The Block AU Season 20 Episode 31
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00:00Previously, the new kids on the block had their first win.
00:07Maddie and Charlotte, one team was blatantly hostile.
00:13I think they're the most hated people on the block at the moment.
00:17Yeah, literally.
00:18That is a bit hurtful because what have I done to get that kind of response?
00:24Plus, the plaster for the biggest room was delayed and arrived just in the nick of time.
00:30Ah, I see it!
00:32With all the gyprock in the world now on site, Christian couldn't find a plasterer for quids.
00:38We've got no plasterers.
00:40None?
00:41Zero.
00:42And it was the girls that came to the rescue.
00:44Relationships for us are far more important than a competition.
00:48Are you crying?
00:54It's stressful.
00:58Tonight, Rikki and Hayden's landscapers leave them in the lurch.
01:04Oh, you already knew about that.
01:06We know that there's outstanding voices.
01:08Oh, all I hear is awkward.
01:10As everyone scrambles to finish the biggest rooms on the block so far.
01:24Woo!
01:30Earlier this week, the CSR gyprock the contestants need to plaster their living dining areas arrived late.
01:40Three days late.
01:42Gyprock's here!
01:44Gyprock, gyprock, come get your gyprock!
01:48Which was a massive problem because these rooms are big and need a lot of gyprock.
01:54They range in size from 50 to 75 square metres.
01:58They're the size of your average two-bedroom apartment.
02:01That doesn't include towering ceiling heights of up to five and a half metres.
02:07I think given the delay, the sheer size of the rooms, there's only one way we're going to finish
02:13and that's with some professional help with painting.
02:15We all need professional help, that's for sure.
02:17So to help these blockheads out, I came up with a plan.
02:21Now we're in our 20th season and we're going to do something that we've never ever done before.
02:31I put out a call to High Pages.
02:33They've come to the party.
02:34They are going to supply each team with a professional painter for two days to help you get across the lot.
02:41Yes!
02:43Welcome to High Pages.
02:46And while we're here, I figure I should cover the cost of the plasterers that were standing around yesterday.
02:55So that's on us.
02:57It's awesome. It's a big help because this week's budget was not looking too friendly.
03:03Ah yes, unfriendly budgets.
03:05Unless contestants put more money in the bank,
03:08they will have no chance of creating the amazing gardens we've seen in the past on the block.
03:17I want to swear. I want to swear.
03:19Then swear.
03:20Because this is so effing good.
03:22It's Steph and Gianne.
03:24Last year, Steph and Gianne won Backyard Week, went on to win a record $1.65 million.
03:31Plus another $100,000 for winning the whole block.
03:34And as we know from previous seasons, houses need about $100,000 to wow the judges with their landscaping.
03:41This is an absolute knockout.
03:48So with landscaping commencing in just over two weeks, teams need cash.
03:53And out of their allocated $250,000 ComBank budget,
03:58I've only suggested a total of $74,000 for both backyard and front yard.
04:04Therefore, if they want to add to the kitty,
04:06the cash will need to come from room wins or challenge wins across the series.
04:11Landscaping's really important, obviously.
04:13It's who I work for.
04:14Everything's about first impressions when you walk up to a site.
04:17So yeah, we'd really love to put some money into landscaping and showcase the ideas that we've got.
04:22We've got so many great ideas, but it's whether the budget's going to allow for it.
04:25I have spent all my winnings, bar five grand.
04:28Don't know how.
04:30So I'm a bit worried, because that was meant to be our landscaping money.
04:34I'm definitely freaking out about my budget.
04:37Ideally, we would love to save probably an extra $20,000 to $30,000.
04:41I think that's realistic.
04:42Yeah.
04:43But we'll be lucky.
04:44So we know we have to constantly keep putting things away.
04:47Otherwise, things are going to get crossed out.
04:49And then we'll just end up with maybe a couple of plants that we don't need.
04:53Definitely concerned.
04:54We need wins.
04:55We need more challenge wins.
04:56We need room wins.
04:57We need tens.
04:58Wins.
04:59Wins.
05:00Wins.
05:01We need a lot more than what we budgeted for.
05:02How much do you reckon you need?
05:03At least 100.
05:04We've almost got to win every week.
05:06Win every week or get 10 here and there.
05:10And win all the challenges.
05:11And win the challenges.
05:13Well, that will be a tall order.
05:16With everyone fretting about the future,
05:19teams still need to get through this week's living and dining rooms.
05:26And in house one,
05:28Maddie and Charlotte's space is 54 square metres in size,
05:31which is the second smallest on the block.
05:34Although, if size matters,
05:36bigger is better when it comes to budget.
05:39Considering they've only been here for two and a half weeks,
05:42Maddie and Charlotte have won $20,000 in prizes.
05:46And overall, they're in front by just over $13,000.
05:53Although, Maddie is still worried about this week's 25 grand room budget.
05:58$17,000 gyprock bill,
06:00then they'll probably be close to maybe like a 10K carpentry bill.
06:05That's already $27,000.
06:07I've already exceeded the budget and that's just, like, your main trade.
06:12Their plan is to have a medium-sized six-seater dining table,
06:15big sofa and armchair,
06:17a fireplace situated below an artwork of TV
06:20and a Venetian plaster wall around the fireplace.
06:26That's very efficient work, my gosh.
06:28Well, I'm glad you're having that much fun sweeping the floor.
06:31No one ever tickled so much when they were working.
06:34Congrats on the win. Thank you very much.
06:36And getting your one dinner down.
06:38And their budget is not too bad. No, we're good.
06:42But only because you've won,
06:44you're going over my budget every week by a little bit.
06:47I don't think... Did we this week?
06:49You are a little bit over. This week?
06:51But your budget's already, I think, your 13 grand in front.
06:53So that's good. Yeah.
06:55But keep that up. Yeah. Landscape.
06:57And you know what excites me about the fact
06:59that you've got all your plastering done?
07:01Because Scotty gave you painters this week. I know.
07:03There's five painters sitting around doing nothing.
07:05Get them all in there. We are. The paint's just arrived.
07:07And knock it out. If no-one else is ready to paint,
07:09why can't they use all of them? Yeah.
07:11We're the first house ready.
07:13That's a discussion for your art with your other contestants.
