Lissa is unhappy living in Sarasota, Florida and wants to move back to Santa Monica, California. In an effort to keep Lissa in Florida and happy Jim is building her their dream home. After months of delays, Lissa doubts the builders they have hired while Jim defends them. This leads Lissa and Jim to frequently fight and ultimately threatens their marriage.

Jim attempts to unite with Lissa to finish the project but Lissa's constant changes and stalling with the project adds to their earlier delays. Jim begins to question why Lissa is stalling and tries to push the project forward in spite of her. The problems continue with their builders and Jim and Lissa consider finishing the home without them.

Dan and Gina decide to build a classic mission-style house before they have enough money to finish the project. They begin their build one hundred and thirty thousand dollars short. Despite warnings from friends and family, Dan carries on with build scraping together money and relying on favors the entire way.

Before Mike and Laura break ground on their new, energy efficient home, Mike decides it's the right time to pop the question. After Laura says yes, the couple starts their build while simultaneously doing their best to merge their families. Their build is put in Jeopardy when Laura begins to butt heads with their foam wall contractor, Duane.

Russell and Meryl are engaged and are remodeling the Malibu, California home Russell previously shared with his ex-wife with the hopes of getting married in their new home upon its completion. Quickly they realize that won't be possible and move up the wedding date. Once married, they struggle to keep the newlywed romance alive as they deal with the stresses of finishing their dream home.

Justin and Christina Crocker and Adam and Brana Rope are best friends who bought 34 acres of land in Midlothian, Texas, outside of Dallas. The land includes a lake and they plan on building their homes side-by-side and raising their families together for the next 30 years. Justin Crocker is the builder and is building his home along with building the Ropes' home. Justin must manage his build and the expectations of his wife and his best friends while keeping their friendship in tact throughout this build.