheted up, when Beat engineers a log yard challenge.
Peter gets stuck in the mud, trying to make a client’s dreams come true. And Joel goes whole hog to build a pigpen for some very demanding clients - his kids...
Winter gales put a chill on Peter’s enormous project for a Russian client. Bryan Jr. hosts an ice-cutting party on frozen Lake Nimpo, complete with an ice bar and hot tub.
In Northern BC, a challenging modern log home has Beat and his crew risking life and limb.
As winter approaches, the rush to build two summer getaway homes is on. Beat and Joel build a daredevil mountain bike jump — but will they dare to ride it?
Beat takes on his biggest build this season, a 15,000 square foot mansion with logs so massive they tax the crane and crew to the limits.
Beat builds three grandiose gazebos for two brothers with neighboring properties in Upstate New York. Elsewhere, Bryan Jr. asks his son Little Man to take charge of his first-ever build; and Joel and Shawn scramble to please a tough hockey coach.
Joel and Shawn encounter challenges, including broken logs and stubborn headers, on a two-man build in Alberta. Elsewhere, Beat enlists family and friends to help convert an old garage into a new lakeside cabin for Bryan Sr.; and Peter builds a pioneer-style baby gift for Nellie.
After Beat and Sam build a beautiful home in Alberta, the clients egg them on to a paint ball battle on their acreage. Meantime, Peter rebuilds a massive barn for an old friend, but first he gets to demolish it! And Joel is given a commission to build his wife a bed. If he doesn’t get it right, he’ll be on the couch for sure!
Beat takes on one of the most perilous builds of his career, a luxury twin-turreted vacation home on the edge of 100-foot cliff. Meanwhile, Joel travels to Moscow to teach Russian carpenters how to finish a log mansion Pioneer-style. And it’s sink or swim for Peter tackling local river rapids on his rickety handmade raft.
In Alberta, Beat is tasked with building one man’s dream home on the picturesque farmland where he grew up. Meanwhile, Joel must pull out the stops to deliver on a wealthy client’s last minute requests, including a giant walk through tree and elaborate totem pole. And Peter brings his favorite crane operator back from maternity leave to help judge Pioneer’s first crane competition.
A reluctant Joel joins forces with his wife to construct a backyard obstacle course that he hopes will prepare them for one Tough Mudder of a race. Meanwhile, Beat battles torrential rains, swollen logs and a mud mired build site to create a high-end cottage on a Minnesota lake. And Peter builds a gazebo for his favorite 88-year old – a prized 1927 tractor.
Peter helps restore a Manitoba couple’s love for logs by building a home to replace the one they tragically lost to fire. Meanwhile, the renovation of a neighborhood bar nearly drives Bryan Jr. to drink. And Andre and Joel create a kid’s play-palace at the local hospital in honor of Andre’s late daughter.
Bryan Jr. whips up an outdoor kitchen before hitting the beach in search of the ultimate driftwood bar. Meanwhile, Peter heads to northern Saskatchewan to build a lakeside vacation home with the help of his young son and a spunky female apprentice. And Andre helps a musical band of brothers build a sign for the locale for their concert.
Joel takes on the mother of all builds – a 20,000-sq./ft. Pennsylvania mansion complete with walk through tree, hand-carved totem pole and 3-story spiral log staircase. Meanwhile, Peter travels to the historic gold rush town of Barkerville, BC to build a mining shaft house authentic enough to make even the crustiest prospector proud.
Peter may have met his match when he builds a mountainside ski cabin for a client experienced in log-home building. Meanwhile, Beat and Andre construct a deluxe viewing platform at the local racetrack in exchange for Motocross lessons from a hometown hero. And Bryan Jr. creates the kind of tree fort he’d wished for as a kid.
Beat builds a lottery winner’s 7,000-sq.ft. dream home in northern Alberta. Meanwhile, Peter must beg, borrow and steal to deliver on two high profile entryways for Canada’s Winter Games. And Joel goes looking for logs, but finds himself on a crash course to drive the biggest logging machines he’s ever seen.
Beat battles a stuck truck in the middle of the night, then builds in darkness to meet his deadline on a home in northern Ontario. Meanwhile, Andre and Joel create an indoor gazebo to house a hardware store’s hunting and fishing department, only to discover the forklift they’ll need to finish the build doesn’t fit through the store’s bay door. And Peter goes all out an outhouse fit for a King.
Joel pinch hits in Oregon, by building a home he’s never seen before using a crane he hopes he’ll never see again. Meanwhile, Jr. travels to northern Saskatchewan to replace a cabin that burned to the ground months earlier. And Peter and Beat compete to see who can build the fastest and, as it turns out, ugliest log dummy on skis for the local Troll Mountain Downhill Dummy Race.
Peter battles the elements to build a retirement home for childhood sweethearts, while Bryan Jr. constructs an entryway for his own sweetheart - wife Tabby, and Bryan Sr. enlists Andre and Joel to help sell his $11-million California mansion.
Beat creates a cozy cabin in Germany, while Peter and Sr. win a Guinness World Record with their jaw-dropping one-of-a-kind log car, and Joel takes on a difficult build made even tougher with a rookie slinging logs.
Bryan Jr. feels the heat to recreate the cozy log home a British Columbia couple lost to a fire. Meanwhile, Peter hopes for a ticket to heaven by building a covered entryway for the local church.
While Beat constructs a luxury fishing lodge in northern British Columbia, Bryan Jr. is coerced into giving the local gun shop a much-needed face lift. And Peter joins forces with his former crane operator, Nelly, to build a sandbox on steroids for her baby girl.
Beat and Andre are lassoed into building an elaborate carved archway for the Williams Lake Stampede. Meanwhile, Joel wrangles a rookie crew to construct a vacation home in the wilds of Wisconsin. And Peter finds his green thumb helping Al make a backyard greenhouse.
Bryan Sr. and Joel brave the British Columbia backwoods to save a historic game warden's cabin, while Beat cooks up an outdoor log kitchen for his lakeside cottage. And Peter builds a Saskatchewan couple's dream retirement retreat.
The heat is on Bryan Jr. to build a deluxe, log smoker for the family fishing resort. Meanwhile, Beat constructs the ultimate summer home in Ontario's lush countryside. And Joel converts his kids' playhouse into a miniature man-cave.
Andre is on cue to deliver a stunning log pool table for a Williams Lake pub until the owner racks up his request. Meanwhile, Peter battles rain, wind and lightening to construct a gorgeous cliff-side home in North Carolina. And it's sink or swim for Joel and Bryan Sr., building Pioneer's first ever log boathouse.
Beat saddles up for Germany and the creation of a western-style guesthouse to match the saloon he built for his cowboy-loving clients. Meanwhile, Andre and Joel build an Alberta town an archway to rope in the tourists and Peter dreams up a chainsaw-powered bicycle.
While Peter and Bryan Sr. defy gravity by erecting a 50-foot log teepee in Canada's North, Beat is mired in mud building a post and beam home on the Alberta prairie. Meanwhile, Bryan Jr. creates a bear-headed canoe from a single log, but will it float?
A fresh inside peek into some of the Timber Kings most spectacular and unique finished homes and the challenges encountered building them.
Joel builds an earthquake-proof home on Vancouver Island. Meanwhile Andre travels to Kamploops, BC to construct a modern timber-frame home for his nephew. And Peter and Beat enlist their kids in a competition to see who can create the quickest cart for the annual Soapbox Derby.
In this bonus scene, Peter pulls a doorbell prank on Bryan Jr.