07:15Well, the boys are sanding, so they'll be ready next.
07:17OK.
07:18So they've said that the painters are just happy
07:20to get in here and give it a shot.
07:22So, girls, quick brief. What are you doing in here?
07:24Lots of couches. Do you know what?
07:26A lot of block contestants,
07:27they put, like, a three-seater and a single-seater...
07:29Yeah, not enough. ..in a four- or five-bedroom home.
07:31No, well, I'm a bit worried about this room, guys,
07:34because I had a little bit of a crisis at the beginning of the week
07:37because I obviously came in late
07:39and didn't have a lot of time to plan for this.
07:41I went to places and was looking for couches and dining tables,
07:45and they're like, out of stock, someone else has it,
07:47out of stock, someone else have it.
07:49So I was, like, a bit defeated,
07:50because what I've got is beautiful pieces,
07:52but I can't see exactly how they're going to work.
07:54How are you getting on with your neighbours now?
07:57Look, there is some lovely people here,
07:59but I think they have their people.
08:02They have made relationship,
08:04and they're happy to, like... Stay in their bubble.
08:06..stay in their bubble.
08:07And then you went and won a room.
08:09There's Maddie and Charlotte.
08:11CHEERING
08:15And then some people got a little bit.
08:16So I think we need to start losing rooms to make friends.
08:18Yeah, ask Scotty about that.
08:19Are you here to make friends or are you here to win rooms?
08:21Well, I want to make friends, but, look,
08:22we maybe have come to the point where it's like,
08:24we're going to try our best,
08:25and, like, we lent our plasters to House 5
08:27in an act of being like, hey, this is who we are.
08:30We, like, we hope that you get to know us a little bit better,
08:32and we want to help you.
08:33We're trying our best to build relationships.
08:35Still early days, really, for you guys.
08:37But as you said, they've cemented some friendships,
08:39but there's always room for more friends.
08:41But it is hard when you move by,
08:42and they're, like, all going out together,
08:44and you're like, oh, bye.
08:46All of them?
08:47What, every other house is going out for tea together?
08:49They have before, and then House 5 and 2 are very close.
08:52And House 3 and 4 are close.
08:55It's OK.
08:56I had a cry about it at the beginning of the week
08:58because I do want a relationship,
09:00but now I've come to the point where I'm like,
09:01I will be friendly to everyone,
09:03but if they're not going to meet me halfway.
09:05I mean, I get it. It's stressful.
09:06They're in their own little world.
09:07We're an outgoing world.
09:08Don't make excuses for them.
09:09I know, but I...
09:10They should be inviting you out for tea.
09:11I'm going to go and tell them that they're...
09:12No, don't tell them.
09:13Does anyone have time for tea?
09:14Don't tell them.
09:15I'm a bit concerned they've got time for tea.
09:17Let's go and have a chat.
09:18No.
09:19Tell them everything that you've just told us.
09:21No, don't do that.
09:22I won't, I won't.
09:23I'd prefer not to stir the pot.
09:25We'll just keep it...
09:28Thanks, Shelly.
09:29Yeah, Scotty is our block dad,
09:30and he does get a little protective,
09:32and he was about to go out
09:33and tell the rest of the contestants.
09:35He likes to rouse on other contestants for us
09:37or other trades,
09:39but we need to sometimes use a bit of this on his mouth
09:42because he gets us in trouble.
09:44Yeah, because last time he went and roused on someone,
09:46we lost our builder.
09:48So I was like, no, no, no, it's fine.
09:50We'll just keep the peace.
09:51Like, there's no need...
09:52You don't need to change anything.
09:53They're being nice.
09:55Like, it's fine.
09:59Bring me a higher love.
10:03Bring me a higher love.
10:05So the painters are on site,
10:06ready to help all the contestants.
10:08Unfortunately, everyone's at different stages,
10:10and no one's really ready except for house one.
10:13So what we're going to do,
10:14we're going to send all the painters in there,
10:15finish that house,
10:16and then whoever else is ready for painters,
10:18we'll send them into that house and move on.
10:21They're going to spray all the high-level stuff.
10:23Yep.
10:24And then anything lower is on you guys.
10:26What?
10:27That wasn't the deal.
10:28Yeah, they're just here to give you a hand.
10:31That was the deal.
10:32That's what Scotty said.
10:33Scotty said they were here for two days.
10:35No, Scotty wasn't actually very specific.
10:37He said, you've got a painter for two days.
10:39One guy for two days, and they can do whatever they want.
10:41To give you a hand.
10:42That's fine, they can give me a hand.
10:43I'm happy to help.
10:47How good?
10:48How good?
10:49Are you standing now?
10:50Yeah, we've got a couple of hours to go.
10:52Love it.
10:53But we'll be painting today.
10:54I figured if no one else is ready...
10:55I know, we'll just take them all.
10:56Maybe two painters each?
10:57No, I think that they'll let us have...
10:59Have all of them.
11:00You're not going to...
11:01We don't want them to sit there and do nothing, do we?
11:02No.
11:03We've got to keep them busy.
11:04Scotty's paying for them.
11:05Yeah, exactly.
11:06Are you guys ready now?
11:07Yeah, they're like taping up.
11:08Yeah, sweet.
11:09So our house will be done, pass them over to you.
11:11And then when your coat's dry, they can come back to us.
11:13Done.
11:14When they're done with us, they can come back to you.
11:16Painting tag team.
11:17Yeah.
11:18Beautiful.
11:19All right, sweet.
11:20Coming up, the competition ramps up.
11:22Mate.
11:23Yeah, that looks amazing.
11:24As incredible dining room furniture arrives.
11:27So the minute that we hear that someone's not getting paid,
11:29we're getting told.
11:30Then Ricky and Hayden's landscapers desert them
11:33as rumours resurface.
11:35All I hear is, I quit.
11:37If you've got a feeling that you're going to go into something
11:39and not get paid for your hard work, why would you bother?
11:42As Living and Dining Week draws closer to Judgment Day,
11:45the big-ticket items like dining room tables are being delivered.
11:50Tables and chairs can make or break a room this week.
11:54So Maddie and Charlotte's table from Globe West
11:57is stored safely away from prying eyes in my HQ.
12:01Thanks.
12:02See you next week.
12:03Bye.
