Restoration Road

They need to take "Restoration" out of the title.

Basically they take apart old historical barns and houses in upstate New York, and then use the pieces to make new luxury homes and such in Texas and other areas in the west.

It ends up looking NOTHING like the original.

It is a new structure with some pieces from the original - usually the timber frame structure displayed on the inside of the new structure.

Host Clint Harp and the architect du jour take us on a genial walk through historical structures while mixing in some architectural history.

Other reviewers have accurately pointed out they don't really restore anything. They demo the buildings. Move the salvageable timber. And reassemble or build something new using that timber. Every once in a while they recreate original materials or salvage a doo-dad.

Anyway, Clint seems like a nice guy but I don't believe he's a woodworker any more than I'm an iron-worker. He's a good-natured gee-whiz host who would get on my nerves if I had to spend more than 44 minutes with him. He'd also get laughed off any real jobsite.

The real stars of this show are the writers, who spin a story out of each structure, some of which are irredeemable junk and should probably be burned down. The finished buildings are usually quite impressive, even though they must surely cost seven figures each once all that transportation, design and labour are accounted for.

I love this show. I can't get enough of all the great buildings they find and repurpose. All these buildings give you a view into old Americana and the people behind them. It's a great show and I'm looking forward to the next season. 👍

Awesome it amazes me how all this is done. These folks must have a fortune to be able to make all of these beautiful places... well it must be nice... I'll never know. However it is a joy to watch these beautiful places being brought somewhere else to bring happiness to others. Keep up the great work for us all to enjoy. Goodness gracious what else can I say unless you want to invite me down to see the real place. I have been in Texas a long time ago for a business trip and I really enjoyed seeing all the sights like the river walk and the... sorry I just can't think of the very special place but I do remember seeing South Fork.

I think I'm an architect at heart.

I love watching the way that Clint and all of his friends work through these beautiful places and especially give the historical account of what happened, why they want to restore these structures.

Fascinating detailed accounts as they take you through each part of design and taking apart the old wood and work and craftsmanship and put it all together -amazing.

In addition, thought provoking discussions of how they want to restore each part of the woodlands and areas they take these old barns and structures out of and put them in a place where they can be enjoyed for years to come.

Many more seasons I hope to come.