Backyard Goldmine

Ben Sargent is headed to Burlington, Vermont, to meet the Brandt Family. Artist Maea and tennis coach Rob live with their two young daughters in Burlington Center. The Brandts would like Ben and his build team to renovate their 100-year-old carriage barn into a part-time family play space, part-time rustic rental property.

A Burlington, Vermont, couple hires Ben to transform the top floor of their century-old barn into a retreat for family and potential renters. Ben and his team get to work building a bed nook and a spa-like area with a clawfoot tub, but the crew must work quickly to avoid disaster when a structural beam under them almost gives way.

A couple in the storybook village of Richmond, Vermont, want to get Ben and Lee's thoughts on their run-down storage shed before they tear it down. After clearing out the space, Ben sees an opportunity to transform the space into rustic rental complete with a cozy sleeping loft and vintage kitchen.

Ben and the crew head to the mountains of Montgomery, Vermont, to check out a ski shed that a family wants to transform into a boutique-style rental for visitors. The team insulates the space for four-season comfort and adds a bathroom, kitchenette and a surprise creation from Ben.

A Burlington, Vermont, couple hires Ben to transform the top floor of their century-old barn into a retreat for family and potential renters. Ben and his team get to work building a bed nook and a spa-like area with a clawfoot tub, but the crew must work quickly to avoid disaster when a structural beam under them almost gives way.

Ben Sargent heads to the tiny town of Wardsboro, Vermont, to turn his good friends' 1800s barn into a decadent entertaining space and a first-class rental to take advantage of the snowmobile vacationers who come to the area.

A couple calls on Ben to work his magic and build them a castle in the clouds; working over 60 feet in the air, Ben and his team create a fantasy tree house retreat with mountain views that would be any renter's dream.

An engaged couple buys a gutted Airstream land yacht, and they want Ben to turn it into a unique space they can rent out; Ben and Patrick use bent Luan wood to frame the inside of the curved structure and build a charming kitchenette.

In Charleston, S.C., a couple has a detached poolside garage they want to transform into a rental unit; the team gets to work, opening up the ceiling to create two sleeping lofts and making a bathroom out of a storage closet.

In Charleston, S.C., a couple taps Ben and the crew to help salvage a small metal shed; Ben sees big rental potential in the bunker-type structure, so the guys get to work adding new windows and French doors as well as a deck.