12:04Bye.
12:05Bye.
12:06Bye.
12:07Bye.
12:08Bye.
12:09Bye.
12:10Bye.
12:12Very nice.
12:15Courtney rang Mimi and was like,
12:16oh, I really like your dining table.
12:18I saw your dining table.
12:19It's stunning.
12:20How did you see it?
12:22I'm assuming it's this one in the shed, yeah?
12:24What shed?
12:26And Mimi was on a mission.
12:27She came bolting down here, power walking.
12:30Is that your one?
12:32Well, Mimi knows it's not her table,
12:34but she wants to check out the competition.
12:37These are nice chairs.
12:39Mine is oval.
12:42Yeah, I said it's a bean.
12:44Your table?
12:45I'm like, I said to Mimi, I'm like, I love your table.
12:47She's like, my table's in my garage.
12:50This is Mimi.
12:51Yeah, it's so nice.
12:53Courtney said she liked it, and I think Mimi did too.
12:56Well, that's good because it is a beautiful dining table.
12:59Maybe it is.
13:01You can buy a table or get one custom made,
13:04and Kylie and Brad have got the jump on everyone
13:07by engaging renowned furniture maker Christian Cole.
13:12Oh, Christian, we love him.
13:14He is a really genuinely nice guy,
13:17and, like, his stuff is incredible.
13:20He was very adamant on getting us exactly the piece
13:25that would suit our house the most.
13:27100%.
13:30Christian's been making blockheads
13:32his custom-made recycled timber furniture for almost 10 years.
13:39Good old Christian Cole,
13:41the greatest furniture maker in Australia.
13:43We got him, we got him.
13:47G'day, how are you?
13:48Good, how are you?
13:49Working on your job now.
13:51And house four have staged a massive coup
13:54by getting him all to themselves.
13:56Holy...
13:58These are Kylie and Brad's meticulously crafted table bases.
14:07I've sealed all Tupac on all the brass
14:09so it won't, you know, get damaged with the mops and stuff like that.
14:12And...
14:13I'm glad you thought of that.
14:15It's taken a long time.
14:19We were actually there when he did the clear Tupac topcoat,
14:22which was really incredible.
14:24Mate.
14:25Yeah, that was amazing.
14:27Unreal.
14:29Nice grain.
14:3040mm thick top, solid oak.
14:32You see the gloss in it, but as he says, it dries down.
14:35It really goes into that grain,
14:37which is exactly what we're after.
14:39Like, you will never get another table like that.
14:41See, he gets my black.
14:43He gets it.
14:44And Christian has also made house four
14:47a massive 2m wide mirror.
14:49Oh, look at the texture.
14:51All the angles, look at all the texture coming out.
14:53Yeah, that's unreal.
14:54That's nice, isn't it?
14:55All sandblasted.
14:56Yeah, so now it's just all up to me
14:58in making sure I dress the table properly.
15:04So today, the exquisite table base has arrived
15:07with the very heavy solid oak black lacquered tabletop.
15:13Looks like Brad's got the easy part.
15:15Brad does always have the easy part.
15:18And the 2m wide sandblasted mirror has arrived as well.
15:21This is going to look good.
15:23Absolutely.
15:24Sweet.
15:25Sweet, and my art's going to be here soon.
15:35Why are you so mean to me, you?
15:46Over at house two,
15:48Courtney and Grant's living dining area is 58m2,
15:51so it's in the middle of the pack in size.
15:54But how is their budget faring?
16:00Courtney and Grant have only won $15,000 in rooming so far.
16:04That's the smallest tally on the block.
16:06They're currently over budget by $6,155,
16:11which is not great, but not a disaster.
16:15We're on par with where we need to be for landscaping,
16:18so no more, no less, really, at this point,
16:20which I'm fine with.
16:22Well, I wonder if things will be fine
16:24for this week's living and dining room.
16:27They are planning to have a recessed mirrored TV
16:29above a fireplace and wood stack,
16:32large cream L-shaped sofa and comfy brown armchair,
16:36plus an eight-seater dining room table.
16:41Hello, good morning.
16:42Hello.
16:44There's a lot going on here, isn't there?
16:46What a week.
16:47That looks fantastic.
16:48Doesn't that look good?
16:49Yeah.
16:50Yeah, and this is from the Kingsman chocolate wheel.
16:53Yes.
16:54We won the TV.
17:01That's the TV mirror.
17:02Framing to a T, is that what it's for?
17:04And it's that beautiful deco finish.
17:06So we thought we'd highlight it.
17:07And that's going to fit like a glove in there.
17:09Yeah.
17:10Lovely.
17:11That's brilliant.
17:12I hope so.
17:13I really like this wall.
17:14Fireplace, television.
17:15And then we've got to have firewood down the bottom.
17:17Nice.
17:19And then here's like decorative, some books, vases.
17:21You know what, because you've got the painters coming in,
17:24the pros, and everybody's got the painters, the pros,
17:27the paint job is going to be perfect.
17:29It is.
17:30So everyone's going to get top marks for painting.
17:32So it's going to come down to styling.
17:34But also your layout, because what we've got basically
17:37is a 10-person house.
17:39Yeah.
17:40You've got to fit in a dining table that's going to seat that many.
17:43We've got a 10-packs dining table.
17:45Right.
17:46And then I've also got an L-shaped lounge from Sitara.
17:49Yes.
17:50It's quite big.
17:51And a couple of occasional chairs.
17:52Got an occasional chair, got a little ottoman,
17:54some side tables, lounges, lamps, console across there.
17:57Yeah.
17:58We've got a pretty big space to play with.
18:00Well, you always do a great job with the styling, you know,
18:03and now the paint's going to be perfect.
18:05So you should win.
18:06Should win.
18:07And you need to win.
18:08We do.
18:09We need money.
18:10You need three 10s and a win.
18:12That would be perfect.
18:13That would be really nice.
18:14I think that's what we need.
18:15I think it's what we deserve.
18:16And how are you feeling about the whole block experience now?
18:19Do you feel like this is home?
18:20Do you even remember what home looks like?
18:22It's a rollercoaster for Grumpy.
18:24He's happy like today.
18:26He's very hormonal.
18:27And then he's grumpy the next day.
18:28He's hormonal.
18:29Yeah, he is.
