Trevor and Jeanette Robinson begin building their house on 15 acres in the Goobarragandra hills in New South Wales, where Trevor can move about easily in his wheelchair. But as the build progresses, his health deteriorates.
In Inverloch, Victoria, Alistair and Belinda are building a replacement home, after a fire destroyed their last dwelling, that looks like a dairy shed and has silos for bedrooms.
Building a big house in inner city Melbourne is a tricky business. But architect Annalise and project manager Kim have a plan to turn their 1850s terrace into a multi-storied modern home with a triple car-stacker.
Gary and Clare left the hustle and bustle of Sydney for a more peaceful pace with plans of building a spaceship-like domed house, reminiscent of the beautiful vaulted structures seen in Europe.
Lynne and Paul have located a property with panoramic views over the Tasman Sea. Paul intends to execute the plans to build a large modern home by living on site and project managing.
Retirees and childhood sweethearts Liz and Warren have taken on a hundred-acre Macadamia farm in Byron Bay hinterland, with grand plans to build an epic five-bedroom Mediterranean style villa-cum-castle.
Tani and Tim have plans to build a medieval 'earth castle' on their 60 acre property. Built into the sides of a man-made dam, there are plans for a drawbridge, turret, underground tunnels and even a moat.
Ben and Tania are building a three-story, three-bed house on a tiny 64-square-metre scrap of land they bought in one of north Melbourne's grittier spots.
Bel and John are building a radical underground house on 25 spectacular acres at Whittlesea, in Victoria's Plenty Valley. With John away at work for much of the build, it's up to Bel to project manage the difficult and complex process.
Fiona and Sal are building a modernist, super-contemporary home, made entirely from concrete, just a few streets back from the rolling surf at Torquay in Victoria. But Sal worries that the house is going to look like a giant crypt.
Anita and Kris Martincic hope to transform an old derelict building in Sydney. With the structure virtually a ruin, the pair face an uphill battle and ballooning costs as they attempt to create a sophisticated new home.
After buying a block of land in Clarence, a tiny pocket of the spectacular Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, Dennis and Karen try to build a house that can withstand bushfires out of seven shipping containers.
After spending 2 years scouring Australia for a perfect plot, Catherine and Mick settle on 50 acres atop the rolling hills of the Fleurieu Peninsula. They begin building a structure that looks more like a corrugated iron shed than a house.
Dr Shiva Gunapu and his psychologist wife, Rima, want to incorporate the vibrant colours of their Indian heritage into their new home. To make things even more challenging, they're combining these colours with a modern design.
Electrican Mick takes on the challenge of a lifetime when he and artist wife Belynda decide to build their dream modernist home in the bucolic Dooralong Valley, on the NSW Central Coast.
Constructing an underground acropolis in the desert town of Coober Pedy in south Australia is an ambitious undertaking. But when Paul's parents retire, he wants them to have the ultimate 'underground Greek mansion'.