18:30I'm hormonal too.
18:31We're a perfect match.
18:32I've said if we're not arguing, send help because there's something wrong.
18:35We had our parents this week, so we're feeling a lot better.
18:38You had your mum and dad came down.
18:40Her mum and dad came down as well.
18:41Oh, no.
18:42Really nice.
18:43I love my darling.
18:45You all right?
18:46Are you good?
18:47Good, good.
18:48This is our house.
18:49This is our house here.
18:50Wow.
18:51Did you notice the tunneled ceiling when you walked in?
18:53Yeah, I love it.
18:54The skylight, beautiful.
18:55It's gorgeous.
18:56It's stunning.
18:57He's a similar shape to your chairs, Courtney.
18:59Yeah, a little bit.
19:01That's a beautiful bathroom.
19:02Yeah, I really like that.
19:04It's so beautiful.
19:05I love it.
19:06It's impressive.
19:07You're talented, you guys.
19:08You've done very well.
19:11What did they make of all of this madness?
19:13They loved it.
19:14They were like, we're so proud.
19:15But that's cool.
19:16That's good.
19:17It was nice seeing it.
19:18It was a good little reset.
19:19Bit of a refresher.
19:20Now, I know your budget is a bit rough, but really, at the end of the day,
19:22I haven't given you enough money to do your gardens front and back properly.
19:27Yeah.
19:28I've given you enough money to do the basics.
19:30Yeah.
19:31So that's why I'm just, you know, stressing about the wind and things like that.
19:35You need to get some money in there if you've got any chance.
19:37And of course, the front and back yard is all about auction day.
19:40Yeah.
19:41Yeah.
19:42That's what it's all about.
19:43Well, it's first impressions, isn't it?
19:44Yeah, that's right.
19:45Absolutely.
19:46Yeah, definitely.
19:47All right.
19:48Good luck.
19:49Done.
19:50All right.
19:51Thanks, guys.
19:52I feel tens, I'm telling you.
19:53Love it.
19:54Well, there's a lot of winning elements.
19:55Thanks, guys.
19:56Just got to bring them all together.
19:57Need a ten.
19:58Hopefully.
19:59Fingers crossed.
20:00Thank you, guys.
20:01See you soon.
20:02See you, guys.
20:03Bye.
20:04Scott and Shelley spoke to us about our budget.
20:05Currently, it's sort of on par with where we should be,
20:06but it's not ahead of anything.
20:07It would be nice if we could get a couple of wins,
20:08put some money away for landscaping.
20:10Coming up, Mimi shows us her prowess on the tools.
20:16Ah!
20:18Yay!
20:19Rock and bang!
20:22And when the sun goes down, things get a little weird
20:25as a few of the blockheads unleash their inner turmoil.
20:29Ah!
20:32Ah-hoo!
20:33Where was the thunder?
20:40Which contestants do you think are creating a winning room this week?
20:44To cast your vote, all you have to do is head to the block website now.
20:48And while you're there,
20:49don't forget to check out all of our amazing room galleries.
20:58This year on the block,
20:59all teams made sure they locked in their landscapers early.
21:03Designs have been submitted for approval by council
21:06and planning has been proceeding with increasing urgency.
21:10Art Riggi's just received word that his landscapers are bailing out.
21:17What did he say?
21:18Just, all I hear is, I quit.
21:20Yeah.
21:21And then it's just like, mate, I don't really hear much after that.
21:23Yeah.
21:24You've wasted four weeks of my life.
21:25Yep.
21:27I said it was because of labour and a few other things,
21:30but once the day that we spoke
21:34and they were concerned about getting paid,
21:36that was the day everything sort of changed in the relationship.
21:39It just got a bit weird after that
21:40and it all just seemed too hard for them.
21:47If you've got a feeling that you're going to go into something
21:49and not get paid for your hard work, why would you bother?
21:52Riggi and Hayden's landscapers pulled out
21:54after hearing about Courtney and Grant in house too
21:57not paying a bill from a local company called Betsy's Glass.
22:02There's definitely two sides to every story.
22:04We have paid two of the invoices because the job was completed.
22:08Two or three.
22:09Two or three.
22:10The shower screen glass wasn't cut correctly as to what we supplied.
22:14It was actually really narrow and it turned out to be non-compliant,
22:18so we then called Betsy's Glass to see what the issue is.
22:22No one answered.
22:23Our call was completely ignored.
22:25Email was ignored.
22:26Do you want me to just pay him so everybody shuts up?
22:28I need to fix the issue.
22:29Do you want me to pay him so everybody shuts up?
22:31Just pay them, whatever.
22:32Are they going to come and fix the glass?
22:34They won't, but it's fine.
22:35So the bill was paid,
22:36but the damage to the block's reputation was done.
22:39And when Riggi met his landscapers last week,
22:42they believed the rumours.
22:44Oh, you already knew about that?
22:45We know that there's outstanding invoices.
22:47No ****, mate.
22:49Mate, we live here.
22:51We know all the trade services and everything.
22:53So the minute that we hear that someone's not getting paid,
22:56we get told.
22:57Mate, wow.
22:59So it just hasn't been quite the same since.
23:01And then today we got the phone call
23:03from the guys that they're going to pull out.
23:06So they're gone.
23:08I can't say I was surprised to get it,
23:11because it was definitely getting a bit weird, wasn't it?
23:13It was definitely getting weird.
23:14Talking about contracts, payment,
23:16talking about payment up front, payment on the day.
23:21They were really worried.
23:23But it just sucks that it pulled the pin
23:25when the landscaper's three weeks away.
23:27So now we need to find a landscaper.
23:29We need to get him to agree on the design.
23:31We need to get a quote off him.
23:32And then we need to do it, like, three weeks ago.
23:37You know, I think we're aiming to win, you know,
23:39another four or five rooms,
23:41which will give us over 100K for landscaping.
23:43So that's our aim.
23:45And worst case scenario,
23:46if we don't have that sort of cash,
23:48then we'll have to start peeling back.
23:52In House 3, Ricky and Hayden won't be peeling back
23:55on their living and dining room,
23:56which is 64 square metres,
23:59making it the second biggest on the block.
24:01But is the boys' budget just as big?
24:07Ricky and Hayden have not won a room yet,
24:09but they have won plenty of challenges,
24:12totalling $21,000.
24:14Overall, they are still five grand behind.
24:17So will it be enough to get them to the landscaping finish line?
24:21Definitely concerned.
24:22We need wins.
24:23We need more challenge wins.
24:24We need room wins.
24:25We need tens.
24:26Wins, wins, wins.
24:27That's what we need.
24:28We need a win this week.
24:29Desperately.
24:30To be in the running for a win this week,
24:32they'll have an eight-seater dining room table,
24:35$20,000 artwork.
24:37The boys won in a challenge.
24:38There's a huge couch for freedom
24:40with a pink armchair,
24:42a wood-burning fireplace,
24:44wood stacker and TV.
24:47It's a lot of antique white.
24:49Hello, boys.
24:50Morning, guys.
24:51How are we?
24:52Morning.
24:53Pretty good.
24:54That's cool.
24:55That's nice.
24:56I like the space in here.
24:57Yeah.
24:58It's nice, isn't it?
24:59Yeah, it is.
25:00This is much bigger than next door.
25:01Yeah, we've seen it.
25:02Yeah.
25:03Which counts because,
25:04as I say,
25:05you've got so many bedrooms in here.
25:06We've talked about there being these great gathering places
25:09for families to come for holidays.
25:11You've got extra rooms.
25:12You've got studio spaces.
25:14You could put ten seats and couches here, couldn't you?
25:16Easy.
25:17Easy, yep.
25:18Have you got plenty of furniture on standby?
25:20Yep, sure do.
25:21Can you move it all around?
25:22Yep.
25:23Switch in, switch out?
25:24Mm-hmm.
25:25Good.
25:26Good.
25:27But more space means a lot more painting.
25:28Yes.
25:29But you've got a painter.
25:30We do.
25:31Yes.
25:32Or two or three.
25:33If you get your plasterwork done,
25:34grab everybody else's painters before they're ready.
25:35We are done.
25:36Get them all in here.
25:37Yes.
25:38Well, you can do that.
25:39You can just grab three or four of them.
25:40Yep.
25:41And then once they've finished here,
25:42they go next door or what have you.
25:43Jeez, you're having fun here, boys, aren't you?
25:44We are, mate.
25:45Yeah, you're out in the pub every night.
25:47Going to the gym every night.
25:48Going to the gym.
25:49I'm a little bit concerned about how much fun you're having.
25:53Because you said in the very beginning,
25:54you're here for Hayden.
25:55I am.
25:56You're here to set up his family.
25:57I am.
25:58He's got beautiful Chelsea and Matilda to look after.
26:00You're here for the fun.
26:01You're here to win.
26:02I'm definitely here to win.
26:03And you guys aren't having many wins,
26:05but you are having a lot of fun.
26:06So maybe you need to swap out some fun for a little bit more hard work.
26:10You reckon the balance is just a little bit,
26:11maybe a bit more fun.
26:12Well, you're not winning, and you're not finishing rooms.
26:14But you are going to the gym, and this worries me.
26:16We're winning the challenges.
26:17I think we've got a winning room here.
26:18Might not agree with it, but we're going to listen,
26:20and we're going to work even harder.
26:21We're going to level the scale a little bit.
26:23So less pub, more block.
26:27Make Shelly and Scotty happy.
26:29What's the story with the payments of next door and all that sort of thing?
26:33Has that resolved itself?
26:34Not sure.
26:35That's given us the reputation.
26:37Yes.
26:38Well, it hasn't resolved itself.
26:39It's got worse for us.
26:40Yeah, it got worse for us because we lost the landscaper because of it.
26:42What happened?
26:43Lost our landscaper.
26:44Because he was worried about being paid?
26:45Yep.
26:46Yeah, so he brought up the fact that the block has a reputation
26:48of not paying their bills.
26:50That's what's going down on the isle.
26:52What?
26:53Oh, that's not cool.
26:54It's going around on the isle?
26:55That's the chat amongst the bloggers.
26:56Small isle, mate.
26:57Two pubs.
26:58Yeah.
26:59Spreads quick.
27:00So who's not paying?
27:01Well, there's been some issues with house two.
27:04Not paying.
27:05Yeah.
27:06And that's spread like wildfire?
27:07Yeah.
27:08So our landscaper backed out.
27:09Offered him a deposit.
27:11We could pay at the end of the day, but I think the damage was done.
27:13So all we can do is just make sure we pay our bills on the spot when we get them.
27:17We've got to get rid of that reputation in town.
27:19I don't know how we do that.
27:20Yeah, that's cool.
27:21Yeah.
27:22Yeah.
27:23Not sure.
27:24Stakes are very high this week.
27:25I think, like Hayes said, if we finish, then we're a very good chance to compete.
27:28I think it's going to be a very tough push to the line for some of the other houses.
27:31Scotty said ten's all around, I think.
27:33So just got to execute now.
27:43At 75 square metres, Kylie and Brad have the largest living dining area on the block.
27:59Your budget.
28:01How's our budget looking, babe?
28:03Well, let's crunch the numbers.
28:05Kylie and Brad have a robust budget, having won $27,000 in prize money.
28:11And with a healthy budget of over $20,000, they are the best savers on the block so far.
28:19And for this week's living and dining room, the plan is to cover their fireplace flue in dark,
28:24decked on engineered stone.
28:26They'll also have a large olive-coloured sofa and striped coffee table,
28:30plus a 3.5-metre black-stained Christian coal dining table and huge wall mirror.
28:38Good morning, you.
28:39Good morning.
28:40I love the natural light in here.
28:41Oh, yeah.
28:42VELUX is awesome.
28:43Where is it?
28:44Oh, mate.
28:45Brad, your favourite people are here.
28:46Oh, good morning.
28:47Morning.
28:48What is this?
28:49It's plywood.
28:50Yes.
28:51Stained Japan black.
28:52Yes.
28:53Surprise.
28:54And what's happening after that?
28:55So I'm going to do another couple of coats on it and we're leaving it as is.
28:58And then we're going to do some deckton around our fireplace.
29:02Right.
29:03And like a floating shelf that comes all along.
29:05In deckton?
29:06Yes.
29:07With a little drop face.
29:08Yeah.
29:09Yeah.
29:10Wow.
29:11You did this in your bathroom, didn't you?
29:12Not the ply like this.
29:13We did the...
29:14Oh, you just had it painted.
29:15Yeah, the sushi bar.
29:16Yeah.
29:17Is it high-end enough compared to everything else that you've done in your house,
29:21which has been beautifully high-end?
29:23This is a bit of a cheaper option, which I get for your budget.
29:26Yeah.
29:27But is it going to look a bit cheaper option?
29:30Are we going to be able to see that plywood through?
29:32Yeah.
29:33Yeah.
29:34So you're going to watch it.
29:35Yes.
29:36Wipe it down and that.
29:37It's a little bit looking, but you can still see the texture,
29:39because it kind of then starts blending in with the grain of the table.
29:42Why wouldn't you just do the shisugi barn all the way through?
29:45We have no money.
29:46Okay.
29:47Yeah.
29:48See those?
29:49That's a good option.
29:50So we're trying to do a similar effect, but we don't have the money to do the charred timber.
29:55So we're sort of trying to get the same feel, but on a budget.
29:58Your budget's actually pretty good.
29:59You're 20 grand up.
30:00Going all right.
30:01But you're a minor 10 budget.
30:03Yeah.
30:04Which is why we're doing painted ply instead of shisugi barn.
30:06You've only got three grand left.
30:08No, it's now 1,000.
30:101,000?
30:11Yeah.
30:12So you're going to have to start dipping into cash.
30:14I would still blow it on this.
30:16I would shisugi the hell out of this and then pay cash for things down the track.
30:21I think this is going to let you down.
30:23I'm sorry.
30:24I do.
30:25Have a look at the size of this.
30:27Yeah.
30:28Yeah.
30:29That's phenomenal, isn't it?
30:30That trajectory is incredible.
30:32It really is.
30:33Incredible.
30:34I know the boys have done some really great work up there.
30:35We're very impressed with them.
30:37Just to get to this point, the plasterers have done an incredible job.
30:40Yeah.
30:41Now, we've got a little bit of a slight problem at the moment,
30:44that we're getting a bit of a reputation on the island for not paying our bills.
30:49Yeah, it's not cool.
30:50We're talking to the boys, and this is...
30:52I'm flabbergasted.
30:53Devastated.
30:54Devastated is the word.
30:55Yeah.
30:56Yeah.
30:57So are you guys paying your bills on time?
30:58Yeah.
30:59100%.
31:00So even our builder, Ben, has been...
31:01People are like, what are you doing?
31:03Are you getting paid?
31:05Even he's already come across people saying, why are you doing it?
31:08Anyway, we've got to work a way to spread the good work.
31:11Because it has...
31:12Everywhere we go in town, people seem happy to have the block here.
31:15You don't want it to turn on us, and then not be happy to have us around.
31:19That's not on at all.
31:21No.
31:22No, that's true.
31:23We saw the consequence of that, too,
31:24not being able to get anyone locally whatsoever.
31:26Imagine if you can't finish the houses because no one wants to work here.
31:29Well, and also, she'll wear the faces of it.
31:31So we're walking around town, we're the face of the show,
31:34and people would blame us.
31:36Yeah.
31:37Yeah.
31:38Anyway, we'll work on that.
31:40Good luck.
31:42Love it.
31:43Yeah.
31:44They weren't as positive as we were hoping for.
31:46No, they didn't slam us either, so...
31:48No, it's just the budget's very tight,
31:49and we're trying to look at options that would still look high end,
31:52but without having to spend a fortune on.
31:54We spent a lot of money on the stone.
31:57We just...
31:58We would like to do a lot more,
32:00and we just don't have the money.
32:02Yep.
32:05Sponsor deliveries and installs are the lifeblood of the block.
32:09And with room reveal only about 48 hours away,
32:13they are coming in thick and fast.
32:15Mate, my favourite part of the day when I get a Mitre 10 delivery.
32:19Furniture deliveries.
32:24Beautiful.
32:25I got big things.
32:27Fireplaces.
32:30Itachi Air Conditioning Units are summer cooling and winter heating.
32:36Itachi have upped the game, I suppose you could say,
32:39in the air conditioning world, which is good.
32:41So it's a good thing for the contestants.
32:43This 8-kilowatt will smash this room.
32:45The Itachi units that are on the block this year are self-cleaning,
32:49and they also kill bacteria,
32:50so we've got lots of different features that can do this.
32:56Thanks, boys.
32:58All right, door's on.
32:59I'm at the looking after, y'all.
33:07Foreman Dan and his disaster.
33:09Disaster's honestly his favourite word.
33:11What a disaster of a start this is.
33:13This is a disaster.
33:14Absolute disaster, this.
33:16But most of his disasters are really not disasters.
33:20What a disaster.
33:22That is the most ridiculous height for a walleye.
33:24Oh!
33:26Who put that in?
33:29Dan comes in and says it's an absolute disaster,
33:32they need to go higher and above the window or in line with the window.
33:36Look at the height of them.
33:37They're perfect.
33:38How?
33:39Do I need to justify that?
33:41I'm just like a standard height.
33:42That's perfect.
33:43No, but you're not meant to do it.
33:44Ready?
33:45Look, my painting, Dan, is going to be here, here.
33:48I don't want them above my painting,
33:49I want them in the centre of my painting.
33:51So it's going to be perfect in the centre
33:52It's going to be perfect in the centre
33:53because my painting is going to be eye level about here.
33:55Artwork is meant to be at eye level,
33:57so we measured our artwork at eye level
33:59and then we centred our lights in between our artwork
34:02so it sits nicely, aesthetically even, perfect.
34:05But the light from these won't even hit the painting.
34:07That's fine, it's mood lighting.
34:09I'm confused.
34:10They would have to be underneath to hit the painting.
34:12Don't be confused.
34:13Don't lose sleep over it.
34:16Look at them.
34:17Which I think is ludicrous.
34:19GMAC agrees, we all agree, it needs to be up near the window.
34:22And tell me, what do you know about styling?
34:24No, this is not styling, this is about lighting design.
34:27I know, the lighting's not great for a painting.
34:29If you do a painting light, you go over the top.
34:31Marlon doesn't like those.
34:32These just wash light on the wall.
34:34Look at how you've spaced it within the wall though.
34:38Look how tall that is.
34:42I can't do anything about it.
34:43It's painted, my plaster is not here,
34:45and my electrician's not here.
34:47It looks real low to me.
34:48I appreciate your thought and your real concern.
34:52Okay.
34:53But unfortunately, there's nothing we can do.
34:55Next time, maybe just come in a couple of days earlier.
34:57Judges are going to cane that, I reckon.
34:59Oh!
35:00Coming up, Kylie makes a very personal confession.
35:04He could not have said no.
35:06You are him, or are you him?
35:08He could not have said no!
35:10And then pandemonium erupts in the lunchroom.
35:13It was like a horror movie.
35:16Harry!
35:25This series, each team gets five grand
35:27to spend on a DIY project it might attend.
35:30If they do it right the first time,
35:32they're given another $5,000 cash to spend on whatever they like.
35:38Hello.
35:39Hey, Craig.
35:40Hello.
35:41We've popped in to see you to do our DIY project.
35:43Excellent.
35:44What are you after?
35:45The Lamin-X Surround.
35:46Lamin-X Surround?
35:47Yes.
35:48Let's go.
35:49Christian and Mimi are planning to use this
35:51as feature wall cladding in their living room.
35:54Okay.
35:55So, this is the Lamin-X Surround.
35:58It comes in all different profiles and things.
36:00It's made out of MDF.
36:01It's pretty hard-wearing and it's really quite strong,
36:03so it's good for going up against walls.
36:05It's a great DIY project.
36:07Beautiful.
36:08Have you picked one out that you might be keen on?
36:10I think I like the smaller one.
36:12We chose the Scallop 45, which is like a convex?
36:19Concave.
36:20Concave.
36:21Concave, like, MDF feature.
36:24Installation's really simple.
36:25Being tongue and groove, it'll just slide nice and easy into place.
36:28Beautiful.
36:29And it can be fixed with either nails or screws.
36:32Okay.
36:33And off you go.
36:34Alright, are you happy with that, Mimi?
36:35Yes.
36:36So, it's back to the block to install the wall cladding,
36:39but Mimi's had zero experience on the tool.
36:43Come around, come around, come around, come around.
36:45Till today, as she is guided by her experienced team.
36:56I got on the tools.
36:57I was on the circular saw.
36:59It was very embarrassing.
37:01Didn't realise how little skills I had.
37:04Go here!
37:05Yes!
37:06Yes!
37:08Ah!
37:11Yay!
37:12Rock and bang!
37:18At 50 square metres, Christian and Mimi's living and dining
37:21is located on the first floor.
37:23And even though it's the smallest space out of any team this week,
37:27one thing House 5 can claim as being the biggest
37:30is having the most amount of cash prizes won on the block so far.
37:36They have banked a whopping $39,000.
37:39However, Mimi's been throwing money around,
37:41including $1,000 cash to grant on his birthday.
37:45So, currently, they are only $5,000 in front.
37:52I have just started to run the budget.
37:57Because the first few weeks, I was just tapping away.
38:01I'm trying to kind of, like, make my winnings back.
38:04The one that I've already spent,
38:06cos that was meant to be our landscaping money.
38:10It's all right, we'll get there.
38:12In order to get the room win,
38:14this week they'll have herringbone floorboards,
38:16a large rug, a big white couch,
38:18a laminate surround feature wall either side of the TV,
38:22two artworks and an eight-seater dining table.
38:27Hello!
38:28Would you look at this!
38:30Are you on the tools?
38:32On the tools.
38:33Very impressive work.
38:34I've got a prezzie for you.
38:36You're doing your DIY Mitre 10 project.
38:38Yes, that's correct.
38:39Got to get the job done right the first time,
38:41so Craig gave some great advice.
38:43You've got the laminates going on.
38:44And I've got prezzies for you.
38:45This is yours.
38:46There you go.
38:47That works on.
38:48Thanks.
38:49You look so good on you.
38:50Be careful, there's a little prezzie in there for you.
38:52Oh!
38:55$5,000 for Mitre 10.
38:57You're doing it right the first time.
38:59Yes.
39:00That's right.
39:01And we shouldn't be giving that to you, Million Dollar Mimi.
39:04I've been trying my best.
39:05No, you haven't.
39:06You're buying Louis Vuitton timber, I think.
39:08Yeah!
39:10Everything's got a label.
39:12You're spending like...
39:13Oh, you're spending like you're going to the gallows.
39:16Yeah, look, I'm trying to win it back.
39:18You've won $39,000.
39:20Yeah.
39:21Oh, you've got nothing in the bank?
39:22It concerns me.
39:23You are getting $10,000 for your wins every week,
39:25but if you're already $6,000 over every week,
39:28that's really only a $4,000 win.
39:30Yeah.
39:31Because, again, you might end up with six beautiful rooms,
39:34but then just plaster on the rest of the house,
39:36and that's not going to win you the auction.
39:38No, definitely not.
39:39This is serious.
39:40100%.
39:41This is serious.
39:42But we want you to have fun at the same time.
39:43Yes.
39:44100%.
39:45And you are having fun.
39:46Too much fun.
39:47Way too much fun.
39:48Too much fun.
39:49Now, have a look at this glass light coming in,
39:51north-facing.
39:52Absolutely magnificent.
39:53So in the wintertime, you get all the sun.
39:55In the summertime, the sun's on the other side.
39:57So it's absolutely perfect.
39:59Big space here.
40:00Yeah.
40:01Heaps of seating.
40:02Yes, lots of seating.
40:03Big comfy couches.
40:04Yeah.
40:05It needs to be comfy, lie down, fall asleep couch,
40:08watch telly couch, rainy day couch.
40:10Six bodies on a couch.
40:11All kids watching Disney+.
40:13It's from Cambridge, from the first win.
40:15Oh, from your win.
40:16Yeah.
40:17See, that's going to save you some bucks this week.
40:19That's it.
40:20The whole joint would be Cambridge, wouldn't it?
40:22Yeah.
40:23Get in there.
40:24You got $100,000 for it.
40:25Yeah.
40:26So table, chairs.
40:27Table and chairs are still block bucks.
40:29Everything this week is block bucks.
40:30Beautiful.
40:31Well done, Mimi.
40:32Good luck.
40:33I feel tens.
40:34I can smell them.
40:35You feel it in your bones?
40:36I'll show that to everybody today.
40:37Yeah.
40:38Stop.
40:39I feel tens.
40:40Thank you, guys.
40:41See ya.
40:42See ya, guys.
40:43Always good to see ya.
40:44Bye.
40:45I personally feel uncomfortable.
40:48Not because of Scotty and Shelley,
40:50but because of where we're at currently.
40:53There's still a lot to do.
40:55I think everyone's at a similar spot, though, so.
40:57And then all of our furniture is going to get delivered
40:59and we have to get it upstairs.
41:01It's just a lot.
41:11With only 40 hours to reveal of the biggest rooms on the block so far,
41:15Pain is, I've found, on high pages,
41:17finished in house one with Maddie and Charlotte
41:20and are wrapping up with Rikki and Hayden in house three.
41:23Ceilings and high areas in the rooms have been covered,
41:26but there's still plenty of painting to do down below.
41:30Painting has not commenced yet in houses two, four and five,
41:34so that's going to be a problem.
41:37So come tomorrow morning,
41:40there's going to be a traffic jam of who wants the painters.
41:43They're going to have to get three houses done within several hours
41:46because the scaffolds are going to be coming down,
41:48so there's going to be a bit of argy-barge on who gets these painters.
41:54So is it safe to assume painting has not begun?
41:57Painting has not begun.
41:59How do you guys feel about that?
42:01I feel like we don't have paint on our walls.
42:07Maybe I'll just take this end of day by myself.
42:10You just sit there.
42:12I've had enough!
42:14I've hit my breaking point.
42:19You're not on schedule, are you?
42:21We're a day behind of where we want to be.
42:24Definitely.
42:28So have you started painting yet?
42:30No, we have not started painting yet.
42:32That's a smart-ass comment.
42:34I told you we just finished plastering and we still need to sand it.
42:37You go, have you started painting yet?
42:39What the f*** are we going to paint?
42:41What the f*** are we going to paint?
42:43So have you painted yet?
42:44No, we have not started painting yet.
42:48As I just mentioned, we have just finished plastering.
42:51The thing's still wet.
42:58That's their mating call.
43:00Actually, sorry, not mating.
43:02But that's their call to each other.
43:05Do it again.
43:18Meanwhile, over at House 3,
43:20with Shelly's words ringing in their ears from earlier today...
43:23Swap out some fun for a little bit more hard work.
43:26Well, you're not winning and you're not finishing room.
43:29..the boys are determined to get ahead.
43:32We promised Scotty and Shell that we would work
43:34and we would get that balance right,
43:36so we're committed to working all night
43:38to get prepped and ready for a good Saturday.
43:42That's the way.
43:43However, the three couples lagging behind
43:46and with the most work to do tomorrow
43:48decide to head to the lunchroom and have a little get-together.
43:55Oh, stop it.
43:56God.
43:57Friday night. You know what? I don't know what it is.
43:59Like, we all just get so excited when we all hang out.
44:02I feel like Kylie being added to that scenario.
44:05We got carried away.
44:06We had red wine, we had good chats, we, um...
44:10It was nice.
44:11Hey, I heard through the grapevine
44:14that you proposed to Brad.
44:16Yeah, I did. What?
44:17Can you tell us about it? I want to hear the story.
44:19I feel like that can't be too far from the truth.
44:21Tell me the story about how Kylie proposed.
44:24Do you not...
44:25Did you get down on your knees?
44:27She was on her knees.
44:29Ha-ha!
44:30I like it.
44:31When I got told, I believed it.
44:33I was like, yeah, I can see that happening.
44:35That's true.
44:36Yeah.
44:39He could not have said no.
44:41Like, at the time.
44:42So you asked him while you were...
44:43He could not have said no.
44:45Yeah.
44:46Oh, wait. I'm scared.
44:48Where did you guys, you know, get proposed to?
44:50Do you...
44:51Is there a story?
44:52No, I just said I proposed to Brad.
44:54Yeah.
44:55So it was in bed.
44:56No one normally asks past that point,
44:58because they're like, oh, that's weird.
44:59They're like, oh, she proposed, OK.
45:01Did he have long hair at the time?
45:02No.
45:03Did Brad have long hair?
45:05Have you not seen it?
45:06No.
45:07Oh, you have.
45:08I like the long hair.
45:11Oh, he's so cute!
45:19I have no idea what was going on out of that lunchroom,
45:22but there was some crazy squawks.
45:32Mate, what the f*** is wrong with you?
45:34I don't know what's going on out there.
45:36What the f*** did it sound like?
45:39It's like a pack of galahs.
45:41Yeah.
45:42Like a proper pack of galahs.
45:44There was a lot of screaming.
45:46It was like a horror movie.
45:48If only I could scream all I like.
45:51Boys will be painting.
45:53We've decided, made the executive decision,
45:56that we're very tired,
45:58and we're going to wake up at 3am to paint,
46:01and now we're off to bed.
46:06Dad!
46:07Dad!
46:09What are you doing, baby?
46:11Baby!
46:12What the f***?
46:14They were screaming for like three hours.
46:16I don't know how.
46:17Just screaming.
46:18Yeah.
46:19How are they going to be feeling tomorrow?
46:21Dad!
46:24Dad!
46:29Maybe that could be us in a few weeks.
46:31Sitting in the lunchroom just going,
46:32Ah!
46:37Monday night,
46:38as the painters I found on Hivepages finish up,
46:41big ticket items arrive.
46:43You got balance? I'm going in the cutout.
46:45In the cutout roller?
46:46Yep.
46:47And the biggest room on the block so far
46:49almost breaks Christian.
46:51How many dining chairs did you get?
46:53Four in a box.
46:54We have to put them together.
46:55Put them together?
46:56Yeah.
46:57Jesus Christ.
46:58It's a hit and a miss for the judges.
47:00Wow.
47:01This is a football oval.
47:03I really feel the styling has completely let them down.
47:06Shona wants you to start again with the styling.
47:10And there is a massive high note.
47:13It's unbelievable.
47:15This room sings.
47:17One team earning a record score for the series.
47:20This has been my favourite room of the block this season.
47:25Wow.